Cattle Market Pulse

Farmers Stockyards Market Report

Flemingsburg, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 18, 2025

379 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $370.18/cwt +4.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,716/hd at 464 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $337.39/cwt -14.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,942/hd at 576 lb · 31 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $329.40/cwt -15.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,193/hd at 666 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 379 424 801
Feeder cattle 333 401 754
Slaughter cattle 45 21 46
Replacement cattle 1 2 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady, No test on slaughter bulls , 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
262 262 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,048 —
315 315 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,228 —
381 fancy 381 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,714 +30.00
425–435 fancy 428 4 412.50–432.50 $427.41 $1,829 —
415–433 429 4 375.00–392.50 $388.26 $1,666 -0.48
457 fancy 457 4 402.50 $402.50 $1,839 -12.49
465 465 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,720 -22.24
515 515 1 357.50 $357.50 $1,841 +7.52
500–548 value added 527 23 376.00–407.50 $386.45 $2,037 +4.09
555–565 558 9 361.00–364.00 $362.01 $2,020 +1.55
559–570 value added 562 7 370.00–381.00 $377.81 $2,123 +7.19
625–640 630 4 329.00–340.00 $333.25 $2,099 +10.62
650–651 651 6 324.00–327.50 $324.58 $2,113 -5.42
760 760 1 314.00 $314.00 $2,386 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,381 -22.41
660–695 686 4 290.00–313.00 $307.47 $2,109 +8.47
735 735 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,205 -5.00
760 760 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,204 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 373 2 352.50–370.00 $361.07 $1,347 -21.98
380 fancy 380 7 393.00 $393.00 $1,493 —
400–445 428 3 342.50–360.00 $349.66 $1,497 -5.97
452–492 fancy 459 21 370.00–385.00 $378.78 $1,739 +9.25
455–490 473 10 340.00–360.00 $352.11 $1,665 -8.92
502 value added 502 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,732 —
510–547 531 17 327.50–340.00 $334.96 $1,779 -6.67
555–570 value added 569 12 345.00–347.00 $346.84 $1,974 -18.66
555–592 580 19 322.50–337.50 $331.42 $1,922 -2.80
620 value added 620 9 340.00 $340.00 $2,108 -6.72
600–642 627 7 305.00–325.00 $313.59 $1,966 -11.93
657–665 660 8 305.00–319.00 $313.71 $2,070 —
668 value added 668 19 336.00 $336.00 $2,244 -8.50
705–715 710 6 272.50–297.00 $286.89 $2,037 +14.39
750 750 1 272.50 $272.50 $2,044 —
805–825 815 2 255.00–268.00 $261.58 $2,132 —
865 865 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,119 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 327.50 $327.50 $737 —
260 260 1 335.00 $335.00 $871 —
335 335 1 285.00 $285.00 $955 —
365–390 375 3 330.00–340.00 $333.47 $1,251 +55.97
405–440 420 4 280.00–335.00 $313.59 $1,317 -15.16
460–493 482 12 300.00–332.50 $321.40 $1,549 -18.04
515–545 529 5 272.50–312.50 $294.42 $1,557 +0.16
560–575 568 2 302.50–315.00 $308.67 $1,753 +15.09
680 680 2 282.50–285.00 $283.75 $1,930 +20.84
710 710 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,828 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 1 199.00 $199.00 $2,139 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,422 +20.00
375–395 fancy 382 3 412.50–422.50 $415.95 $1,589 —
410–435 fancy 418 7 402.50–432.50 $419.21 $1,752 +7.25
438 438 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,708 +2.50
462–485 469 4 377.50–392.50 $386.15 $1,811 —
535 535 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,792 -20.97
560–595 581 7 335.00–350.00 $344.56 $2,002 +2.91
620–630 627 3 317.50–330.00 $325.88 $2,043 -6.62
700 700 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,960 -25.02
800–815 808 2 250.00–260.00 $255.05 $2,061 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 357.50 $357.50 $1,162 +36.25
465 465 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,558 +27.79
525 525 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,680 +11.15
625 625 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,812 +15.29
650–665 658 2 285.00–295.00 $290.06 $1,909 —
795 795 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,908 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,092 —
485 485 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,576 —
540 540 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,377 —
680 680 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,564 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1045 965 85-90% 3 108.00–118.00 $111.74 $1,078 -2.26
775–1150 1018 85-90% 6 124.00–129.00 $126.64 $1,289 -16.84
935–1165 1083 85-90% 8 136.00–147.00 $141.11 $1,528 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1490 1341 80-85% 12 135.00–154.00 $144.59 $1,939 —
1300–1445 1358 80-85% 3 155.00–164.00 $160.11 $2,174 —
1430 1430 80-85% 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,773 -20.80

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1605 1413 2 156.00–176.00 $167.36 $2,365 —
1710–1730 1720 2 183.00–190.00 $186.48 $3,207 —
1845–2035 1940 2 193.00–197.00 $194.90 $3,781 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1190 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 200.00 $200.00 $750 —

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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.