Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-01

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.75/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$120.75

4 head · 353 lb average

Value per head Derived

$426

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−11.31

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	353	120.75	426	4thin

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 sale4 hd

120.75

—

KY average27 barns · 4,959 hd

132.06

−11.31

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	1,727	96.27	1,662	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,560	62.92	981	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	59.35	748	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,052	49.75	523	63

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	260	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	270	7
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	690	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	545	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	626	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	576	4
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	823	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	584	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	429	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	395	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	56.59/cwt	54.00–62.00	564	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	51.21/cwt	50.00–53.00	628	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	48.69/cwt	45.00–53.00	524	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	67.37/cwt	64.00–74.00	864	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	58.61/cwt	54.00–63.00	739	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	65.14/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,008	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	60.93/cwt	56.00–63.00	957	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	39.30/cwt	33.00–43.00	416	8
Springer Heifers	CommonJersey	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	925.00/cwt	875.00–975.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	225.00/cwt	190.00–250.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	76.67/cwt	20.00–150.00	—	9
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	103.33/cwt	80.00–120.00	—	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	430	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	443	1
Bulls	—	—	1,793	105.54/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,892	9
Bulls	—	—	1,579	87.05/cwt	78.00–93.00	1,375	13
Bulls	—	—	1,790	98.00/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,754	21
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	357	94.46/cwt	87.00–97.00	337	8
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	885	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	690	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	467	76.33/cwt	75.00–79.00	356	3
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	CommonJersey	—	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	840.00/cwt	775.00–900.00	—	5
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	737.50/cwt	700.00–775.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	491	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	116.67/cwt	100.00–140.00	—	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	28.00/cwt	20.00–40.00	—	10
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABrown Swiss	—	—	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	79.41/cwt	20.00–120.00	—	34
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	216.25/cwt	160.00–250.00	—	8
Open Heifers	Approved	—	550	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,668	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	450	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,688	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	350	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	840	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	750	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	4,388	4
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	450	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,913	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	550	335.00/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,843	2
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	675	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	4,286	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	457	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,257	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	825	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	5,239	4
Open Heifers	Approved	—	650	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	3,315	2

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 Sep 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 115Year ago 27

Slaughter CattleReceipts 519Last week 363Year ago 361

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 142Last week 139Year ago 172

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	260	104.00	104.00
4	—	626	92.00	92.00
4	—	429	92.00	92.00
8	—	357	87.00–97.00	94.46
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	690	79.00	79.00
3	—	823	71.00	71.00
1	—	885	78.00	78.00
3	—	467	75.00–79.00	76.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	105.00	105.00
3	—	325	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	997	54.00–62.00	56.59
37	—	1,077	45.00–53.00	48.69
8	—	1,059	33.00–43.00	39.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,226	50.00–53.00	51.21
18	—	1,283	64.00–74.00	67.37
41	—	1,261	54.00–63.00	58.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,548	64.00–68.00	65.14
10	—	1,570	56.00–63.00	60.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,793	104.00–109.00	105.54
13	—	1,579	78.00–93.00	87.05
21	—	1,790	94.00–102.00	98.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	875.00–975.00	925.00
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	190.00–250.00	225.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	20.00–150.00	76.67
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	30.00	30.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	80.00–120.00	103.33
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	625.00	625.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	650.00	650.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	775.00–900.00	840.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	700.00–775.00	737.50
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	100.00–140.00	116.67
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	20.00–40.00	28.00
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	60.00	60.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	34	—	—	20.00–120.00	79.41
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	160.00–250.00	216.25
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	550	485.00	485.00
—	Open	1	—	450	375.00	375.00
—	Open	1	—	350	240.00	240.00
—	Open	2	—	650	510.00	510.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	4	—	750	585.00	585.00
—	Open	2	—	550	310.00–360.00	335.00
—	Open	1	—	457	275.00	275.00
—	Open	4	—	825	635.00	635.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	450	425.00	425.00
—	Open	1	—	675	635.00	635.00

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