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Farmers Stockyards Market Report

Flemingsburg, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 16, 2025

218 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $382.95/cwt +11.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,976/hd at 516 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $338.17/cwt -12.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,775/hd at 525 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $357.19/cwt +9.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,020/hd at 566 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 218 528 255
Feeder cattle 190 488 206
Slaughter cattle 27 36 43
Replacement cattle 1 4 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, Slaughter 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
335 fancy 335 5 440.00 $440.00 $1,474 —
360 fancy 360 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,638 -15.46
435–445 fancy 440 4 407.50–422.50 $416.29 $1,832 -29.57
450–480 465 2 380.00–395.00 $387.74 $1,803 -5.79
465 fancy 465 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,906 -33.75
500 500 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,712 -22.50
506–537 value added 522 9 397.50–417.50 $412.88 $2,155 +17.17
570 value added 570 1 392.00 $392.00 $2,234 -1.79
575 575 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,969 -11.87
600–645 value added 623 2 352.00–370.00 $360.67 $2,247 -35.53
681 value added 681 8 365.00 $365.00 $2,486 -4.03
735 735 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,389 -2.00
752 752 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,444 +6.00
805–848 837 4 311.00 $311.00 $2,603 -9.00
985 985 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,462 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 370.00 $370.00 $870 —
390 390 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,287 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 1 292.00 $292.00 $2,146 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 332 3 352.50–385.00 $374.38 $1,243 —
365 365 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,369 -9.81
405–424 fancy 420 9 410.00–422.50 $414.18 $1,740 +14.18
425–430 429 4 355.00–372.50 $359.34 $1,542 -8.77
465 fancy 465 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,790 +2.50
503–545 521 12 320.00–342.50 $333.40 $1,737 -6.65
537 value added 537 4 352.50 $352.50 $1,893 -4.59
560–565 563 2 327.50–347.50 $337.54 $1,900 -6.05
566 value added 566 14 358.00–365.00 $360.00 $2,038 +7.16
605–647 633 3 302.50–320.00 $314.42 $1,990 -15.34
663 663 4 322.50 $322.50 $2,138 -6.53
720–732 727 7 303.50–310.00 $306.26 $2,227 -9.24
835 835 3 298.00 $298.00 $2,488 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 337.50 $337.50 $911 +40.00
355–390 373 2 337.50–340.00 $338.81 $1,264 -1.19
645 645 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,870 -5.00
690 690 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,794 -35.00
735 735 1 287.50 $287.50 $2,113 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,320 —
390 fancy 390 1 407.50 $407.50 $1,589 -39.12
413–425 fancy 416 4 405.00–425.00 $419.89 $1,747 —
490 490 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,862 +11.96
505–515 fancy 512 12 380.00–402.50 $396.51 $2,030 +15.27
500–540 524 6 342.50–365.00 $355.83 $1,865 +3.35
620–637 634 6 329.00–340.00 $330.79 $2,097 —
665 665 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,062 +25.00
720 720 1 288.00 $288.00 $2,074 +0.76
905 905 1 247.50 $247.50 $2,240 —
970 970 1 232.50 $232.50 $2,255 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,668 —
605–645 622 3 302.50–307.50 $304.23 $1,892 —
665–695 680 3 255.00–272.50 $264.24 $1,797 +4.24

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1540 1358 80-85% 9 155.00–179.00 $162.51 $2,207 —
1310–1450 1380 80-85% 2 144.00–154.00 $148.75 $2,053 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1000 932 85-90% 3 124.00–130.00 $126.48 $1,179 —
875–1110 993 85-90% 2 97.50–113.00 $104.33 $1,036 —
940–1165 1070 85-90% 5 135.00–152.00 $144.28 $1,544 +17.63
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635–2275 1880 75-80% 3 165.00–170.00 $167.98 $3,158 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 1 181.00 $181.00 $2,217 —
1705–1845 1775 2 201.00–203.00 $202.04 $3,586 -2.96

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1685 1685 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00

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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.