Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-25

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.88/cwt on 9 head.

Average price

$112.88

9 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$3.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.85

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	613	113.25	694	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	415	110.00	457	1thin

One grade step is worth $3.25/cwt here — about $238 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 sale9 hd

112.88

—

KY average27 barns · 4,698 hd

131.74

−18.85

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	1,814	102.11	1,852	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,602	67.92	1,088	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	62.53	793	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	50.74	526	37

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
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	625	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	506	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	660	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	594	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,574	69.51/cwt	66.00–73.00	1,094	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	40.30/cwt	33.00–43.00	445	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	60.34/cwt	55.00–65.00	768	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	59.11/cwt	56.00–63.00	592	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	53.27/cwt	52.00–54.00	676	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	50.20/cwt	45.00–55.00	518	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	69.83/cwt	66.00–76.00	878	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	62.61/cwt	57.00–65.00	1,061	6
Open Heifers	Medium	—	300	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	675	3
Open Heifers	SupremeJersey	—	450	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,913	1
Open Heifers	SupremeJersey	—	500	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,550	1
Open Heifers	SupremeJersey	—	275	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	894	2
Open Heifers	Approved	—	675	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,713	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	450	350.00/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,575	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	775	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,456	1
Bulls	—	—	1,806	98.40/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,777	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	508	2
Bulls	—	—	1,882	107.38/cwt	104.00–112.00	2,021	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	605	2
Bulls	—	—	1,496	86.87/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,300	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	850.00/cwt	800.00–975.00	—	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	1,031.25/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,162.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	775.00/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	8
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	103.33/cwt	80.00–120.00	—	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	49.00/cwt	20.00–80.00	—	10
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	200.00/cwt	180.00–240.00	—	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	119.32/cwt	119.00–120.00	572	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABrown Swiss	—	—	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	30.00/cwt	20.00–40.00	—	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	98.89/cwt	60.00–130.00	—	9
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	75.94/cwt	10.00–110.00	—	32
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	210.00/cwt	170.00–240.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	785	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	365	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	274	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	430	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	378	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	680	75.42/cwt	75.00–76.00	513	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	523	91.75/cwt	91.00–93.00	480	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	487	76.98/cwt	73.00–79.00	375	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	639	91.19/cwt	91.00–92.00	583	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	863	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	604	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	573	88.57/cwt	87.00–92.00	508	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	534	77.84/cwt	75.00–79.00	416	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	718	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	625	6

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 104Year ago 12

Slaughter CattleReceipts 363Last week 327Year ago 436

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 139Last week 96Year ago 181

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	81.00	81.00
1	—	365	75.00	75.00
7	—	680	75.00–76.00	75.42
4	—	487	73.00–79.00	76.98
3	—	863	70.00	70.00
7	—	534	75.00–79.00	77.84
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	90.00	90.00
1	—	430	88.00	88.00
8	—	523	91.00–93.00	91.75
5	—	639	91.00–92.00	91.19
5	—	573	87.00–92.00	88.57
6	—	718	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	144.00	144.00
2	—	583	120.00	120.00
2	—	653	114.00–115.00	114.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	880	100.00	100.00
2	—	413	124.00	124.00
3	—	479	119.00–120.00	119.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	125.00	125.00
2	—	645	130.00	130.00
1	—	595	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,574	66.00–73.00	69.51
6	—	1,695	57.00–65.00	62.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,104	33.00–43.00	40.30
10	—	1,002	56.00–63.00	59.11
20	—	1,031	45.00–55.00	50.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,273	55.00–65.00	60.34
8	—	1,269	52.00–54.00	53.27
24	—	1,257	66.00–76.00	69.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,806	92.00–103.00	98.40
20	—	1,882	104.00–112.00	107.38
4	—	1,496	82.00–89.00	86.87

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	3	—	300	225.00	225.00
—	Open	1	—	775	575.00	575.00
Open Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	450	425.00	425.00
—	Open	1	—	500	510.00	510.00
—	Open	2	—	275	325.00	325.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	675	550.00	550.00
—	Open	2	—	450	325.00–375.00	350.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	800.00–975.00	850.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	950.00–1,075.00	1,031.25
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,162.50
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	700.00–850.00	775.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	80.00–120.00	103.33
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	20.00–80.00	49.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	180.00–240.00	200.00
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	50.00	50.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	20.00–40.00	30.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	60.00–130.00	98.89
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	32	—	—	10.00–110.00	75.94
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	170.00–240.00	210.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle