Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-01

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	1,840	96.32	1,772	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,610	67.66	1,089	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	64.30	801	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	905	54.35	492	40

Every lot, as filed

34 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	Approved	—	538	442.50/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,381	4
Bulls	—	—	1,866	94.54/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,764	26
Bulls	—	—	1,929	107.45/cwt	101.00–113.00	2,073	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	43.97/cwt	41.00–46.00	394	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	63.11/cwt	58.00–67.00	778	48
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	832	85.35/cwt	84.00–86.00	710	3
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	463	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	366	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	874	53.42/cwt	49.00–57.00	467	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	73.54/cwt	68.00–76.00	946	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	52.13/cwt	46.00–57.00	640	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	438	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	447	2
Bulls	—	—	1,577	85.49/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,348	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	62.03/cwt	58.00–69.00	597	12
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	637.50/cwt	625.00–650.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	797.73/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	11
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	110.00/cwt	80.00–130.00	—	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	73.82/cwt	69.00–76.00	1,192	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	64.58/cwt	60.00–68.00	1,038	24
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	50.00/cwt	10.00–80.00	—	15
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	43.33/cwt	30.00–60.00	—	6
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	223.75/cwt	140.00–320.00	—	8
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	865.63/cwt	725.00–1,075.00	—	8
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	59.41/cwt	30.00–120.00	—	17
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	950.00/cwt	900.00–975.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	943.75/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	—	12
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,168.75/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	215.00/cwt	140.00–310.00	—	4
Open Heifers	Medium	—	725	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,988	2
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	225	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	518	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	650	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	3,153	8

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 47Year ago 68

Slaughter CattleReceipts 362Last week 274Year ago 222

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 163Last week 113Year ago 117

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	4	—	538	435.00–450.00	442.50
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	725	550.00	550.00
—	Open	8	—	650	485.00	485.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	225	230.00	230.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	625.00–650.00	637.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	8	—	—	725.00–1,075.00	865.63
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	660.00	660.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–975.00	950.00
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	700.00–850.00	797.73
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	—	875.00–1,025.00	943.75
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,168.75
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	80.00–130.00	110.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	15	—	—	10.00–80.00	50.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	30.00–60.00	43.33
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	140.00–320.00	223.75
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	90.00	90.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	17	—	—	30.00–120.00	59.41
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	140.00–310.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,866	91.00–98.00	94.54
10	—	1,929	101.00–113.00	107.45
6	—	1,577	84.00–87.00	85.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	896	41.00–46.00	43.97
21	—	874	49.00–57.00	53.42
12	—	963	58.00–69.00	62.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,233	58.00–67.00	63.11
18	—	1,286	68.00–76.00	73.54
9	—	1,228	46.00–57.00	52.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,615	69.00–76.00	73.82
24	—	1,607	60.00–68.00	64.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	832	84.00–86.00	85.35
2	—	438	102.00	102.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	79.00	79.00

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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