Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-03

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.33/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 36 comparable sales and sits −84.39 against this barn's trailing median of $212.72.

Average price

$128.33

3 head · 279 lb average

Value per head Derived

$358

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.01

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	279	128.33	358	3thin

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 sale3 hd

128.33

—

KY average26 barns · 1,857 hd

137.34

−9.01

This barn, trailing median36 sales

212.72

−84.39

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	1,860	99.79	1,856	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	70.51	1,106	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	67.86	833	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	898	56.30	505	36

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	76.41/cwt	73.00–83.00	938	13
Open Heifers	Approved	—	325	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	926	5
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	350	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,295	5
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	225	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	518	5
Bulls	—	—	1,844	109.38/cwt	105.00–115.00	2,017	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	67.47/cwt	64.00–72.00	1,055	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	56.30/cwt	53.00–61.00	497	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	66.73/cwt	62.00–77.00	820	32
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	390	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	363	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	230	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	297	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	303	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	388	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	57.13/cwt	55.00–58.00	699	7
Bulls	—	—	2,007	81.84/cwt	76.00–91.00	1,643	8
Bulls	—	—	1,787	100.52/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,796	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	76.87/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,212	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	66.25/cwt	62.00–69.00	643	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	46.37/cwt	43.00–51.00	400	8
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,225.00	—	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	46.67/cwt	45.00–50.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	950.00/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	—	6
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	210.00/cwt	180.00–230.00	—	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	308	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	385	2
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,212.50/cwt	1,175.00–1,250.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	405	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	421	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	906.25/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	—	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	167.50/cwt	130.00–200.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	39.12/cwt	10.00–110.00	—	17
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	59.50/cwt	15.00–100.00	—	20
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	85.00/cwt	55.00–130.00	—	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 Aug 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 73Last week 81Year ago 136

Slaughter CattleReceipts 321Last week 419Year ago 410

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 161Last week 123Year ago 147

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,228	73.00–83.00	76.41
32	—	1,229	62.00–77.00	66.73
7	—	1,223	55.00–58.00	57.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,564	64.00–72.00	67.47
11	—	1,577	73.00–82.00	76.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	882	53.00–61.00	56.30
8	—	971	62.00–69.00	66.25
8	—	863	43.00–51.00	46.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,844	105.00–115.00	109.38
8	—	2,007	76.00–91.00	81.84
13	—	1,787	96.00–104.00	100.52

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	5	—	325	285.00	285.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	5	—	350	370.00	370.00
—	Open	5	—	225	230.00	230.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,200.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	775.00–1,000.00	906.25
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	45.00–50.00	46.67
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	75.00	75.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	130.00–200.00	167.50
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	17	—	—	10.00–110.00	39.12
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	875.00–1,050.00	950.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,212.50
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	180.00–230.00	210.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	20.00	20.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	20	—	—	15.00–100.00	59.50
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	55.00–130.00	85.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	93.00	93.00
1	—	405	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	129.00	129.00
2	—	303	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	125.00	125.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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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

Replacement Dairy Cattle

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