Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-17

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $93.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$93.00

2 head · 763 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−42.17

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	763	93.00	709	2thin

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 sale2 hd

93.00

—

KY average28 barns · 5,190 hd

135.17

−42.17

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	—	Low	1,829	94.79	1,733	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,567	68.21	1,069	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	61.48	767	138
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	992	46.37	460	56

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,512	80.81/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,222	10
Bulls	—	—	1,986	103.17/cwt	99.00–108.00	2,049	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	332	1
Bulls	—	—	1,845	93.02/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,716	11
Open Heifers	Medium	—	550	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,705	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	744	537.50/cwt	500.00–600.00	3,999	8
Open Heifers	Common	—	525	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,496	6
Open Heifers	Medium	—	463	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,204	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	375	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	844	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	658	460.00/cwt	410.00–485.00	3,027	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	82.00/cwt	60.00–100.00	—	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	33.75/cwt	25.00–40.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	166.67/cwt	120.00–210.00	—	9
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	850.00/cwt	800.00–900.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	737.50/cwt	725.00–750.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	722.73/cwt	675.00–775.00	—	11
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,166.67/cwt	1,125.00–1,225.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,362.50/cwt	1,300.00–1,425.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	933.33/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	—	9
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,187.50/cwt	1,125.00–1,250.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	815.63/cwt	675.00–900.00	—	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	47.77/cwt	43.00–52.00	612	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,639	60.57/cwt	56.00–63.00	993	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	37.51/cwt	33.00–42.00	367	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	58.66/cwt	53.00–63.00	729	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	57.67/cwt	56.00–64.00	550	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	69.49/cwt	64.00–77.00	864	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	70.76/cwt	66.00–75.00	1,092	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	47.67/cwt	43.00–53.00	481	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	774	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	35.00/cwt	10.00–60.00	—	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	42.75/cwt	10.00–100.00	—	20
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	168.00/cwt	140.00–190.00	—	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	73.75/cwt	45.00–110.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Common	—	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	423	92.52/cwt	91.00–94.00	391	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	625	83.89/cwt	75.00–88.00	524	21
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	568	83.41/cwt	81.00–87.00	474	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	338	89.35/cwt	87.00–90.00	302	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	285	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	242	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	478	88.01/cwt	84.00–94.00	421	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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 10Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 472Last week 567Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 173Last week 205Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,512	78.00–84.00	80.81
19	—	1,986	99.00–108.00	103.17
11	—	1,845	88.00–97.00	93.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,282	43.00–52.00	47.77
72	—	1,243	53.00–63.00	58.66
51	—	1,243	64.00–77.00	69.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,639	56.00–63.00	60.57
12	—	1,543	66.00–75.00	70.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	979	33.00–42.00	37.51
9	—	954	56.00–64.00	57.67
31	—	1,010	43.00–53.00	47.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	91.00	91.00
1	—	815	95.00	95.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	423	91.00–94.00	92.52
21	—	625	75.00–88.00	83.89
10	—	568	81.00–87.00	83.41
13	—	338	87.00–90.00	89.35
2	—	285	85.00	85.00
12	—	478	84.00–94.00	88.01

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	550	310.00	310.00
—	Open	8	—	744	500.00–600.00	537.50
—	Open	2	—	463	260.00	260.00
—	Open	1	—	375	225.00	225.00
—	Open	3	—	658	410.00–485.00	460.00
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	6	—	525	285.00	285.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	60.00–100.00	82.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	25.00–40.00	33.75
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	120.00–210.00	166.67
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–900.00	850.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	725.00–750.00	737.50
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	675.00–775.00	722.73
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,166.67
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,362.50
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	875.00–1,025.00	933.33
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	600.00	600.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,187.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	8	—	—	675.00–900.00	815.63
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	10.00–60.00	35.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	20	—	—	10.00–100.00	42.75
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	140.00–190.00	168.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	45.00–110.00	73.75
Bred Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	650.00	650.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle