Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-06

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.71/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$114.71

7 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$10.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.56

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	637	117.80	750	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	583	107.00	623	2thin

One grade step is worth $10.80/cwt here — about $127 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 sale7 hd

114.71

—

KY average11 barns · 1,511 hd

135.28

−20.56

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	1,786	101.23	1,808	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	73.32	1,094	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	66.23	838	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	58.13	584	24

Every lot, as filed

42 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	Supreme	—	450	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,183	1
Bulls	—	—	1,837	108.87/cwt	106.00–115.00	2,000	13
Bulls	—	—	1,553	86.52/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,344	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	56.09/cwt	47.00–60.00	719	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	66.48/cwt	61.00–72.00	834	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	77.57/cwt	73.00–86.00	986	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	68.80/cwt	61.00–72.00	1,028	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	874	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	78.25/cwt	73.00–88.00	1,165	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	58.42/cwt	53.00–62.00	582	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	65.60/cwt	64.00–68.00	623	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	46.50/cwt	44.00–51.00	522	3
Bulls	—	—	1,822	100.68/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,834	20
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	—	423	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	389	3
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	836.11/cwt	750.00–1,050.00	—	18
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,210.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,275.00	—	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	210.77/cwt	160.00–330.00	—	13
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	956.25/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	—	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	79.38/cwt	30.00–110.00	—	16
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	85.00/cwt	50.00–140.00	—	10
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	95.71/cwt	50.00–130.00	—	7
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AGuernsey	—	—	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,275.00	—	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	59.33/cwt	20.00–90.00	—	15
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	190.00/cwt	140.00–260.00	—	8
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	85.00/cwt	80.00–90.00	—	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	—	3
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	775.00/cwt	675.00–850.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	782.14/cwt	675.00–850.00	—	7

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 Jul 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 68Last week 123Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 357Last week 427Year ago 313

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 182Last week 164Year ago 174

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	450	485.00	485.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	675.00–850.00	775.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	18	—	—	750.00–1,050.00	836.11
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,210.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	13	—	—	160.00–330.00	210.77
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	16	—	—	30.00–110.00	79.38
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	50.00–140.00	85.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	40.00	40.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	875.00–1,075.00	956.25
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,225.00
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	675.00–850.00	782.14
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	50.00–130.00	95.71
Baby Heifer Calves — Guernsey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	110.00	110.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	15	—	—	20.00–90.00	59.33
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	140.00–260.00	190.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	80.00–90.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,837	106.00–115.00	108.87
6	—	1,553	80.00–93.00	86.52
20	—	1,822	96.00–105.00	100.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,281	47.00–60.00	56.09
34	—	1,254	61.00–72.00	66.48
18	—	1,271	73.00–86.00	77.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,494	61.00–72.00	68.80
11	—	1,489	73.00–88.00	78.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	996	53.00–62.00	58.42
4	—	950	64.00–68.00	65.60
3	—	1,122	44.00–51.00	46.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	652	134.00	134.00
1	—	565	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
1	—	675	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	119.00	119.00
1	—	795	95.00	95.00
2	—	610	124.00	124.00
1	—	495	127.00	127.00
Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	92.00	92.00

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

Heifers · 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