Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-02

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $99.33/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$99.33

3 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−28.85

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	610	99.33	606	3thin

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

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

99.33

—

KY average29 barns · 6,218 hd

128.18

−28.85

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	1,935	99.99	1,935	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,619	63.16	1,023	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	58.73	729	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	971	51.36	499	35

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	156.00/cwt	140.00–170.00	—	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	73.33/cwt	50.00–100.00	—	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	644	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABrown Swiss	—	—	43.33/cwt	30.00–60.00	—	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	25.56/cwt	10.00–30.00	—	9
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	98.57/cwt	90.00–110.00	—	7
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	188.75/cwt	140.00–290.00	—	8
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	52.38/cwt	10.00–100.00	—	21
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	863.75/cwt	750.00–1,025.00	—	8
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	700.00/cwt	675.00–725.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,175.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	CommonJersey	—	—	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	—	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	250	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	475	2
Open Heifers	Approved	—	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	3
Open Heifers	Medium	—	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	89.74/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,539	2
Bulls	—	—	2,008	96.65/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,941	6
Bulls	—	—	1,936	105.79/cwt	103.00–110.00	2,048	7
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	36.67/cwt	30.00–50.00	—	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	58.18/cwt	30.00–100.00	—	11
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	995.83/cwt	925.00–1,075.00	—	6
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	787.50/cwt	775.00–800.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	—	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	49.12/cwt	43.00–53.00	615	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	56.87/cwt	54.00–63.00	560	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	37.35/cwt	32.00–43.00	332	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,594	60.69/cwt	56.00–63.00	967	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,651	66.24/cwt	64.00–67.00	1,094	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	58.91/cwt	54.00–63.00	715	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	67.33/cwt	64.00–74.00	871	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	48.33/cwt	44.00–52.00	468	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	718	76.47/cwt	75.00–78.00	549	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	938	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	704	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	242	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	254	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	322	88.59/cwt	81.00–97.00	285	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	268	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	271	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	449	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	431	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	560	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	465	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	361	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	350	15

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 Jun 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 68Last week 145Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 222Last week 267Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 117Last week 169Year 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	5	—	—	140.00–170.00	156.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	50.00–100.00	73.33
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	30.00–50.00	36.67
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	—	—	30.00–100.00	58.18
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	30.00–60.00	43.33
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	10.00–30.00	25.56
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	90.00–110.00	98.57
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	140.00–290.00	188.75
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	21	—	—	10.00–100.00	52.38
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	8	—	—	750.00–1,025.00	863.75
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	675.00–725.00	700.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,125.00
Bred Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	625.00	625.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	250	190.00	190.00
—	Open	3	—	325	230.00	230.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	575	330.00	330.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	925.00–1,075.00	995.83
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	775.00–800.00	787.50
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,125.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	107.00	107.00
1	—	605	99.00	99.00
1	—	700	92.00	92.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	75.00–78.00	76.47
2	—	938	75.00	75.00
3	—	242	105.00	105.00
4	—	322	81.00–97.00	88.59
2	—	268	101.00	101.00
10	—	449	96.00	96.00
2	—	560	83.00	83.00
15	—	361	97.00	97.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,715	88.00–92.00	89.74
6	—	2,008	93.00–101.00	96.65
7	—	1,936	103.00–110.00	105.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,252	43.00–53.00	49.12
41	—	1,214	54.00–63.00	58.91
17	—	1,294	64.00–74.00	67.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	985	54.00–63.00	56.87
2	—	890	32.00–43.00	37.35
18	—	969	44.00–52.00	48.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,594	56.00–63.00	60.69
8	—	1,651	64.00–67.00	66.24

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

Heifers · 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