Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-10

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.25/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$108.25

4 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.60

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	493	108.25	533	4thin

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

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

108.25

—

KY average28 barns · 6,043 hd

121.85

−13.60

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	1,805	81.18	1,466	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,617	57.09	923	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	53.44	670	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	987	40.03	395	62

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	368	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	413	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	297	2
Bulls	—	—	1,828	89.53/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,637	2
Bulls	—	—	1,538	71.85/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,105	5
Bulls	—	—	1,870	82.68/cwt	77.00–87.00	1,546	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	61.88/cwt	61.00–64.00	795	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	44.66/cwt	41.00–48.00	548	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	54.90/cwt	50.00–60.00	690	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,778	62.33/cwt	62.00–63.00	1,108	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	56.11/cwt	50.00–59.00	890	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	52.01/cwt	51.00–54.00	505	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	33.96/cwt	30.00–39.00	338	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	43.47/cwt	40.00–48.00	428	32
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	975.00/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	22.14/cwt	5.00–70.00	—	49
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	84.29/cwt	40.00–120.00	—	7
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	173.18/cwt	140.00–210.00	—	11
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	25.00/cwt	5.00–50.00	—	13
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	45.00/cwt	20.00–70.00	—	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	150.00/cwt	110.00–180.00	—	11
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	610.00/cwt	525.00–685.00	—	7
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	672.50/cwt	625.00–750.00	—	6
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	375	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	975	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	650	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	3,738	3
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	7
Open Heifers	Medium	—	600	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,400	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	765	559.00/cwt	535.00–575.00	4,276	5
Open Heifers	SupremeJersey	—	450	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,958	1
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,191.67/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	—	6
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	5
Springer Heifers	CommonJersey	—	—	687.50/cwt	675.00–700.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	920.00/cwt	825.00–1,025.00	—	5
Springer Heifers	MediumJersey	—	—	800.00/cwt	775.00–825.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	—	1

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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 29Last week 27Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 361Last week 361Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 215Last week 172Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	114.00	114.00
1	—	495	101.00	101.00
2	—	565	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	127.00	127.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	72.00	72.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,828	88.00–91.00	89.53
5	—	1,538	70.00–75.00	71.85
20	—	1,870	77.00–87.00	82.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,285	61.00–64.00	61.88
17	—	1,228	41.00–48.00	44.66
62	—	1,257	50.00–60.00	54.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,778	62.00–63.00	62.33
16	—	1,587	50.00–59.00	56.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	971	51.00–54.00	52.01
26	—	994	30.00–39.00	33.96
32	—	984	40.00–48.00	43.47

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	3	—	—	900.00–1,050.00	975.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	49	—	—	5.00–70.00	22.14
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	40.00–120.00	84.29
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	—	—	140.00–210.00	173.18
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	13	—	—	5.00–50.00	25.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	20.00–70.00	45.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	—	—	110.00–180.00	150.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	525.00–685.00	610.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	625.00–750.00	672.50
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	375	260.00	260.00
—	Open	3	—	650	575.00	575.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	7	—	400	360.00	360.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	600	400.00	400.00
—	Open	5	—	765	535.00–575.00	559.00
Open Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	450	435.00	435.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,191.67
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	700.00–800.00	750.00
Springer Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	675.00–700.00	687.50
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	825.00–1,025.00	920.00
Springer Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	775.00–825.00	800.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle