Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-14

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.50/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$125.50

2 head · 365 lb average

Value per head Derived

$458

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 3

$33.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.44

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	320	142.00	454	1thin
Large 3	410	109.00	447	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.00/cwt here — about $8 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

125.50

—

KY average25 barns · 7,435 hd

134.94

−9.44

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	—	Low	1,825	91.59	1,671	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,614	58.93	951	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,273	55.22	703	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	46.31	450	42

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	454	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	410	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	447	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	277	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	235	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	495	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	391	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	600	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	480	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	425	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	315	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	28.33/cwt	10.00–60.00	—	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	97.14/cwt	60.00–120.00	—	7
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	195.00/cwt	130.00–250.00	—	6
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	46.36/cwt	30.00–70.00	—	11
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	80.00/cwt	50.00–110.00	—	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	174.00/cwt	120.00–250.00	—	5
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,115.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,150.00	—	5
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	735.00/cwt	675.00–825.00	—	5
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	984.38/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	—	8
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	941.67/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,225.00	—	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	40.00/cwt	20.00–60.00	—	8
Open Heifers	Approved	—	275	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	578	1
Open Heifers	Common	—	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	5
Open Heifers	Medium	—	200	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	260	3
Open Heifers	Medium	—	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	6
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	—	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	77.72/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,302	3
Bulls	—	—	1,825	90.54/cwt	79.00–106.00	1,652	11
Bulls	—	—	1,914	102.24/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,957	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	44.92/cwt	40.00–48.00	572	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	53.93/cwt	49.00–59.00	679	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	65.86/cwt	60.00–72.00	856	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	55.74/cwt	50.00–59.00	877	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	65.30/cwt	62.00–72.00	1,107	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	43.87/cwt	39.00–49.00	420	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	55.82/cwt	50.00–61.00	561	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	36.59/cwt	35.00–38.00	355	4

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 Dec 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 52Year ago 153

Slaughter CattleReceipts 284Last week 292Year ago 429

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 118Last week 127Year ago 154

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	109.00	109.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	85.00	85.00
4	—	495	79.00	79.00
4	—	600	80.00	80.00
5	—	425	74.00	74.00

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	—	—	10.00–60.00	28.33
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	60.00–120.00	97.14
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	130.00–250.00	195.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	—	—	30.00–70.00	46.36
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	50.00–110.00	80.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	120.00–250.00	174.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	20.00–60.00	40.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,115.00
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	675.00–825.00	735.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	984.38
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	800.00–1,075.00	941.67
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,200.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	275	210.00	210.00
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	5	—	525	200.00	200.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	3	—	200	130.00	130.00
—	Open	6	—	300	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,675	76.00–80.00	77.72
11	—	1,825	79.00–106.00	90.54
5	—	1,914	100.00–107.00	102.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,273	40.00–48.00	44.92
37	—	1,259	49.00–59.00	53.93
20	—	1,300	60.00–72.00	65.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,573	50.00–59.00	55.74
11	—	1,695	62.00–72.00	65.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	957	39.00–49.00	43.87
11	—	1,005	50.00–61.00	55.82
4	—	970	35.00–38.00	36.59

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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Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle

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