Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-28

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$134.00

1 head · 230 lb average

Value per head Derived

$308

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.27

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	230	134.00	308	1thin

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 sale1 hd

134.00

—

KY average28 barns · 5,254 hd

128.73

+5.27

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	1,868	105.84	1,978	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,613	74.21	1,197	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	67.47	845	102
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	992	58.71	582	40

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	MediumJersey	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	CommonJersey	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	920.00/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	—	5
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,193.75/cwt	1,150.00–1,250.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	MediumGuernsey	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	102.50/cwt	90.00–120.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	145.00/cwt	140.00–160.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	33.89/cwt	10.00–70.00	—	9
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	35.00/cwt	30.00–40.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	308	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AGuernsey	—	—	60.00/cwt	50.00–70.00	—	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	155.00/cwt	140.00–180.00	—	6
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	32.95/cwt	10.00–70.00	—	39
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	14.29/cwt	5.00–30.00	—	7
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	98.00/cwt	50.00–130.00	—	10
Baby Bull Calves	N/AAyshire	—	—	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	712.50/cwt	675.00–750.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	CommonJersey	—	—	561.67/cwt	550.00–585.00	—	3
Bred Heifers	MediumJersey	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	263	1
Bulls	—	—	1,638	81.00/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,327	3
Bulls	—	—	1,797	102.35/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,839	13
Bulls	—	—	1,936	110.84/cwt	107.00–116.00	2,146	24
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	475	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,781	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	725	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,060	1
Open Heifers	Common	—	225	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	281	2
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	—	650	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	3,153	2
Open Heifers	Common	—	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	2
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	625	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	3,750	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	500	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,625	1
Open Heifers	SupremeJersey	—	425	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,849	5
Open Heifers	Approved	—	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	500	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,000	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	355	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	273	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	260	93.50/cwt	87.00–100.00	243	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	334	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	317	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	505	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	429	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	487	93.68/cwt	85.00–98.00	456	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	387	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	364	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	510	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	398	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	795	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	692	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	407	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	305	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	615	89.02/cwt	88.00–90.00	547	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	68.96/cwt	64.00–74.00	685	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	57.72/cwt	52.00–62.00	748	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	57.21/cwt	53.00–62.00	565	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	77.37/cwt	73.00–86.00	966	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	66.64/cwt	63.00–72.00	824	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	67.08/cwt	63.00–71.00	1,067	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,631	79.92/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,303	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	48.98/cwt	45.00–52.00	493	7
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	808.33/cwt	725.00–850.00	—	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 Jul 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 86Year ago 93

Slaughter CattleReceipts 328Last week 256Year ago 608

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 216Last week 198Year ago 285

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Springer Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	850.00–1,000.00	920.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,193.75
Springer Heifers — Medium · Guernsey$ 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)	3	—	—	725.00–850.00	808.33
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	90.00–120.00	102.50
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	140.00–160.00	145.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	10.00–70.00	33.89
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	30.00–40.00	35.00
Baby Bull Calves — Guernsey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	50.00–70.00	60.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	140.00–180.00	155.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	39	—	—	10.00–70.00	32.95
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	5.00–30.00	14.29
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	50.00–130.00	98.00
Baby Bull Calves — Ayshire$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	60.00	60.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	800.00	800.00
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	—	—	875.00	875.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	535.00	535.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	675.00–750.00	712.50
Bred Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	550.00–585.00	561.67
Bred Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	475	375.00	375.00
—	Open	1	—	500	400.00	400.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	725	560.00	560.00
—	Open	1	—	500	325.00	325.00
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	225	125.00	125.00
—	Open	2	—	625	310.00	310.00
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	650	485.00	485.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	625	600.00	600.00
Open Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	5	—	425	435.00	435.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	325	250.00	250.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	77.00	77.00
3	—	510	78.00	78.00
3	—	407	75.00	75.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	87.00–100.00	93.50
10	—	334	95.00	95.00
1	—	505	85.00	85.00
3	—	487	85.00–98.00	93.68
3	—	387	94.00	94.00
2	—	795	87.00	87.00
2	—	615	88.00–90.00	89.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,638	77.00–85.00	81.00
13	—	1,797	96.00–106.00	102.35
24	—	1,936	107.00–116.00	110.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	994	64.00–74.00	68.96
23	—	987	53.00–62.00	57.21
7	—	1,006	45.00–52.00	48.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,296	52.00–62.00	57.72
27	—	1,249	73.00–86.00	77.37
52	—	1,236	63.00–72.00	66.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,590	63.00–71.00	67.08
10	—	1,631	75.00–86.00	79.92

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