Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-24

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $144.43/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −68.45 against this barn's trailing median of $212.88.

Average price

$144.43

7 head · 392 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.07

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	392	144.43	567	7thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

35 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $228.64, low $191.65, median $212.88 across 35 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 sale7 hd

144.43

—

KY average26 barns · 1,944 hd

137.36

+7.07

This barn, trailing median35 sales

212.88

−68.45

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	1,804	103.16	1,861	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,569	71.30	1,119	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	67.35	849	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	58.16	568	46

Every lot, as filed

33 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	467	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	554	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	618	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	50.00/cwt	5.00–120.00	—	21
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	93.33/cwt	80.00–110.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	770.00/cwt	675.00–825.00	—	5
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	962.50/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	—	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	25.42/cwt	10.00–50.00	—	12
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	107.50/cwt	80.00–130.00	—	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	177.14/cwt	140.00–220.00	—	7
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	10.36/cwt	5.00–25.00	—	14
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	737.50/cwt	725.00–750.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	950.00/cwt	900.00–975.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	800.00/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	—	3
Bulls	—	—	1,869	107.33/cwt	105.00–113.00	2,006	15
Bulls	—	—	1,640	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,410	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	100.14/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,752	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	68.85/cwt	63.00–72.00	1,095	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	75.99/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,162	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	58.20/cwt	52.00–62.00	569	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	56.91/cwt	50.00–61.00	719	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	76.34/cwt	73.00–81.00	979	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	67.62/cwt	62.00–72.00	848	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	68.14/cwt	64.00–71.00	668	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	45.55/cwt	41.00–49.00	439	8

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 81Last week 209Year ago 115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 347Last week 299Year ago 363

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 122Last week 55Year ago 139

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	161.00	161.00
2	—	458	137.00	137.00
4	—	385	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	134.00	134.00
1	—	640	116.00	116.00
3	—	458	135.00	135.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	21	—	—	5.00–120.00	50.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	80.00–130.00	107.50
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	140.00–220.00	177.14
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	14	—	—	5.00–25.00	10.36
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	230.00	230.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	80.00–110.00	93.33
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	120.00	120.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	—	—	10.00–50.00	25.42
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	675.00–825.00	770.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	875.00–1,075.00	962.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	725.00–750.00	737.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	900.00–975.00	950.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	700.00–1,000.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,869	105.00–113.00	107.33
1	—	1,640	86.00	86.00
15	—	1,750	94.00–104.00	100.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,590	63.00–72.00	68.85
12	—	1,529	73.00–80.00	75.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	978	52.00–62.00	58.20
10	—	980	64.00–71.00	68.14
8	—	963	41.00–49.00	45.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,263	50.00–61.00	56.91
17	—	1,282	73.00–81.00	76.34
52	—	1,254	62.00–72.00	67.62

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Slaughter Cattle