Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-01

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

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

Average price

$127.00

1 head · 355 lb average

Value per head Derived

$451

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.74

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	355	127.00	451	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 average21 barns · 3,639 hd

135.74

−8.74

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	—	Average	1,778	87.83	1,561	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,681	54.29	912	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,289	49.86	643	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	41.08	422	40

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	340	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	303	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	970	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	766	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	590	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	496	3
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	337	76.99/cwt	75.00–78.00	259	3
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	451	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	270	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	224	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	50.13/cwt	46.00–55.00	644	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	29.82/cwt	26.00–35.00	301	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,637	57.72/cwt	56.00–60.00	945	14
Bulls	—	—	1,777	85.94/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,527	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	52.37/cwt	47.00–55.00	893	25
Bulls	—	—	1,901	96.95/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,843	9
Open Heifers	Approved	—	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	3
Open Heifers	Common	—	738	405.00/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,989	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	350	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	256	1
Bulls	—	—	1,503	75.79/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,139	4
Open Heifers	Medium	—	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	541	354.55/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,918	11
Open Heifers	Medium	—	750	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,313	3
Open Heifers	Approved	—	450	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,688	4
Open Heifers	Common	—	663	337.50/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,238	2
Open Heifers	Common	—	558	233.33/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,302	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	628	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	534	1
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,120.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	—	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	40.84/cwt	36.00–45.00	422	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	59.33/cwt	57.00–62.00	772	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	50.30/cwt	46.00–57.00	514	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	40.69/cwt	37.00–45.00	524	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	460	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	396	2
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	687.50/cwt	675.00–700.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,162.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,752.78/cwt	1,650.00–1,875.00	—	9
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	825.00/cwt	725.00–975.00	—	5
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	118.57/cwt	110.00–150.00	—	7
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	940.91/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	—	11
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	70.00/cwt	50.00–90.00	—	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	100.00/cwt	90.00–110.00	—	6
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	805.00/cwt	775.00–825.00	—	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	37.11/cwt	10.00–70.00	—	19
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	757.14/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	7
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	171.67/cwt	120.00–210.00	—	6
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	762.50/cwt	750.00–775.00	—	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	47.78/cwt	25.00–70.00	—	9

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 Dec 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 73Last week 207Year ago 33

Slaughter CattleReceipts 371Last week 475Year ago 568

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 198Last week 209Year ago 284

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	89.00	89.00
3	—	970	79.00	79.00
3	—	590	84.00	84.00
1	—	270	83.00	83.00
1	—	628	85.00	85.00
2	—	460	86.00	86.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	75.00–78.00	76.99
1	—	350	73.00	73.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	127.00	127.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	—	785.00	785.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	775.00–825.00	805.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	675.00–700.00	687.50
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–775.00	762.50
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	3	—	350	250.00	250.00
—	Open	4	—	450	375.00	375.00
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	738	400.00–410.00	405.00
—	Open	2	—	663	325.00–350.00	337.50
—	Open	3	—	558	210.00–260.00	233.33
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	475	300.00	300.00
—	Open	1	—	350	200.00	200.00
—	Open	11	—	541	300.00–375.00	354.55
—	Open	3	—	750	575.00	575.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,120.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	875.00–1,075.00	940.91
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	700.00–800.00	757.14
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,162.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	9	—	—	1,650.00–1,875.00	1,752.78
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	725.00–975.00	825.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	110.00–150.00	118.57
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	50.00–90.00	70.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	25.00–70.00	47.78
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	30.00	30.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	90.00–110.00	100.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	19	—	—	10.00–70.00	37.11
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	120.00–210.00	171.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,284	46.00–55.00	50.13
18	—	1,301	57.00–62.00	59.33
20	—	1,289	37.00–45.00	40.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,011	26.00–35.00	29.82
26	—	1,033	36.00–45.00	40.84
8	—	1,021	46.00–57.00	50.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,637	56.00–60.00	57.72
25	—	1,705	47.00–55.00	52.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,777	82.00–89.00	85.94
9	—	1,901	90.00–102.00	96.95
4	—	1,503	74.00–78.00	75.79

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