Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-08

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $102.67/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −110.21 against this barn's trailing median of $212.88.

Average price

$102.67

3 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$488

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$158

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$29.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.12

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	300	122.00	366	1thin
Medium and Large 3	563	93.00	524	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.00/cwt here — about −$158 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

35 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $228.64, low $191.65, median $212.88 across 35 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

102.67

—

KY average27 barns · 2,853 hd

119.78

−17.12

This barn, trailing median35 sales

212.88

−110.21

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	—	Low	1,805	76.61	1,383	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,645	53.95	887	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,272	50.41	641	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,033	40.16	415	40

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	524	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	295	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	218	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	320	5
Bulls	—	—	1,350	66.75/cwt	65.00–70.00	901	3
Bulls	—	—	1,869	82.80/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,548	5
Bulls	—	—	1,870	76.53/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,431	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	42.37/cwt	39.00–44.00	527	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	57.19/cwt	56.00–61.00	740	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	50.05/cwt	45.00–55.00	636	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	708	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	58.47/cwt	56.00–63.00	941	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,664	51.85/cwt	46.00–55.00	863	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	48.29/cwt	46.00–55.00	499	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	32.76/cwt	30.00–35.00	316	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	40.56/cwt	36.00–45.00	429	24
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,312.50/cwt	1,300.00–1,325.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	866.67/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	—	6
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	31.63/cwt	10.00–50.00	—	49
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	16.25/cwt	10.00–20.00	—	8
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	86.67/cwt	60.00–110.00	—	9
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	138.75/cwt	70.00–220.00	—	16
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	40.83/cwt	20.00–60.00	—	12
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	77.50/cwt	60.00–110.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	125.50/cwt	90.00–180.00	—	20
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	655.56/cwt	500.00–725.00	—	9
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	725.00/cwt	700.00–750.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	758.33/cwt	750.00–775.00	—	3
Open Heifers	Approved	—	475	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,544	2
Open Heifers	Approved	—	321	239.29/cwt	225.00–250.00	768	7
Open Heifers	Medium	—	263	170.00/cwt	160.00–180.00	447	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	550	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,063	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	4
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	—	5
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	755.00/cwt	750.00–775.00	—	5
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	932.50/cwt	825.00–1,050.00	—	10
Springer Heifers	MediumJersey	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	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.

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

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

Tue Oct 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 55Last week 36Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 413Last week 377Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 259Last week 231Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	93.00	93.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	74.00	74.00
5	—	200	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,350	65.00–70.00	66.75
5	—	1,869	81.00–86.00	82.80
16	—	1,870	72.00–79.00	76.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,243	39.00–44.00	42.37
13	—	1,294	56.00–61.00	57.19
43	—	1,271	45.00–55.00	50.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	42.00	42.00
11	—	1,609	56.00–63.00	58.47
18	—	1,664	46.00–55.00	51.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,034	46.00–55.00	48.29
9	—	965	30.00–35.00	32.76
24	—	1,058	36.00–45.00	40.56

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	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,312.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	700.00–1,025.00	866.67
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	49	—	—	10.00–50.00	31.63
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	10.00–20.00	16.25
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	60.00–110.00	86.67
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	16	—	—	70.00–220.00	138.75
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	—	—	20.00–60.00	40.83
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	30.00	30.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	60.00–110.00	77.50
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	20	—	—	90.00–180.00	125.50
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	500.00–725.00	655.56
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–750.00	725.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–775.00	758.33
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	475	325.00	325.00
—	Open	7	—	321	225.00–250.00	239.29
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	263	160.00–180.00	170.00
—	Open	2	—	550	375.00	375.00
—	Open	4	—	325	180.00	180.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,175.00
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	750.00–775.00	755.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	825.00–1,050.00	932.50
Springer Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00

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

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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