Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-09

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	—	High	1,781	88.33	1,573	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,587	56.04	889	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,246	54.69	682	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	944	45.02	425	43

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	420	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	340	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	487	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	424	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,010	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	848	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	353	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	304	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	88.00/cwt	50.00–110.00	—	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	152.50/cwt	90.00–190.00	—	8
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	46.84/cwt	20.00–110.00	—	19
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABrown Swiss	—	—	45.00/cwt	40.00–50.00	—	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	21.67/cwt	20.00–25.00	—	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	113.33/cwt	70.00–140.00	—	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	881.90/cwt	700.00–1,075.00	—	29
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,541.67/cwt	1,525.00–1,575.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,410.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,475.00	—	5
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	—	7
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,133.33/cwt	1,100.00–1,150.00	—	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	49.23/cwt	20.00–90.00	—	13
Open Heifers	CommonCrossbred	—	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	600	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,700	5
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	758.33/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	993.75/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	—	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/AGuernsey	—	—	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	—	1
Bulls	—	—	1,904	97.19/cwt	59.00–105.00	1,850	10
Bulls	—	—	1,803	88.61/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,598	18
Bulls	—	—	1,579	76.62/cwt	71.00–81.00	1,210	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	64.52/cwt	58.00–68.00	832	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	53.35/cwt	49.00–57.00	842	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	63.81/cwt	58.00–68.00	1,027	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	55.20/cwt	49.00–63.00	529	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	32.98/cwt	29.00–36.00	284	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	44.08/cwt	41.00–46.00	549	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	53.07/cwt	48.00–57.00	654	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	42.83/cwt	39.00–47.00	413	21
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	695	84.33/cwt	83.00–85.00	586	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	825	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	701	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.

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

Tue Nov 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 63Year ago 127

Slaughter CattleReceipts 472Last week 463Year ago 391

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 173Last week 179Year ago 211

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	81.00	81.00
9	—	487	87.00	87.00
2	—	1,010	84.00	84.00
3	—	353	86.00	86.00
6	—	695	83.00–85.00	84.33
5	—	825	85.00	85.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	50.00–110.00	88.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	90.00–190.00	152.50
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	19	—	—	20.00–110.00	46.84
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	40.00–50.00	45.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	20.00–25.00	21.67
Baby Bull Calves — Guernsey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	20.00	20.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	110.00	110.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	70.00–140.00	113.33
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	13	—	—	20.00–90.00	49.23
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	29	—	—	700.00–1,075.00	881.90
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,541.67
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,410.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	7	—	—	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,175.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,133.33
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–850.00	758.33
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	950.00–1,075.00	993.75
Open Heifers — Common · Crossbred$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	550	250.00	250.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	5	—	600	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,904	59.00–105.00	97.19
18	—	1,803	84.00–93.00	88.61
8	—	1,579	71.00–81.00	76.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,290	58.00–68.00	64.52
7	—	1,246	41.00–46.00	44.08
45	—	1,232	48.00–57.00	53.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,579	49.00–57.00	53.35
9	—	1,609	58.00–68.00	63.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	959	49.00–63.00	55.20
8	—	860	29.00–36.00	32.98
21	—	965	39.00–47.00	42.83

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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