Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-16

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $121.56/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 36 comparable sales and sits −91.16 against this barn's trailing median of $212.72.

Average price

$121.56

7 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.18

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	443	121.56	539	7thin

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 sale7 hd

121.56

—

KY average28 barns · 2,197 hd

134.74

−13.18

This barn, trailing median36 sales

212.72

−91.16

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	1,689	106.38	1,797	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,633	74.37	1,214	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	70.16	872	101
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	959	58.33	559	33

Every lot, as filed

41 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	Approved	—	275	206.67/cwt	200.00–210.00	568	3
Open Heifers	SupremeJersey	—	400	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,680	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	442	243.33/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,076	3
Bulls	—	—	1,330	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	118.99/cwt	115.00–123.00	554	6
Bulls	—	—	1,708	109.49/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,870	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	418	1
Bulls	—	—	1,679	101.25/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,700	9
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	912.50/cwt	825.00–975.00	—	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,725.00/cwt	1,725.00–1,725.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	643.75/cwt	625.00–650.00	—	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	925.00/cwt	775.00–1,025.00	—	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	188.18/cwt	140.00–280.00	—	11
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	82.86/cwt	50.00–130.00	—	7
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	39.00/cwt	20.00–60.00	—	10
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABrown Swiss	—	—	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	65.71/cwt	30.00–100.00	—	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	866	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	69.07/cwt	64.00–73.00	850	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	58.95/cwt	54.00–63.00	566	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	59.21/cwt	53.00–63.00	728	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	46.16/cwt	41.00–53.00	409	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,657	77.93/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,291	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,594	68.93/cwt	65.00–72.00	1,099	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	77.00/cwt	74.00–82.00	978	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	68.34/cwt	65.00–72.00	702	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	483	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	483	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	392	88.43/cwt	88.00–91.00	347	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	437	85.50/cwt	85.00–86.00	374	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	563	92.20/cwt	88.00–95.00	519	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	62.14/cwt	20.00–110.00	—	14
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	175.88/cwt	130.00–240.00	—	17
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	95.00/cwt	80.00–110.00	—	6
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	62.50/cwt	40.00–100.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,541.67/cwt	1,500.00–1,625.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,195.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,250.00	—	5
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	954.17/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	—	6
Springer Heifers	CommonJersey	—	—	612.50/cwt	600.00–625.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	791.67/cwt	750.00–825.00	—	3

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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 50Last week 57Year ago 125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 265Last week 319Year ago 533

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 156Last week 99Year ago 133

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	3	—	275	200.00–210.00	206.67
Open Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	400	420.00	420.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	3	—	442	230.00–250.00	243.33
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	825.00–975.00	912.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,725.00	1,725.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	625.00–650.00	643.75
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	775.00–1,025.00	925.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	—	—	140.00–280.00	188.18
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	50.00–130.00	82.86
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	20.00–60.00	39.00
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	50.00	50.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	14	—	—	30.00–100.00	65.71
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	14	—	—	20.00–110.00	62.14
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	17	—	—	130.00–240.00	175.88
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	80.00–110.00	95.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	40.00–100.00	62.50
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,541.67
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,195.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	900.00–1,050.00	954.17
Springer Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	600.00–625.00	612.50
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–825.00	791.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	78.00	78.00
24	—	1,708	105.00–114.00	109.49
9	—	1,679	95.00–104.00	101.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	57.00	57.00
11	—	1,657	74.00–85.00	77.93
4	—	1,594	65.00–72.00	68.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,231	64.00–73.00	69.07
13	—	1,230	53.00–63.00	59.21
30	—	1,270	74.00–82.00	77.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	960	54.00–63.00	58.95
6	—	886	41.00–53.00	46.16
6	—	1,027	65.00–72.00	68.34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	466	115.00–123.00	118.99
1	—	305	137.00	137.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	100.00	100.00
7	—	392	88.00–91.00	88.43
4	—	437	85.00–86.00	85.50
5	—	563	88.00–95.00	92.20

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

Slaughter Cattle

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