Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.75/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$107.75

4 head · 414 lb average

Value per head Derived

$446

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$495

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

$3.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.17

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	293	108.67	319	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	775	105.00	814	1thin

One grade step is worth $3.67/cwt here — about −$495 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.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

107.75

—

KY average28 barns · 3,391 hd

127.92

−20.17

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	—	High	1,829	91.84	1,680	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,608	64.54	1,038	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	60.70	760	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	989	46.87	463	54

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	—	1,949	99.87/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,946	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	293	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	360	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	92.87/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,713	17
Bulls	—	—	1,676	81.64/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,368	8
Open Heifers	Common	—	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	1
Open Heifers	Common	—	575	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,581	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	625	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,563	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	450	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,013	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	58.91/cwt	53.00–64.00	729	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	59.63/cwt	56.00–65.00	618	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	68.24/cwt	65.00–77.00	880	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	59.89/cwt	55.00–64.00	969	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	48.17/cwt	43.00–53.00	474	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	49.46/cwt	46.00–52.00	602	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	70.99/cwt	65.00–76.00	1,131	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	38.06/cwt	34.00–41.00	371	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	55.00/cwt	40.00–70.00	—	6
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	75.63/cwt	50.00–120.00	—	16
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	180.00/cwt	120.00–250.00	—	12
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	76.25/cwt	70.00–80.00	—	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,056	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	311	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	70.00/cwt	40.00–120.00	—	7
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	617.50/cwt	600.00–635.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	CommonJersey	—	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,220.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,275.00	—	5
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	973.08/cwt	850.00–1,125.00	—	13
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	746.88/cwt	700.00–775.00	—	8
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,208.33/cwt	1,125.00–1,250.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	793.75/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	—	12

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 Mar 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 32Last week 47Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 437Last week 589Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 178Last week 223Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,949	97.00–108.00	99.87
17	—	1,845	86.00–96.00	92.87
8	—	1,676	78.00–84.00	81.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,238	53.00–64.00	58.91
29	—	1,289	65.00–77.00	68.24
12	—	1,218	46.00–52.00	49.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,037	56.00–65.00	59.63
30	—	983	43.00–53.00	48.17
16	—	975	34.00–41.00	38.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,618	55.00–64.00	59.89
13	—	1,593	65.00–76.00	70.99

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,056	73.00	73.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	108.00	108.00
2	—	285	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	105.00	105.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	625	310.00	310.00
—	Open	1	—	575	275.00	275.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	625	410.00	410.00
—	Open	1	—	450	225.00	225.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	375	250.00	250.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	40.00–70.00	55.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	16	—	—	50.00–120.00	75.63
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	—	—	120.00–250.00	180.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	70.00–80.00	76.25
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	160.00	160.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	40.00–120.00	70.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	110.00	110.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	600.00–635.00	617.50
Springer Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,220.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	850.00–1,125.00	973.08
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	700.00–775.00	746.88
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,208.33
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	12	—	—	700.00–1,025.00	793.75

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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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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