Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-30

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	1,848	88.31	1,632	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,596	56.30	899	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	54.14	675	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	918	44.35	407	31

Every lot, as filed

29 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%	—	1,230	52.45/cwt	46.00–56.00	645	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	61.69/cwt	57.00–64.00	796	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	44.03/cwt	41.00–45.00	536	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,589	52.94/cwt	48.00–56.00	841	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	52.94/cwt	49.00–55.00	511	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	819	33.14/cwt	30.00–35.00	271	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	43.72/cwt	38.00–47.00	406	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	61.72/cwt	58.00–64.00	992	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	769	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	727	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	830	98.75/cwt	98.75–98.75	820	11
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	100.00/cwt	90.00–110.00	—	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	60.00/cwt	20.00–80.00	—	15
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	100.00/cwt	90.00–110.00	—	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	200.00/cwt	180.00–220.00	—	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	56.67/cwt	20.00–70.00	—	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	816.67/cwt	700.00–1,075.00	—	21
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	675.00/cwt	650.00–700.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Bulls	—	—	1,668	77.86/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,299	4
Bulls	—	—	1,855	96.17/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,784	6
Bulls	—	—	1,901	87.90/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,671	13
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,343.75/cwt	1,325.00–1,375.00	—	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,683.33/cwt	1,600.00–1,800.00	—	6
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	210.00/cwt	170.00–260.00	—	5
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	993.75/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	800.00/cwt	750.00–850.00	—	3

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 52Last week 34Year ago 73

Slaughter CattleReceipts 292Last week 439Year ago 371

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 127Last week 284Year ago 198

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,230	46.00–56.00	52.45
15	—	1,291	57.00–64.00	61.69
6	—	1,218	41.00–45.00	44.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,589	48.00–56.00	52.94
13	—	1,608	58.00–64.00	61.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	966	49.00–55.00	52.94
6	—	819	30.00–35.00	33.14
16	—	928	38.00–47.00	43.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,668	74.00–80.00	77.86
6	—	1,855	95.00–97.00	96.17
13	—	1,901	84.00–91.00	87.90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	769	94.50	94.50
11	—	830	98.75	98.75

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	2	—	—	90.00–110.00	100.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	15	—	—	20.00–80.00	60.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	170.00–260.00	210.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	100.00	100.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	90.00–110.00	100.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	180.00–220.00	200.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	20.00–70.00	56.67
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	21	—	—	700.00–1,075.00	816.67
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	650.00–700.00	675.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,225.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,343.75
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,683.33
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	875.00–1,075.00	993.75
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–850.00	800.00

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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