Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-08

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.11/cwt on 9 head.

Average price

$120.11

9 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$12.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.18

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	122.86	753	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	438	110.50	483	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.36/cwt here — about $270 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

120.11

—

KY average19 barns · 3,160 hd

131.29

−11.18

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	1,734	94.04	1,631	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,567	64.38	1,009	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	59.92	752	97
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	50.96	500	47

Every lot, as filed

47 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	66.68/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,058	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	874	41.95/cwt	40.00–44.00	367	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	58.54/cwt	55.00–62.00	604	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	51.98/cwt	46.00–54.00	638	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	49.99/cwt	45.00–54.00	491	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	67.26/cwt	65.00–74.00	874	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	58.73/cwt	55.00–64.00	728	53
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	770.00/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	168.00/cwt	150.00–190.00	—	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	40.00/cwt	10.00–60.00	—	6
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	77.00/cwt	40.00–120.00	—	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	809	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	31.78/cwt	5.00–80.00	—	87
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	19.77/cwt	5.00–40.00	—	22
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	78.18/cwt	50.00–110.00	—	11
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	183.75/cwt	140.00–240.00	—	8
Bulls	—	—	1,861	104.89/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,952	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	1
Bulls	—	—	1,657	85.44/cwt	77.00–90.00	1,416	12
Bulls	—	—	1,743	96.05/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,674	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	61.94/cwt	55.00–64.00	958	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	465	88.45/cwt	86.00–91.00	411	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	428	100.14/cwt	91.00–102.00	429	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	698	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	684	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	298	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	247	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	740	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	651	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	274	89.96/cwt	85.00–93.00	246	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	543	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	467	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	630	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	586	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	237	91.68/cwt	85.00–93.00	217	6
Bred Heifers	CommonJersey	—	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	655.00/cwt	560.00–750.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	925.00/cwt	900.00–950.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,357.14/cwt	1,300.00–1,475.00	—	14
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	1,040.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	—	5
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonCrossbred	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,204.17/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	—	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,512.50/cwt	1,500.00–1,525.00	—	2
Open Heifers	Approved	—	575	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,358	5
Open Heifers	Approved	—	625	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,438	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	1

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 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 93Year ago 29

Slaughter CattleReceipts 392Last week 519Year ago 361

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 247Last week 142Year ago 215

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,587	65.00–74.00	66.68
17	—	1,546	55.00–64.00	61.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	874	40.00–44.00	41.95
11	—	1,031	55.00–62.00	58.54
30	—	983	45.00–54.00	49.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,228	46.00–54.00	51.98
27	—	1,300	65.00–74.00	67.26
53	—	1,240	55.00–64.00	58.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,861	103.00–110.00	104.89
12	—	1,657	77.00–90.00	85.44
19	—	1,743	91.00–102.00	96.05

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–850.00	770.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	150.00–190.00	168.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	10.00–60.00	40.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	40.00–120.00	77.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	87	—	—	5.00–80.00	31.78
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	22	—	—	5.00–40.00	19.77
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	—	—	50.00–110.00	78.18
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	140.00–240.00	183.75
Bred Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	650.00	650.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	560.00–750.00	655.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–950.00	925.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	14	—	—	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,357.14
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,040.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,204.17
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,512.50
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	5	—	575	410.00	410.00
—	Open	1	—	625	550.00	550.00
—	Open	1	—	325	260.00	260.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	150.00	150.00
5	—	722	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	111.00	111.00
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	117.00	117.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	86.00–91.00	88.45
6	—	428	91.00–102.00	100.14
2	—	698	98.00	98.00
2	—	740	88.00	88.00
5	—	274	85.00–93.00	89.96
5	—	543	86.00	86.00
1	—	630	93.00	93.00
6	—	237	85.00–93.00	91.68
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	298	83.00	83.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle

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