Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-24

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.80/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$110.80

5 head · 370 lb average

Value per head Derived

$410

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$87

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

$22.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.83

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	260	129.00	335	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	398	106.25	423	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.75/cwt here — about −$87 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 sale5 hd

110.80

—

KY average26 barns · 2,276 hd

123.63

−12.83

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	1,764	101.32	1,787	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,607	72.78	1,170	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,271	67.73	861	141
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	55.40	552	74

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	353	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	47.08/cwt	5.00–80.00	—	12
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	140.00/cwt	120.00–160.00	—	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	80.00/cwt	70.00–90.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	687.50/cwt	675.00–700.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,191.67/cwt	1,125.00–1,275.00	—	6
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	965.79/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	—	19
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	785.42/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	12
Springer Heifers	MediumJersey	—	—	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	991.67/cwt	975.00–1,000.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,437.50/cwt	1,400.00–1,475.00	—	2
Bulls	—	—	1,414	86.25/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,220	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	483	1
Bulls	—	—	1,847	102.11/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,886	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	629	1
Bulls	—	—	1,915	111.56/cwt	107.00–117.00	2,136	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	535	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	750	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	4,763	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	588	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	515	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	440	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	400	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	493	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	389	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	314	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	298	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	874	84.51/cwt	84.00–85.00	739	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	512	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	456	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	287	90.78/cwt	88.00–95.00	261	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	245	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	228	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	30.00/cwt	10.00–50.00	—	9
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	80.00/cwt	50.00–110.00	—	9
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	156.00/cwt	130.00–220.00	—	10
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	39.43/cwt	20.00–100.00	—	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	398	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	454	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	57.46/cwt	54.00–63.00	574	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,621	69.86/cwt	64.00–74.00	1,132	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	58.36/cwt	50.00–63.00	726	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	66.77/cwt	64.00–72.00	678	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	67.86/cwt	64.00–73.00	865	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	47.07/cwt	41.00–53.00	463	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	77.02/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,222	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	77.03/cwt	74.00–83.00	993	28
Open Heifers	Medium	—	300	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	630	2
Open Heifers	Common	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	2

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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 91Last week 112Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 537Last week 472Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 177Last week 173Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	119.00	119.00
2	—	528	96.00	96.00
1	—	310	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	138.00	138.00
1	—	415	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	143.00	143.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	588	87.50	87.50
5	—	440	91.00	91.00
2	—	493	79.00	79.00
7	—	314	95.00	95.00
4	—	874	84.00–85.00	84.51
8	—	512	89.00	89.00
5	—	287	88.00–95.00	90.78
1	—	245	93.00	93.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	398	114.00	114.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	—	—	5.00–80.00	47.08
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	120.00–160.00	140.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	70.00	70.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	70.00–90.00	80.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	675.00–700.00	687.50
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	585.00	585.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,191.67
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	—	875.00–1,075.00	965.79
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	—	700.00–850.00	785.42
Springer Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	975.00–1,000.00	991.67
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,437.50
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	3	—	750	635.00	635.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	300	210.00	210.00
—	Open	2	—	475	260.00	260.00
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	325	150.00	150.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	10.00–50.00	30.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	50.00–110.00	80.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	130.00–220.00	156.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	35	—	—	20.00–100.00	39.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,414	82.00–90.00	86.25
16	—	1,847	94.00–106.00	102.11
12	—	1,915	107.00–117.00	111.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	999	54.00–63.00	57.46
16	—	1,015	64.00–72.00	66.77
29	—	983	41.00–53.00	47.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,621	64.00–74.00	69.86
11	—	1,587	75.00–79.00	77.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,244	50.00–63.00	58.36
84	—	1,275	64.00–73.00	67.86
28	—	1,289	74.00–83.00	77.03

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Slaughter Cattle