Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-15

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$132.00

1 head · 215 lb average

Value per head Derived

$284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.88

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	215	132.00	284	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

132.00

—

KY average29 barns · 7,467 hd

137.88

−5.88

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	1,820	74.25	1,351	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	51.98	803	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	47.74	596	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	39.94	411	63

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	—	2,053	81.96/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,683	2
Bulls	—	—	1,578	67.74/cwt	66.00–69.00	1,069	7
Bulls	—	—	1,876	75.62/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,419	22
Open Heifers	Approved	—	425	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,594	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	663	547.50/cwt	510.00–585.00	3,630	2
Open Heifers	Common	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Open Heifers	Common	—	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	2
Open Heifers	Common	—	450	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	855	3
Open Heifers	Medium	—	225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	338	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	625	417.50/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,609	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	439	233.18/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,024	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	338	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	23.33/cwt	10.00–50.00	—	12
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	66.00/cwt	40.00–90.00	—	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	146.67/cwt	110.00–170.00	—	12
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,158.33/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	—	6
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	735.00/cwt	700.00–775.00	—	5
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	950.00/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,385.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,550.00	—	5
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	840.00/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	—	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	317	74.51/cwt	74.00–75.00	236	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	433	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	294	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	353	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	275	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	824	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	602	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	590	76.75/cwt	76.00–77.00	453	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	680	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	496	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	525	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	399	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	166.00/cwt	130.00–230.00	—	10
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	87.50/cwt	80.00–100.00	—	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	20.00/cwt	10.00–40.00	—	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	27.29/cwt	5.00–60.00	—	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	284	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	40.11/cwt	35.00–44.00	417	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	47.79/cwt	46.00–54.00	487	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	31.39/cwt	27.00–34.00	310	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	51.53/cwt	48.00–55.00	797	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	854	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	48.91/cwt	45.00–55.00	610	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	41.12/cwt	38.00–44.00	523	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	57.44/cwt	56.00–60.00	689	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,562.50/cwt	1,450.00–1,675.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	—	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 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 69Last week 55Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 411Last week 413Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 192Last week 259Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,053	81.00–83.00	81.96
7	—	1,578	66.00–69.00	67.74
22	—	1,876	70.00–79.00	75.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,040	35.00–44.00	40.11
10	—	1,020	46.00–54.00	47.79
10	—	988	27.00–34.00	31.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,547	48.00–55.00	51.53
1	—	1,525	56.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,247	45.00–55.00	48.91
16	—	1,272	38.00–44.00	41.12
6	—	1,199	56.00–60.00	57.44

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	425	375.00	375.00
—	Open	2	—	663	510.00–585.00	547.50
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	300	140.00	140.00
—	Open	2	—	525	210.00	210.00
—	Open	3	—	450	190.00	190.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	225	150.00	150.00
—	Open	2	—	625	400.00–435.00	417.50
—	Open	11	—	439	220.00–260.00	233.18
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	—	—	10.00–50.00	23.33
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	40.00–90.00	66.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	—	—	110.00–170.00	146.67
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	550.00	550.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,158.33
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	700.00–775.00	735.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	950.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,275.00–1,550.00	1,385.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	700.00–1,025.00	840.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,450.00–1,675.00	1,562.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	130.00–230.00	166.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	80.00–100.00	87.50
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	10.00–40.00	20.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	24	—	—	5.00–60.00	27.29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	104.00	104.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	317	74.00–75.00	74.51
5	—	433	68.00	68.00
5	—	353	78.00	78.00
4	—	824	73.00	73.00
4	—	590	76.00–77.00	76.75
1	—	680	73.00	73.00
1	—	525	76.00	76.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	132.00	132.00

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

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Feeder Cattle