Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-14

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.33/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$131.33

3 head · 402 lb average

Value per head Derived

$528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$1.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.10

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	440	132.00	581	1thin
Large 2	383	131.00	502	2thin

One grade step is worth $1.00/cwt here — about $79 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

131.33

—

KY average27 barns · 5,489 hd

138.44

−7.10

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	—	Low	1,685	97.17	1,637	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,571	63.94	1,004	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	59.26	742	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	50.25	484	30

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	581	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	383	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	684	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	783	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	728	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	508	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	493	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	590	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	561	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	105.00/cwt	90.00–120.00	—	10
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	737.50/cwt	725.00–750.00	—	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	153.33/cwt	140.00–160.00	—	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	72.63/cwt	15.00–110.00	—	19
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,337.50/cwt	1,300.00–1,375.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	152.50/cwt	130.00–210.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	97.14/cwt	80.00–120.00	—	7
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	41.67/cwt	15.00–80.00	—	15
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	943.75/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	—	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,162.50/cwt	1,150.00–1,175.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	987.50/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	—	4
Bulls	—	—	1,507	83.89/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,264	3
Bulls	—	—	1,629	93.36/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,521	19
Bulls	—	—	1,774	103.40/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,834	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	67.43/cwt	65.00–72.00	879	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	60.80/cwt	55.00–64.00	952	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	48.92/cwt	44.00–53.00	578	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	59.49/cwt	54.00–64.00	747	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	67.24/cwt	65.00–72.00	1,060	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	48.57/cwt	44.00–53.00	478	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	60.48/cwt	55.00–64.00	597	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	859	37.24/cwt	34.00–41.00	320	5

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 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 51Year ago 66

Slaughter CattleReceipts 361Last week 421Year ago 397

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 123Last week 168Year ago 176

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	159.00	159.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	783	93.00	93.00
6	—	508	97.00	97.00
3	—	590	95.00	95.00

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	1	—	—	50.00	50.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	90.00–120.00	105.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	140.00–160.00	153.33
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	19	—	—	15.00–110.00	72.63
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	725.00–750.00	737.50
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,337.50
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	950.00–1,000.00	987.50
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	130.00–210.00	152.50
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	80.00–120.00	97.14
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	15	—	—	15.00–80.00	41.67
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	850.00–1,075.00	943.75
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,162.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,507	82.00–87.00	83.89
19	—	1,629	89.00–98.00	93.36
18	—	1,774	99.00–107.00	103.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,303	65.00–72.00	67.43
13	—	1,182	44.00–53.00	48.92
53	—	1,256	54.00–64.00	59.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,565	55.00–64.00	60.80
19	—	1,577	65.00–72.00	67.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	984	44.00–53.00	48.57
9	—	987	55.00–64.00	60.48
5	—	859	34.00–41.00	37.24

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Slaughter Cattle