Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-19

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	1,755	84.52	1,483	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	55.87	861	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	50.68	642	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	41.04	407	25

Every lot, as filed

44 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%	—	1,219	42.08/cwt	37.00–45.00	513	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	30.67/cwt	25.00–35.00	293	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	50.24/cwt	47.00–57.00	500	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	40.76/cwt	36.00–45.00	407	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	58.50/cwt	56.00–62.00	753	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	57.58/cwt	56.00–63.00	895	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	53.69/cwt	50.00–55.00	818	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	52.21/cwt	46.00–55.00	670	29
Bulls	—	—	1,661	78.06/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,297	7
Bulls	—	—	1,765	85.40/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,507	14
Bulls	—	—	1,883	92.73/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,746	4
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	567	340.00/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,928	3
Open Heifers	Common	—	800	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,400	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	173.33/cwt	150.00–210.00	—	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	54.38/cwt	20.00–90.00	—	16
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	—	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	700	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	4,970	1
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	975.00/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	—	9
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	825.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	—	3
Open Heifers	Approved	—	375	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,031	5
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	891.67/cwt	850.00–950.00	—	3
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	705.00/cwt	685.00–725.00	—	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	3
Open Heifers	Medium	—	807	663.57/cwt	660.00–685.00	5,355	7
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,637.50/cwt	1,500.00–1,750.00	—	4
Open Heifers	Medium	—	668	457.14/cwt	450.00–475.00	3,054	7
Open Heifers	Approved	—	220	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	396	2
Open Heifers	Approved	—	750	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,688	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,191.67/cwt	1,125.00–1,225.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	850.00/cwt	775.00–925.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	433	261.67/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,133	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	—	1
Open Heifers	Common	—	733	483.33/cwt	480.00–485.00	3,543	6
Open Heifers	Common	—	638	350.83/cwt	300.00–385.00	2,238	6
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	61.00/cwt	30.00–110.00	—	10
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	50.00/cwt	30.00–70.00	—	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	227.50/cwt	170.00–270.00	—	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	284	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	256	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	430	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	348	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	495	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	411	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	810	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	680	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	372	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	320	4

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

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Tue Oct 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 67Last week 163Year ago 89

Slaughter CattleReceipts 332Last week 393Year ago 457

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 176Last week 204Year ago 176

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,219	37.00–45.00	42.08
13	—	1,287	56.00–62.00	58.50
29	—	1,284	46.00–55.00	52.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	956	25.00–35.00	30.67
5	—	995	47.00–57.00	50.24
16	—	999	36.00–45.00	40.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,554	56.00–63.00	57.58
11	—	1,523	50.00–55.00	53.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,661	76.00–80.00	78.06
14	—	1,765	81.00–89.00	85.40
4	—	1,883	92.00–94.00	92.73

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–950.00	891.67
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	685.00–725.00	705.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	3	—	567	325.00–360.00	340.00
—	Open	3	—	350	200.00	200.00
—	Open	7	—	807	660.00–685.00	663.57
—	Open	7	—	668	450.00–475.00	457.14
—	Open	3	—	433	235.00–275.00	261.67
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	800	550.00	550.00
—	Open	6	—	733	480.00–485.00	483.33
—	Open	6	—	638	300.00–385.00	350.83
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	700	710.00	710.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	5	—	375	275.00	275.00
—	Open	2	—	220	180.00	180.00
—	Open	1	—	750	625.00	625.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	150.00–210.00	173.33
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	30.00–110.00	61.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	30.00–70.00	50.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	16	—	—	20.00–90.00	54.38
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	40.00	40.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	30.00	30.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	170.00–270.00	227.50
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	925.00–1,050.00	975.00
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–850.00	825.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,637.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,191.67
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	775.00–925.00	850.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	284	90.00	90.00
1	—	430	81.00	81.00
3	—	495	83.00	83.00
1	—	810	84.00	84.00
4	—	372	86.00	86.00

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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