Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-12

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $115.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$115.00

2 head · 375 lb average

Value per head Derived

$431

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−24.02

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	375	115.00	431	2thin

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 sale2 hd

115.00

—

KY average21 barns · 6,024 hd

139.02

−24.02

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	1,783	74.23	1,323	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	51.34	801	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,257	48.30	607	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	36.95	374	35

Every lot, as filed

26 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 2-3	—	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	2
Bulls	—	—	1,818	83.06/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,510	3
Bulls	—	—	1,413	65.95/cwt	63.00–70.00	932	6
Bulls	—	—	1,900	75.52/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,435	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	38.29/cwt	34.00–40.00	462	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	54.30/cwt	52.00–57.00	707	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	47.22/cwt	41.00–51.00	587	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	49.02/cwt	46.00–51.00	775	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	53.45/cwt	52.00–56.00	824	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	28.17/cwt	26.00–30.00	271	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	43.34/cwt	42.00–47.00	433	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	37.02/cwt	33.00–41.00	382	21
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	21.14/cwt	5.00–40.00	—	44
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	17.50/cwt	10.00–25.00	—	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	50.00/cwt	30.00–70.00	—	8
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	142.00/cwt	100.00–190.00	—	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	22.50/cwt	10.00–40.00	—	8
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	48.00/cwt	40.00–70.00	—	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	108.00/cwt	80.00–140.00	—	5
Open Heifers	Medium	—	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	3
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,212.50/cwt	1,150.00–1,275.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	670.00/cwt	600.00–725.00	—	5
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	925.00/cwt	825.00–1,050.00	—	8
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	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 Nov 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 18Last week 31Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 333Last week 451Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 168Last week 446Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,818	80.00–85.00	83.06
6	—	1,413	63.00–70.00	65.95
18	—	1,900	71.00–78.00	75.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,207	34.00–40.00	38.29
26	—	1,302	52.00–57.00	54.30
52	—	1,244	41.00–51.00	47.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,580	46.00–51.00	49.02
11	—	1,541	52.00–56.00	53.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	961	26.00–30.00	28.17
8	—	999	42.00–47.00	43.34
21	—	1,031	33.00–41.00	37.02

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	44	—	—	5.00–40.00	21.14
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	10.00–25.00	17.50
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	30.00–70.00	50.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	100.00–190.00	142.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	10.00–40.00	22.50
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	40.00–70.00	48.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	80.00–140.00	108.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	3	—	425	250.00	250.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,212.50
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	600.00–725.00	670.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	825.00–1,050.00	925.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle