Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-03

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $103.24/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 36 comparable sales and sits −109.48 against this barn's trailing median of $212.72.

Average price

$103.24

4 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.06

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	584	103.24	603	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

36 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $228.64, low $178.57, median $212.72 across 36 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 sale4 hd

103.24

—

KY average18 barns · 1,312 hd

119.29

−16.06

This barn, trailing median36 sales

212.72

−109.48

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	1,691	76.99	1,302	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,658	51.72	858	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,265	45.29	573	97
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	38.93	382	40

Every lot, as filed

33 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	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	103.98/cwt	101.00–108.00	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	663	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	386	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	32.34/cwt	5.00–70.00	—	32
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	90.00/cwt	80.00–100.00	—	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	145.71/cwt	110.00–170.00	—	7
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	21.88/cwt	5.00–40.00	—	16
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	47.50/cwt	30.00–70.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	52.50/cwt	20.00–80.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	110.00/cwt	90.00–150.00	—	8
Open Heifers	Medium	—	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,166.67/cwt	1,150.00–1,200.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	760.29/cwt	675.00–825.00	—	17
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	957.69/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	—	13
Springer Heifers	MediumJersey	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,345.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	—	5
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	838.33/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	—	30
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	616.67/cwt	550.00–675.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,143.18/cwt	1,050.00–1,275.00	—	11
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,500.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,575.00	—	10
Bulls	—	—	1,347	62.94/cwt	56.00–68.00	848	3
Bulls	—	—	1,708	75.53/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,290	6
Bulls	—	—	1,824	84.27/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,537	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	56.73/cwt	53.00–61.00	731	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	39.16/cwt	33.00–42.00	482	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	46.13/cwt	43.00–52.00	590	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,627	46.52/cwt	43.00–51.00	757	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,686	56.34/cwt	54.00–62.00	950	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	28.59/cwt	25.00–31.00	272	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	45.29/cwt	43.00–48.00	466	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	37.53/cwt	34.00–42.00	360	22

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 Dec 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 33Last week 35Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 568Last week 371Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 284Last week 267Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	101.00	101.00
3	—	565	101.00–108.00	103.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	112.00	112.00
1	—	625	106.00	106.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	93.00	93.00

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	32	—	—	5.00–70.00	32.34
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	80.00–100.00	90.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	110.00–170.00	145.71
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	16	—	—	5.00–40.00	21.88
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	30.00–70.00	47.50
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	20.00–80.00	52.50
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	90.00–150.00	110.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	475	260.00	260.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,166.67
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	—	675.00–825.00	760.29
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	850.00–1,075.00	957.69
Springer Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,345.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	30	—	—	700.00–1,025.00	838.33
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	550.00–675.00	616.67
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	11	—	—	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,143.18
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	10	—	—	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,347	56.00–68.00	62.94
6	—	1,708	73.00–79.00	75.53
7	—	1,824	81.00–87.00	84.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,289	53.00–61.00	56.73
30	—	1,232	33.00–42.00	39.16
55	—	1,278	43.00–52.00	46.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,627	43.00–51.00	46.52
9	—	1,686	54.00–62.00	56.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	953	25.00–31.00	28.59
13	—	1,028	43.00–48.00	45.29
22	—	959	34.00–42.00	37.53

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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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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Slaughter Cattle