Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-06

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$127.00

1 head · 265 lb average

Value per head Derived

$337

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.30

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	265	127.00	337	1thin

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 sale1 hd

127.00

—

KY average25 barns · 5,811 hd

125.70

+1.30

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	—	Low	1,822	87.83	1,601	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,601	54.33	870	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	51.57	638	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	934	44.58	417	46

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	285	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	279	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	358	225.00/cwt	220.00–235.00	806	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonCrossbred	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,183.33/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	—	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	890.00/cwt	725.00–1,075.00	—	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	60.00/cwt	50.00–70.00	—	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	50.43/cwt	47.00–56.00	491	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	58.51/cwt	57.00–62.00	741	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	45.24/cwt	44.00–46.00	550	8
Bulls	—	—	1,784	79.65/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,421	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	791	31.84/cwt	27.00–35.00	252	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	51.60/cwt	47.00–56.00	638	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	42.40/cwt	37.00–46.00	403	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	53.58/cwt	47.00–56.00	864	20
Bulls	—	—	1,801	85.80/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,545	18
Bulls	—	—	1,880	95.58/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,797	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	59.33/cwt	57.00–62.00	901	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	315	103.58/cwt	100.00–104.00	326	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	375	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	315	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	430	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	337	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,337.50/cwt	1,300.00–1,375.00	—	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	35.45/cwt	20.00–50.00	—	11
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	101.67/cwt	60.00–130.00	—	6
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	85.00/cwt	40.00–130.00	—	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	600	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	618	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	477	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	434	3
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	842.50/cwt	800.00–885.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	210.00/cwt	190.00–220.00	—	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	—	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	83.16/cwt	30.00–160.00	—	38
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	65.65/cwt	30.00–140.00	—	23
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	223.75/cwt	150.00–320.00	—	16
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	603.33/cwt	560.00–650.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,170.83/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	—	6
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	950.00/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABrown Swiss	—	—	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	—	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 Oct 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 55Last week 96Year ago 55

Slaughter CattleReceipts 372Last week 387Year ago 413

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 214Last week 196Year ago 259

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	98.00	98.00
9	—	315	100.00–104.00	103.58
1	—	600	103.00	103.00
3	—	477	91.00	91.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	84.00	84.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	76.00	76.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	127.00	127.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	6	—	358	220.00–235.00	225.00
—	Open	3	—	475	340.00	340.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,183.33
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	725.00–1,075.00	890.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,337.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	50.00–70.00	60.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	—	—	40.00–130.00	85.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	190.00–220.00	210.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	23	—	—	30.00–140.00	65.65
Baby Heifer Calves — Brown Swiss$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	130.00	130.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	—	—	20.00–50.00	35.45
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	60.00–130.00	101.67
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	38	—	—	30.00–160.00	83.16
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	16	—	—	150.00–320.00	223.75
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–885.00	842.50
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	660.00	660.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	560.00–650.00	603.33
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	675.00	675.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,170.83
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	875.00–1,000.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	974	47.00–56.00	50.43
8	—	791	27.00–35.00	31.84
15	—	950	37.00–46.00	42.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,267	57.00–62.00	58.51
8	—	1,216	44.00–46.00	45.24
61	—	1,237	47.00–56.00	51.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,613	47.00–56.00	53.58
3	—	1,518	57.00–62.00	59.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,784	77.00–81.00	79.65
18	—	1,801	82.00–91.00	85.80
10	—	1,880	92.00–101.00	95.58

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

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Slaughter Cattle