Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-30

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 36 comparable sales and sits −85.72 against this barn's trailing median of $212.72.

Average price

$127.00

3 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.48

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	512	127.00	650	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

36 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $228.64, low $178.57, median $212.72 across 36 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

127.00

—

KY average27 barns · 2,012 hd

128.48

−1.48

This barn, trailing median36 sales

212.72

−85.72

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,684	90.03	1,516	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,633	64.70	1,057	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	58.91	723	146
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	50.82	500	75

Every lot, as filed

47 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	806.25/cwt	725.00–850.00	—	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	340	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	245	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	878	86.29/cwt	83.50–88.50	758	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	759	82.60/cwt	80.00–83.00	627	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	744	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	640	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	424	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	339	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,013	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	739	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	588	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	459	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	835	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	635	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	315	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	632	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	49.40/cwt	45.00–54.00	490	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	59.31/cwt	55.00–69.00	584	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	39.15/cwt	36.00–43.00	360	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	68.39/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,132	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	60.19/cwt	54.00–64.00	967	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	59.43/cwt	54.00–64.00	725	86
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	50.74/cwt	43.00–53.00	611	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	67.85/cwt	65.00–73.00	872	26
Bulls	—	—	1,700	90.33/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,536	12
Bulls	—	—	1,547	82.83/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,281	5
Bulls	—	—	1,805	98.14/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,771	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	20.96/cwt	5.00–50.00	—	52
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABrown Swiss	—	—	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	10.63/cwt	5.00–20.00	—	8
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	37.50/cwt	20.00–60.00	—	8
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	182.50/cwt	110.00–210.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	43.13/cwt	10.00–70.00	—	16
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	66.67/cwt	60.00–70.00	—	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	120.00/cwt	110.00–140.00	—	4
Open Heifers	Approved	—	675	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,105	3
Open Heifers	Approved	—	309	265.50/cwt	260.00–270.00	820	20
Open Heifers	Common	—	350	163.33/cwt	150.00–170.00	572	3
Open Heifers	Medium	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	550	316.36/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,740	11
Open Heifers	Medium	—	757	464.55/cwt	450.00–470.00	3,517	11
Open Heifers	Medium	—	638	331.25/cwt	300.00–385.00	2,113	12
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	232	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	487	9
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	375	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,050	9
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,137.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	—	6
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	741.67/cwt	700.00–775.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	921.43/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	—	7

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmers Regional Livestock Auction of Glasgow Dairy Auction - Smiths Grove, KY

Tue Jul 30, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 51Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 608Last week 541Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 285Last week 230Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	725.00–850.00	806.25
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	52	—	—	5.00–50.00	20.96
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	20.00	20.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	5.00–20.00	10.63
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	20.00–60.00	37.50
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	110.00–210.00	182.50
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	16	—	—	10.00–70.00	43.13
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	60.00–70.00	66.67
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	10.00	10.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	110.00–140.00	120.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	3	—	675	460.00	460.00
—	Open	20	—	309	260.00–270.00	265.50
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	3	—	350	150.00–170.00	163.33
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	325	180.00	180.00
—	Open	11	—	550	300.00–360.00	316.36
—	Open	11	—	757	450.00–470.00	464.55
—	Open	12	—	638	300.00–385.00	331.25
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	9	—	232	210.00	210.00
—	Open	9	—	375	280.00	280.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,137.50
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–775.00	741.67
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	850.00–1,075.00	921.43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	72.00	72.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	878	83.50–88.50	86.29
15	—	759	80.00–83.00	82.60
7	—	744	86.00	86.00
4	—	424	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,013	73.00	73.00
2	—	588	78.00	78.00
1	—	835	76.00	76.00
1	—	315	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	109.00	109.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	992	45.00–54.00	49.40
18	—	985	55.00–69.00	59.31
7	—	919	36.00–43.00	39.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,655	65.00–74.00	68.39
9	—	1,607	54.00–64.00	60.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,220	54.00–64.00	59.43
34	—	1,204	43.00–53.00	50.74
26	—	1,285	65.00–73.00	67.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,700	86.00–95.00	90.33
5	—	1,547	81.00–85.00	82.83
4	—	1,805	96.00–102.00	98.14

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Farmers Regional Livestock Auction of Glasgow Dairy Auction - Smiths Grove, KY

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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