Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-28

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	—	Average	1,838	92.68	1,704	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,603	57.16	916	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	53.34	661	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	45.17	452	53

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	—	1,762	88.88/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,566	11
Bulls	—	—	1,908	96.17/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,835	12
Open Heifers	Common	—	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	2
Open Heifers	Common	—	625	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,250	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	438	257.50/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,128	2
Open Heifers	Approved	—	750	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,500	1
Open Heifers	Common	—	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	45.04/cwt	41.00–48.00	577	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	56.17/cwt	52.00–59.00	902	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	44.52/cwt	40.00–49.00	449	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	63.77/cwt	60.00–68.00	788	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	62.09/cwt	60.00–66.00	990	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	52.65/cwt	50.00–58.00	538	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	54.42/cwt	50.00–59.00	666	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	34.58/cwt	31.00–37.00	323	8
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABrown Swiss	—	—	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	229.67/cwt	175.00–290.00	—	15
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	55.77/cwt	25.00–90.00	—	13
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	113.33/cwt	70.00–150.00	—	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	32.22/cwt	10.00–45.00	—	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	525	76.50/cwt	72.00–81.00	402	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	728	84.03/cwt	74.00–87.00	612	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	610	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	464	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	893	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	679	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	397	99.69/cwt	95.00–100.00	396	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	405	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	348	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	587	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	508	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	471	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	455	9
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	60.00/cwt	40.00–80.00	—	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	50.83/cwt	30.00–70.00	—	6
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,208.33/cwt	1,150.00–1,275.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	978.85/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	—	13
Springer Heifers	CommonJersey	—	—	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	770.83/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,385.71/cwt	1,300.00–1,475.00	—	7
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	—	7
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	901.67/cwt	750.00–1,050.00	—	15
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,560.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,675.00	—	10
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 73Last week 21Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 364Last week 371Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 179Last week 177Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,762	85.00–92.00	88.88
12	—	1,908	93.00–100.00	96.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,280	41.00–48.00	45.04
13	—	1,235	60.00–68.00	63.77
51	—	1,223	50.00–59.00	54.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,605	52.00–59.00	56.17
3	—	1,595	60.00–66.00	62.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,008	40.00–49.00	44.52
14	—	1,021	50.00–58.00	52.65
8	—	935	31.00–37.00	34.58

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	450	200.00	200.00
—	Open	1	—	625	360.00	360.00
—	Open	2	—	525	280.00	280.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	438	240.00–275.00	257.50
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	750	600.00	600.00
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	40.00	40.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	15	—	—	175.00–290.00	229.67
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	13	—	—	25.00–90.00	55.77
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	70.00–150.00	113.33
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	10.00–45.00	32.22
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	40.00–80.00	60.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	30.00–70.00	50.83
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	140.00	140.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	110.00	110.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	575.00	575.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,208.33
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	875.00–1,075.00	978.85
Springer Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	625.00	625.00
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	700.00–850.00	770.83
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	7	—	—	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,385.71
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	7	—	—	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,150.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	15	—	—	750.00–1,050.00	901.67
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	10	—	—	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,560.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	800.00	800.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	72.00–81.00	76.50
7	—	728	74.00–87.00	84.03
1	—	610	76.00	76.00
3	—	893	76.00	76.00
15	—	397	95.00–100.00	99.69
1	—	405	86.00	86.00
3	—	587	86.50	86.50
9	—	471	96.50	96.50

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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