Sale reports / Kentucky / Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction / 2021-08-31

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 31
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
68 head
13 vs last sale 81 25 vs year ago 93 · 26.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
418 head
71 vs last sale 347 101 vs year ago 519 · 19.5%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
147 head
25 vs last sale 122 5 vs year ago 142 · +3.5%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.00/cwt on 7 head.
Average price
$143.00
7 head · 315 lb average
Value per head Derived
$450
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+3.52
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2315143.004507thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale7 hd
143.00
KY average25 barns · 3,501 hd
139.48
+3.52
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,80298.851,78232
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60372.041,15533
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25667.9585366
CowsLean 85-90%High91454.7450038

Every lot, as filed

30 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2278160.05/cwt152.00–162.004456
BullsMedium and Large 1-2240161.00/cwt161.00–161.003861
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2210161.00/cwt161.00–161.003381
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2360130.00/cwt130.00–130.004681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2480126.00/cwt126.00–126.006051
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2255150.00/cwt150.00–150.003832
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2322142.00/cwt142.00–142.004572
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey22.00/cwt5.00–40.005
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred100.00/cwt100.00–100.001
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross185.56/cwt150.00–290.009
Baby Bull CalvesN/A32.67/cwt10.00–140.0015
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A37.27/cwt10.00–70.0011
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross175.00/cwt160.00–190.002
Open HeifersApproved325275.00/cwt275.00–275.008942
Springer HeifersApproved1,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.001
Springer HeifersCommon818.75/cwt800.00–850.004
Springer HeifersMedium958.33/cwt900.00–1,050.003
Fresh/Milking CowsCommonJersey735.00/cwt735.00–735.001
Fresh/Milking CowsApproved1,312.50/cwt1,300.00–1,325.002
Bulls1,61186.01/cwt84.00–89.001,3864
Bulls1,80296.67/cwt93.00–106.001,74219
Bulls1,888109.16/cwt105.00–113.002,0619
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16455.15/cwt51.00–59.006425
CowsLean 85-90%1,00466.73/cwt63.00–70.006709
CowsLean 85-90%83942.97/cwt39.00–48.0036111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24365.82/cwt62.00–70.0081845
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32177.93/cwt72.00–84.001,02916
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58267.12/cwt64.00–70.001,06218
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62877.95/cwt73.00–85.001,26915
CowsLean 85-90%91455.94/cwt53.00–61.0051118

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.