Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-28

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −79.88 against this barn's trailing median of $212.88.

Average price

$133.00

2 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$123

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2

$2.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.32

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	435	134.00	583	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	535	132.00	706	1thin

One grade step is worth $2.00/cwt here — about −$123 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale2 hd

133.00

—

KY average27 barns · 1,921 hd

133.32

−0.32

This barn, trailing median35 sales

212.88

−79.88

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	—	Average	1,736	86.99	1,510	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,627	61.93	1,008	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	54.50	685	129
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	43.55	425	62

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	605	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	436	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	255	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	217	1
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	796.43/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	7
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,165.63/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	—	8
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,312.50/cwt	1,300.00–1,325.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	997.22/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	—	9
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	515	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	330	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	470	77.79/cwt	72.00–85.00	366	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	539	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	442	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	732	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	578	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	311	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	258	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	675	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	513	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,604.69/cwt	1,425.00–1,800.00	—	16
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,225.00	—	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	462	69.35/cwt	69.00–70.00	320	3
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	342	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	215	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	403	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	298	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	385	84.90/cwt	73.00–89.00	327	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	858.33/cwt	725.00–1,000.00	—	9
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,337.50/cwt	1,275.00–1,375.00	—	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	43.44/cwt	37.00–48.00	539	25
Bulls	—	—	1,651	85.41/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,410	23
Bulls	—	—	1,918	92.83/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,780	14
Bulls	—	—	1,542	71.79/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,107	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	706	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	142.50/cwt	90.00–220.00	—	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	152.50/cwt	110.00–220.00	—	8
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	60.00/cwt	35.00–75.00	—	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	76.50/cwt	45.00–95.00	—	10
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	CommonJersey	—	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	10.00/cwt	5.00–25.00	—	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	15.24/cwt	5.00–30.00	—	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	34.97/cwt	30.00–38.00	321	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	53.96/cwt	49.00–64.00	542	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,654	65.08/cwt	60.00–78.00	1,076	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	54.67/cwt	49.00–58.00	856	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	54.16/cwt	49.00–58.00	672	71
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	63.60/cwt	59.00–78.00	829	33
Open Heifers	Common	—	569	422.50/cwt	235.00–485.00	2,404	4
Open Heifers	Approved	—	750	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,688	3
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	641.00/cwt	610.00–685.00	—	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	21.11/cwt	10.00–50.00	—	18
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	23.02/cwt	5.00–60.00	—	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	43.12/cwt	39.00–48.00	429	28
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Open Heifers	Common	—	233	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	303	3
Open Heifers	Common	—	475	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,116	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	775	538.75/cwt	535.00–550.00	4,175	4
Open Heifers	Medium	—	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	3
Open Heifers	Medium	—	625	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,719	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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 86Last week 37Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 543Last week 377Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 288Last week 174Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	72.00	72.00
1	—	255	85.00	85.00
14	—	470	72.00–85.00	77.79
8	—	539	82.00	82.00
5	—	732	79.00	79.00
4	—	311	83.00	83.00
1	—	675	76.00	76.00
4	—	403	74.00	74.00
4	—	385	73.00–89.00	84.90
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	64.00	64.00
3	—	462	69.00–70.00	69.35
3	—	342	63.00	63.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	132.00	132.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	700.00–850.00	796.43
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,165.63
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,312.50
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	875.00–1,075.00	997.22
Springer Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	675.00	675.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	16	—	—	1,425.00–1,800.00	1,604.69
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,150.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	9	—	—	725.00–1,000.00	858.33
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,337.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	585.00	585.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	90.00–220.00	142.50
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	35.00–75.00	60.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	5.00–25.00	10.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	18	—	—	10.00–50.00	21.11
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	110.00–220.00	152.50
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	45.00–95.00	76.50
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	21	—	—	5.00–30.00	15.24
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	58	—	—	5.00–60.00	23.02
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	4	—	569	235.00–485.00	422.50
—	Open	3	—	233	130.00	130.00
—	Open	2	—	475	235.00	235.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	3	—	750	625.00	625.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	4	—	775	535.00–550.00	538.75
—	Open	3	—	550	260.00	260.00
—	Open	1	—	625	435.00	435.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	610.00–685.00	641.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,240	37.00–48.00	43.44
71	—	1,240	49.00–58.00	54.16
33	—	1,303	59.00–78.00	63.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	919	30.00–38.00	34.97
16	—	1,004	49.00–64.00	53.96
28	—	996	39.00–48.00	43.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,654	60.00–78.00	65.08
10	—	1,566	49.00–58.00	54.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,651	80.00–89.00	85.41
14	—	1,918	90.00–98.00	92.83
3	—	1,542	71.00–74.00	71.79

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Slaughter Cattle