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Farmers Stockyards Market Report

Flemingsburg, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 14, 2025

273 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $339.10/cwt -4.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,897/hd at 559 lb · 11 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $365.27/cwt +20.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,300/hd at 630 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 273 359 424
Feeder cattle 215 310 372
Slaughter cattle 56 49 45
Replacement cattle 2 — 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, over 400 lbs steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 fancy 260 1 407.50 $407.50 $1,060 —
310–322 318 3 370.00–380.00 $373.25 $1,187 —
335 fancy 335 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,340 —
352–355 353 3 375.00–380.00 $378.32 $1,335 —
376–385 fancy 378 6 405.00–417.50 $410.41 $1,551 —
410–425 fancy 416 4 402.50–420.00 $415.69 $1,729 +10.69
460 fancy 460 3 402.00 $402.00 $1,849 +3.84
475–490 483 2 392.50 $392.50 $1,896 +12.50
500–542 value added 531 8 380.00–400.00 $391.91 $2,081 +7.78
552–575 value added 560 3 390.00–392.50 $390.86 $2,189 +2.43
581 581 3 379.00 $379.00 $2,202 +4.00
605–625 615 2 330.00–342.50 $336.35 $2,069 -8.60
605–638 value added 633 9 362.50–375.00 $371.70 $2,353 —
695 value added 695 1 356.00 $356.00 $2,474 —
700–735 value added 716 4 350.00–362.50 $356.50 $2,553 —
820 value added 820 2 348.00 $348.00 $2,854 —
828 828 5 321.00 $321.00 $2,658 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,330 +25.00
475 475 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,425 -55.00
510–520 515 3 342.50–350.00 $345.81 $1,781 +43.31
570 570 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,781 —
605–625 615 2 270.00–325.00 $297.05 $1,827 +2.05
655–690 673 2 307.50–312.50 $309.93 $2,086 —
825 825 1 282.50 $282.50 $2,331 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 390.00 $390.00 $878 +45.00
260–287 273 5 370.00–395.00 $388.15 $1,060 +40.65
260–282 fancy 274 4 415.00–435.00 $425.31 $1,165 —
315–337 330 3 377.50–390.00 $386.02 $1,274 +37.53
360–385 369 7 365.00–382.50 $375.87 $1,387 +13.64
400–425 413 2 372.50–375.00 $373.79 $1,544 +23.79
400–443 fancy 436 6 380.00–385.00 $384.24 $1,675 +2.58
470–490 479 5 357.50–377.50 $367.40 $1,760 +17.40
505 505 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,654 +20.00
510–540 value added 524 5 355.00–370.00 $360.39 $1,888 -1.85
550–565 555 8 332.50–340.00 $333.74 $1,852 +3.00
567–580 value added 571 3 350.00–360.00 $353.38 $2,018 +3.38
605–630 622 3 312.50–335.00 $327.70 $2,038 —
745 745 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,310 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 355.00 $355.00 $746 +45.00
325–345 335 4 340.00–357.50 $350.12 $1,173 +110.12
350–380 365 4 340.00–352.50 $343.60 $1,254 —
425–440 430 3 335.00–340.00 $336.71 $1,448 +1.71
465–475 469 4 327.50–347.50 $339.94 $1,594 +9.94
680 680 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,938 +18.73
745 745 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,956 —
765 765 1 246.00 $246.00 $1,882 —
975 975 1 227.00 $227.00 $2,213 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 fancy 383 4 400.00–407.50 $402.55 $1,542 —
400–430 415 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,639 +10.00
417–445 fancy 422 6 402.50–410.00 $408.27 $1,723 +0.77
485–495 490 3 365.00–380.00 $370.78 $1,817 -21.72
500–545 532 4 330.00–345.00 $336.78 $1,792 -28.22
575–585 581 4 340.00–350.00 $344.99 $2,004 -20.01
605 605 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,057 +42.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 357.50 $357.50 $1,180 —
365–385 375 2 325.00–347.50 $335.95 $1,260 +8.29
410 410 1 317.50 $317.50 $1,302 —
545 545 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,703 -11.83
625–645 638 3 315.00–317.50 $316.68 $2,020 —
655 655 1 306.00 $306.00 $2,004 +28.50
710 710 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,130 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1195 1195 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 80-85% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,618 +28.15
1225–1380 1285 80-85% 10 140.00–151.00 $145.99 $1,876 —
1200–1455 1357 80-85% 14 155.00–170.00 $160.89 $2,183 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1115 1042 85-90% 7 120.00–130.00 $125.78 $1,311 —
940–1185 1086 85-90% 11 135.00–153.00 $144.70 $1,571 -14.37
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575–1860 1698 75-80% 5 155.00–178.00 $164.33 $2,790 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235 1235 1 215.00 $215.00 $2,655 —
1265–1745 1432 3 157.00–175.00 $167.10 $2,393 —
1855 1855 1 189.00 $189.00 $3,506 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1280 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 202.50 $202.50 $2,592

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.