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Farmers Stockyards Market Report

Flemingsburg, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 23, 2026

170 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $420.48/cwt +15.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,678/hd at 637 lb · 39 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $417.00/cwt +7.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,890/hd at 693 lb · 25 head
Flemingsburg 6-weight heifers fetched $418/cwt on 170 head and are among the strongest in the state—$30/cwt above the KY average ($388) and $2/cwt under Lexington, KY ($420). What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 170 336 112
Feeder cattle 148 316 93
Slaughter cattle 22 15 19
Replacement cattle — 5 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder 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
385 385 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,752 -30.00
400 400 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,800 -19.97
460–485 477 5 470.00–477.50 $474.54 $2,264 -7.96
488 fancy 488 3 502.50 $502.50 $2,452 +5.00
505 value added 505 2 500.00 $500.00 $2,525 —
546 546 5 448.00 $448.00 $2,446 -1.98
615 615 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,368 -13.10
693 value added 693 25 417.00 $417.00 $2,890 +6.93
820–835 828 2 320.00–342.50 $331.15 $2,742 +1.15
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,205 —
545 545 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,962 -40.00
595 595 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,949 -52.50
610 610 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,830 —
650 650 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,852 -77.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 fancy 297 2 535.00 $535.00 $1,589 -30.00
360 360 1 442.50 $442.50 $1,593 -13.73
425 425 2 450.00–460.00 $455.00 $1,934 -10.00
450–470 460 2 460.00–462.50 $461.28 $2,122 +10.91
500–540 value added 513 4 430.00–442.50 $437.38 $2,244 +20.40
550 value added 550 2 422.50 $422.50 $2,324 +1.13
575–577 576 3 397.50 $397.50 $2,290 +37.50
607–639 value added 637 39 420.00–420.50 $420.48 $2,678 +2.06
680 680 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,278 -25.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,560 +4.10
450–490 467 6 392.50–435.00 $419.09 $1,957 +7.65
510 510 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,836 +32.50
570 570 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,966 —
660–680 669 5 285.00–300.00 $297.04 $1,987 -35.46
735 735 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,205 —
755 755 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,963 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 502.50 $502.50 $1,708 —
345 fancy 345 2 540.00 $540.00 $1,863 -11.17
430 fancy 430 1 505.00 $505.00 $2,172 +5.00
455 fancy 455 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,275 +10.00
530 530 2 430.00 $430.00 $2,279 +34.12
615 value added 615 1 427.50 $427.50 $2,629 —
650 650 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,470 —
710–715 713 2 337.50–362.50 $349.96 $2,495 -10.04
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 433 2 420.00–452.50 $436.53 $1,890 +11.80
560–565 563 2 397.50–400.00 $398.74 $2,245 +36.24

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1330 1298 80-85% 2 160.00–162.00 $161.03 $2,090 —
1160–1445 1319 80-85% 10 170.00–193.00 $181.75 $2,397 -0.56
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815 815 85-90% 1 120.00 $120.00 $978 —
970–1110 1040 85-90% 2 173.00–174.00 $173.53 $1,805 -1.40
1050 1050 85-90% 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,502 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–1605 1583 75-80% 3 173.00–182.00 $175.94 $2,785 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575 1575 1 213.00 $213.00 $3,355 —
1645–1985 1815 2 225.00–230.00 $227.73 $4,133 —

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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.