Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-23

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.00/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$139.00

5 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.72

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	536	139.00	745	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

139.00

—

KY average21 barns · 4,715 hd

149.72

−10.72

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	—	High	1,832	87.00	1,594	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,592	54.41	866	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,264	51.07	646	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	880	42.43	373	35

Every lot, as filed

34 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	50.99/cwt	47.00–54.00	803	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	41.50/cwt	38.00–44.00	512	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	847	40.29/cwt	36.00–44.00	341	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	866	32.20/cwt	30.00–34.00	279	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	50.78/cwt	47.00–57.00	478	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	59.89/cwt	55.00–64.00	969	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	59.23/cwt	56.00–64.00	794	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	49.96/cwt	46.00–60.00	617	41
Bulls	—	—	1,918	96.26/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,846	9
Bulls	—	—	1,685	74.62/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,257	5
Bulls	—	—	1,830	85.80/cwt	82.00–99.00	1,570	18
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	46.30/cwt	20.00–90.00	—	27
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	969.64/cwt	875.00–1,125.00	—	14
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	768.18/cwt	675.00–825.00	—	11
Open Heifers	Medium	—	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	4
Bred Heifers	CommonJersey	—	—	637.50/cwt	625.00–650.00	—	2
Open Heifers	Approved	—	475	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,781	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,369.44/cwt	1,250.00–1,450.00	—	9
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,195.45/cwt	1,100.00–1,400.00	—	11
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	847.69/cwt	700.00–1,075.00	—	65
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,541.67/cwt	1,500.00–1,600.00	—	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	95.00/cwt	90.00–100.00	—	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	1
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	662.50/cwt	625.00–700.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	MediumJersey	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	31.43/cwt	20.00–40.00	—	7
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	125.00/cwt	100.00–150.00	—	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	105.00/cwt	90.00–120.00	—	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	420	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	479	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	745	5
Bulls	Large 2	—	665	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	632	1

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 Nov 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 34Last week 114Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 439Last week 472Year ago 475

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 284Last week 173Year ago 209

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,575	47.00–54.00	50.99
15	—	1,618	55.00–64.00	59.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,233	38.00–44.00	41.50
22	—	1,340	56.00–64.00	59.23
41	—	1,234	46.00–60.00	49.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	847	36.00–44.00	40.29
5	—	866	30.00–34.00	32.20
11	—	942	47.00–57.00	50.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,918	92.00–100.00	96.26
5	—	1,685	72.00–77.00	74.62
18	—	1,830	82.00–99.00	85.80

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	27	—	—	20.00–90.00	46.30
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	20.00	20.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	100.00–150.00	125.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	90.00–120.00	105.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	—	875.00–1,125.00	969.64
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	675.00–825.00	768.18
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	4	—	475	250.00	250.00
—	Open	1	—	525	325.00	325.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	475	375.00	375.00
Bred Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	625.00–650.00	637.50
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	625.00–700.00	662.50
Bred Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	9	—	—	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,369.44
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	11	—	—	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,195.45
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	65	—	—	700.00–1,075.00	847.69
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,541.67
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	90.00–100.00	95.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	20.00–40.00	31.43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	114.00	114.00
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	536	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	95.00	95.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Feeder Cattle