Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-24

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	1,678	84.59	1,419	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,580	53.00	837	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,293	49.64	642	103
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	40.27	415	36

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	333	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	266	3
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	564	68.61/cwt	68.00–69.00	387	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	613	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	527	3
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	507	67.41/cwt	65.00–68.00	342	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	59.05/cwt	57.00–64.00	890	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	40.39/cwt	36.00–45.00	422	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	548	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	416	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	428	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	355	8
Bulls	—	—	1,855	98.03/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,818	10
Bulls	—	—	1,684	84.36/cwt	78.00–92.00	1,421	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	120	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	144	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	719	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	561	4
Open Heifers	Medium	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Open Heifers	Common	—	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	163	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	261	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,597	51.55/cwt	46.00–55.00	823	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	42.06/cwt	37.00–45.00	561	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	57.99/cwt	56.00–64.00	752	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	200	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	400	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	275	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	688	5
Open Heifers	Medium	—	470	247.73/cwt	210.00–290.00	1,164	11
Open Heifers	Common	—	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	325	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	894	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	646	415.00/cwt	350.00–460.00	2,681	7
Open Heifers	Medium	—	725	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	3,698	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	342	196.67/cwt	170.00–225.00	673	9
Open Heifers	Medium	—	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	71.56/cwt	62.00–77.00	1,066	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	278	85.74/cwt	85.00–86.00	238	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,875.00/cwt	1,875.00–1,875.00	—	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	866	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	753	4
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	365	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	292	3
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	425	77.84/cwt	77.00–79.00	331	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	38.13/cwt	15.00–90.00	—	24
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	45.71/cwt	10.00–80.00	—	7
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	134.00/cwt	110.00–180.00	—	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	48.36/cwt	46.00–56.00	473	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	31.88/cwt	27.00–35.00	334	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	50.14/cwt	46.00–55.00	642	71
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	62.00/cwt	50.00–70.00	—	5
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,275.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	850.00/cwt	750.00–1,075.00	—	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,108.33/cwt	1,100.00–1,125.00	—	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	96.67/cwt	90.00–100.00	—	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	167.14/cwt	140.00–230.00	—	7
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	637.50/cwt	600.00–675.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	785.71/cwt	725.00–850.00	—	7
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	968.18/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	—	11

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.

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Farmers Regional Livestock Auction of Glasgow Dairy Auction - Smiths Grove, KY

Tue Nov 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 127Year ago 35

Slaughter CattleReceipts 475Last week 391Year ago 371

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 209Last week 211Year ago 267

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	80.00	80.00
5	—	564	68.00–69.00	68.61
5	—	507	65.00–68.00	67.41
3	—	365	80.00	80.00
5	—	425	77.00–79.00	77.84
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	86.00	86.00
2	—	548	76.00	76.00
8	—	428	83.00	83.00
2	—	120	120.00	120.00
4	—	719	78.00	78.00
2	—	163	160.00	160.00
6	—	200	200.00	200.00
5	—	275	250.00	250.00
4	—	278	85.00–86.00	85.74
4	—	866	87.00	87.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,508	57.00–64.00	59.05
25	—	1,597	46.00–55.00	51.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,045	36.00–45.00	40.39
8	—	978	46.00–56.00	48.36
8	—	1,048	27.00–35.00	31.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,334	37.00–45.00	42.06
13	—	1,296	56.00–64.00	57.99
71	—	1,281	46.00–55.00	50.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,855	95.00–103.00	98.03
18	—	1,684	78.00–92.00	84.36
10	—	1,490	62.00–77.00	71.56

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	275	160.00	160.00
—	Open	11	—	470	210.00–290.00	247.73
—	Open	7	—	646	350.00–460.00	415.00
—	Open	2	—	725	510.00	510.00
—	Open	9	—	342	170.00–225.00	196.67
—	Open	2	—	525	300.00	300.00
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	650	275.00	275.00
—	Open	1	—	250	140.00	140.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	325	275.00	275.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,875.00	1,875.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,250.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	750.00–1,075.00	850.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	24	—	—	15.00–90.00	38.13
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	50.00–70.00	62.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	140.00–230.00	167.14
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	10.00–80.00	45.71
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	110.00–180.00	134.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	90.00–100.00	96.67
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,108.33
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	725.00–850.00	785.71
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	875.00–1,050.00	968.18
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	600.00–675.00	637.50

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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