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Farmers Stockyards Market Report

Flemingsburg, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 25, 2025

204 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $337.82/cwt +0.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,765/hd at 522 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $348.21/cwt -37.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,623/hd at 466 lb · 11 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $327.00/cwt -22.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,383/hd at 423 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 204 379 137
Feeder cattle 175 333 94
Slaughter cattle 28 45 41
Replacement cattle 1 1 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower on a light test. Weaned preconditioned feeders with favorable condition still bringing large premiums with fleshy, bawling and off color calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 367.50 $367.50 $1,268 -22.50
475 475 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,662 -20.00
500–506 505 5 367.50–370.00 $369.50 $1,866 +12.00
507 value added 507 2 382.50 $382.50 $1,939 -3.95
552 552 2 337.00 $337.00 $1,860 -25.01
600–635 614 5 321.00–342.50 $333.61 $2,048 +0.36
655 655 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,981 -22.08
830 830 2 279.00 $279.00 $2,316 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 347.50 $347.50 $1,546 —
595 595 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,859 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 fancy 215 1 440.00 $440.00 $946 —
305 305 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,113 —
350–360 355 2 330.00–355.00 $342.32 $1,215 -18.75
419–430 423 11 320.00–332.50 $327.00 $1,383 -22.66
450–492 480 6 312.50–325.00 $320.48 $1,538 -31.63
500–547 520 10 320.00–336.00 $331.52 $1,724 -3.44
500–545 value added 526 7 342.50–347.50 $346.82 $1,824 +1.82
550–555 552 3 307.50–330.00 $315.05 $1,739 -16.37
605 605 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,845 -8.59
710 710 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,917 -16.89
774–775 774 8 262.00–268.00 $264.25 $2,045 -8.25
800 800 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,820 -34.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,040 —
370–395 388 5 310.00–325.00 $314.85 $1,222 —
420–430 423 4 300.00–307.50 $305.59 $1,293 —
480 480 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,476 —
505 505 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,540 —
615–635 625 2 240.00–250.00 $244.92 $1,531 —
725 725 1 327.50 $327.50 $2,374 —
970 970 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,819 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–470 460 2 272.50–285.00 $278.89 $1,283 -42.51
520 520 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,300 -44.42
550 550 2 262.50 $262.50 $1,444 -46.17
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 235.00 $235.00 $776 —
505 505 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,187 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,038 —
327–330 328 3 350.00–365.00 $355.03 $1,164 —
375 375 1 347.50 $347.50 $1,303 -47.50
385 fancy 385 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,482 -30.95
423 fancy 423 3 392.50 $392.50 $1,660 -26.71
455–480 466 11 340.00–360.00 $348.21 $1,623 -37.94
520 520 2 322.50–330.00 $326.25 $1,696 -8.75
566 566 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,896 -9.56
620 620 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,984 -5.88
670 670 2 297.50 $297.50 $1,993 —
700 700 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,715 -35.00
770–775 772 3 237.50–250.00 $245.82 $1,898 —
875 875 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,925 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 275.00 $275.00 $990 —
415–446 438 4 305.00–317.50 $314.54 $1,378 —
485 485 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,479 -30.00
585 585 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,565 —
600 600 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,440 -50.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 428 2 325.00–332.50 $328.64 $1,407 —
515 515 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,442 —
560 560 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,624 —
620 620 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,612 —
680 680 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,547 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,328 —
570 570 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,311 —
695 695 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,581 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 240.00 $240.00 $828 —
470 470 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,093 —
570 570 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,368 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1150 1034 85-90% 5 119.00–124.00 $121.23 $1,254 -5.41
1095 1095 85-90% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,095 -41.11
965–1240 1127 85-90% 7 131.00–138.00 $134.29 $1,513 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1345 1333 80-85% 2 145.00–147.00 $146.01 $1,946 +1.42
1305–1495 1375 80-85% 3 158.00–164.00 $160.49 $2,207 +0.38
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515 1515 75-80% 1 148.00 $148.00 $2,242 —
1850 1850 75-80% 1 159.00 $159.00 $2,942 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1670 1390 3 183.00–188.00 $185.64 $2,580 —
1605–2625 2115 2 165.00–166.00 $165.38 $3,498 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00

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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.