Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-05

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $122.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 36 comparable sales and sits −90.72 against this barn's trailing median of $212.72.

Average price

$122.00

2 head · 350 lb average

Value per head Derived

$427

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$202

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small and Medium 1-2

$26.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.85

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	230	135.00	311	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	470	109.00	512	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.00/cwt here — about −$202 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

36 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $228.64, low $178.57, median $212.72 across 36 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

122.00

—

KY average15 barns · 952 hd

121.15

+0.85

This barn, trailing median36 sales

212.72

−90.72

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	1,765	95.61	1,687	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,601	57.04	913	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,262	52.47	662	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	979	40.59	397	47

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Open Heifers	Medium	—	150	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	135	2
Open Heifers	Approved	—	275	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	578	6
Open Heifers	Medium	—	300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	570	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	89.65/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,555	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	31.38/cwt	27.00–35.00	304	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	42.48/cwt	37.00–45.00	511	11
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	470	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	512	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	415	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	336	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	535	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	423	1
Dairy Steers	Small 4	—	438	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	298	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	62.34/cwt	58.00–68.00	1,016	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	40.52/cwt	36.00–46.00	396	23
Bulls	—	—	1,806	101.35/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,830	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	61.52/cwt	57.00–68.00	821	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	53.14/cwt	48.00–59.00	839	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	325	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	276	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	863.64/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	—	11
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,010	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	758	5
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	435	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	305	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	311	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	34.17/cwt	5.00–100.00	—	24
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	31.88/cwt	10.00–40.00	—	8
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	86.67/cwt	60.00–120.00	—	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	51.62/cwt	48.00–56.00	513	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	51.09/cwt	46.00–56.00	637	45
Bulls	—	—	1,565	77.63/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,215	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	33.33/cwt	10.00–60.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	775.00/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	16
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	173.33/cwt	160.00–180.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,700.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,775.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	65.00/cwt	60.00–70.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	971.88/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	—	8
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	—	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,362.50/cwt	1,350.00–1,375.00	—	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	137.50/cwt	120.00–160.00	—	4
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	—	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 Jan 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 0Year ago 47

Slaughter CattleReceipts 393Last week 374Year ago 507

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 202Last week 161Year ago 251

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	150	90.00	90.00
—	Open	2	—	300	190.00	190.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	6	—	275	210.00	210.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	11	—	—	700.00–1,025.00	863.64
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,550.00–1,775.00	1,700.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,362.50
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	24	—	—	5.00–100.00	34.17
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	10.00–40.00	31.88
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	60.00–120.00	86.67
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	160.00–180.00	173.33
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	10.00–60.00	33.33
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	60.00–70.00	65.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	120.00–160.00	137.50
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	10.00	10.00
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	—	700.00–850.00	775.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	875.00–1,050.00	971.88
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,125.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,735	86.00–93.00	89.65
26	—	1,806	94.00–110.00	101.35
3	—	1,565	76.00–80.00	77.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	970	27.00–35.00	31.38
23	—	978	36.00–46.00	40.52
11	—	993	48.00–56.00	51.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,202	37.00–45.00	42.48
19	—	1,334	57.00–68.00	61.52
45	—	1,246	46.00–56.00	51.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,630	58.00–68.00	62.34
19	—	1,579	48.00–59.00	53.14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	81.00	81.00
1	—	535	79.00	79.00
1	—	325	85.00	85.00
5	—	1,010	75.00	75.00
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	68.00	68.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	70.00	70.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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