Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-20

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $117.50/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 36 comparable sales and sits −95.22 against this barn's trailing median of $212.72.

Average price

$117.50

1 head · 250 lb average

Value per head Derived

$294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.84

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	250	117.50	294	1thin

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 sale1 hd

117.50

—

KY average27 barns · 1,621 hd

122.34

−4.84

This barn, trailing median36 sales

212.72

−95.22

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	—	High	1,606	81.51	1,309	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,634	62.07	1,014	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	55.95	704	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	970	46.82	454	50

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	294	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	290	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	235	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	398	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	334	4
Bulls	—	—	1,463	94.75/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,386	2
Bulls	—	—	1,851	86.19/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,595	5
Bulls	—	—	1,502	75.96/cwt	70.00–83.00	1,141	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	65.20/cwt	63.00–69.00	867	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	47.83/cwt	42.00–51.00	575	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	56.66/cwt	52.00–62.00	715	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	66.15/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,036	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,682	59.22/cwt	55.00–62.00	996	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	55.98/cwt	53.00–58.00	574	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	38.28/cwt	34.00–41.00	345	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	47.46/cwt	42.00–52.00	464	33
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,411.11/cwt	1,325.00–1,475.00	—	9
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	884.38/cwt	700.00–1,075.00	—	8
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,241.67/cwt	1,175.00–1,300.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,603.85/cwt	1,500.00–1,750.00	—	13
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	22.54/cwt	5.00–60.00	—	57
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABrown Swiss	—	—	33.33/cwt	30.00–40.00	—	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	10.50/cwt	5.00–30.00	—	10
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	67.00/cwt	30.00–110.00	—	10
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	150.00/cwt	130.00–170.00	—	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	43.00/cwt	20.00–80.00	—	10
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	35.00/cwt	30.00–40.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	55.00/cwt	10.00–80.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	145.56/cwt	120.00–170.00	—	9
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	1
Open Heifers	CommonCrossbred	—	300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	570	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	550	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,843	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	313	225.00/cwt	210.00–270.00	704	4
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	3
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,137.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	712.50/cwt	675.00–800.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	CommonJersey	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	932.14/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 Aug 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 61Last week 97Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 387Last week 421Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 217Last week 143Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	117.50	117.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	81.00	81.00
4	—	398	84.00	84.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	94.00–96.00	94.75
5	—	1,851	84.00–90.00	86.19
9	—	1,502	70.00–83.00	75.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,329	63.00–69.00	65.20
19	—	1,203	42.00–51.00	47.83
61	—	1,262	52.00–62.00	56.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,566	64.00–68.00	66.15
10	—	1,682	55.00–62.00	59.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,026	53.00–58.00	55.98
10	—	902	34.00–41.00	38.28
33	—	978	42.00–52.00	47.46

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	9	—	—	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,411.11
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	8	—	—	700.00–1,075.00	884.38
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	735.00	735.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,241.67
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	13	—	—	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,603.85
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	57	—	—	5.00–60.00	22.54
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	30.00–40.00	33.33
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	5.00–30.00	10.50
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	30.00–110.00	67.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	130.00–170.00	150.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	20.00–80.00	43.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	30.00–40.00	35.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	10.00–80.00	55.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	120.00–170.00	145.56
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	575.00	575.00
Open Heifers — Common · Crossbred$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	300	190.00	190.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	550	335.00	335.00
—	Open	2	—	435	250.00	250.00
—	Open	4	—	313	210.00–270.00	225.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	3	—	425	410.00	410.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,137.50
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	675.00–800.00	712.50
Springer Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	850.00–1,075.00	932.14

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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