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Farmers Stockyards Market Report

Flemingsburg, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 14, 2026

331 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $429.68/cwt -1.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,232/hd at 520 lb · 27 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $494.61/cwt +5.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,113/hd at 427 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $487.03/cwt -24.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,545/hd at 523 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 331 440 586
Feeder cattle 293 391 527
Slaughter cattle 36 44 53
Replacement cattle 2 5 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 5.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, 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
290 fancy 290 1 645.00 $645.00 $1,870 +95.47
305–335 fancy 323 7 610.00–650.00 $632.93 $2,044 +5.43
360 360 1 547.50 $547.50 $1,971 -12.50
405–445 fancy 423 10 532.50–580.00 $552.26 $2,336 -47.50
445 445 1 502.50 $502.50 $2,236 —
495 fancy 495 1 520.00 $520.00 $2,574 -2.38
497 497 4 497.50 $497.50 $2,473 +25.60
510–545 value added 520 9 497.50–505.00 $498.90 $2,594 -17.33
505–536 526 7 462.50–475.00 $471.78 $2,482 +5.77
553–565 value added 556 4 480.00–490.00 $487.46 $2,710 —
605 value added 605 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,632 +18.75
684–697 value added 688 7 394.00–414.00 $408.21 $2,808 -16.64
720–724 value added 723 6 372.00–375.00 $374.50 $2,708 +0.50
750 750 3 357.00 $357.00 $2,678 —
812–821 817 8 344.00–351.00 $346.24 $2,829 +5.70
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 427.50 $427.50 $1,860 —
495 495 6 452.50–462.50 $460.83 $2,281 —
540–542 541 5 390.00–422.50 $403.03 $2,180 -31.83
893 893 3 319.00 $319.00 $2,849 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 fancy 274 4 500.00–610.00 $550.96 $1,510 +18.46
300–330 fancy 319 8 550.00–615.00 $581.36 $1,855 +70.41
355–383 fancy 378 6 510.00–537.50 $516.00 $1,950 -0.97
414–447 fancy 427 17 482.50–512.50 $500.41 $2,137 +4.54
425–435 428 4 460.00–475.00 $469.94 $2,011 +13.71
466 fancy 466 3 500.00 $500.00 $2,330 -0.62
465–495 480 4 460.00–472.50 $468.01 $2,246 -3.63
500–545 value added 518 24 417.50–450.00 $435.45 $2,256 +18.56
505–545 532 3 375.00–387.50 $383.54 $2,040 —
552–565 554 7 375.00–395.00 $378.59 $2,097 -11.41
561–577 value added 566 7 402.50–425.00 $407.16 $2,305 -18.48
615 value added 615 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,398 -3.99
685 685 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,260 -17.80
716–730 value added 718 6 367.50–368.00 $367.92 $2,642 —
717–740 725 3 332.50–347.50 $342.39 $2,482 -12.61
760 760 2 329.00 $329.00 $2,500 -11.00
880 880 1 367.50 $367.50 $3,234 +47.50
1010 1010 2 272.50 $272.50 $2,752 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,718 —
420–440 431 6 380.00–447.50 $398.80 $1,719 -37.53
470–490 480 5 375.00–407.50 $387.90 $1,862 -39.77
505–520 512 3 350.00–370.00 $357.61 $1,831 —
565–595 580 2 330.00–355.00 $342.82 $1,988 —
655 655 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,030 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,196 —
310–322 fancy 318 3 615.00–632.50 $626.81 $1,993 +53.98
350–395 fancy 378 9 545.00–600.00 $587.83 $2,222 -7.37
390 390 1 525.00 $525.00 $2,048 —
420–425 fancy 423 4 527.50–557.50 $537.54 $2,274 +13.35
430 430 2 470.00 $470.00 $2,021 -15.00
460–485 fancy 467 8 505.00–530.00 $514.75 $2,404 +4.52
452–495 475 6 485.00–495.00 $490.04 $2,328 +4.06
502–515 fancy 506 3 480.00–517.50 $504.79 $2,554 +22.29
565–583 579 5 432.50–447.50 $444.57 $2,574 -25.43
610 fancy 610 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,379 +10.00
625 625 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,250 —
660–695 673 3 340.00–362.50 $352.31 $2,371 —
700 700 1 347.50 $347.50 $2,432 +11.01
760 760 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,584 +11.78
935 935 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,244 —
965 965 1 252.50 $252.50 $2,437 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,554 —
400–440 420 2 435.00–452.50 $443.33 $1,862 -11.67
455–490 469 6 367.50–440.00 $402.87 $1,889 -52.18
500–510 505 3 405.00–422.50 $414.96 $2,096 -3.44
550–597 578 9 360.00–405.00 $386.11 $2,232 -39.43

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805 805 85-90% 1 122.50 $122.50 $986 —
840–1155 1006 85-90% 7 171.00–202.00 $179.76 $1,808 +23.95
875–1135 1012 85-90% 6 155.00–166.00 $160.77 $1,627 +4.96
1050 1050 85-90% 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,438 +5.70
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 80-85% 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,030 —
1195–1465 1349 80-85% 9 176.00–196.00 $183.79 $2,479 +25.14
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–1740 1588 75-80% 4 180.00–192.00 $186.37 $2,960 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–2115 1535 5 204.00–210.00 $208.24 $3,196 —
1980 1980 1 235.00 $235.00 $4,653 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
990 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 221.00 $221.00 $2,188

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00

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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.