Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-19

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $119.55/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$119.55

20 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$12.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.21

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	635	122.73	779	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	633	110.00	696	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.73/cwt here — about $83 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale20 hd

119.55

—

KY average29 barns · 6,872 hd

131.76

−12.21

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	1,759	99.66	1,753	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,627	63.41	1,032	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	59.13	738	125
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	48.94	481	58

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	—	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	3
Open Heifers	Approved	—	450	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,508	2
Bulls	—	—	1,392	83.41/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,161	6
Bulls	—	—	1,856	105.53/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,959	26
Bulls	—	—	1,739	96.43/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,677	17
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	826.67/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	—	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	817	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	751	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	77.00/cwt	40.00–110.00	—	10
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABrown Swiss	—	—	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	68.89/cwt	50.00–90.00	—	9
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	115.00/cwt	80.00–150.00	—	8
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	229.81/cwt	170.00–360.00	—	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	59.60/cwt	55.00–63.00	949	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	58.87/cwt	54.00–63.00	729	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	66.68/cwt	64.00–73.00	838	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	48.96/cwt	45.00–53.00	487	30
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	942.86/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	—	7
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,168.75/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	758.50/cwt	710.00–825.00	—	10
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	99.23/cwt	80.00–130.00	—	13
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	220.00/cwt	190.00–250.00	—	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	116.00/cwt	111.00–121.00	348	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	319	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	338	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	505	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	470	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	465	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	458	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	285	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	288	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	411	96.20/cwt	91.00–100.00	395	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	365	101.82/cwt	101.00–106.00	372	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	680	81.81/cwt	81.00–85.00	556	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	578	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	555	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,646	65.42/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,077	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	37.72/cwt	34.00–43.00	354	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	57.32/cwt	54.00–63.00	570	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	50.05/cwt	44.00–53.00	633	22

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 118Last week 86Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 412Last week 294Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 151Last week 157Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	3	—	525	360.00	360.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	450	335.00	335.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	610.00	610.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	15	—	—	700.00–1,025.00	826.67
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	40.00–110.00	77.00
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	160.00	160.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	50.00–90.00	68.89
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	80.00–150.00	115.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	26	—	—	170.00–360.00	229.81
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	875.00–1,025.00	942.86
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,168.75
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	710.00–825.00	758.50
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	13	—	—	80.00–130.00	99.23
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	190.00–250.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,392	78.00–89.00	83.41
26	—	1,856	101.00–112.00	105.53
17	—	1,739	90.00–100.00	96.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,592	55.00–63.00	59.60
17	—	1,646	64.00–68.00	65.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,239	54.00–63.00	58.87
29	—	1,257	64.00–73.00	66.68
22	—	1,265	44.00–53.00	50.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	995	45.00–53.00	48.96
12	—	938	34.00–43.00	37.72
16	—	995	54.00–63.00	57.32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	130.00	130.00
5	—	704	116.00	116.00
4	—	671	121.00	121.00
3	—	582	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	633	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	128.00	128.00
4	—	543	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	103.00	103.00
1	—	600	81.00	81.00
2	—	300	111.00–121.00	116.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	319	106.00	106.00
1	—	505	93.00	93.00
8	—	465	98.50	98.50
1	—	285	101.00	101.00
7	—	411	91.00–100.00	96.20
6	—	365	101.00–106.00	101.82
5	—	680	81.00–85.00	81.81
5	—	578	96.00	96.00

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

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle