Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-07

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $123.00/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$123.00

3 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$25.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.12

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	580	140.00	812	1thin
Large 2	518	114.50	593	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.50/cwt here — about $219 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 sale3 hd

123.00

—

KY average19 barns · 2,640 hd

154.12

−31.12

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	—	Average	1,746	98.98	1,728	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,626	66.41	1,079	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	62.96	789	116
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	966	52.66	509	32

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Heifers	Large 2	—	475	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	1
Steers	Large 2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Steers	Large 2	—	560	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	610	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	298	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	331	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	825	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	776	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	965	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	897	6
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	22.92/cwt	5.00–40.00	—	12
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	102.27/cwt	75.00–130.00	—	11
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	41.19/cwt	15.00–80.00	—	21
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	183.33/cwt	140.00–260.00	—	6
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,206.25/cwt	1,175.00–1,275.00	—	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	900.00/cwt	700.00–1,075.00	—	16
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,420.83/cwt	1,325.00–1,475.00	—	6
Open Heifers	Approved	—	350	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	840	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	475	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,805	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	825	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,445	5
Open Heifers	Medium	—	358	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	680	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,187.50/cwt	1,150.00–1,250.00	—	6
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	756.25/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	43.64/cwt	10.00–90.00	—	11
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	158.89/cwt	130.00–260.00	—	9
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	70.00/cwt	40.00–100.00	—	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	97.14/cwt	80.00–120.00	—	7
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,656.67/cwt	1,500.00–1,800.00	—	15
Bulls	—	—	1,814	95.55/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,733	5
Bulls	—	—	1,443	84.72/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,223	6
Bulls	—	—	1,824	104.38/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,904	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	69.80/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,129	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	871	41.58/cwt	36.00–50.00	362	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	50.82/cwt	47.00–56.00	499	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	62.11/cwt	55.00–66.00	1,015	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	64.55/cwt	59.00–69.00	653	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	49.65/cwt	44.00–54.00	605	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	61.54/cwt	55.00–66.00	767	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	71.08/cwt	67.00–78.00	911	36

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 Sep 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 51Last week 68Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 421Last week 418Year ago 392

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 168Last week 147Year ago 247

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	140.00	140.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
1	—	560	109.00	109.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	298	111.00	111.00
2	—	825	94.00	94.00
6	—	965	93.00	93.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	—	—	5.00–40.00	22.92
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	—	—	75.00–130.00	102.27
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	140.00–260.00	183.33
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	—	—	10.00–90.00	43.64
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	21	—	—	15.00–80.00	41.19
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	130.00–260.00	158.89
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	40.00–100.00	70.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	80.00–120.00	97.14
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	650.00	650.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,206.25
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	700.00–850.00	756.25
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	16	—	—	700.00–1,075.00	900.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,420.83
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,187.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	15	—	—	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,656.67
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	350	240.00	240.00
—	Open	1	—	475	380.00	380.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	5	—	825	660.00	660.00
—	Open	3	—	358	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,814	90.00–99.00	95.55
6	—	1,443	81.00–88.00	84.72
19	—	1,824	100.00–109.00	104.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,618	67.00–74.00	69.80
15	—	1,635	55.00–66.00	62.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	871	36.00–50.00	41.58
16	—	982	47.00–56.00	50.82
9	—	1,012	59.00–69.00	64.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,219	44.00–54.00	49.65
65	—	1,246	55.00–66.00	61.54
36	—	1,281	67.00–78.00	71.08

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

Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Slaughter Cattle