Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-07

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.37/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$105.37

16 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$19.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.94

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	460	124.00	570	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	554	104.12	577	15thin

One grade step is worth $19.88/cwt here — about −$6 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

105.37

—

KY average17 barns · 1,927 hd

123.31

−17.94

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	1,658	98.11	1,627	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,651	66.04	1,090	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	60.88	767	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	51.36	506	36

Every lot, as filed

57 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	Medium	—	725	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,806	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	275	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	703	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	190.00/cwt	160.00–210.00	—	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	51.00/cwt	10.00–90.00	—	30
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABrown Swiss	—	—	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	82.50/cwt	50.00–110.00	—	12
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	32.00/cwt	20.00–70.00	—	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	569	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	99.77/cwt	98.00–101.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	570	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	41.54/cwt	20.00–70.00	—	13
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	25.00/cwt	20.00–30.00	—	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	55.00/cwt	50.00–60.00	—	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	156.00/cwt	130.00–210.00	—	5
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,208.33/cwt	1,200.00–1,225.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,359.38/cwt	1,300.00–1,450.00	—	8
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	991.67/cwt	975.00–1,000.00	—	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	67.42/cwt	57.00–73.00	861	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	49.19/cwt	45.00–54.00	493	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	50.12/cwt	43.00–54.00	619	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	37.51/cwt	34.00–41.00	359	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	70.37/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,154	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,679	61.04/cwt	56.00–63.00	1,025	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	59.99/cwt	55.00–64.00	755	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	57.90/cwt	55.00–64.00	569	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	785	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	603	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	585	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	125	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	125	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	375	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	349	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	446	104.87/cwt	84.00–107.00	468	23
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	338	104.33/cwt	104.00–105.00	353	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	523	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	492	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	255	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	250	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	591	97.38/cwt	85.00–100.00	576	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	770	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	585	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	663	95.16/cwt	82.00–96.00	631	17
Open Heifers	Approved	—	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	432	428.57/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,851	7
Open Heifers	Approved	—	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	2
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	358	366.67/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,313	9
Open Heifers	SupremeJersey	—	400	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,640	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	687.50/cwt	575.00–800.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	612.50/cwt	550.00–675.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Bulls	—	—	1,628	100.44/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,635	6
Bulls	—	—	1,751	110.17/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,929	7
Bulls	—	—	1,606	87.17/cwt	78.00–93.00	1,400	9

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 Jul 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 83Year ago 28

Slaughter CattleReceipts 313Last week 381Year ago 414

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 174Last week 154Year ago 191

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	725	525.00	525.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	275	250.00	250.00
—	Open	1	—	425	335.00	335.00
—	Open	2	—	325	260.00	260.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	7	—	432	425.00–450.00	428.57
—	Open	9	—	358	350.00–400.00	366.67
Open Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	400	410.00	410.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	160.00–210.00	190.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	30	—	—	10.00–90.00	51.00
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	80.00	80.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	—	—	50.00–110.00	82.50
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	20.00–70.00	32.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	13	—	—	20.00–70.00	41.54
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	20.00–30.00	25.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	50.00–60.00	55.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	130.00–210.00	156.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,208.33
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,359.38
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	975.00–1,000.00	991.67
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	575.00–800.00	687.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	550.00–675.00	612.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,175.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	104.00	104.00
1	—	480	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	129.50	129.50
3	—	517	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	537	106.00	106.00
5	—	627	98.00–101.00	99.77
1	—	650	96.00	96.00
1	—	225	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	124.00	124.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	97.00	97.00
4	—	125	100.00	100.00
2	—	375	93.00	93.00
23	—	446	84.00–107.00	104.87
6	—	338	104.00–105.00	104.33
6	—	523	94.00	94.00
1	—	255	98.00	98.00
7	—	591	85.00–100.00	97.38
1	—	770	76.00	76.00
17	—	663	82.00–96.00	95.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,277	57.00–73.00	67.42
14	—	1,235	43.00–54.00	50.12
51	—	1,258	55.00–64.00	59.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,003	45.00–54.00	49.19
6	—	958	34.00–41.00	37.51
17	—	982	55.00–64.00	57.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,640	67.00–74.00	70.37
10	—	1,679	56.00–63.00	61.04
1	—	1,540	51.00	51.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,628	95.00–103.00	100.44
7	—	1,751	106.00–118.00	110.17
9	—	1,606	78.00–93.00	87.17

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