Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-11

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $116.95/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 36 comparable sales and sits −95.77 against this barn's trailing median of $212.72.

Average price

$116.95

6 head · 322 lb average

Value per head Derived

$376

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$28.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.64

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	323	126.50	408	4thin
Large 3	320	97.86	313	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.64/cwt here — about $95 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

36 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $228.64, low $178.57, median $212.72 across 36 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

116.95

—

KY average25 barns · 2,020 hd

127.60

−10.64

This barn, trailing median36 sales

212.72

−95.77

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	—	High	1,742	94.52	1,646	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,620	62.35	1,010	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	59.04	756	108
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	49.20	510	63

Every lot, as filed

40 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	Approved	—	450	388.75/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,749	4
Open Heifers	Approved	—	338	262.50/cwt	250.00–275.00	887	2
Open Heifers	Approved	—	575	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,501	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	178.33/cwt	120.00–230.00	—	12
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	67.50/cwt	40.00–110.00	—	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	23.75/cwt	10.00–50.00	—	12
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	44.58/cwt	10.00–100.00	—	24
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	885.00/cwt	800.00–925.00	—	5
Bred Heifers	CommonJersey	—	—	600.00/cwt	550.00–650.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	691.67/cwt	650.00–725.00	—	3
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	680.00/cwt	635.00–725.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	817.71/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	—	24
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	67.87/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,074	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	59.09/cwt	56.00–65.00	752	70
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	51.82/cwt	47.00–55.00	680	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	49.56/cwt	46.00–55.00	527	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	68.78/cwt	66.00–73.00	872	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	40.67/cwt	35.00–45.00	397	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	58.79/cwt	56.00–63.00	600	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,636	59.98/cwt	56.00–64.00	981	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	318	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	318	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	270	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	273	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	303	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	370	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	60.00/cwt	40.00–80.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	204.44/cwt	140.00–260.00	—	9
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	987.50/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	—	10
Springer Heifers	CommonJersey	—	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	785.71/cwt	750.00–825.00	—	7
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,112.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	—	10
Bulls	—	—	1,876	104.61/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,962	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	381	1
Bulls	—	—	1,787	94.87/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,695	21
Bulls	Large 3	—	320	97.86/cwt	95.00–101.00	313	2
Bulls	—	—	1,531	85.84/cwt	74.00–90.00	1,314	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 Aug 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 136Year ago 97

Slaughter CattleReceipts 512Last week 410Year ago 421

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 174Last week 147Year ago 143

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	4	—	450	360.00–410.00	388.75
—	Open	2	—	338	250.00–275.00	262.50
—	Open	1	—	575	435.00	435.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	—	—	120.00–230.00	178.33
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	40.00–110.00	67.50
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	—	—	10.00–50.00	23.75
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	24	—	—	10.00–100.00	44.58
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	800.00–925.00	885.00
Bred Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	550.00–650.00	600.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	650.00–725.00	691.67
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	635.00–725.00	680.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	975.00–1,050.00	1,000.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	24	—	—	700.00–1,025.00	817.71
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	675.00	675.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	40.00–80.00	60.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	140.00–260.00	204.44
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	875.00–1,100.00	987.50
Springer Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	675.00	675.00
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	750.00–825.00	785.71
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,112.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,583	66.00–72.00	67.87
14	—	1,636	56.00–64.00	59.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,273	56.00–65.00	59.09
22	—	1,312	47.00–55.00	51.82
16	—	1,268	66.00–73.00	68.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,064	46.00–55.00	49.56
14	—	976	35.00–45.00	40.67
11	—	1,020	56.00–63.00	58.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,876	102.00–108.00	104.61
21	—	1,787	91.00–101.00	94.87
9	—	1,531	74.00–90.00	85.84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	100.00	100.00
3	—	270	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	303	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	135.00	135.00
1	—	450	111.00	111.00
1	—	305	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	95.00–101.00	97.86

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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

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Slaughter Cattle

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