Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-23

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.74/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$127.74

16 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$11.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.82

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	605	131.98	798	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	519	120.67	626	6thin

One grade step is worth $11.31/cwt here — about $172 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 sale16 hd

127.74

—

KY average28 barns · 5,583 hd

134.55

−6.82

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	1,727	103.28	1,784	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,606	70.93	1,139	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	65.11	815	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	53.06	538	39

Every lot, as filed

58 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	Common	—	—	784.38/cwt	750.00–850.00	—	8
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,418.75/cwt	1,300.00–1,575.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	925.00/cwt	900.00–950.00	—	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	48.33/cwt	30.00–70.00	—	6
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	200.00/cwt	140.00–290.00	—	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	571	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	475	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,591	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	650	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	3,478	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	320	3
Open Heifers	SupremeJersey	—	350	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,173	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,383.33/cwt	1,300.00–1,475.00	—	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	900.00/cwt	750.00–1,075.00	—	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,204.17/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	—	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,879.41/cwt	1,625.00–2,150.00	—	17
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	925.00/cwt	850.00–1,025.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	88.22/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,517	8
Bulls	—	—	1,649	99.78/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,645	18
Bulls	—	—	1,794	111.62/cwt	106.00–117.00	2,002	22
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	613	97.78/cwt	93.00–99.00	599	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	275	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	261	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	693	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	561	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	465	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	428	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	340	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	326	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	770	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	670	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	569	93.22/cwt	85.00–98.00	530	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	723	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	680	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	45.65/cwt	40.00–50.00	480	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	56.21/cwt	50.00–61.00	699	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	56.02/cwt	52.00–61.00	552	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	66.26/cwt	62.00–71.00	816	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	60.49/cwt	60.00–61.00	976	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	68.25/cwt	66.00–71.00	1,142	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	77.24/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,197	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	63.47/cwt	62.00–66.00	654	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	74.49/cwt	72.00–81.00	968	18
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	230.00/cwt	180.00–300.00	—	17
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	68.00/cwt	50.00–80.00	—	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	20.00/cwt	5.00–40.00	—	14
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	69.38/cwt	40.00–120.00	—	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	142.94/cwt	137.00–145.00	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	499	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	800	2
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,165.63/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	—	8

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 50Year ago 74

Slaughter CattleReceipts 473Last week 265Year ago 545

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 262Last week 156Year ago 240

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	750.00–850.00	784.38
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,418.75
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–950.00	925.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,165.63
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	30.00–70.00	48.33
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	140.00–290.00	200.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	475	335.00	335.00
—	Open	1	—	650	535.00	535.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	475	260.00	260.00
—	Open	3	—	200	160.00	160.00
Open Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	350	335.00	335.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,383.33
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	750.00–1,075.00	900.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,204.17
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	17	—	—	1,625.00–2,150.00	1,879.41
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	850.00–1,025.00	925.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	17	—	—	180.00–300.00	230.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	50.00–80.00	68.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	14	—	—	5.00–40.00	20.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	16	—	—	40.00–120.00	69.38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	99.00	99.00
1	—	740	102.00	102.00
1	—	425	121.00	121.00
1	—	480	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	124.00	124.00
1	—	470	107.00	107.00
2	—	635	94.00–95.00	94.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	154.00	154.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	613	93.00–99.00	97.78
1	—	275	95.00	95.00
3	—	693	81.00	81.00
3	—	465	92.00	92.00
3	—	340	96.00	96.00
2	—	770	87.00	87.00
6	—	569	85.00–98.00	93.22
2	—	723	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	702	124.00	124.00
4	—	505	137.00–145.00	142.94
1	—	650	124.00	124.00
2	—	635	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	119.00	119.00
1	—	570	117.00	117.00
4	—	499	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,720	84.00–94.00	88.22
18	—	1,649	95.00–105.00	99.78
22	—	1,794	106.00–117.00	111.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,051	40.00–50.00	45.65
21	—	986	52.00–61.00	56.02
4	—	1,030	62.00–66.00	63.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,243	50.00–61.00	56.21
31	—	1,232	62.00–71.00	66.26
18	—	1,300	72.00–81.00	74.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	60.00–61.00	60.49
4	—	1,673	66.00–71.00	68.25
5	—	1,550	75.00–80.00	77.24

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

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