Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-15

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$147.00

2 head · 258 lb average

Value per head Derived

$379

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.91

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	258	147.00	379	2thin

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

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

147.00

—

KY average27 barns · 5,484 hd

142.09

+4.91

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	1,690	101.80	1,721	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,575	72.21	1,137	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	69.84	870	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	956	59.41	568	34

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	Approved	—	725	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,350	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	2
Open Heifers	Approved	—	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	4
Open Heifers	Medium	—	400	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,120	6
Bulls	—	—	1,906	110.50/cwt	106.00–117.00	2,106	14
Bulls	—	—	1,369	87.66/cwt	78.00–93.00	1,200	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	58.11/cwt	47.00–64.00	697	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	69.28/cwt	65.00–75.00	869	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	80.46/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,023	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	78.79/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,186	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	513	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	446	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	602	90.51/cwt	88.00–93.00	545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	379	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	412	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,604	69.44/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,114	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	59.59/cwt	54.00–65.00	570	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	68.09/cwt	66.00–72.00	656	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	45.81/cwt	43.00–49.00	432	6
Bulls	—	—	1,593	98.96/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,576	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	320	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	333	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,441.67/cwt	1,400.00–1,475.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	204.00/cwt	170.00–230.00	—	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	52.73/cwt	30.00–80.00	—	11
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	92.00/cwt	70.00–120.00	—	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	217.14/cwt	160.00–240.00	—	7
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	32.50/cwt	10.00–50.00	—	4
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	991.67/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	—	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	42.14/cwt	20.00–80.00	—	14
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	120.00/cwt	70.00–140.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AAyshire	—	—	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	—	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.

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

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

Tue Jun 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 90Last week 55Year ago 50

Slaughter CattleReceipts 388Last week 469Year ago 265

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 112Last week 121Year ago 156

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	725	600.00	600.00
—	Open	2	—	475	330.00	330.00
—	Open	4	—	325	240.00	240.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	6	—	400	280.00	280.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,441.67
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	170.00–230.00	204.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	—	—	30.00–80.00	52.73
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	70.00–120.00	92.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	70.00	70.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Ayshire$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	50.00	50.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	160.00–240.00	217.14
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	10.00–50.00	32.50
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	14	—	—	20.00–80.00	42.14
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	70.00–140.00	120.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	950.00–1,050.00	991.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,906	106.00–117.00	110.50
7	—	1,369	78.00–93.00	87.66
8	—	1,593	95.00–105.00	98.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,199	47.00–64.00	58.11
36	—	1,255	65.00–75.00	69.28
24	—	1,272	76.00–86.00	80.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,505	76.00–86.00	78.79
19	—	1,604	65.00–74.00	69.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	957	54.00–65.00	59.59
9	—	964	66.00–72.00	68.09
6	—	943	43.00–49.00	45.81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	87.00	87.00
4	—	602	88.00–93.00	90.51
1	—	320	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	258	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	111.00	111.00
1	—	555	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	123.00	123.00

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

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle