Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-26

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $113.17/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$113.17

6 head · 814 lb average

Value per head Derived

$921

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$416

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

$7.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.54

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	480	119.00	571	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	881	112.00	987	5thin

One grade step is worth $7.00/cwt here — about −$416 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 sale6 hd

113.17

—

KY average18 barns · 3,358 hd

135.71

−22.54

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	1,762	95.45	1,682	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,614	60.79	981	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	58.13	741	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	48.82	477	51

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	1,012.50/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,316.67/cwt	1,300.00–1,350.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	766.67/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	170.00/cwt	130.00–230.00	—	11
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	47.50/cwt	30.00–100.00	—	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	107.52/cwt	106.00–109.00	568	2
Bulls	—	—	1,895	96.07/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,821	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	368	1
Bulls	—	—	1,419	84.63/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,201	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	584	1
Bulls	—	—	1,925	104.51/cwt	101.00–109.00	2,012	10
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Open Heifers	Common	—	625	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,344	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	275	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	660	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	550	425.00/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,338	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,237.50/cwt	1,225.00–1,250.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	767.86/cwt	700.00–900.00	—	7
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	—	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	192.94/cwt	140.00–300.00	—	17
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	62.07/cwt	25.00–100.00	—	29
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	51.88/cwt	30.00–70.00	—	8
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	109.00/cwt	70.00–130.00	—	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	987	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	579	84.02/cwt	76.00–86.00	486	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	870	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	687	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	388	91.28/cwt	88.00–91.50	354	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	790	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	664	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	486	90.20/cwt	78.00–93.00	438	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	745	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	544	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	327	91.61/cwt	89.00–93.00	300	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	625	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	488	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	409	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	339	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,634	60.31/cwt	56.00–63.00	985	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	39.41/cwt	35.00–43.00	378	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	49.17/cwt	44.00–53.00	617	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	56.10/cwt	54.00–60.00	570	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	67.28/cwt	64.00–73.00	873	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	48.23/cwt	44.00–53.00	464	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	57.85/cwt	54.00–63.00	737	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	818	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	65.80/cwt	64.00–68.00	997	4

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 118Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 267Last week 412Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 169Last week 151Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	950.00–1,075.00	1,012.50
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,316.67
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–800.00	766.67
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	—	—	130.00–230.00	170.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	80.00	80.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	—	—	30.00–100.00	47.50
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	425	335.00	335.00
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	625	375.00	375.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	275	240.00	240.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	550	400.00–450.00	425.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,237.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	7	—	—	700.00–900.00	767.86
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	17	—	—	140.00–300.00	192.94
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	29	—	—	25.00–100.00	62.07
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	30.00–70.00	51.88
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	70.00–130.00	109.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	99.00	99.00
1	—	645	97.00	97.00
1	—	660	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	106.00–109.00	107.52
1	—	290	127.00	127.00
1	—	495	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	881	112.00	112.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	76.00–86.00	84.02
2	—	870	79.00	79.00
15	—	388	88.00–91.50	91.28
2	—	790	84.00	84.00
11	—	486	78.00–93.00	90.20
1	—	745	73.00	73.00
11	—	327	89.00–93.00	91.61
1	—	625	78.00	78.00
7	—	409	83.00	83.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,895	92.00–98.00	96.07
9	—	1,419	78.00–89.00	84.63
10	—	1,925	101.00–109.00	104.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,634	56.00–63.00	60.31
1	—	1,705	48.00	48.00
4	—	1,515	64.00–68.00	65.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	960	35.00–43.00	39.41
15	—	1,016	54.00–60.00	56.10
26	—	962	44.00–53.00	48.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,255	44.00–53.00	49.17
19	—	1,297	64.00–73.00	67.28
45	—	1,274	54.00–63.00	57.85

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle