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
BullsHigh1,66886.551,44422
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 371273.00/cwt73.00–73.005203
Dairy SteersLarge 354574.75/cwt74.00–75.004074
Dairy SteersLarge 3140120.00/cwt120.00–120.001688
Bulls2,03295.78/cwt93.00–98.001,9463
Bulls1,52178.44/cwt73.00–82.001,1935
Bulls1,64387.47/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 CowsApproved1,393.75/cwt1,350.00–1,475.004
Fresh/Milking CowsCommon886.11/cwt700.00–1,050.009
Fresh/Milking CowsMedium1,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.001
Baby Bull CalvesN/A43.72/cwt10.00–80.0043
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey20.00/cwt20.00–20.001
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred93.33/cwt40.00–130.006
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross180.00/cwt150.00–210.004
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A40.00/cwt10.00–90.0022
Baby Heifer CalvesN/AJersey60.00/cwt60.00–60.001
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred61.43/cwt20.00–90.007
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross165.00/cwt100.00–200.006
Bred CowsCommon500.00/cwt500.00–500.001
Bred CowsCommon525.00/cwt525.00–525.001
Bred HeifersCommon675.00/cwt650.00–725.003
Open HeifersCommon525225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1811
Open HeifersMedium538300.00/cwt275.00–325.001,6142
Springer HeifersApproved1,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.001
Springer HeifersCommon740.63/cwt650.00–825.008
Springer HeifersCommon750.00/cwt750.00–750.001
Springer HeifersMedium929.17/cwt850.00–1,075.006

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.