Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-24

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $103.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$103.00

1 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$448

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−18.16

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	435	103.00	448	1thin

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 sale1 hd

103.00

—

KY average29 barns · 6,310 hd

121.16

−18.16

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	1,533	75.17	1,152	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,618	56.99	922	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	52.30	655	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,017	41.84	426	49

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	435	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	448	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	320	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	253	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	20.67/cwt	5.00–50.00	—	52
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	13.68/cwt	5.00–40.00	—	19
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	88.00/cwt	60.00–130.00	—	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	203.85/cwt	150.00–260.00	—	13
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	30.50/cwt	5.00–60.00	—	10
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	167.86/cwt	100.00–240.00	—	14
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	555.00/cwt	535.00–575.00	—	2
Open Heifers	Approved	—	650	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	3,803	6
Open Heifers	Common	—	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	1
Open Heifers	Common	—	600	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,010	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	2
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	768.75/cwt	750.00–800.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	CommonJersey	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	905.00/cwt	850.00–975.00	—	5
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,586.36/cwt	1,275.00–1,675.00	—	11
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	820.16/cwt	650.00–1,075.00	—	31
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,216.67/cwt	1,150.00–1,275.00	—	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,550.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,600.00	—	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,535	1
Bulls	—	—	1,303	68.37/cwt	63.00–74.00	891	6
Bulls	—	—	1,619	77.47/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,254	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	59.38/cwt	58.00–62.00	767	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	44.73/cwt	42.00–47.00	561	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	52.59/cwt	48.00–57.00	652	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,604	60.60/cwt	58.00–64.00	972	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	55.30/cwt	51.00–57.00	898	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	51.09/cwt	48.00–53.00	515	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	33.60/cwt	29.00–37.00	328	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	41.77/cwt	38.00–47.00	433	28

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 Sep 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 32Last week 21Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 443Last week 352Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 265Last week 167Year 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	—	435	103.00	103.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	79.00	79.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	52	—	—	5.00–50.00	20.67
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	19	—	—	5.00–40.00	13.68
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	60.00–130.00	88.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	13	—	—	150.00–260.00	203.85
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	5.00–60.00	30.50
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	90.00	90.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	14	—	—	100.00–240.00	167.86
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	535.00–575.00	555.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	6	—	650	585.00	585.00
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	550	285.00	285.00
—	Open	1	—	600	335.00	335.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	475	260.00	260.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	400	400.00	400.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	750.00–800.00	768.75
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)	5	—	—	850.00–975.00	905.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	1,275.00–1,675.00	1,586.36
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	31	—	—	650.00–1,075.00	820.16
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,216.67
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	86.00	86.00
6	—	1,303	63.00–74.00	68.37
13	—	1,619	75.00–84.00	77.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,292	58.00–62.00	59.38
17	—	1,254	42.00–47.00	44.73
52	—	1,240	48.00–57.00	52.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,604	58.00–64.00	60.60
15	—	1,624	51.00–57.00	55.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,008	48.00–53.00	51.09
11	—	977	29.00–37.00	33.60
28	—	1,036	38.00–47.00	41.77

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Slaughter Cattle