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Farmers Stockyards Market Report

Flemingsburg, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 17, 2026

440 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $497.04/cwt +47.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,833/hd at 570 lb · 39 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $425.07/cwt +13.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,394/hd at 563 lb · 32 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $337.50/cwt ≈ $2,545/hd at 754 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 440 306 530
Feeder cattle 412 275 485
Slaughter cattle 26 28 42
Replacement cattle 2 3 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers sharply higher, Feeder heifers steady to 15.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder and yearling 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
250 fancy 250 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,162 -65.00
355 355 1 442.50 $442.50 $1,571 —
370–390 fancy 383 4 487.50–605.00 $553.03 $2,118 +12.85
400–426 fancy 421 7 475.00–547.50 $530.83 $2,235 +40.75
425 425 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,891 —
465–485 473 5 430.00–455.00 $446.58 $2,112 +46.58
462–498 fancy 478 15 475.00–515.00 $491.68 $2,350 +59.02
500–542 value added 516 14 435.00–500.00 $474.08 $2,446 +9.55
520 520 1 397.50 $397.50 $2,067 +12.50
550–570 563 3 420.00–425.00 $421.63 $2,374 —
568 fancy 568 21 526.00 $526.00 $2,988 —
550–595 value added 574 15 437.50–492.00 $471.57 $2,707 +22.00
605–610 608 2 360.00–365.00 $362.49 $2,204 —
610–648 value added 630 23 422.50–469.00 $443.37 $2,793 +16.12
652–670 value added 661 14 416.00–437.00 $426.74 $2,821 +11.74
665–677 675 5 387.50–391.00 $390.31 $2,635 +11.36
700–748 value added 739 21 365.00–380.00 $377.91 $2,793 +23.91
755–778 value added 771 6 355.00–362.50 $357.17 $2,754 —
770–795 778 3 344.00–347.50 $346.31 $2,694 +2.67
805 805 1 336.00 $336.00 $2,705 —
923 923 6 320.00 $320.00 $2,954 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,160 +30.00
910 910 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,753 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–220 fancy 215 2 560.00–565.00 $562.56 $1,210 -37.44
260–265 263 2 475.00–485.00 $479.95 $1,262 —
250–295 fancy 277 3 525.00–565.00 $544.16 $1,507 —
315–345 fancy 330 2 487.50–512.50 $500.57 $1,652 +0.75
360–365 363 2 420.00–450.00 $434.90 $1,579 +44.90
350–385 fancy 373 14 470.00–510.00 $497.82 $1,857 +34.76
415–425 fancy 419 4 450.00–512.50 $492.90 $2,065 +62.64
450–497 fancy 478 18 440.00–492.50 $470.79 $2,250 +30.38
460–490 478 3 380.00–407.50 $393.56 $1,881 +10.45
505–545 value added 529 16 395.00–432.50 $421.31 $2,229 -9.94
530 530 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,908 -14.83
555–582 value added 563 28 400.00–439.00 $432.57 $2,435 +17.76
550–580 565 4 360.00–380.00 $372.59 $2,105 -20.72
605–642 624 5 340.00–352.50 $346.35 $2,161 +17.47
615–645 value added 633 12 377.50–397.50 $390.14 $2,470 —
690 value added 690 2 358.00 $358.00 $2,470 —
715 value added 715 6 338.00 $338.00 $2,417 —
754 value added 754 25 337.50 $337.50 $2,545 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485–495 488 4 365.00–372.50 $366.90 $1,790 +3.09
535 535 1 347.50 $347.50 $1,859 —
560 560 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,016 +25.00
620–645 633 2 310.00–312.50 $311.23 $1,970 +28.23
660–672 665 5 320.00–322.50 $321.01 $2,135 +16.01
790 790 1 282.50 $282.50 $2,232 -17.50
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,616 —
565 565 1 352.50 $352.50 $1,992 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 1 190.00 $190.00 $2,185 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 fancy 340 —— 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,819 -12.50
350 350 —— 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,610 —
377–390 fancy 381 —— 3 550.00–570.00 $563.18 $2,146 +70.68
405–435 fancy 425 —— 3 492.50–555.00 $514.91 $2,188 —
410–445 428 —— 2 432.50–437.50 $434.90 $1,861 —
450–480 465 —— 2 430.00–450.00 $440.32 $2,047 +57.82
460–485 fancy 473 —— 7 470.00–485.00 $476.02 $2,252 -1.48
510–530 520 —— 2 400.00–402.50 $401.23 $2,086 —
555–570 565 —— 3 394.00–400.00 $395.96 $2,237 —
550–595 fancy 583 —— 5 417.50–435.00 $424.34 $2,474 -8.16
610–635 623 —— 2 340.00–357.50 $348.93 $2,174 —
617–640 fancy 625 —— 4 395.00–422.50 $411.78 $2,574 +11.78
665 665 —— 1 352.50 $352.50 $2,344 —
725–740 729 —— 5 322.50–347.50 $335.56 $2,446 —
1230 1230 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 262.50 $262.50 $3,229 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,780 —
560–585 573 3 332.50–370.00 $356.12 $2,041 —
630 630 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,110 —
710 710 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,059 —
850 850 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,338 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1095 987 85-90% 6 121.00–135.00 $127.79 $1,261 -14.08
995 995 85-90% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,094 -31.87
1110–1125 1118 85-90% 2 165.00–171.00 $168.02 $1,878 +38.89
1160 1160 85-90% 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,786 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595 1595 75-80% 1 159.00 $159.00 $2,536 —
1520–1705 1647 75-80% 5 166.00–187.00 $174.99 $2,882 +2.03
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260 1260 80-85% 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,550 —
1230–1290 1263 80-85% 3 151.00–158.00 $153.69 $1,941 —
1305 1305 80-85% 1 166.00 $166.00 $2,166 +10.85

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–2005 1580 2 190.00–192.00 $190.73 $3,014 —
1970 1970 1 158.00 $158.00 $3,113 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1055 1055 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,321

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 1 190.00 $190.00 $2,290 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970 970 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,522 —

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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.