Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-21

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	1,745	89.52	1,562	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,577	60.29	951	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	56.26	701	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	952	46.44	442	81

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	195.00/cwt	160.00–210.00	—	6
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	66.43/cwt	30.00–100.00	—	14
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	783.33/cwt	675.00–850.00	—	9
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	950.00/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	—	13
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	855.77/cwt	700.00–975.00	—	13
Bulls	—	—	1,665	78.11/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,301	6
Bulls	—	—	1,661	88.99/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,478	12
Bulls	—	—	1,880	96.32/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,811	11
Open Heifers	Common	—	538	250.00/cwt	225.00–275.00	1,345	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	565	358.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,023	5
Open Heifers	Common	—	750	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,188	3
Open Heifers	Medium	—	620	393.00/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,437	5
Open Heifers	Approved	—	425	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,318	1
Open Heifers	Common	—	664	352.22/cwt	300.00–360.00	2,339	9
Open Heifers	Medium	—	434	264.38/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,147	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	64.88/cwt	63.00–72.00	827	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,682	66.40/cwt	64.00–69.00	1,117	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	36.85/cwt	32.00–41.00	323	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	56.25/cwt	53.00–62.00	695	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	56.05/cwt	53.00–62.00	546	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	47.68/cwt	43.00–52.00	597	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	58.62/cwt	56.00–61.00	907	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	47.05/cwt	43.00–52.00	459	46
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	96.67/cwt	70.00–120.00	—	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	20.00/cwt	10.00–30.00	—	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	80.50/cwt	30.00–120.00	—	10
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	179.33/cwt	120.00–210.00	—	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	595	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	506	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	885	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	681	1

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

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Farmers Regional Livestock Auction of Glasgow Dairy Auction - Smiths Grove, KY

Tue Apr 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 21Last week 70Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 371Last week 314Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 177Last week 162Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	160.00–210.00	195.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	14	—	—	30.00–100.00	66.43
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	675.00–850.00	783.33
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	875.00–1,075.00	950.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	13	—	—	700.00–975.00	855.77
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	538	225.00–275.00	250.00
—	Open	3	—	750	425.00	425.00
—	Open	9	—	664	300.00–360.00	352.22
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	5	—	565	350.00–360.00	358.00
—	Open	5	—	620	385.00–425.00	393.00
—	Open	8	—	434	250.00–285.00	264.38
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	425	310.00	310.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	70.00–120.00	96.67
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	10.00–30.00	20.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	30.00–120.00	80.50
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	15	—	—	120.00–210.00	179.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,665	74.00–82.00	78.11
12	—	1,661	84.00–92.00	88.99
11	—	1,880	93.00–101.00	96.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,274	63.00–72.00	64.88
58	—	1,235	53.00–62.00	56.25
16	—	1,253	43.00–52.00	47.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,682	64.00–69.00	66.40
11	—	1,548	56.00–61.00	58.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	876	32.00–41.00	36.85
16	—	975	53.00–62.00	56.05
46	—	976	43.00–52.00	47.05

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	85.00	85.00
1	—	885	77.00	77.00

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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