Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-14

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $114.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$114.00

1 head · 890 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,015

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−28.97

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	890	114.00	1,015	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

114.00

—

KY average29 barns · 10,795 hd

142.97

−28.97

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	1,723	76.88	1,324	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,693	53.92	913	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,264	47.68	603	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	971	36.65	356	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	—	—	1,599	66.89/cwt	61.00–70.00	1,070	8
Bulls	—	—	1,760	78.22/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,377	12
Bulls	—	—	1,813	87.53/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,587	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	56.82/cwt	54.00–60.00	969	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	48.47/cwt	45.00–52.00	500	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	28.09/cwt	23.00–32.00	263	13
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	891.67/cwt	800.00–950.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,183.33/cwt	1,075.00–1,250.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	737.50/cwt	675.00–825.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	948.21/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	—	14
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,392.86/cwt	1,350.00–1,450.00	—	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	615	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	455	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	835	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	643	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,308.33/cwt	1,275.00–1,325.00	—	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	26.09/cwt	7.50–60.00	—	32
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	26.94/cwt	15.00–40.00	—	9
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	841.67/cwt	775.00–875.00	—	3
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	650.00/cwt	575.00–725.00	—	2
Open Heifers	Common	—	625	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,188	2
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,217.50/cwt	1,175.00–1,275.00	—	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	37.79/cwt	33.00–42.00	367	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	39.29/cwt	36.00–42.00	504	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	55.63/cwt	53.00–63.00	721	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	47.50/cwt	43.00–52.00	589	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,676	49.78/cwt	45.00–52.00	834	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,015	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	662.50/cwt	600.00–725.00	—	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	63.33/cwt	35.00–80.00	—	12
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	57.14/cwt	45.00–70.00	—	7
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	160.00/cwt	90.00–250.00	—	11
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	132.00/cwt	90.00–170.00	—	5

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 Jan 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 23Last week 47Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 437Last week 507Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 211Last week 251Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,599	61.00–70.00	66.89
12	—	1,760	74.00–81.00	78.22
6	—	1,813	83.00–94.00	87.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,705	54.00–60.00	56.82
7	—	1,676	45.00–52.00	49.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,032	45.00–52.00	48.47
13	—	937	23.00–32.00	28.09
25	—	971	33.00–42.00	37.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,283	36.00–42.00	39.29
20	—	1,296	53.00–63.00	55.63
44	—	1,241	43.00–52.00	47.50

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	800.00–950.00	891.67
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,183.33
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,308.33
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	600.00–725.00	662.50
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	675.00–825.00	737.50
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	—	850.00–1,075.00	948.21
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,392.86
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,217.50
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	32	—	—	7.50–60.00	26.09
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	—	—	35.00–80.00	63.33
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	—	—	90.00–250.00	160.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	15.00–40.00	26.94
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	45.00–70.00	57.14
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	90.00–170.00	132.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	775.00–875.00	841.67
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	575.00–725.00	650.00
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	625	350.00	350.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	74.00	74.00
1	—	835	77.00	77.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	114.00	114.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle

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