Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-15

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.50/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$127.50

4 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$4.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.00

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	457	128.67	588	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	380	124.00	471	1thin

One grade step is worth $4.67/cwt here — about $116 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 sale4 hd

127.50

—

KY average27 barns · 4,488 hd

128.50

−1.00

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	1,723	92.78	1,599	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	63.55	984	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	58.77	738	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	49.26	484	41

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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	456	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	438	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	386	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	367	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	360	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	284	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	51.00/cwt	48.00–53.00	633	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	58.63/cwt	54.00–63.00	736	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	59.81/cwt	55.00–63.00	934	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	66.72/cwt	64.00–75.00	1,025	13
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	837.50/cwt	800.00–875.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	587.50/cwt	525.00–650.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	730.00/cwt	675.00–785.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	78.18/cwt	40.00–150.00	—	22
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	29.00/cwt	5.00–50.00	—	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	95.00/cwt	60.00–130.00	—	6
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	213.18/cwt	150.00–260.00	—	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	473	1
Bulls	—	—	1,811	94.51/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,712	19
Bulls	—	—	1,811	102.76/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,861	12
Bulls	—	—	1,541	82.60/cwt	75.00–89.00	1,273	15
Open Heifers	Medium	—	650	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,250	1
Open Heifers	MediumCrossbred	—	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	5
Open Heifers	Approved	—	150	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	203	5
Open Heifers	Common	—	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	48.44/cwt	44.00–53.00	482	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	67.05/cwt	64.00–75.00	854	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	58.54/cwt	56.00–63.00	584	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	39.04/cwt	35.00–43.00	346	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	240	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	235	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	630	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	498	4
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	320	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	227	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	498	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	191.25/cwt	160.00–230.00	—	8
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	56.00/cwt	40.00–70.00	—	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	80.00/cwt	70.00–90.00	—	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	35.00/cwt	30.00–40.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	CommonJersey	—	—	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	1,010.00/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	—	10
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	762.50/cwt	725.00–800.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,212.50/cwt	1,175.00–1,250.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	—	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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 87Year ago 21

Slaughter CattleReceipts 397Last week 392Year ago 352

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 176Last week 247Year ago 167

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	456	96.00	96.00
7	—	386	95.00	95.00
3	—	240	98.00	98.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	79.00	79.00
4	—	630	79.00	79.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	71.00	71.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	135.00	135.00
1	—	465	128.00	128.00
1	—	405	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,242	48.00–53.00	51.00
52	—	1,255	54.00–63.00	58.63
15	—	1,274	64.00–75.00	67.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,562	55.00–63.00	59.81
13	—	1,537	64.00–75.00	66.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	996	44.00–53.00	48.44
8	—	998	56.00–63.00	58.54
5	—	887	35.00–43.00	39.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,811	90.00–99.00	94.51
12	—	1,811	101.00–106.00	102.76
15	—	1,541	75.00–89.00	82.60

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	800.00–875.00	837.50
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	525.00–650.00	587.50
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	675.00–785.00	730.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	950.00	950.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	22	—	—	40.00–150.00	78.18
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	5.00–50.00	29.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	60.00–130.00	95.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	22	—	—	150.00–260.00	213.18
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	650	500.00	500.00
Open Heifers — Medium · Crossbred$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	5	—	525	300.00	300.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	5	—	150	135.00	135.00
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	550	250.00	250.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	160.00–230.00	191.25
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	40.00–70.00	56.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	70.00–90.00	80.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	30.00–40.00	35.00
Springer Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	685.00	685.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	950.00–1,075.00	1,010.00
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	725.00–800.00	762.50
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,212.50
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00

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