Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-17

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $103.77/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$103.77

5 head · 264 lb average

Value per head Derived

$274

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−19.12

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	264	103.77	274	5thin

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 sale5 hd

103.77

—

KY average30 barns · 7,543 hd

122.89

−19.12

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	1,714	74.73	1,281	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,608	49.37	794	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,271	46.57	592	107
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	989	35.59	352	45

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	—	1,719	75.38/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,296	11
Bulls	—	—	1,510	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	966	2
Bulls	—	—	1,888	81.92/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,547	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	38.29/cwt	32.00–41.00	506	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	47.90/cwt	44.00–51.00	785	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	44.70/cwt	43.00–48.00	455	7
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,145.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	—	5
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	758.33/cwt	650.00–825.00	—	12
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	943.75/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	—	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	425	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	276	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	283	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	190	5
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	831.00/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	—	25
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,295.83/cwt	1,275.00–1,350.00	—	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	264	103.77/cwt	102.00–108.00	274	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	28.66/cwt	5.00–60.00	—	41
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	16.58/cwt	5.00–40.00	—	19
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	643.33/cwt	485.00–725.00	—	6
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	812.50/cwt	800.00–825.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,112.50/cwt	1,075.00–1,150.00	—	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	26.58/cwt	23.00–30.00	259	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	36.53/cwt	32.00–41.00	361	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	54.95/cwt	52.00–61.00	692	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	45.91/cwt	42.00–51.00	579	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	606	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	57.38/cwt	55.00–60.00	882	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	10.56/cwt	5.00–30.00	—	9
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	620.00/cwt	575.00–660.00	—	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	66.00/cwt	40.00–100.00	—	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	47.50/cwt	30.00–60.00	—	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	152.50/cwt	110.00–210.00	—	12
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	128.33/cwt	100.00–170.00	—	6

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 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 37Last week 33Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 409Last week 568Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 289Last week 284Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,719	73.00–78.00	75.38
2	—	1,510	64.00	64.00
2	—	1,888	80.00–84.00	81.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,321	32.00–41.00	38.29
23	—	1,260	52.00–61.00	54.95
66	—	1,261	42.00–51.00	45.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,638	44.00–51.00	47.90
1	—	1,515	40.00	40.00
3	—	1,537	55.00–60.00	57.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,017	43.00–48.00	44.70
10	—	975	23.00–30.00	26.58
28	—	987	32.00–41.00	36.53

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,145.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	25	—	—	700.00–1,025.00	831.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,295.83
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	575.00–660.00	620.00
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	—	650.00–825.00	758.33
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	—	850.00–1,050.00	943.75
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,112.50
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	41	—	—	5.00–60.00	28.66
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	5.00–30.00	10.56
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	40.00–100.00	66.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	—	—	110.00–210.00	152.50
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	19	—	—	5.00–40.00	16.58
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	30.00–60.00	47.50
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	100.00–170.00	128.33
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	485.00–725.00	643.33
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–825.00	812.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	65.00	65.00
5	—	283	67.00	67.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	264	102.00–108.00	103.77

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Feeder Cattle