Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

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	1,819	98.54	1,793	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,563	72.24	1,129	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	65.09	821	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	53.53	531	33

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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	328	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	328	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,023	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	798	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	956	83.42/cwt	82.00–89.00	797	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	705	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	649	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	538	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	527	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	578	98.06/cwt	96.00–100.00	567	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	308	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	277	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	540	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	427	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	392	84.99/cwt	83.00–86.00	333	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	377	100.89/cwt	97.00–103.00	380	9
Bulls	—	—	1,412	83.85/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,184	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	64.19/cwt	59.00–69.00	804	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	55.35/cwt	49.00–58.00	709	17
Bulls	—	—	1,863	96.27/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,794	21
Bulls	—	—	1,911	105.70/cwt	100.00–116.00	2,020	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	74.03/cwt	70.00–80.00	937	24
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	1
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	275	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	633	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	700	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,500	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	825	617.50/cwt	610.00–625.00	5,094	2
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	525	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,100	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	325	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	683	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	725	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,894	2
Open Heifers	Approved	—	675	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	3,780	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	66.57/cwt	60.00–69.00	1,002	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	75.07/cwt	70.00–86.00	1,195	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	53.65/cwt	48.00–58.00	535	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	63.21/cwt	60.00–69.00	614	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	37.58/cwt	35.00–42.00	377	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	665	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	612	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	783.33/cwt	775.00–800.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,400.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,450.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	200.00/cwt	160.00–270.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,133.33/cwt	1,125.00–1,150.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	962.50/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	53.33/cwt	20.00–100.00	—	9
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	90.00/cwt	60.00–110.00	—	3
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	755.00/cwt	735.00–775.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	780.00/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	160.00/cwt	130.00–210.00	—	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	47.65/cwt	20.00–80.00	—	17
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	66.67/cwt	40.00–90.00	—	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	25.00/cwt	20.00–30.00	—	10
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	102.00/cwt	70.00–120.00	—	5
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	—	1

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

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

Tue May 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 55Year ago 118

Slaughter CattleReceipts 366Last week 410Year ago 412

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 132Last week 174Year ago 151

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	100.00	100.00
8	—	1,023	78.00	78.00
5	—	956	82.00–89.00	83.42
3	—	705	92.00	92.00
3	—	538	98.00	98.00
2	—	578	96.00–100.00	98.06
9	—	377	97.00–103.00	100.89
1	—	665	92.00	92.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	90.00	90.00
1	—	540	79.00	79.00
3	—	392	83.00–86.00	84.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,412	80.00–88.00	83.85
21	—	1,863	89.00–99.00	96.27
21	—	1,911	100.00–116.00	105.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,252	59.00–69.00	64.19
17	—	1,281	49.00–58.00	55.35
24	—	1,266	70.00–80.00	74.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,505	60.00–69.00	66.57
22	—	1,592	70.00–86.00	75.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	998	48.00–58.00	53.65
8	—	971	60.00–69.00	63.21
5	—	1,004	35.00–42.00	37.58

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	475	360.00	360.00
—	Open	1	—	275	230.00	230.00
—	Open	2	—	525	400.00	400.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	700	500.00	500.00
—	Open	2	—	825	610.00–625.00	617.50
—	Open	1	—	325	210.00	210.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	725	675.00	675.00
—	Open	5	—	675	560.00	560.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	775.00–800.00	783.33
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,400.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	160.00–270.00	200.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	17	—	—	20.00–80.00	47.65
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	20.00–30.00	25.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	70.00–120.00	102.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,133.33
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	900.00–1,025.00	962.50
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	700.00–850.00	780.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	20.00–100.00	53.33
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	60.00–110.00	90.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	130.00–210.00	160.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	40.00–90.00	66.67
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	735.00–775.00	755.00

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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