Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-29

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	1,796	115.71	2,078	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,620	92.82	1,504	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,363	88.49	1,206	173
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	988	64.60	638	55

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	84	252.08/cwt	210.00–260.00	212	6
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	70	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	77	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	1,300	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	20,150	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	75	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	165	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	100	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	310	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	40	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	22	2
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	1,450	1,291.38/cwt	1,250.00–1,325.00	18,725	2
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	1,315	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,780	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	1,425	1,138.07/cwt	975.00–1,300.00	16,217	2
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	1,282	1,444.33/cwt	1,375.00–1,550.00	18,516	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	800	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,800	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	1,294	1,185.46/cwt	975.00–1,375.00	15,340	4
Open Heifers	Approved	—	150	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	413	1
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	1,420	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	22,720	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	77	144.62/cwt	70.00–240.00	111	18
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	45	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	36	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	1,100	1,094.39/cwt	875.00–1,250.00	12,038	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	75	167.78/cwt	75.00–260.00	126	6
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	86	217.50/cwt	130.00–240.00	187	7
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	850	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,525	1
Bulls	—	—	2,100	127.78/cwt	123.00–133.00	2,683	13
Bulls	—	—	1,667	91.86/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,531	3
Bulls	—	—	1,697	113.34/cwt	103.00–121.00	1,923	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	84.64/cwt	75.00–95.00	1,114	105
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	77.72/cwt	70.00–93.00	1,073	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,439	95.49/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,374	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	94.36/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,531	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	85.65/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,382	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	74.16/cwt	71.00–77.00	748	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	64.40/cwt	54.00–81.00	635	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	42.13/cwt	37.00–48.00	407	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 Mar 29, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 585Last week 886Year ago 367

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 64Last week 45Year ago 154

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	6	—	84	210.00–260.00	252.08
—	N/A	1	—	100	310.00	310.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	75	220.00	220.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	2	—	40	55.00	55.00
—	N/A	18	—	77	70.00–240.00	144.62
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	70	110.00	110.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	45	80.00	80.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	6	—	75	75.00–260.00	167.78
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	7	—	86	130.00–240.00	217.50
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · actual wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,550.00	1,550.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,282	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,444.33
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,294	975.00–1,375.00	1,185.46
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,450	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,291.38
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	1,200.00	1,200.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · actual wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,420	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per cwt · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,425	975.00–1,300.00	1,138.07
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	650.00	650.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	800	725.00	725.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	3	—	1,100	875.00–1,250.00	1,094.39
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	150	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	2,100	123.00–133.00	127.78
3	—	1,667	91.00–93.00	91.86
36	—	1,697	103.00–121.00	113.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,316	75.00–95.00	84.64
4	—	1,381	70.00–93.00	77.72
64	—	1,439	90.00–105.00	95.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,622	90.00–104.00	94.36
3	—	1,613	85.00–87.00	85.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,009	71.00–77.00	74.16
44	—	986	54.00–81.00	64.40
3	—	966	37.00–48.00	42.13

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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