Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-02

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.62/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$120.62

16 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$18.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.30

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	484	122.93	595	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	533	104.50	556	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.43/cwt here — about $38 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.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale16 hd

120.62

—

KY average27 barns · 4,561 hd

123.93

−3.30

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	1,756	98.84	1,736	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,610	64.10	1,032	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,280	58.80	753	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	46.45	468	27

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	66.05/cwt	64.00–69.00	880	16
Bulls	—	—	1,745	98.27/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,715	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	36.96/cwt	30.00–42.00	391	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	47.02/cwt	43.00–53.00	467	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	67.17/cwt	64.00–71.00	1,090	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	58.27/cwt	53.00–63.00	744	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	117.74/cwt	114.00–119.00	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	689	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	483	88.77/cwt	84.00–92.00	429	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	333	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	283	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	316	78.51/cwt	76.00–82.00	248	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	661	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	56.63/cwt	53.00–62.00	894	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	56.02/cwt	54.00–61.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	589	10
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	460	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	340	4
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	246	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	187	5
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	368	81.40/cwt	79.00–83.00	300	8
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	825.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	—	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	554	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	399	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	48.04/cwt	43.00–52.00	579	9
Bulls	—	—	1,888	106.32/cwt	104.00–111.00	2,007	18
Bulls	—	—	1,519	85.25/cwt	75.00–89.00	1,295	9
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	50.00/cwt	40.00–60.00	—	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	215.00/cwt	140.00–260.00	—	6
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	274	77.54/cwt	76.00–80.00	212	16
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	772.50/cwt	700.00–925.00	—	20
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	—	7
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	691.67/cwt	650.00–775.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	1,056.25/cwt	975.00–1,150.00	—	8
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	886.11/cwt	750.00–1,075.00	—	18
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,409.38/cwt	1,325.00–1,475.00	—	8
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	94.00/cwt	60.00–120.00	—	10
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	36.79/cwt	10.00–80.00	—	28
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	35.00/cwt	10.00–60.00	—	10
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	68.00/cwt	40.00–90.00	—	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	176.67/cwt	170.00–180.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	CommonJersey	—	—	675.00/cwt	575.00–775.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	929.17/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	—	6
Springer Heifers	MediumJersey	—	—	812.50/cwt	800.00–825.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	785.94/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	16

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 Feb 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 59Year ago 24

Slaughter CattleReceipts 369Last week 419Year ago 688

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 218Last week 211Year ago 161

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,333	64.00–69.00	66.05
36	—	1,276	53.00–63.00	58.27
9	—	1,205	43.00–52.00	48.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,058	30.00–42.00	36.96
16	—	993	43.00–53.00	47.02
5	—	995	54.00–61.00	56.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,623	64.00–71.00	67.17
7	—	1,578	53.00–62.00	56.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,745	92.00–103.00	98.27
18	—	1,888	104.00–111.00	106.32
9	—	1,519	75.00–89.00	85.25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	114.00–119.00	117.74
10	—	471	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	110.00	110.00
1	—	610	99.00	99.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	113.00	113.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	84.00–92.00	88.77
7	—	333	85.00	85.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	316	76.00–82.00	78.51
4	—	460	74.00	74.00
5	—	246	76.00	76.00
8	—	368	79.00–83.00	81.40
4	—	554	72.00	72.00
16	—	274	76.00–80.00	77.54

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–850.00	825.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	650.00–775.00	691.67
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	20	—	—	700.00–925.00	772.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	7	—	—	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,175.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	8	—	—	975.00–1,150.00	1,056.25
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	18	—	—	750.00–1,075.00	886.11
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	8	—	—	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,409.38
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	40.00–60.00	50.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	60.00–120.00	94.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	28	—	—	10.00–80.00	36.79
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	170.00–180.00	176.67
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	140.00–260.00	215.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	10.00–60.00	35.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	40.00–90.00	68.00
Springer Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	575.00–775.00	675.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	875.00–1,000.00	929.17
Springer Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–825.00	812.50
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	—	700.00–850.00	785.94

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

Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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