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Farmers Stockyards Market Report

Flemingsburg, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 5, 2026

378 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $430.11/cwt +69.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,662/hd at 619 lb · 97 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $513.31/cwt +47.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,652/hd at 517 lb · 26 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $424.04/cwt +23.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,399/hd at 566 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 378 350 368
Feeder cattle 348 320 317
Slaughter cattle 29 27 45
Replacement cattle 1 3 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers 10.00-15.00 higher with instances of sharply higher, Very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, 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
300–315 308 2 525.00–530.00 $527.56 $1,625 —
417–430 fancy 421 6 535.00–550.00 $540.10 $2,274 —
400–443 432 5 500.00–510.00 $506.61 $2,189 +35.97
466–475 fancy 469 13 525.00–550.00 $532.79 $2,499 +18.17
490 490 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,450 —
511 511 5 482.50 $482.50 $2,466 +42.50
505–543 value added 518 21 497.50–535.00 $520.64 $2,697 +50.64
555 value added 555 2 496.00 $496.00 $2,753 +25.00
565–570 568 2 472.50–487.50 $479.97 $2,726 +29.97
615 value added 615 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,522 +5.00
630 630 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,520 —
670 value added 670 2 413.00 $413.00 $2,767 +31.50
695 695 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,641 +15.00
700–703 value added 701 9 387.00–392.00 $389.23 $2,729 —
726 726 5 367.00 $367.00 $2,664 +6.00
845 845 3 359.00 $359.00 $3,034 +15.05
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,843 —
552–597 585 8 400.00–449.00 $431.62 $2,525 +32.37

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 360 2 505.00–507.50 $506.27 $1,823 —
366–383 fancy 375 6 535.00–545.00 $540.11 $2,025 +10.11
405–425 fancy 414 8 490.00–510.00 $495.04 $2,049 -2.46
440 440 3 463.00 $463.00 $2,037 +23.00
450–472 fancy 463 7 485.00–500.00 $497.92 $2,305 —
465 465 1 457.50 $457.50 $2,127 +4.71
512–514 value added 513 10 451.00–459.00 $455.01 $2,334 +35.48
545 545 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,989 -4.04
558–582 value added 564 13 415.00–428.00 $426.27 $2,404 +9.27
590 590 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,330 +27.48
605–620 615 4 370.00–387.50 $376.92 $2,318 +19.64
607–620 value added 619 93 428.00–433.00 $432.40 $2,677 +64.90
762 762 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,781 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–395 382 4 380.00–415.00 $398.77 $1,523 —
450–490 465 3 380.00–425.00 $408.38 $1,899 -9.75
620 620 1 347.50 $347.50 $2,154 +47.50
755 755 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,416 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 1 189.00 $189.00 $2,372 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 2 530.00 $530.00 $1,553 —
345 fancy 345 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,828 —
368 368 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,730 —
385 fancy 385 1 535.00 $535.00 $2,060 —
415–427 fancy 423 3 512.50–517.50 $514.14 $2,175 —
420–425 423 2 465.00–473.00 $468.98 $1,984 -2.25
465–470 fancy 468 3 530.00–535.00 $531.65 $2,488 —
450–495 475 8 460.00–490.00 $481.78 $2,288 —
517–545 536 9 467.50–480.00 $475.08 $2,546 +27.58
555–570 563 2 457.50–467.50 $462.43 $2,603 +37.43
640 fancy 640 2 395.00–397.50 $396.25 $2,536 +4.16
705 705 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,503 —
760 760 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,584 —
807–820 811 3 315.00–330.00 $320.05 $2,596 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,502 —
415–420 418 2 352.50–355.00 $353.76 $1,479 —
455–485 470 2 415.00–450.00 $431.94 $2,030 +79.44
500–535 522 9 377.50–435.00 $403.85 $2,108 +19.91
555–580 563 5 400.00–425.00 $417.55 $2,351 +21.67
672 672 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,352 —
775 775 1 314.00 $314.00 $2,434 -6.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,365 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1095 1010 85-90% 2 136.00–140.00 $137.83 $1,392 -20.17
945–1115 1015 85-90% 3 148.00–163.00 $154.73 $1,571 -3.27
960–1145 1032 85-90% 3 168.00–171.00 $168.96 $1,744 +10.96
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 80-85% 1 164.00 $164.00 $2,165 —
1255–1440 1343 80-85% 6 169.00–181.00 $174.92 $2,349 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545–1830 1665 75-80% 3 174.00–183.00 $176.92 $2,946 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1890 1650 4 198.00–202.00 $199.63 $3,294 —
1850–1885 1872 3 213.00–219.00 $216.66 $4,056 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
825 825 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,228

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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.