Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-23

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $116.25/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$116.25

4 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$7.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.00

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	670	120.00	804	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	540	112.50	608	2thin

One grade step is worth $7.50/cwt here — about $197 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 sale4 hd

116.25

—

KY average14 barns · 1,449 hd

134.25

−18.00

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	—	High	1,720	95.47	1,643	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,646	66.07	1,088	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,295	59.72	773	164
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	50.52	507	57

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	Common	—	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	550	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,118	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	400	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	840	2
Open Heifers	Common	—	850	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,675	1
Open Heifers	Common	—	763	430.00/cwt	410.00–450.00	3,281	2
Bulls	—	—	1,871	104.30/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,951	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	67.71/cwt	65.00–74.00	890	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	50.15/cwt	45.00–53.00	634	32
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	918	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,663	69.43/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,155	24
Bulls	—	—	1,480	83.44/cwt	76.00–89.00	1,235	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	40.41/cwt	35.00–43.00	416	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	59.40/cwt	54.00–64.00	770	90
Bulls	—	—	1,763	96.86/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,708	26
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	535	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	471	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	—	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	679	82.14/cwt	76.00–87.00	558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	737	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	78.33/cwt	50.00–110.00	—	6
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	182.50/cwt	130.00–230.00	—	8
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	900.00/cwt	750.00–1,050.00	—	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	61.82/cwt	57.00–64.00	1,005	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	49.70/cwt	45.00–53.00	503	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	60.09/cwt	57.00–64.00	580	17
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	942.50/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	—	10
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,475.00	—	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	28.17/cwt	5.00–70.00	—	30
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	764.23/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	13
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	85.00/cwt	60.00–110.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	145.71/cwt	120.00–190.00	—	7
Springer Heifers	CommonBrown Swiss	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	37.50/cwt	20.00–60.00	—	8
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	21.67/cwt	10.00–40.00	—	6

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 102Year ago 47

Slaughter CattleReceipts 779Last week 528Year ago 589

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 174Last week 196Year ago 223

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	575	235.00	235.00
—	Open	1	—	850	550.00	550.00
—	Open	2	—	763	410.00–450.00	430.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	550	385.00	385.00
—	Open	2	—	400	210.00	210.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,150.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	10	—	—	750.00–1,050.00	900.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,350.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	625.00	625.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	50.00–110.00	78.33
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	130.00–230.00	182.50
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	30	—	—	5.00–70.00	28.17
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	10.00–40.00	21.67
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	875.00–1,025.00	942.50
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	700.00–850.00	764.23
Springer Heifers — Common · Brown Swiss$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	60.00–110.00	85.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	120.00–190.00	145.71
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	20.00–60.00	37.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,871	102.00–109.00	104.30
14	—	1,480	76.00–89.00	83.44
26	—	1,763	90.00–101.00	96.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,314	65.00–74.00	67.71
32	—	1,265	45.00–53.00	50.15
90	—	1,296	54.00–64.00	59.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,663	65.00–74.00	69.43
19	—	1,625	57.00–64.00	61.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,029	35.00–43.00	40.41
26	—	1,013	45.00–53.00	49.70
17	—	966	57.00–64.00	60.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	918	81.00	81.00
2	—	535	88.00	88.00
5	—	679	76.00–87.00	82.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	109.00	109.00
1	—	635	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	110.00	110.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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