Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-04

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.05/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$115.05

19 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$7.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.25

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	548	120.17	658	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	494	112.69	557	13thin

One grade step is worth $7.47/cwt here — about $102 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 sale19 hd

115.05

—

KY average26 barns · 4,658 hd

129.30

−14.25

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	1,716	100.01	1,716	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,603	67.87	1,088	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,246	63.25	788	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	53.03	527	58

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	72.29/cwt	68.00–76.00	901	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	64.38/cwt	60.00–67.00	1,009	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	70.78/cwt	68.00–76.00	1,155	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	42.68/cwt	38.00–47.00	403	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	63.26/cwt	58.00–70.00	591	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	54.29/cwt	49.00–57.00	678	18
Open Heifers	Approved	—	267	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	561	6
Open Heifers	Approved	—	725	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,894	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	650	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,088	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	650	530.00/cwt	500.00–560.00	3,445	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	213	180.00/cwt	170.00–190.00	383	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	307	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	362	117.57/cwt	111.00–130.00	426	3
Bulls	—	—	1,397	84.52/cwt	75.00–93.00	1,181	10
Bulls	—	—	1,828	108.50/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,983	18
Bulls	—	—	1,767	100.10/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,769	23
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	206.25/cwt	140.00–280.00	—	8
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	46.21/cwt	5.00–80.00	—	29
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	41.25/cwt	35.00–50.00	—	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	—	1
Steers	Large 3	—	454	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	472	7
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	875.00/cwt	775.00–975.00	—	6
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	650.00/cwt	600.00–675.00	—	3
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	53.06/cwt	48.00–57.00	541	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	62.39/cwt	58.00–67.00	777	44
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	805	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	716	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	466	86.52/cwt	79.00–93.00	403	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	735	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	654	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	565	87.67/cwt	81.00–90.00	495	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	243	90.53/cwt	88.00–93.00	220	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	324	91.52/cwt	89.00–100.00	297	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	373	91.52/cwt	91.00–92.00	341	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	430	85.56/cwt	83.00–88.00	368	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	532	89.28/cwt	81.00–98.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	459	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	686	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	43.89/cwt	15.00–80.00	—	9
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	165.71/cwt	130.00–200.00	—	7
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,212.50/cwt	1,175.00–1,250.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	6
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,375.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	939.29/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	—	7

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 Aug 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 64Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 410Last week 328Year ago 437

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 147Last week 216Year ago 224

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,246	68.00–76.00	72.29
18	—	1,248	49.00–57.00	54.29
44	—	1,246	58.00–67.00	62.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,568	60.00–67.00	64.38
12	—	1,632	68.00–76.00	70.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	944	38.00–47.00	42.68
9	—	934	58.00–70.00	63.26
40	—	1,019	48.00–57.00	53.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,397	75.00–93.00	84.52
18	—	1,828	105.00–114.00	108.50
23	—	1,767	95.00–104.00	100.10

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	6	—	267	210.00	210.00
—	Open	1	—	725	675.00	675.00
—	Open	2	—	650	500.00–560.00	530.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	650	475.00	475.00
—	Open	2	—	213	170.00–190.00	180.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	140.00–280.00	206.25
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	29	—	—	5.00–80.00	46.21
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	35.00–50.00	41.25
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	120.00	120.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	775.00–975.00	875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	600.00–675.00	650.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	15.00–80.00	43.89
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	60.00	60.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	130.00–200.00	165.71
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,212.50
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	700.00–800.00	750.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,350.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	900.00–1,050.00	939.29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	307	120.00	120.00
3	—	362	111.00–130.00	117.57
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	454	104.00	104.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	89.00	89.00
14	—	466	79.00–93.00	86.52
1	—	735	89.00	89.00
4	—	565	81.00–90.00	87.67
2	—	243	88.00–93.00	90.53
16	—	324	89.00–100.00	91.52
2	—	373	91.00–92.00	91.52
2	—	430	83.00–88.00	85.56
4	—	532	81.00–98.00	89.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	119.00	119.00
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
1	—	470	122.00	122.00
2	—	558	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	518	110.00	110.00
4	—	459	118.00	118.00
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
1	—	360	123.00	123.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle

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