Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-27

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.25/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$136.25

8 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.15

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	460	145.00	667	4thin
Large 1	608	128.33	781	3thin
Large 2	445	125.00	556	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $111 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 sale8 hd

136.25

—

KY average26 barns · 4,703 hd

140.40

−4.15

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	1,733	101.59	1,761	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,529	72.17	1,103	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,259	68.74	865	104
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	57.48	563	48

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
Bulls	—	—	1,843	108.35/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,997	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	70.28/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,091	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	58.69/cwt	54.00–63.00	587	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	47.23/cwt	42.00–52.00	426	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	57.63/cwt	50.00–61.00	719	16
Bulls	—	—	1,226	88.53/cwt	81.00–92.00	1,085	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	443	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	425	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	720	93.20/cwt	88.00–95.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	75.58/cwt	74.00–79.00	966	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	75.23/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,120	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	66.65/cwt	64.00–71.00	675	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	545	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	698	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	590	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	761	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	690	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	883	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,718.75/cwt	1,500.00–1,950.00	—	8
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	900.00/cwt	775.00–1,025.00	—	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	62.50/cwt	50.00–80.00	—	6
Baby Bull Calves	N/AAyshire	—	—	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	—	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	68.27/cwt	63.00–73.00	855	58
Bulls	—	—	1,727	98.62/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,703	28
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	188.75/cwt	140.00–240.00	—	8
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	960.71/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	—	7
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	71.67/cwt	50.00–85.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,165.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	—	5
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	837.50/cwt	825.00–850.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	925.00/cwt	900.00–950.00	—	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	20.00/cwt	5.00–45.00	—	11
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	112.00/cwt	100.00–120.00	—	5
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	61.82/cwt	50.00–85.00	—	11
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	183.33/cwt	150.00–240.00	—	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	56.67/cwt	35.00–90.00	—	6

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 81Last week 130Year ago 64

Slaughter CattleReceipts 419Last week 476Year ago 328

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 123Last week 172Year ago 216

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,843	106.00–113.00	108.35
4	—	1,226	81.00–92.00	88.53
28	—	1,727	93.00–104.00	98.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,553	65.00–73.00	70.28
13	—	1,489	74.00–77.00	75.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,001	54.00–63.00	58.69
12	—	902	42.00–52.00	47.23
10	—	1,013	64.00–71.00	66.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,247	50.00–61.00	57.63
30	—	1,278	74.00–79.00	75.58
58	—	1,252	63.00–73.00	68.27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	128.00	128.00
1	—	590	129.00	129.00
1	—	690	128.00	128.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	443	96.00	96.00
4	—	720	88.00–95.00	93.20

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	8	—	—	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,718.75
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	775.00–1,025.00	900.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	50.00–80.00	62.50
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	50.00–85.00	71.67
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	—	—	50.00–85.00	61.82
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	150.00–240.00	183.33
Baby Bull Calves — Ayshire$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	60.00	60.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	140.00–240.00	188.75
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	—	—	5.00–45.00	20.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	100.00–120.00	112.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	35.00–90.00	56.67
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	900.00–1,050.00	960.71
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,165.00
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	825.00–850.00	837.50
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–950.00	925.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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