Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

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	1,822	92.25	1,681	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,581	57.09	903	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	55.46	690	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	45.59	416	30

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	320	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	288	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	525	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	394	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	401	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	393	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	376	89.74/cwt	89.00–90.00	337	16
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	30.00/cwt	20.00–50.00	—	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	79.44/cwt	60.00–100.00	—	9
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	160.00/cwt	120.00–230.00	—	8
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	44.57/cwt	10.00–90.00	—	23
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	70.00/cwt	65.00–80.00	—	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	155.71/cwt	140.00–170.00	—	7
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	892.50/cwt	775.00–1,075.00	—	10
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	350	190.00/cwt	180.00–200.00	665	8
Open Heifers	Medium	—	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	750	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	4,388	2
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	791.67/cwt	675.00–825.00	—	6
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	965.00/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	—	5
Open Heifers	Approved	—	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	3
Open Heifers	Common	—	725	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,900	1
Open Heifers	Common	—	650	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,275	4
Open Heifers	SupremeJersey	—	200	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	460	1
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	220	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	418	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	25.00/cwt	10.00–35.00	—	9
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	737.50/cwt	725.00–750.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	643.75/cwt	550.00–775.00	—	4
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	2
Bulls	—	—	1,835	90.63/cwt	82.00–94.00	1,663	20
Bulls	—	—	1,927	102.73/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,980	10
Bulls	—	—	1,603	80.21/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,286	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	52.96/cwt	49.00–57.00	649	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	63.79/cwt	59.00–67.00	827	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	44.47/cwt	42.00–47.00	528	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	62.77/cwt	60.00–66.00	998	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	54.11/cwt	50.00–59.00	853	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	32.95/cwt	30.00–35.00	262	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	44.14/cwt	38.00–47.00	406	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	57.98/cwt	53.00–62.00	573	8

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

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Farmers Regional Livestock Auction of Glasgow Dairy Auction - Smiths Grove, KY

Tue Oct 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 63Last week 67Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 463Last week 332Year ago 414

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 179Last week 176Year ago 204

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	90.00	90.00
1	—	525	75.00	75.00
4	—	401	98.00	98.00
16	—	376	89.00–90.00	89.74

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	3	—	—	20.00–50.00	30.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	60.00–100.00	79.44
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	120.00–230.00	160.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	23	—	—	10.00–90.00	44.57
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	65.00–80.00	70.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	140.00–170.00	155.71
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	10.00–35.00	25.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	10	—	—	775.00–1,075.00	892.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	8	—	350	180.00–200.00	190.00
—	Open	1	—	475	260.00	260.00
—	Open	2	—	750	585.00	585.00
—	Open	2	—	525	300.00	300.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	3	—	425	325.00	325.00
—	Open	2	—	275	160.00	160.00
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	725	400.00	400.00
—	Open	4	—	650	350.00	350.00
Open Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	200	230.00	230.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	220	190.00	190.00
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	675.00–825.00	791.67
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	900.00–1,050.00	965.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	725.00–750.00	737.50
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	550.00–775.00	643.75
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,835	82.00–94.00	90.63
10	—	1,927	97.00–106.00	102.73
6	—	1,603	79.00–82.00	80.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,226	49.00–57.00	52.96
23	—	1,296	59.00–67.00	63.79
7	—	1,188	42.00–47.00	44.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,590	60.00–66.00	62.77
21	—	1,577	50.00–59.00	54.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	795	30.00–35.00	32.95
16	—	920	38.00–47.00	44.14
8	—	989	53.00–62.00	57.98

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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