Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-22

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	1,819	94.08	1,712	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	59.72	734	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,608	59.52	957	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	939	45.81	430	23

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	626	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	582	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	560	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	448	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	515	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	407	1
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	726.00/cwt	685.00–775.00	—	5
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,642.86/cwt	1,550.00–1,800.00	—	7
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	—	1
Open Heifers	SupremeJersey	—	450	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,958	5
Open Heifers	Medium	—	600	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,760	3
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	460	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,725	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	338	238.75/cwt	235.00–250.00	807	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	103.33/cwt	60.00–140.00	—	9
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	18.33/cwt	10.00–30.00	—	6
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	36.80/cwt	10.00–50.00	—	25
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	81.11/cwt	50.00–130.00	—	9
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	31.67/cwt	20.00–40.00	—	6
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	54.44/cwt	20.00–90.00	—	9
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	167.50/cwt	140.00–190.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,137.50/cwt	1,025.00–1,250.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	928.57/cwt	900.00–975.00	—	7
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	825.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	—	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	65.80/cwt	64.00–68.00	817	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	47.44/cwt	44.00–52.00	464	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	50.03/cwt	47.00–52.00	602	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	829	34.79/cwt	32.00–37.00	288	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	57.03/cwt	56.00–59.00	557	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	58.75/cwt	54.00–65.00	939	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,693	66.47/cwt	66.00–67.00	1,125	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	59.21/cwt	54.00–67.00	727	24
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	240	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	240	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	825	86.28/cwt	84.00–91.00	712	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	250	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	250	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	376	94.83/cwt	89.00–100.00	357	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	490	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	431	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	711	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	547	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	760	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	646	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	560	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	409	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	525	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	462	1
Bulls	—	—	1,901	95.24/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,811	14
Bulls	—	—	1,543	84.93/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,310	6
Bulls	—	—	1,948	103.73/cwt	102.00–106.00	2,021	4

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Kentucky weighted averages

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Tue Sep 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 78Last week 66Year ago 32

Slaughter CattleReceipts 302Last week 397Year ago 443

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 183Last week 176Year ago 265

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	626	93.00	93.00
1	—	560	80.00	80.00
1	—	240	100.00	100.00
3	—	825	84.00–91.00	86.28
1	—	250	100.00	100.00
4	—	376	89.00–100.00	94.83
1	—	490	88.00	88.00
4	—	711	77.00	77.00
1	—	760	85.00	85.00
1	—	525	88.00	88.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	79.00	79.00
1	—	560	73.00	73.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	685.00–775.00	726.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	7	—	—	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,642.86
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Open Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	5	—	450	435.00	435.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	3	—	600	460.00	460.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	460	375.00	375.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	4	—	338	235.00–250.00	238.75
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	60.00–140.00	103.33
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	10.00–30.00	18.33
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	25	—	—	10.00–50.00	36.80
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	50.00–130.00	81.11
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	20.00–40.00	31.67
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	20.00–90.00	54.44
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	140.00–190.00	167.50
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,137.50
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	900.00–975.00	928.57
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	800.00–850.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,242	64.00–68.00	65.80
5	—	1,204	47.00–52.00	50.03
24	—	1,228	54.00–67.00	59.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	978	44.00–52.00	47.44
6	—	829	32.00–37.00	34.79
4	—	976	56.00–59.00	57.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,598	54.00–65.00	58.75
2	—	1,693	66.00–67.00	66.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,901	90.00–100.00	95.24
6	—	1,543	82.00–87.00	84.93
4	—	1,948	102.00–106.00	103.73

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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