Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.21/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$128.21

6 head · 291 lb average

Value per head Derived

$373

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

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

$18.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.85

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	286	131.26	375	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	315	113.00	356	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.26/cwt here — about $19 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 sale6 hd

128.21

—

KY average27 barns · 4,422 hd

129.06

−0.85

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	1,716	93.20	1,600	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,632	67.36	1,099	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,278	62.90	804	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	52.99	513	27

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	278	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	270	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	387	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	108.52/cwt	106.00–111.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	500	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	71.13/cwt	68.00–77.00	952	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	61.79/cwt	57.00–67.00	780	50
Bulls	—	—	1,479	81.71/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,208	9
Bulls	—	—	1,698	90.96/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,545	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	38.30/cwt	35.00–44.00	356	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	52.80/cwt	46.00–56.00	655	10
Open Heifers	Medium	—	750	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,200	5
Open Heifers	Medium	—	859	667.50/cwt	630.00–680.00	5,734	20
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	443	421.18/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,866	17
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	342	358.89/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,227	9
Open Heifers	Medium	—	925	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,475	6
Open Heifers	Medium	—	625	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,688	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	3
Open Heifers	Medium	—	333	160.00/cwt	140.00–200.00	533	3
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	175	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	298	3
Open Heifers	Medium	—	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	2
Open Heifers	Common	—	225	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	518	6
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	250	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	600	5
Open Heifers	Approved	—	450	202.94/cwt	39.00–375.00	913	16
Open Heifers	Approved	—	775	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,115	7
Open Heifers	Approved	—	675	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	3,578	6
Open Heifers	Approved	—	525	435.00/cwt	400.00–470.00	2,284	6
Open Heifers	Approved	—	375	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	863	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	218.00/cwt	150.00–280.00	—	10
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	196.67/cwt	140.00–240.00	—	6
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	110.00/cwt	70.00–130.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	116.67/cwt	100.00–140.00	—	3
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	762.86/cwt	725.00–825.00	—	7
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	983.33/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	—	24
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,437.50/cwt	1,300.00–1,550.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,185.71/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	—	14
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	780.45/cwt	675.00–850.00	—	11
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	98.33/cwt	60.00–160.00	—	12
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	99.14/cwt	30.00–160.00	—	35
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	723.33/cwt	660.00–785.00	—	12
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	35.00/cwt	20.00–50.00	—	10
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	950.00/cwt	925.00–975.00	—	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	925.00/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	—	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,228.13/cwt	1,125.00–1,275.00	—	8
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,625.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,650.00	—	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	60.88/cwt	58.00–65.00	614	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	53.84/cwt	47.00–57.00	513	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	864	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	70.19/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,134	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,657	64.48/cwt	57.00–67.00	1,068	13
Bulls	—	—	1,863	102.44/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,908	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	126.32/cwt	124.00–133.00	387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	317	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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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

Tue May 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 65Last week 82Year ago 67

Slaughter CattleReceipts 374Last week 414Year ago 305

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 359Last week 109Year ago 151

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	278	97.00	97.00
3	—	387	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	306	124.00–133.00	126.32
1	—	205	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	133.00	133.00
1	—	250	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	106.00–111.00	108.52
1	—	450	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	155.00	155.00
1	—	220	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,339	68.00–77.00	71.13
50	—	1,262	57.00–67.00	61.79
10	—	1,241	46.00–56.00	52.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	929	35.00–44.00	38.30
10	—	1,008	58.00–65.00	60.88
11	—	953	47.00–57.00	53.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	54.00	54.00
18	—	1,615	68.00–75.00	70.19
13	—	1,657	57.00–67.00	64.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,479	78.00–84.00	81.71
28	—	1,698	86.00–96.00	90.96
18	—	1,863	97.00–109.00	102.44

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	5	—	750	560.00	560.00
—	Open	20	—	859	630.00–680.00	667.50
—	Open	6	—	925	700.00	700.00
—	Open	1	—	625	430.00	430.00
—	Open	3	—	525	360.00	360.00
—	Open	3	—	333	140.00–200.00	160.00
—	Open	2	—	450	280.00	280.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	17	—	443	400.00–430.00	421.18
—	Open	9	—	342	320.00–390.00	358.89
—	Open	3	—	175	170.00	170.00
—	Open	5	—	250	240.00	240.00
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	6	—	225	230.00	230.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	16	—	450	39.00–375.00	202.94
—	Open	7	—	775	660.00	660.00
—	Open	6	—	675	530.00	530.00
—	Open	6	—	525	400.00–470.00	435.00
—	Open	1	—	375	230.00	230.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	150.00–280.00	218.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	70.00–130.00	110.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	35	—	—	30.00–160.00	99.14
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	20.00–50.00	35.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	140.00–240.00	196.67
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	100.00–140.00	116.67
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	—	—	60.00–160.00	98.33
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	40.00	40.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	725.00–825.00	762.86
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	660.00–785.00	723.33
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	925.00–975.00	950.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	—	875.00–1,075.00	983.33
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,437.50
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	—	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,185.71
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	675.00–850.00	780.45
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	800.00–1,025.00	925.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	8	—	—	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,228.13
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle