Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-08

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.00/cwt on 1 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

1 head · 370 lb average

Value per head Derived

$496

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.16

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	370	134.00	496	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale1 hd

134.00

—

KY average26 barns · 2,323 hd

134.16

−0.16

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	—	High	1,772	102.17	1,811	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,584	73.33	1,162	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	68.83	859	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	934	58.37	545	48

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	625	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,625	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	1
Bulls	—	—	1,815	109.86/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,994	27
Bulls	—	—	1,722	84.51/cwt	75.00–92.00	1,455	7
Bulls	—	—	1,737	98.52/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,711	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	43.96/cwt	40.00–48.00	405	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	57.55/cwt	53.00–61.00	531	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	56.36/cwt	51.00–60.00	674	18
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	385	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	496	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	67.40/cwt	62.00–71.00	843	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	76.95/cwt	72.00–84.00	977	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,601	68.13/cwt	63.00–71.00	1,091	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	77.77/cwt	72.00–85.00	1,221	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	68.14/cwt	62.00–76.00	656	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	355	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	320	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	67.86/cwt	40.00–80.00	—	14
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	60.00/cwt	30.00–130.00	—	7
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	970.00/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	—	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	201.00/cwt	140.00–260.00	—	10
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	56.67/cwt	50.00–60.00	—	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	96.00/cwt	50.00–140.00	—	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	98.33/cwt	80.00–120.00	—	6
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	215.45/cwt	150.00–270.00	—	11
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,193.75/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	731.25/cwt	700.00–750.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	CommonCrossbred	—	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	866.67/cwt	750.00–1,050.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	—	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 Jun 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 55Last week 112Year ago 57

Slaughter CattleReceipts 469Last week 362Year ago 319

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 121Last week 163Year ago 99

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	525	375.00	375.00
—	Open	1	—	450	300.00	300.00
—	Open	1	—	625	420.00	420.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	475	330.00	330.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	14	—	—	40.00–80.00	67.86
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	50.00–60.00	56.67
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	50.00–140.00	96.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	—	—	150.00–270.00	215.45
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	30.00–130.00	60.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	60.00	60.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	140.00–260.00	201.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	80.00–120.00	98.33
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	900.00–1,050.00	970.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,193.75
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	700.00–750.00	731.25
Springer Heifers — Common · Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	650.00	650.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	750.00–1,050.00	866.67
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	710.00	710.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,815	105.00–120.00	109.86
7	—	1,722	75.00–92.00	84.51
23	—	1,737	93.00–104.00	98.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	922	40.00–48.00	43.96
26	—	923	53.00–61.00	57.55
14	—	962	62.00–76.00	68.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,195	51.00–60.00	56.36
59	—	1,250	62.00–71.00	67.40
38	—	1,270	72.00–84.00	76.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,601	63.00–71.00	68.13
34	—	1,570	72.00–85.00	77.77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	78.00	78.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	355	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	134.00	134.00

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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

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