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Farmers Stockyards Market Report, Flemingsburg, KY

Flemingsburg, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 25, 2026

232 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $347.58/cwt -58.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,050/hd at 590 lb · 38 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $332.23/cwt -42.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,214/hd at 666 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $362.22/cwt -41.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,887/hd at 521 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 232 232 914
Feeder cattle 208 212 877
Slaughter cattle 24 19 37
Replacement cattle — 1 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers sharply lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate 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
405–435 417 6 411.00–432.50 $418.00 $1,743 -39.50
455–475 462 7 420.00–437.50 $429.99 $1,987 -15.81
515–516 value added 516 6 367.50–375.00 $368.75 $1,903 -60.95
500–547 526 6 350.00–360.00 $355.69 $1,871 -28.29
576–577 value added 576 5 367.50–370.00 $368.50 $2,123 -39.28
570–595 592 33 325.00–348.00 $344.41 $2,039 -20.59
615–630 623 2 310.00–327.50 $318.86 $1,986 -44.47
655–656 value added 656 5 359.00–375.00 $365.39 $2,397 -9.74
673 673 8 311.50 $311.50 $2,096 -36.00
700–747 735 7 315.00–323.00 $316.67 $2,328 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,572 —
450–490 475 6 345.00–405.00 $392.94 $1,866 -34.56
550 550 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,732 —
710 710 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,988 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 295.00 $295.00 $885 —
520 520 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,300 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,188 —
415 415 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,245 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,064 —
375 375 1 392.50 $392.50 $1,472 -26.31
415–435 428 6 350.00–372.50 $365.23 $1,563 -19.77
480–495 485 4 335.00–360.00 $345.02 $1,673 -52.85
506 value added 506 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,796 —
545 545 3 315.00–327.50 $323.33 $1,762 -10.45
580–595 588 3 295.00–320.00 $304.90 $1,793 -31.57
600 600 7 333.00 $333.00 $1,998 -6.00
651–670 659 5 312.50–322.50 $318.43 $2,098 -14.07
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–415 413 2 287.50–300.00 $293.71 $1,213 -26.29
450 450 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,305 —
500–545 523 2 250.00–287.50 $269.56 $1,410 -45.44
600 600 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,620 —
690 690 2 307.50 $307.50 $2,122 —
825–826 826 4 215.00–237.50 $220.62 $1,822 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 302.50 $302.50 $1,013 —
710 710 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,349 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,268 —
395 395 1 397.50 $397.50 $1,570 —
425–446 436 6 437.50–447.50 $442.61 $1,930 -2.39
492 492 2 392.50 $392.50 $1,931 -22.50
515 fancy 515 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,867 —
525–540 535 5 320.00–340.00 $326.99 $1,749 —
555–595 577 3 317.50–330.00 $322.35 $1,860 -6.39
600 600 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,680 —
685 685 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,986 -44.66
755 755 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,114 -20.83
826 826 5 265.00 $265.00 $2,189 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 325.00 $325.00 $861 —
355 355 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,030 —
460–495 478 2 325.00–332.50 $328.89 $1,572 -51.11
500 500 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,650 —
550–595 575 3 260.00–305.00 $287.29 $1,652 —
600 600 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,455 —
660 660 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,798 -14.84
715–745 730 2 230.00–252.50 $241.48 $1,763 -26.02
760 760 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,900 —
860 860 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,021 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1380 1264 80-85% 4 164.00–170.00 $166.95 $2,110 +12.95
1145–1480 1307 80-85% 6 140.00–160.00 $150.85 $1,972 -16.57
1170–1480 1330 80-85% 3 124.00–137.00 $131.51 $1,749 -35.91
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 935 85-90% 1 100.00 $100.00 $935 -18.77
940–1190 1038 85-90% 3 130.00–138.00 $132.53 $1,376 -8.47
1115–1120 1118 85-90% 2 146.00–154.00 $149.99 $1,677 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1715 1603 75-80% 3 150.00–155.00 $153.00 $2,453 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1805–2185 1995 2 213.00–215.00 $214.10 $4,271 —

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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.