Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-29

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.23/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$130.23

17 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$21.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.61

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	664	131.50	873	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	605	110.00	666	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.50/cwt here — about $207 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 sale17 hd

130.23

—

KY average26 barns · 4,037 hd

143.84

−13.61

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	1,812	99.14	1,797	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,576	70.34	1,109	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	67.31	845	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	947	55.10	522	38

Every lot, as filed

56 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	77.87/cwt	70.00–84.00	1,010	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	64.38/cwt	55.00–69.00	806	33
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	460	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	391	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	136.49/cwt	129.00–139.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	771	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	805	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	572	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	574	89.17/cwt	88.00–91.00	512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,018	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	637	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	483	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	459	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	514	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	493	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	63.50/cwt	60.00–69.00	624	9
Bulls	—	—	1,898	110.22/cwt	106.00–116.00	2,092	13
Bulls	—	—	1,554	86.61/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,346	9
Bulls	—	—	1,873	97.58/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,828	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	784	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	54.57/cwt	49.00–57.00	643	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	66.49/cwt	63.00–69.00	1,055	19
Open Heifers	Medium	—	550	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,118	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	325	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,089	3
Open Heifers	ApprovedCrossbred	—	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	2
Open Heifers	MediumCrossbred	—	650	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,665	1
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	795.00/cwt	675.00–850.00	—	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	200.83/cwt	150.00–260.00	—	12
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	83.00/cwt	40.00–130.00	—	10
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,625.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,675.00	—	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AAyshire	—	—	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	20.77/cwt	10.00–30.00	—	13
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	88.85/cwt	30.00–180.00	—	26
Baby Bull Calves	N/AAyshire	—	—	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	39.29/cwt	25.00–80.00	—	14
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AGuernsey	—	—	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,845	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	1,015	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	77.72/cwt	70.00–84.00	1,195	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	43.67/cwt	40.00–50.00	406	7
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	950.00/cwt	925.00–975.00	—	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	195.71/cwt	150.00–240.00	—	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	55.30/cwt	51.00–59.00	519	22
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	548	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	422	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	730	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	606	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	622	79.80/cwt	77.00–82.00	496	7
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	913.75/cwt	725.00–1,075.00	—	20
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,391.67/cwt	1,350.00–1,425.00	—	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	683	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	904	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	690	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	511	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	809	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	704	4

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 127Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 427Last week 434Year ago 381

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 164Last week 141Year ago 154

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,297	70.00–84.00	77.87
33	—	1,252	55.00–69.00	64.38
9	—	1,179	49.00–57.00	54.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	982	60.00–69.00	63.50
7	—	930	40.00–50.00	43.67
22	—	938	51.00–59.00	55.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,586	63.00–69.00	66.49
1	—	1,845	55.00	55.00
12	—	1,538	70.00–84.00	77.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,898	106.00–116.00	110.22
9	—	1,554	82.00–90.00	86.61
20	—	1,873	93.00–103.00	97.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	85.00	85.00
2	—	805	71.00	71.00
2	—	548	77.00	77.00
7	—	622	77.00–82.00	79.80
1	—	690	74.00	74.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	88.00–91.00	89.17
6	—	483	95.00	95.00
6	—	514	96.00	96.00
1	—	730	83.00	83.00
2	—	683	90.00	90.00
4	—	809	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
2	—	653	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	119.00	119.00
1	—	670	95.00	95.00
1	—	560	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	129.00–139.00	136.49
3	—	777	131.00	131.00
2	—	733	131.00	131.00
4	—	673	133.00	133.00
2	—	608	129.00	129.00
1	—	800	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	110.00	110.00

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	—	550	385.00	385.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	3	—	325	335.00	335.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Crossbred$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	400	310.00	310.00
Open Heifers — Medium · Crossbred$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	650	410.00	410.00
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	675.00–850.00	795.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	925.00–975.00	950.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	—	—	150.00–260.00	200.83
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	40.00–130.00	83.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	13	—	—	10.00–30.00	20.77
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	26	—	—	30.00–180.00	88.85
Baby Bull Calves — Ayshire$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	80.00	80.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	110.00	110.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Ayshire$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	50.00	50.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	14	—	—	25.00–80.00	39.29
Baby Heifer Calves — Guernsey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	30.00	30.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	150.00–240.00	195.71
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,575.00–1,675.00	1,625.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	20	—	—	725.00–1,075.00	913.75
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,391.67

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