Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-21

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $60.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −152.88 against this barn's trailing median of $212.88.

Average price

$60.00

5 head · 698 lb average

Value per head Derived

$419

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−72.03

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 3	698	60.00	419	5thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

35 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $228.64, low $191.65, median $212.88 across 35 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 sale5 hd

60.00

—

KY average27 barns · 2,196 hd

132.03

−72.03

This barn, trailing median35 sales

212.88

−152.88

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	1,725	83.88	1,447	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,596	57.10	911	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	51.04	637	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	39.52	382	42

Every lot, as filed

37 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	Large 3	—	705	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	423	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	696	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	418	4
Bulls	—	—	1,706	73.00/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,245	5
Bulls	—	—	1,658	80.47/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,334	8
Bulls	—	—	1,778	90.69/cwt	86.00–102.00	1,612	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	40.56/cwt	36.00–44.00	491	13
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,187.50/cwt	1,125.00–1,250.00	—	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	—	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	420	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	319	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	500	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	340	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	393	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	295	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	877	77.38/cwt	74.00–79.00	679	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	255	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	133	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	863.64/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	—	11
Open Heifers	Medium	—	438	272.50/cwt	235.00–285.00	1,194	8
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,133.33/cwt	1,075.00–1,200.00	—	6
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	771.43/cwt	675.00–825.00	—	7
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	975.00/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	—	8
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	270	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	192	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	29.15/cwt	27.00–31.00	251	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	363	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	31.11/cwt	5.00–70.00	—	18
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	38.75/cwt	35.00–50.00	—	4
Open Heifers	Medium	—	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	2
Open Heifers	Approved	—	435	315.00/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,370	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	46.91/cwt	45.00–51.00	471	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	39.07/cwt	36.00–43.00	382	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	60.65/cwt	56.00–70.00	797	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	49.27/cwt	45.00–55.00	603	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	50.94/cwt	48.00–53.00	806	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	59.66/cwt	56.00–65.00	956	12
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	66.25/cwt	45.00–85.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	70.00/cwt	55.00–85.00	—	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	133.33/cwt	105.00–190.00	—	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	—	1

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 37Last week 23Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 377Last week 437Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 174Last week 211Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	60.00	60.00
4	—	696	60.00	60.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	76.00	76.00
1	—	500	68.00	68.00
2	—	393	75.00	75.00
3	—	877	74.00–79.00	77.38
1	—	270	71.00	71.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	52.00	52.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	127.50	127.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,706	71.00–74.00	73.00
8	—	1,658	75.00–84.00	80.47
12	—	1,778	86.00–102.00	90.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,211	36.00–44.00	40.56
21	—	1,314	56.00–70.00	60.65
37	—	1,223	45.00–55.00	49.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	862	27.00–31.00	29.15
10	—	1,005	45.00–51.00	46.91
26	—	978	36.00–43.00	39.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,583	48.00–53.00	50.94
12	—	1,602	56.00–65.00	59.66

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	4	—	—	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,187.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	11	—	—	700.00–1,025.00	863.64
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	8	—	438	235.00–285.00	272.50
—	Open	2	—	550	350.00	350.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	5	—	435	300.00–325.00	315.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,133.33
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	675.00–825.00	771.43
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	900.00–1,025.00	975.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	18	—	—	5.00–70.00	31.11
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	25.00	25.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	45.00–85.00	66.25
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	105.00–190.00	133.33
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	35.00–50.00	38.75
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	55.00–85.00	70.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	125.00	125.00

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

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

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