Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-11

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.38/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$143.38

4 head · 313 lb average

Value per head Derived

$448

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$16.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.10

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	320	147.51	472	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	290	131.00	380	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.51/cwt here — about $92 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

143.38

—

KY average27 barns · 3,991 hd

135.28

+8.10

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	1,817	92.50	1,681	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,609	68.11	1,096	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	64.77	816	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	940	53.17	500	38

Every lot, as filed

48 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,601	64.27/cwt	61.00–68.00	1,029	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	74.64/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,211	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	871	41.61/cwt	39.00–44.00	362	10
Bulls	—	—	1,869	93.27/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,743	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	311	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	342	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	785.83/cwt	700.00–1,075.00	—	30
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,416.67/cwt	1,375.00–1,475.00	—	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	202.78/cwt	170.00–250.00	—	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	460	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	400	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	430	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	374	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	448	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	484	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	519	98.83/cwt	91.00–107.00	513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	147.51/cwt	140.00–151.00	472	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	63.32/cwt	58.00–68.00	795	44
Bulls	—	—	1,617	83.21/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,346	6
Bulls	—	—	1,958	107.26/cwt	103.00–111.00	2,100	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	51.99/cwt	49.00–54.00	628	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	64.64/cwt	61.00–68.00	647	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	52.54/cwt	49.00–58.00	494	17
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	4
Open Heifers	Approved	—	575	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,789	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	450	317.50/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,429	2
Open Heifers	Common	—	725	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	3,516	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	517	320.00/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,654	3
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	450	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,913	4
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	525	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,678	6
Open Heifers	Approved	—	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	1
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	—	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	5
Open Heifers	Approved	—	725	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,531	5
Open Heifers	SupremeJersey	—	425	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,231	5
Open Heifers	SupremeJersey	—	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	389	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	74.69/cwt	70.00–78.00	972	18
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	193.33/cwt	160.00–220.00	—	9
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	104.00/cwt	40.00–140.00	—	15
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	777.00/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	10
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	975.00/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	—	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	33.33/cwt	20.00–50.00	—	12
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	43.33/cwt	30.00–60.00	—	3
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	CommonJersey	—	—	762.50/cwt	750.00–775.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,137.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	—	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 May 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 55Last week 65Year ago 86

Slaughter CattleReceipts 410Last week 374Year ago 294

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 174Last week 359Year ago 157

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,601	61.00–68.00	64.27
10	—	1,622	71.00–78.00	74.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	871	39.00–44.00	41.61
11	—	1,001	61.00–68.00	64.64
17	—	941	49.00–58.00	52.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,255	58.00–68.00	63.32
9	—	1,207	49.00–54.00	51.99
18	—	1,301	70.00–78.00	74.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,869	89.00–96.00	93.27
6	—	1,617	82.00–84.00	83.21
3	—	1,958	103.00–111.00	107.26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	311	110.00	110.00
8	—	448	108.00	108.00
4	—	519	91.00–107.00	98.83
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	87.00	87.00
2	—	430	87.00	87.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	140.00–151.00	147.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
2	—	278	140.00	140.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	30	—	—	700.00–1,075.00	785.83
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,416.67
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	170.00–250.00	202.78
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	30.00–60.00	43.33
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	4	—	475	310.00	310.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	575	485.00	485.00
—	Open	2	—	450	300.00–335.00	317.50
—	Open	1	—	350	250.00	250.00
—	Open	5	—	725	625.00	625.00
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	725	485.00	485.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	3	—	517	300.00–335.00	320.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	4	—	450	425.00	425.00
—	Open	6	—	525	510.00	510.00
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	5	—	525	360.00	360.00
Open Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	5	—	425	525.00	525.00
—	Open	2	—	375	385.00	385.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	160.00–220.00	193.33
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	15	—	—	40.00–140.00	104.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	—	—	20.00–50.00	33.33
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	700.00–850.00	777.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	900.00–1,025.00	975.00
Springer Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–775.00	762.50
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,137.50
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	835.00	835.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle