Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-07

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $90.00/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$90.00

6 head · 814 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−30.20

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	814	90.00	733	6thin

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 sale6 hd

90.00

—

KY average25 barns · 5,964 hd

120.20

−30.20

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	1,869	86.62	1,619	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,572	58.74	923	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	54.67	681	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	969	45.83	444	35

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	—	1,763	75.58/cwt	68.00–78.00	1,332	6
Bulls	—	—	1,860	86.61/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,611	18
Bulls	—	—	1,967	94.92/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,867	8
Open Heifers	Common	—	575	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,668	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	725	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,625	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	733	6
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	100.00/cwt	90.00–110.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	67.50/cwt	20.00–110.00	—	14
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	164.00/cwt	140.00–200.00	—	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	—	7
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	932.14/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	—	14
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	745.83/cwt	650.00–825.00	—	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,183.33/cwt	1,150.00–1,225.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	—	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	45.87/cwt	40.00–49.00	583	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	62.37/cwt	60.00–65.00	974	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	53.73/cwt	50.00–58.00	531	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	54.36/cwt	50.00–59.00	670	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	34.53/cwt	30.00–37.00	327	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	62.19/cwt	60.00–66.00	794	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	57.19/cwt	52.00–59.00	901	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	43.65/cwt	40.00–49.00	419	16
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	39.17/cwt	35.00–40.00	—	6
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	49.80/cwt	25.00–120.00	—	25
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	182.00/cwt	130.00–250.00	—	10
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	96.25/cwt	70.00–120.00	—	8
Springer Cows	Common	—	—	725.00/cwt	650.00–775.00	—	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	918	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	725	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	718	81.36/cwt	73.00–84.00	584	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	955	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	745	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	832	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	691	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	220	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	202	4

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 Apr 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 60Last week 82Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 288Last week 573Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 157Last week 164Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,763	68.00–78.00	75.58
18	—	1,860	81.00–90.00	86.61
8	—	1,967	91.00–98.00	94.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,270	40.00–49.00	45.87
51	—	1,232	50.00–59.00	54.36
15	—	1,277	60.00–66.00	62.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,561	60.00–65.00	62.37
14	—	1,576	52.00–59.00	57.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	989	50.00–58.00	53.73
6	—	948	30.00–37.00	34.53
16	—	960	40.00–49.00	43.65

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	—	575	290.00	290.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	7	—	725	500.00	500.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	90.00–110.00	100.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	14	—	—	20.00–110.00	67.50
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	140.00–200.00	164.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	35.00	35.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,125.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	—	875.00–1,025.00	932.14
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	650.00–825.00	745.83
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,183.33
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	610.00	610.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	35.00–40.00	39.17
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	25	—	—	25.00–120.00	49.80
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	130.00–250.00	182.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	70.00–120.00	96.25
Springer Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	650.00–775.00	725.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	814	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	79.00	79.00
13	—	718	73.00–84.00	81.36
1	—	955	78.00	78.00
8	—	832	83.00	83.00
4	—	220	92.00	92.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Feeder Cattle