Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $137.25/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 36 comparable sales and sits −75.47 against this barn's trailing median of $212.72.

Average price

$137.25

4 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.07

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	428	137.25	587	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

36 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $228.64, low $178.57, median $212.72 across 36 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

137.25

—

KY average27 barns · 1,915 hd

128.18

+9.07

This barn, trailing median36 sales

212.72

−75.47

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	—	Average	1,670	93.66	1,564	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,609	57.93	932	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	55.87	683	112
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	47.25	453	38

Every lot, as filed

45 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/AJersey	—	—	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	85.63/cwt	60.00–100.00	—	8
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	205.00/cwt	150.00–240.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	545	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	175	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	368	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	575	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,070	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	550	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,475	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	463	255.00/cwt	230.00–280.00	1,181	2
Open Heifers	Common	—	463	185.00/cwt	170.00–200.00	857	2
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	225	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	473	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	725	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	3,154	1
Open Heifers	Common	—	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	1
Bulls	—	—	1,639	91.49/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,500	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	428	1
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	758.33/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	9
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	943.75/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	—	8
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,341.67/cwt	1,325.00–1,350.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,220.83/cwt	1,175.00–1,275.00	—	6
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	617.50/cwt	585.00–650.00	—	2
Bulls	—	—	1,270	79.60/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,011	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	640	3
Bulls	—	—	1,850	101.61/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,880	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	429	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	416	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	723	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	615	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	495	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	351	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	287	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	278	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	458	91.19/cwt	80.00–94.00	418	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	668	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	548	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	348	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	341	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	920	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	699	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	242.00/cwt	160.00–320.00	—	15
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	74.44/cwt	40.00–90.00	—	18
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	—	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	105.00/cwt	80.00–120.00	—	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	36.88/cwt	31.00–39.00	342	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	55.35/cwt	50.00–59.00	677	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	54.72/cwt	50.00–59.00	525	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	61.94/cwt	60.00–65.00	977	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	46.62/cwt	41.00–49.00	570	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	44.32/cwt	41.00–47.00	429	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	55.93/cwt	51.00–59.00	909	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	62.43/cwt	60.00–69.00	759	28
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,183.33/cwt	1,150.00–1,250.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	637.50/cwt	600.00–675.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	850.00/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	—	12

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 May 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 67Last week 73Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 305Last week 364Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 151Last week 179Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	60.00	60.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	60.00–100.00	85.63
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	150.00–240.00	205.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	175	210.00	210.00
—	Open	1	—	225	210.00	210.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	575	360.00	360.00
—	Open	2	—	463	230.00–280.00	255.00
—	Open	1	—	725	435.00	435.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	550	450.00	450.00
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	463	170.00–200.00	185.00
—	Open	1	—	525	210.00	210.00
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	700.00–850.00	758.33
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	850.00–1,000.00	943.75
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,341.67
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,220.83
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	585.00–650.00	617.50
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	15	—	—	160.00–320.00	242.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	18	—	—	40.00–90.00	74.44
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	40.00	40.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	80.00–120.00	105.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,183.33
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	600.00–675.00	637.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	12	—	—	700.00–1,000.00	850.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	138.00	138.00
3	—	467	137.00	137.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	429	97.00	97.00
3	—	723	85.00	85.00
9	—	287	97.00	97.00
5	—	458	80.00–94.00	91.19
2	—	668	82.00	82.00
6	—	348	98.00	98.00
2	—	920	76.00	76.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	71.00	71.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,639	87.00–94.00	91.49
2	—	1,270	76.00–83.00	79.60
6	—	1,850	95.00–107.00	101.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	927	31.00–39.00	36.88
15	—	959	50.00–59.00	54.72
17	—	968	41.00–47.00	44.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,224	50.00–59.00	55.35
16	—	1,223	41.00–49.00	46.62
28	—	1,215	60.00–69.00	62.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,578	60.00–65.00	61.94
24	—	1,625	51.00–59.00	55.93

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle