Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-03

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	84.91	1,472	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,580	57.31	905	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,282	52.89	678	99
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,001	41.43	415	53

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	443	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	430	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	895	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	752	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,683.33/cwt	1,500.00–1,850.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	—	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	650	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,088	3
Open Heifers	Medium	—	230	146.00/cwt	140.00–160.00	336	5
Open Heifers	Medium	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	550	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,338	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,176	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	929	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	364	92.58/cwt	90.00–96.00	337	7
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	47.00/cwt	20.00–120.00	—	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	775	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	651	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	283	95.54/cwt	91.00–97.00	270	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	516	89.99/cwt	84.00–94.00	464	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	51.25/cwt	20.00–80.00	—	48
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	103.75/cwt	80.00–130.00	—	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	325	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	280	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	514	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	375	5
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	380	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	304	1
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	840	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	706	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	948	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	848	4
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	430	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	327	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	59.23/cwt	57.00–66.00	788	21
Bulls	—	—	1,827	95.11/cwt	89.00–103.00	1,738	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	48.51/cwt	47.00–52.00	499	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	42.94/cwt	37.00–46.00	437	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	42.41/cwt	38.00–46.00	531	11
Bulls	—	—	1,608	70.73/cwt	67.00–77.00	1,137	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	52.63/cwt	47.00–56.00	669	67
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	850	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,225	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,325.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,350.00	—	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	140.00/cwt	130.00–170.00	—	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	33.15/cwt	27.00–36.00	316	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	58.81/cwt	57.00–62.00	933	20
Open Heifers	Approved	—	425	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,318	1
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	962.50/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	—	4
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	325	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	764	2
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	950.00/cwt	925.00–975.00	—	3
Bulls	—	—	1,719	83.43/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,434	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	55.00/cwt	53.00–56.00	864	13
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	812.50/cwt	775.00–850.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,225.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	—	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	98.00/cwt	80.00–110.00	—	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	50.00/cwt	40.00–60.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	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 Nov 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 140Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 389Last week 414Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 177Last week 204Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	443	97.00	97.00
1	—	895	84.00	84.00
4	—	1,176	79.00	79.00
7	—	364	90.00–96.00	92.58
1	—	775	84.00	84.00
4	—	283	91.00–97.00	95.54
5	—	516	84.00–94.00	89.99
1	—	325	86.00	86.00
1	—	840	84.00	84.00
4	—	948	89.50	89.50
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	514	73.00	73.00
1	—	380	80.00	80.00
1	—	430	76.00	76.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,683.33
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	975.00	975.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,325.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	650.00	650.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	3	—	650	475.00	475.00
—	Open	5	—	230	140.00–160.00	146.00
—	Open	1	—	325	150.00	150.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	550	425.00	425.00
—	Open	1	—	425	310.00	310.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	4	—	850	850.00	850.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	325	235.00	235.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	20.00–120.00	47.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	130.00–140.00	135.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	80.00–110.00	98.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	40.00–60.00	50.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	48	—	—	20.00–80.00	51.25
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	—	—	80.00–130.00	103.75
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	130.00–170.00	140.00
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–800.00	750.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	900.00–1,025.00	962.50
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,175.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	775.00–850.00	812.50
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	925.00–975.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,330	57.00–66.00	59.23
11	—	1,253	38.00–46.00	42.41
67	—	1,271	47.00–56.00	52.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,028	47.00–52.00	48.51
26	—	1,017	37.00–46.00	42.94
15	—	953	27.00–36.00	33.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,586	57.00–62.00	58.81
13	—	1,570	53.00–56.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,827	89.00–103.00	95.11
8	—	1,608	67.00–77.00	70.73
13	—	1,719	78.00–87.00	83.43

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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