Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-14

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $118.04/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$118.04

30 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−18.55

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	673	118.04	795	30

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 sale30 hd

118.04

—

KY average27 barns · 3,823 hd

136.59

−18.55

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	1,744	87.32	1,523	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	58.42	881	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	58.07	713	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	48.30	470	44

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	—	1,911	96.76/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,849	4
Bulls	—	—	1,756	88.60/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,556	16
Bulls	—	—	1,573	75.67/cwt	67.00–82.00	1,190	5
Open Heifers	Approved	—	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	525	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,759	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	775	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,728	3
Open Heifers	Medium	—	220	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	242	4
Open Heifers	Common	—	425	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	765	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	445	275.45/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,226	11
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	85.71/cwt	60.00–110.00	—	7
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	66.47/cwt	30.00–120.00	—	17
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	130.00/cwt	110.00–150.00	—	4
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	667.50/cwt	610.00–725.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	980.00/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	—	10
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	797.50/cwt	675.00–850.00	—	10
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,375.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	MediumJersey	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,112.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,125.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	883.75/cwt	735.00–975.00	—	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	68.28/cwt	64.00–71.00	840	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	58.42/cwt	56.00–63.00	881	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	48.56/cwt	44.00–53.00	476	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	58.04/cwt	54.00–63.00	716	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	56.33/cwt	54.00–61.00	568	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	49.58/cwt	43.00–53.00	593	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	37.81/cwt	34.00–43.00	343	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	104.41/cwt	103.50–106.00	804	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	779	13
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	62.67/cwt	10.00–120.00	—	15
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	166.67/cwt	130.00–220.00	—	9
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	76.67/cwt	40.00–100.00	—	12
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	37.14/cwt	20.00–50.00	—	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	800	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	672	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	253	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	225	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 Apr 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 70Last week 60Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 314Last week 288Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 162Last week 157Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,911	95.00–99.00	96.76
16	—	1,756	85.00–92.00	88.60
5	—	1,573	67.00–82.00	75.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,230	64.00–71.00	68.28
56	—	1,234	54.00–63.00	58.04
13	—	1,197	43.00–53.00	49.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,508	56.00–63.00	58.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	980	44.00–53.00	48.56
11	—	1,009	54.00–61.00	56.33
9	—	907	34.00–43.00	37.81

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	350	250.00	250.00
—	Open	3	—	775	610.00	610.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	525	335.00	335.00
—	Open	4	—	220	110.00	110.00
—	Open	11	—	445	250.00–285.00	275.45
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	425	180.00	180.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	60.00–110.00	85.71
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	40.00	40.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	17	—	—	30.00–120.00	66.47
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	110.00–150.00	130.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	660.00	660.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	610.00–725.00	667.50
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	875.00–1,075.00	980.00
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	675.00–850.00	797.50
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,350.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150.00
Springer Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	625.00	625.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	735.00–975.00	883.75
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	15	—	—	10.00–120.00	62.67
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	130.00–220.00	166.67
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	—	—	40.00–100.00	76.67
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	20.00–50.00	37.14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	770	103.50–106.00	104.41
3	—	472	145.00	145.00
13	—	616	126.50	126.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	800	84.00	84.00
2	—	253	89.00	89.00

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

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Feeder Cattle