Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-29

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	—	Low	1,731	86.33	1,494	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,628	56.82	925	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	52.76	661	110
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,026	44.77	459	53

Every lot, as filed

44 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 4	—	400	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	308	1
Bulls	—	—	1,582	78.38/cwt	72.00–83.00	1,240	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	46.63/cwt	42.00–48.00	590	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	60.05/cwt	58.00–64.00	978	9
Bulls	—	—	1,967	96.81/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,904	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	50.62/cwt	48.00–58.00	518	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	61.02/cwt	58.00–67.00	763	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	34.34/cwt	29.00–37.00	338	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	823	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	35.00/cwt	30.00–40.00	—	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABrown Swiss	—	—	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	101.67/cwt	50.00–140.00	—	6
Open Heifers	Common	—	675	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,261	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	52.97/cwt	49.00–57.00	661	70
Bulls	—	—	1,760	88.63/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,560	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	43.61/cwt	38.00–47.00	453	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	55.75/cwt	54.00–57.00	905	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	663	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	570	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	243.33/cwt	150.00–320.00	—	12
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	67.27/cwt	30.00–110.00	—	11
Open Heifers	MediumCrossbred	—	425	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,169	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	180.00/cwt	140.00–240.00	—	7
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	525	297.50/cwt	260.00–335.00	1,562	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	51.21/cwt	10.00–130.00	—	33
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Bred Heifers	CommonJersey	—	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	475	262.14/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,245	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	272	99.62/cwt	90.00–104.00	271	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	863	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	734	2
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	705.00/cwt	625.00–785.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	741.67/cwt	700.00–775.00	—	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	325	81.07/cwt	80.00–84.00	263	7
Open Heifers	Medium	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	261	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	219	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	396	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	341	4

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

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Tue Sep 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 96Last week 78Year ago 36

Slaughter CattleReceipts 387Last week 302Year ago 377

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 196Last week 183Year ago 231

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	77.00	77.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	86.00	86.00
3	—	272	90.00–104.00	99.62
2	—	863	85.00	85.00
4	—	396	86.00	86.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	325	80.00–84.00	81.07
4	—	261	84.00	84.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,582	72.00–83.00	78.38
7	—	1,967	95.00–100.00	96.81
20	—	1,760	85.00–93.00	88.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,265	42.00–48.00	46.63
16	—	1,250	58.00–67.00	61.02
70	—	1,248	49.00–57.00	52.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,628	58.00–64.00	60.05
1	—	1,715	48.00	48.00
19	—	1,624	54.00–57.00	55.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,024	48.00–58.00	50.62
7	—	984	29.00–37.00	34.34
28	—	1,038	38.00–47.00	43.61

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	30.00–40.00	35.00
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	60.00	60.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	50.00–140.00	101.67
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	—	—	150.00–320.00	243.33
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	33	—	—	10.00–130.00	51.21
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	625.00–785.00	705.00
Bred Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	675	335.00	335.00
Open Heifers — Medium · Crossbred$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	4	—	425	275.00	275.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	525	260.00–335.00	297.50
—	Open	1	—	375	160.00	160.00
—	Open	7	—	475	260.00–275.00	262.14
—	Open	1	—	225	130.00	130.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	—	—	30.00–110.00	67.27
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	140.00–240.00	180.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	130.00	130.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	875.00	875.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–775.00	741.67

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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