Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-10

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $105.75/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$105.75

6 head · 1,029 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−30.15

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	1,029	105.75	1,088	6thin

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 sale6 hd

105.75

—

KY average27 barns · 5,549 hd

135.90

−30.15

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	1,823	90.38	1,647	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,592	55.92	890	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,265	51.98	658	125
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	991	43.18	428	53

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	408	96.85/cwt	96.00–98.00	395	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	707	1
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	1,043.75/cwt	900.00–1,175.00	—	8
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	46.74/cwt	20.00–90.00	—	43
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,222.22/cwt	1,200.00–1,275.00	—	9
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	645	92.02/cwt	80.00–95.00	594	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	70.00/cwt	50.00–100.00	—	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	810	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	672	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	510	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	388	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	375	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	364	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	668	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	615	4
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	413	76.67/cwt	71.00–82.00	317	2
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	868.75/cwt	725.00–1,025.00	—	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	545	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	534	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	467	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	448	3
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	785	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	105.75/cwt	105.75–105.75	1,088	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	970	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	858	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,070	82.53/cwt	79.00–86.00	883	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	299	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	308	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,387.50/cwt	1,325.00–1,450.00	—	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	450	215.00/cwt	210.00–230.00	968	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	263	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	355	2
Open Heifers	Approved	—	425	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,445	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,662.50/cwt	1,650.00–1,675.00	—	2
Bulls	—	—	1,634	77.08/cwt	71.00–80.00	1,259	4
Bulls	—	—	1,887	97.84/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,846	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,649	59.30/cwt	58.00–62.00	978	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	50.14/cwt	48.00–59.00	485	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	59.76/cwt	58.00–62.00	779	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	34.91/cwt	30.00–37.00	357	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	43.20/cwt	38.00–47.00	427	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	54.60/cwt	50.00–57.00	857	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	53.03/cwt	48.00–57.00	667	80
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	116.67/cwt	110.00–130.00	—	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	76.67/cwt	70.00–80.00	—	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	43.68/cwt	37.00–47.00	552	27
Open Heifers	Common	—	625	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,344	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	645	517.00/cwt	500.00–535.00	3,335	10
Open Heifers	Approved	—	875	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,563	4
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,812.50/cwt	1,775.00–1,850.00	—	2
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	650	617.50/cwt	610.00–625.00	4,014	6
Bulls	—	—	1,797	84.71/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,522	13
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	775	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	6,084	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	675.00/cwt	600.00–750.00	—	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABrown Swiss	—	—	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	—	4
Open Heifers	Medium	—	525	337.00/cwt	325.00–385.00	1,769	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	146.00/cwt	120.00–180.00	—	10
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	22.50/cwt	10.00–30.00	—	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	562	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	500	5

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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 116Year ago 18

Slaughter CattleReceipts 391Last week 389Year ago 333

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 211Last week 177Year ago 168

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	408	96.00–98.00	96.85
1	—	785	90.00	90.00
5	—	645	80.00–95.00	92.02
1	—	810	83.00	83.00
1	—	375	97.00	97.00
4	—	668	92.00	92.00
3	—	545	98.00	98.00
3	—	467	96.00	96.00
11	—	970	88.50	88.50
2	—	1,070	79.00–86.00	82.53
4	—	299	103.00	103.00
5	—	562	89.00	89.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	76.00	76.00
2	—	413	71.00–82.00	76.67
2	—	785	74.00	74.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,029	105.75	105.75

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	900.00–1,175.00	1,043.75
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,222.22
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	725.00–1,025.00	868.75
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,775.00–1,850.00	1,812.50
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	43	—	—	20.00–90.00	46.74
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	50.00–100.00	70.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	120.00–180.00	146.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	10.00–30.00	22.50
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,387.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,662.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	600.00–750.00	675.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	4	—	450	210.00–230.00	215.00
—	Open	2	—	263	130.00–140.00	135.00
—	Open	5	—	525	325.00–385.00	337.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	4	—	425	340.00	340.00
—	Open	10	—	645	500.00–535.00	517.00
—	Open	4	—	875	750.00	750.00
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	625	375.00	375.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	6	—	650	610.00–625.00	617.50
—	Open	1	—	775	785.00	785.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	110.00–130.00	116.67
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	70.00–80.00	76.67
Baby Heifer Calves — Brown Swiss$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	120.00	120.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	30.00	30.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,634	71.00–80.00	77.08
17	—	1,887	92.00–106.00	97.84
13	—	1,797	82.00–91.00	84.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,649	58.00–62.00	59.30
23	—	1,570	50.00–57.00	54.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	967	48.00–59.00	50.14
11	—	1,023	30.00–37.00	34.91
29	—	989	38.00–47.00	43.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,304	58.00–62.00	59.76
80	—	1,257	48.00–57.00	53.03
27	—	1,263	37.00–47.00	43.68

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

Steers · 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