Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.17/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$107.17

6 head · 724 lb average

Value per head Derived

$776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$476

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

$9.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.42

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	395	113.50	448	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	889	104.00	925	4thin

One grade step is worth $9.50/cwt here — about −$476 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 sale6 hd

107.17

—

KY average28 barns · 6,123 hd

133.58

−26.42

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	1,759	96.87	1,704	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,573	65.28	1,027	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,306	61.93	809	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	49.81	525	24

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	700.00/cwt	675.00–725.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	1
Open Heifers	SupremeCrossbred	—	275	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	894	3
Open Heifers	Medium	—	775	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	4,146	4
Open Heifers	Medium	—	225	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	383	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	650	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	3,965	8
Open Heifers	Approved	—	525	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	958	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	30.00/cwt	20.00–40.00	—	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	71.33/cwt	30.00–110.00	—	15
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	206.67/cwt	150.00–300.00	—	12
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	104.00/cwt	70.00–120.00	—	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	925	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	45.00/cwt	30.00–70.00	—	6
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	213.33/cwt	210.00–220.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	943.75/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	494	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	400	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	245	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	247	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	441	81.34/cwt	78.00–83.00	359	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	900	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	891	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	488	92.38/cwt	89.00–93.00	451	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	353	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	321	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	369	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	299	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	735	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	676	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	336	96.71/cwt	93.00–101.00	325	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	677	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	657	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	39.94/cwt	35.00–45.00	388	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	58.82/cwt	56.00–62.00	583	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	53.75/cwt	51.00–55.00	690	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	60.86/cwt	56.00–65.00	797	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	48.66/cwt	46.00–53.00	547	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	69.02/cwt	66.00–75.00	910	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	68.51/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,093	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	62.58/cwt	56.00–65.00	973	12
Bulls	—	—	1,858	98.39/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,828	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	629	1
Bulls	—	—	1,438	85.01/cwt	77.00–89.00	1,222	9
Bulls	—	—	1,879	104.96/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,972	10

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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 72Year ago 61

Slaughter CattleReceipts 327Last week 512Year ago 387

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 96Last week 174Year ago 217

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	675.00–725.00	700.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	675.00	675.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Open Heifers — Supreme · Crossbred$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	3	—	275	325.00	325.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	4	—	775	535.00	535.00
—	Open	1	—	225	170.00	170.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	8	—	650	610.00	610.00
—	Open	2	—	525	450.00	450.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	20.00–40.00	30.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	15	—	—	30.00–110.00	71.33
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	—	—	150.00–300.00	206.67
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	70.00–120.00	104.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	30.00–70.00	45.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	210.00–220.00	213.33
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	875.00–1,000.00	943.75
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	136.00	136.00
1	—	895	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	102.00	102.00
1	—	295	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	889	104.00	104.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	494	81.00	81.00
6	—	441	78.00–83.00	81.34
4	—	369	81.00	81.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	245	101.00	101.00
2	—	900	99.00	99.00
13	—	488	89.00–93.00	92.38
2	—	353	91.00	91.00
2	—	735	92.00	92.00
10	—	336	93.00–101.00	96.71
3	—	677	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
1	—	495	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	972	35.00–45.00	39.94
7	—	991	56.00–62.00	58.82
12	—	1,125	46.00–53.00	48.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,283	51.00–55.00	53.75
20	—	1,309	56.00–65.00	60.86
18	—	1,319	66.00–75.00	69.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,595	67.00–71.00	68.51
12	—	1,555	56.00–65.00	62.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,858	92.00–102.00	98.39
9	—	1,438	77.00–89.00	85.01
10	—	1,879	103.00–108.00	104.96

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