Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-19

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $105.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$105.00

1 head · 705 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−33.17

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	705	105.00	740	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

105.00

—

KY average28 barns · 6,909 hd

138.17

−33.17

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	1,703	77.19	1,314	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	53.61	830	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	47.36	585	97
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,015	38.85	394	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
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,375.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,512.50/cwt	1,425.00–1,600.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	975.00/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	—	8
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	712.22/cwt	625.00–825.00	—	9
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,254.17/cwt	1,100.00–1,375.00	—	6
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	816.67/cwt	800.00–825.00	—	3
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	680.00/cwt	650.00–700.00	—	5
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	687.50/cwt	675.00–700.00	—	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	100.00/cwt	70.00–130.00	—	8
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	40.00/cwt	30.00–50.00	—	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	18.46/cwt	5.00–50.00	—	13
Open Heifers	Medium	—	525	340.00/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,785	5
Open Heifers	Medium	—	330	196.00/cwt	180.00–220.00	647	5
Open Heifers	Medium	—	650	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,178	3
Open Heifers	Medium	—	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Open Heifers	Common	—	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	4
Open Heifers	Common	—	200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	240	4
Open Heifers	Common	—	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	3
Open Heifers	Common	—	425	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	808	3
Open Heifers	Common	—	313	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	423	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	83.81/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,517	14
Bulls	—	—	1,738	76.85/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,336	10
Bulls	—	—	1,439	64.42/cwt	61.00–67.00	927	7
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	835.00/cwt	675.00–1,025.00	—	10
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	600.00/cwt	550.00–650.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,475.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,650.00	—	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	56.23/cwt	54.00–66.00	710	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	40.26/cwt	35.00–43.00	493	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	47.86/cwt	44.00–53.00	591	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	50.51/cwt	48.00–53.00	776	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	55.67/cwt	54.00–58.00	867	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	46.66/cwt	44.00–52.00	482	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	30.61/cwt	24.00–33.00	308	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	39.31/cwt	34.00–43.00	397	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	14.85/cwt	5.00–70.00	—	34
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	12.50/cwt	5.00–30.00	—	8
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	65.00/cwt	30.00–90.00	—	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	129.00/cwt	100.00–160.00	—	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	640	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	454	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	725	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	500	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	495	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	366	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	588	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	376	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	247	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	183	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	317	67.82/cwt	66.00–73.00	215	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	432	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	281	4

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 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 46Last week 18Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 472Last week 333Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 278Last week 168Year ago 0

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	3	—	—	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,350.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	10	—	—	675.00–1,025.00	835.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	550.00–650.00	600.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,200.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,475.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,512.50
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	850.00–1,050.00	975.00
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	625.00–825.00	712.22
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,254.17
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–825.00	816.67
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	650.00–700.00	680.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	675.00–700.00	687.50
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	70.00–130.00	100.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	30.00–50.00	40.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	13	—	—	5.00–50.00	18.46
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	5	—	525	335.00–360.00	340.00
—	Open	5	—	330	180.00–220.00	196.00
—	Open	3	—	650	335.00	335.00
—	Open	1	—	425	200.00	200.00
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	4	—	650	210.00	210.00
—	Open	4	—	200	120.00	120.00
—	Open	3	—	550	235.00	235.00
—	Open	3	—	425	190.00	190.00
—	Open	2	—	313	130.00–140.00	135.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	34	—	—	5.00–70.00	14.85
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	5.00–30.00	12.50
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	30.00–90.00	65.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	100.00–160.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,810	80.00–90.00	83.81
10	—	1,738	73.00–79.00	76.85
7	—	1,439	61.00–67.00	64.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,262	54.00–66.00	56.23
24	—	1,224	35.00–43.00	40.26
57	—	1,234	44.00–53.00	47.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,536	48.00–53.00	50.51
9	—	1,557	54.00–58.00	55.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,034	44.00–52.00	46.66
13	—	1,006	24.00–33.00	30.61
29	—	1,011	34.00–43.00	39.31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	71.00	71.00
1	—	725	69.00	69.00
3	—	495	74.00	74.00
3	—	588	64.00	64.00
4	—	247	74.00	74.00
4	—	317	66.00–73.00	67.82
4	—	432	65.00	65.00

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

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle