Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-21

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $102.01/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$102.01

5 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−23.66

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	526	102.01	537	5thin

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 sale5 hd

102.01

—

KY average27 barns · 4,290 hd

125.67

−23.66

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	1,812	104.17	1,888	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	66.74	1,028	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	62.82	778	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	989	47.53	470	31

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	515	90.09/cwt	83.00–92.00	464	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	329	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	296	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	390	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	293	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	170.00/cwt	140.00–210.00	—	6
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	71.67/cwt	50.00–90.00	—	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	13.75/cwt	5.00–20.00	—	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	39.69/cwt	10.00–130.00	—	32
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	3
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	575	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	3,364	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	375	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	844	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	550	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,393	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	450	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,025	5
Bulls	—	—	1,792	99.30/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,779	14
Bulls	—	—	1,498	89.22/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,337	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	477	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	584	1
Bulls	—	—	1,858	109.08/cwt	104.00–116.00	2,027	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	107.35/cwt	106.00–109.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	484	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	200.00/cwt	130.00–270.00	—	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	46.25/cwt	25.00–80.00	—	8
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	964.47/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	—	19
Springer Heifers	MediumJersey	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,161.11/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	—	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	705	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	529	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	685	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	507	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	580	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	510	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	665	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	559	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	408	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	347	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	59.89/cwt	56.00–63.00	605	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	68.94/cwt	64.00–76.00	853	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	39.43/cwt	35.00–43.00	383	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	47.43/cwt	43.00–52.00	599	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	48.18/cwt	44.00–53.00	477	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	58.83/cwt	54.00–63.00	725	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	54.33/cwt	53.00–55.00	802	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	71.39/cwt	64.00–74.00	1,117	8
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	925.00/cwt	850.00–975.00	—	3
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	785.00/cwt	750.00–825.00	—	5

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 86Last week 76Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 256Last week 337Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 198Last week 146Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	83.00–92.00	90.09
4	—	329	90.00	90.00
2	—	705	75.00	75.00
1	—	580	88.00	88.00
3	—	665	84.00	84.00
8	—	408	85.00	85.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	75.00	75.00
1	—	685	74.00	74.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	106.00–109.00	107.35
1	—	660	94.00	94.00
1	—	515	94.00	94.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	140.00–210.00	170.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	50.00–90.00	71.67
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	5.00–20.00	13.75
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	32	—	—	10.00–130.00	39.69
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	3	—	325	350.00	350.00
—	Open	2	—	575	585.00	585.00
—	Open	5	—	450	450.00	450.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	375	225.00	225.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	550	435.00	435.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	45.00	45.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	35.00	35.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	130.00–270.00	200.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	25.00–80.00	46.25
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	—	850.00–1,075.00	964.47
Springer Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,161.11
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	750.00–825.00	785.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–975.00	925.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	625.00	625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,792	94.00–103.00	99.30
2	—	1,498	87.00–92.00	89.22
20	—	1,858	104.00–116.00	109.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,010	56.00–63.00	59.89
9	—	972	35.00–43.00	39.43
17	—	991	44.00–53.00	48.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,238	64.00–76.00	68.94
6	—	1,263	43.00–52.00	47.43
29	—	1,233	54.00–63.00	58.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	53.00–55.00	54.33
8	—	1,564	64.00–74.00	71.39

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Slaughter Cattle