Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-12

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	1,824	93.35	1,702	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,618	53.03	858	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	49.69	625	145
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	40.49	418	43

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	925	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	731	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	468	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	374	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	525	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	404	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	405	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	312	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	370	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	248	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	412	67.95/cwt	66.00–69.00	280	6
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	487	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	297	3
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	338	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	220	3
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	535	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	369	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,629	51.66/cwt	47.00–55.00	842	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	58.12/cwt	56.00–64.00	755	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	50.31/cwt	46.00–55.00	632	91
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	42.11/cwt	35.00–45.00	518	32
Bulls	—	—	1,792	89.12/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,597	18
Bulls	—	—	1,570	76.50/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,201	5
Open Heifers	Medium	—	338	190.00/cwt	160.00–220.00	642	2
Open Heifers	Common	—	438	185.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	810	2
Open Heifers	Common	—	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Open Heifers	Common	—	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	400	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	760	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	650	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,763	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	2
Open Heifers	Approved	—	625	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,125	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	725	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	4,604	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	44.44/cwt	20.00–70.00	—	9
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	983.33/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	780.56/cwt	675.00–850.00	—	9
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	691.67/cwt	675.00–725.00	—	3
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	933.33/cwt	925.00–950.00	—	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	153.33/cwt	130.00–230.00	—	9
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	40.00/cwt	20.00–60.00	—	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	41.75/cwt	10.00–100.00	—	40
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	164.00/cwt	120.00–220.00	—	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	85.00/cwt	80.00–90.00	—	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	80.77/cwt	50.00–110.00	—	13
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	814.81/cwt	75.00–1,000.00	—	27
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,330.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,425.00	—	5
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	—	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	340	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	265	2
Bulls	—	—	1,881	98.36/cwt	93.00–113.00	1,850	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	30.06/cwt	27.00–35.00	307	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	49.04/cwt	46.00–54.00	481	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	41.60/cwt	36.00–45.00	435	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	56.67/cwt	56.00–58.00	901	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	571	73.79/cwt	72.00–75.00	421	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	394	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	307	5

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

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

Tue Jan 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 72Year ago 23

Slaughter CattleReceipts 459Last week 393Year ago 437

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 208Last week 202Year ago 211

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	925	79.00	79.00
3	—	468	80.00	80.00
2	—	525	77.00	77.00
2	—	405	77.00	77.00
2	—	340	78.00	78.00
5	—	571	72.00–75.00	73.79
5	—	394	78.00	78.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	67.00	67.00
6	—	412	66.00–69.00	67.95
3	—	487	61.00	61.00
3	—	338	65.00	65.00
2	—	535	69.00	69.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,629	47.00–55.00	51.66
6	—	1,590	56.00–58.00	56.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,299	56.00–64.00	58.12
91	—	1,257	46.00–55.00	50.31
32	—	1,229	35.00–45.00	42.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,021	27.00–35.00	30.06
6	—	981	46.00–54.00	49.04
29	—	1,046	36.00–45.00	41.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,792	85.00–92.00	89.12
5	—	1,570	70.00–80.00	76.50
32	—	1,881	93.00–113.00	98.36

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	—	338	160.00–220.00	190.00
—	Open	1	—	400	190.00	190.00
—	Open	2	—	650	425.00	425.00
—	Open	2	—	250	150.00	150.00
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	438	180.00–190.00	185.00
—	Open	1	—	525	220.00	220.00
—	Open	1	—	325	190.00	190.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	625	500.00	500.00
—	Open	4	—	725	635.00	635.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	20.00–70.00	44.44
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	120.00–220.00	164.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	80.00–90.00	85.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–1,025.00	983.33
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	675.00–850.00	780.56
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	675.00–725.00	691.67
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	925.00–950.00	933.33
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	130.00–230.00	153.33
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	20.00–60.00	40.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	40	—	—	10.00–100.00	41.75
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	13	—	—	50.00–110.00	80.77
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	27	—	—	75.00–1,000.00	814.81
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	1,125.00–1,425.00	1,330.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

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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