Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-20

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.20/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$139.20

5 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.93

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	580	139.20	808	5thin

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 sale5 hd

139.20

—

KY average26 barns · 7,554 hd

149.13

−9.93

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	—	Low	1,834	90.64	1,662	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,618	65.53	1,060	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	59.48	750	107
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	52.76	517	34

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	—	573	85.53/cwt	84.00–87.00	490	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	245	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	240	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	810	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	763	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	59.17/cwt	55.00–64.00	740	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	821	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	621	91.98/cwt	88.00–96.00	571	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	451	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	401	5
Bulls	—	—	1,647	82.17/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,353	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	69.08/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,125	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	528	87.49/cwt	86.00–89.00	462	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	67.17/cwt	65.00–74.00	864	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	50.85/cwt	44.00–54.00	640	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	49.81/cwt	45.00–54.00	483	17
Open Heifers	Medium	—	550	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,980	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	450	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	917	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	799	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	700	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,270	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	625	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,563	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	832	657.14/cwt	650.00–660.00	5,467	7
Open Heifers	Approved	—	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	631	517.50/cwt	500.00–535.00	3,265	4
Open Heifers	Medium	—	725	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,625	6
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	98.33/cwt	70.00–140.00	—	6
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	—	6
Springer Heifers	CommonJersey	—	—	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	737.50/cwt	700.00–775.00	—	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	80.59/cwt	20.00–120.00	—	17
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	121.43/cwt	110.00–140.00	—	7
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	812.50/cwt	725.00–1,000.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	191.82/cwt	150.00–240.00	—	11
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,562.50/cwt	1,500.00–1,675.00	—	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	—	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	59.10/cwt	55.00–64.00	583	14
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,155.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	—	5
Bulls	—	—	1,901	91.86/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,746	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	39.87/cwt	34.00–44.00	399	3
Bulls	—	—	1,861	99.04/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,843	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	61.00/cwt	57.00–64.00	985	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	729	84.43/cwt	77.00–88.00	615	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	195.00/cwt	150.00–250.00	—	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	398	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	414	2

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 Apr 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 78Last week 104Year ago 21

Slaughter CattleReceipts 367Last week 396Year ago 371

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 131Last week 141Year ago 177

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	84.00–87.00	85.53
1	—	245	98.00	98.00
1	—	810	87.00	87.00
6	—	621	88.00–96.00	91.98
5	—	451	89.00	89.00
2	—	528	86.00–89.00	87.49
3	—	729	77.00–88.00	84.43
2	—	398	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	142.00	142.00
1	—	595	138.00	138.00
1	—	695	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,251	55.00–64.00	59.17
27	—	1,286	65.00–74.00	67.17
22	—	1,258	44.00–54.00	50.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,628	67.00–74.00	69.08
1	—	1,480	54.00	54.00
10	—	1,615	57.00–64.00	61.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	970	45.00–54.00	49.81
14	—	986	55.00–64.00	59.10
3	—	1,000	34.00–44.00	39.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,647	78.00–85.00	82.17
28	—	1,901	86.00–96.00	91.86
7	—	1,861	97.00–101.00	99.04

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	550	360.00	360.00
—	Open	1	—	450	285.00	285.00
—	Open	1	—	625	410.00	410.00
—	Open	7	—	832	650.00–660.00	657.14
—	Open	6	—	725	500.00	500.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	700	610.00	610.00
—	Open	1	—	425	325.00	325.00
—	Open	4	—	631	500.00–535.00	517.50
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	70.00–140.00	98.33
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	—	—	150.00–240.00	191.82
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	100.00	100.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	950.00–1,050.00	1,000.00
Springer Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	610.00	610.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,155.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	700.00–775.00	737.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	725.00–1,000.00	812.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,562.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	17	—	—	20.00–120.00	80.59
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	60.00	60.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	110.00–140.00	121.43
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	—	—	150.00–250.00	195.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle