Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-27

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 36 comparable sales and sits −78.72 against this barn's trailing median of $212.72.

Average price

$134.00

3 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$105

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

$34.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.73

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	370	145.50	538	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	580	111.00	644	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.50/cwt here — about −$105 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 sale3 hd

134.00

—

KY average27 barns · 2,413 hd

134.73

−0.73

This barn, trailing median36 sales

212.72

−78.72

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	1,760	93.85	1,652	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	66.80	1,044	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	62.87	792	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	958	49.57	475	38

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	—	538	330.00/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,775	2
Open Heifers	Approved	—	575	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,645	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	60.93/cwt	57.00–65.00	591	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	37.95/cwt	30.00–43.00	354	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	61.28/cwt	56.00–66.00	758	42
Bulls	—	—	1,708	92.27/cwt	60.00–98.00	1,576	22
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	813	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	748	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	617	96.38/cwt	94.00–97.00	595	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	675	96.31/cwt	90.00–98.00	650	14
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	295	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	236	2
Bulls	—	—	1,906	99.72/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,901	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	71.05/cwt	67.00–77.00	912	34
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	534	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	63.37/cwt	59.00–66.00	995	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	69.54/cwt	67.00–76.00	1,082	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	51.51/cwt	46.00–56.00	498	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	644	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	361	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	332	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	433	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	452	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	64.29/cwt	30.00–80.00	—	7
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	123.33/cwt	80.00–140.00	—	6
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	246.36/cwt	180.00–310.00	—	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	460	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	442	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	49.64/cwt	43.00–54.00	630	16
Bulls	—	—	1,563	84.00/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,313	6
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	765.00/cwt	750.00–800.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	975.00/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	—	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	930	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	725	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	855.00/cwt	725.00–1,075.00	—	5
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	725.00/cwt	675.00–825.00	—	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	250.00/cwt	220.00–320.00	—	5
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	141.54/cwt	60.00–250.00	—	13
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,187.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	—	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	101.11/cwt	70.00–160.00	—	9
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABrown Swiss	—	—	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	—	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.

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

Tue Apr 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 78Year ago 73

Slaughter CattleReceipts 414Last week 367Year ago 364

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 109Last week 131Year ago 179

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	—	538	300.00–360.00	330.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	575	460.00	460.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	30.00–80.00	64.29
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	80.00–140.00	123.33
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	—	—	180.00–310.00	246.36
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	13	—	—	60.00–250.00	141.54
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	170.00	170.00
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	750.00–800.00	765.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	875.00–1,075.00	975.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,187.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	725.00–1,075.00	855.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	675.00–825.00	725.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	220.00–320.00	250.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	70.00–160.00	101.11
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	625.00	625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	970	57.00–65.00	60.93
11	—	933	30.00–43.00	37.95
19	—	967	46.00–56.00	51.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,237	56.00–66.00	61.28
34	—	1,283	67.00–77.00	71.05
16	—	1,269	43.00–54.00	49.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,570	59.00–66.00	63.37
15	—	1,556	67.00–76.00	69.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,708	60.00–98.00	92.27
16	—	1,906	97.00–105.00	99.72
6	—	1,563	79.00–86.00	84.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	813	92.00	92.00
5	—	617	94.00–97.00	96.38
14	—	675	90.00–98.00	96.31
2	—	550	97.00	97.00
4	—	361	92.00	92.00
4	—	433	104.00–105.00	104.50
2	—	460	96.00	96.00
2	—	930	78.00	78.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	295	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	146.00	146.00
1	—	425	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	111.00	111.00

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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