Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-30

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	1,721	101.51	1,747	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,622	68.84	1,117	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,265	63.16	799	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	53.15	530	39

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Bulls	—	—	1,736	101.89/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,769	17
Bulls	—	—	1,751	109.29/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,914	10
Bulls	—	—	1,627	87.47/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,423	6
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	94.00/cwt	60.00–130.00	—	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	16.67/cwt	5.00–30.00	—	9
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABrown Swiss	—	—	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	40.91/cwt	20.00–70.00	—	11
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	206.67/cwt	170.00–310.00	—	9
Open Heifers	Approved	—	438	330.00/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,445	2
Open Heifers	Approved	—	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	2
Open Heifers	SupremeJersey	—	400	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,040	3
Open Heifers	Medium	—	625	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,656	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	350	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	823	1
Open Heifers	Common	—	300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	570	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	185.00/cwt	130.00–240.00	—	10
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	96.67/cwt	70.00–120.00	—	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	42.00/cwt	30.00–60.00	—	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	65.00/cwt	40.00–110.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	785.00/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	5
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	725.00/cwt	700.00–750.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	838.89/cwt	700.00–1,075.00	—	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	54.64/cwt	48.00–59.00	675	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	43.29/cwt	36.00–48.00	401	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	71.66/cwt	71.00–74.00	930	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	61.89/cwt	61.00–63.00	563	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,637	65.11/cwt	63.00–68.00	1,066	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	74.50/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,199	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	941	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	63.85/cwt	54.00–70.00	808	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	55.47/cwt	50.00–60.00	571	27
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	295	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	292	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	462	91.62/cwt	90.00–95.00	423	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	247	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	230	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	440	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	378	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	371	97.76/cwt	96.00–99.00	363	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	501	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	750	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	638	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	303	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	309	2

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.

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Farmers Regional Livestock Auction of Glasgow Dairy Auction - Smiths Grove, KY

Tue Jun 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 72Year ago 79

Slaughter CattleReceipts 381Last week 473Year ago 469

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 154Last week 262Year ago 149

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,736	94.00–105.00	101.89
10	—	1,751	106.00–117.00	109.29
6	—	1,627	84.00–93.00	87.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,235	48.00–59.00	54.64
12	—	1,298	71.00–74.00	71.66
50	—	1,266	54.00–70.00	63.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	927	36.00–48.00	43.29
3	—	910	61.00–63.00	61.89
27	—	1,029	50.00–60.00	55.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,637	63.00–68.00	65.11
7	—	1,609	71.00–78.00	74.50
1	—	1,595	59.00	59.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	60.00–130.00	94.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	5.00–30.00	16.67
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	90.00	90.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	—	—	20.00–70.00	40.91
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	170.00–310.00	206.67
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	438	325.00–335.00	330.00
—	Open	2	—	325	250.00	250.00
Open Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	3	—	400	510.00	510.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	625	425.00	425.00
—	Open	1	—	450	280.00	280.00
—	Open	1	—	350	235.00	235.00
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	300	190.00	190.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	130.00–240.00	185.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	70.00–120.00	96.67
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	30.00–60.00	42.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	40.00–110.00	65.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	700.00–850.00	785.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–750.00	725.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	9	—	—	700.00–1,075.00	838.89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	99.00	99.00
3	—	462	90.00–95.00	91.62
3	—	247	93.00	93.00
1	—	440	86.00	86.00
9	—	371	96.00–99.00	97.76
1	—	550	91.00	91.00
1	—	750	85.00	85.00
2	—	303	102.00	102.00

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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