Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-29

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.75/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$112.75

4 head · 253 lb average

Value per head Derived

$285

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$19

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

$12.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.77

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	230	119.00	274	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	275	106.50	293	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.50/cwt here — about −$19 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.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

112.75

—

KY average28 barns · 6,904 hd

119.52

−6.77

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	—	Average	1,846	74.48	1,375	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,603	48.80	782	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	44.30	558	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	974	33.98	331	54

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	37.10/cwt	35.00–38.00	438	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	49.87/cwt	49.00–51.00	644	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	44.29/cwt	40.00–48.00	561	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	544	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,604	46.25/cwt	43.00–48.00	742	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	50.44/cwt	49.00–53.00	812	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	42.19/cwt	41.00–45.00	405	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	25.51/cwt	20.00–29.00	248	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	34.89/cwt	30.00–39.00	342	31
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	22.78/cwt	5.00–70.00	—	72
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	23.93/cwt	5.00–40.00	—	14
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	75.71/cwt	50.00–110.00	—	7
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	154.62/cwt	120.00–190.00	—	13
Bred Cows	Common	—	—	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	—	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	575	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	391	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	343	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	27.86/cwt	5.00–50.00	—	21
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	56.67/cwt	30.00–80.00	—	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	127.69/cwt	110.00–180.00	—	13
Open Heifers	Medium	—	850	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,100	7
Open Heifers	Medium	—	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	5
Open Heifers	Medium	—	625	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,875	4
Open Heifers	Medium	—	575	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,869	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	350	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	613	2
Open Heifers	Approved	—	651	548.04/cwt	535.00–550.00	3,568	23
Open Heifers	Approved	—	331	272.50/cwt	235.00–285.00	902	4
Open Heifers	Approved	—	775	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,650	3
Open Heifers	Approved	—	450	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	518	3
Bulls	—	—	1,859	74.91/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,393	18
Bulls	—	—	1,587	66.75/cwt	62.00–69.00	1,059	5
Bulls	—	—	2,109	82.24/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,734	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,450.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,475.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,150.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	845.83/cwt	675.00–1,025.00	—	18
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	966.67/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	—	9
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	756.75/cwt	650.00–825.00	—	20
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,175.00	—	3
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	698.33/cwt	635.00–735.00	—	3
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	566.67/cwt	525.00–625.00	—	3

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 31Last week 43Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 451Last week 527Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 446Last week 291Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,181	35.00–38.00	37.10
13	—	1,292	49.00–51.00	49.87
67	—	1,266	40.00–48.00	44.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	36.00	36.00
4	—	1,604	43.00–48.00	46.25
14	—	1,610	49.00–53.00	50.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	960	41.00–45.00	42.19
13	—	973	20.00–29.00	25.51
31	—	979	30.00–39.00	34.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,859	70.00–79.00	74.91
5	—	1,587	62.00–69.00	66.75
4	—	2,109	81.00–84.00	82.24

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	72	—	—	5.00–70.00	22.78
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	14	—	—	5.00–40.00	23.93
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	50.00–110.00	75.71
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	13	—	—	120.00–190.00	154.62
Bred Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	525.00	525.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	21	—	—	5.00–50.00	27.86
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	3	—	—	30.00–80.00	56.67
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	13	—	—	110.00–180.00	127.69
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	7	—	850	600.00	600.00
—	Open	5	—	475	260.00	260.00
—	Open	4	—	625	460.00	460.00
—	Open	2	—	575	325.00	325.00
—	Open	2	—	350	175.00	175.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	23	—	651	535.00–550.00	548.04
—	Open	4	—	331	235.00–285.00	272.50
—	Open	3	—	775	600.00	600.00
—	Open	2	—	450	310.00	310.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,450.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,125.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	18	—	—	675.00–1,025.00	845.83
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	850.00–1,075.00	966.67
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	—	650.00–825.00	756.75
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,125.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	635.00–735.00	698.33
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	525.00–625.00	566.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	68.00	68.00
2	—	343	67.00	67.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	113.00	113.00
1	—	310	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	127.00	127.00

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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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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Feeder Cattle