Sale reports / Kentucky / Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction / 2019-12-26

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Thu, Dec 26
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
51 head
14 vs last sale 37 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
376 head
33 vs last sale 409 376 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
226 head
63 vs last sale 289 226 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,66177.331,28517
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,63551.9284923
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25546.7658782
CowsLean 85-90%Low96137.0035643

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,23464.46/cwt63.00–65.007955
Bulls1,88384.77/cwt82.00–90.001,5968
Bulls1,75178.55/cwt76.00–80.001,3754
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,65355.29/cwt52.00–60.0091413
CowsLean 85-90%87726.00/cwt22.00–31.002289
CowsLean 85-90%99146.29/cwt42.00–54.0045912
Fresh/Milking CowsCommon845.00/cwt750.00–1,025.005
Fresh/Milking CowsMedium1,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.001
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A16.67/cwt5.00–40.009
Springer HeifersApproved1,125.00/cwt1,100.00–1,150.002
Springer HeifersCommon766.67/cwt700.00–825.006
Springer HeifersMedium933.33/cwt850.00–1,075.006
Dairy SteersLarge 346851.00/cwt51.00–51.002392
Dairy SteersLarge 335256.00/cwt56.00–56.001975
CowsLean 85-90%97936.43/cwt32.00–41.0035722
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24636.33/cwt31.00–41.0045318
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28955.89/cwt52.00–60.0072021
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24246.66/cwt42.00–51.0058043
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61247.54/cwt43.00–51.0076610
Baby Bull CalvesN/A21.76/cwt5.00–60.0068
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey5.00/cwt5.00–5.001
Baby Heifer CalvesN/AJersey7.50/cwt5.00–10.002
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred55.42/cwt30.00–90.0012
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred42.50/cwt35.00–50.002
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross123.33/cwt100.00–160.006
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross98.33/cwt80.00–130.006

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.