Sale reports / Kentucky / Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction / 2019-07-09

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 9
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 79▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
414 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 469▲ 414 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
191 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 149▲ 191 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,66886.551,44422
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,66162.581,03921
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23856.94705103
CowsLean 85-90%Low96646.6645064

Every lot, as filed

34 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers Regional Livestock Auction of Glasgow Dairy Auction - Smiths Grove, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Dairy SteersLarge 3—71273.00/cwt73.00–73.005203
Dairy SteersLarge 3—54574.75/cwt74.00–75.004074
Dairy SteersLarge 3—140120.00/cwt120.00–120.001688
Bulls——2,03295.78/cwt93.00–98.001,9463
Bulls——1,52178.44/cwt73.00–82.001,1935
Bulls——1,64387.47/cwt83.00–91.001,43714
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,25947.18/cwt43.00–50.0059419
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,27164.47/cwt61.00–68.0081927
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,21556.62/cwt51.00–60.0068857
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,60557.66/cwt54.00–60.0092510
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,71267.05/cwt61.00–74.001,14811
CowsLean 85-90%—85634.96/cwt30.00–39.002998
CowsLean 85-90%—99254.44/cwt51.00–58.0054018
CowsLean 85-90%—97645.43/cwt41.00–48.0044338
Fresh/Milking CowsApproved——1,393.75/cwt1,350.00–1,475.00—4
Fresh/Milking CowsCommon——886.11/cwt700.00–1,050.00—9
Fresh/Milking CowsMedium——1,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.00—1
Baby Bull CalvesN/A——43.72/cwt10.00–80.00—43
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey——20.00/cwt20.00–20.00—1
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred——93.33/cwt40.00–130.00—6
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross——180.00/cwt150.00–210.00—4
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A——40.00/cwt10.00–90.00—22
Baby Heifer CalvesN/AJersey——60.00/cwt60.00–60.00—1
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred——61.43/cwt20.00–90.00—7
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross——165.00/cwt100.00–200.00—6
Bred CowsCommon——500.00/cwt500.00–500.00—1
Bred CowsCommon——525.00/cwt525.00–525.00—1
Bred HeifersCommon——675.00/cwt650.00–725.00—3
Open HeifersCommon—525225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1811
Open HeifersMedium—538300.00/cwt275.00–325.001,6142
Springer HeifersApproved——1,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.00—1
Springer HeifersCommon——740.63/cwt650.00–825.00—8
Springer HeifersCommon——750.00/cwt750.00–750.00—1
Springer HeifersMedium——929.17/cwt850.00–1,075.00—6

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.