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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 9

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

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Feeder Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 79▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

414 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 469▲ 414 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

191 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 149▲ 191 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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	1,668	86.55	1,444	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,661	62.58	1,039	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	56.94	705	103
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	966	46.66	450	64

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	140	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	168	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	545	74.75/cwt	74.00–75.00	407	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	712	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	520	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,521	78.44/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,193	5
Bulls	—	—	1,643	87.47/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,437	14
Bulls	—	—	2,032	95.78/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,946	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	856	34.96/cwt	30.00–39.00	299	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	45.43/cwt	41.00–48.00	443	38
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	54.44/cwt	51.00–58.00	540	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	56.62/cwt	51.00–60.00	688	57
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	47.18/cwt	43.00–50.00	594	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	64.47/cwt	61.00–68.00	819	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	57.66/cwt	54.00–60.00	925	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,712	67.05/cwt	61.00–74.00	1,148	11
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows3 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,393.75/cwt	1,350.00–1,475.00	—	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	886.11/cwt	700.00–1,050.00	—	9
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	180.00/cwt	150.00–210.00	—	4
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	93.33/cwt	40.00–130.00	—	6
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	43.72/cwt	10.00–80.00	—	43
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	165.00/cwt	100.00–200.00	—	6
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	61.43/cwt	20.00–90.00	—	7
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	40.00/cwt	10.00–90.00	—	22
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Common	—	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Common	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	675.00/cwt	650.00–725.00	—	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Common	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	538	300.00/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,614	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	929.17/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	—	6
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	740.63/cwt	650.00–825.00	—	8

This sale against other markets

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 Jul 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 28Last week 79Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 414Last week 469Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 191Last week 149Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	712	73.00	73.00
4	—	545	74.00–75.00	74.75
8	—	140	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,032	93.00–98.00	95.78
5	—	1,521	73.00–82.00	78.44
14	—	1,643	83.00–91.00	87.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,259	43.00–50.00	47.18
27	—	1,271	61.00–68.00	64.47
57	—	1,215	51.00–60.00	56.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,605	54.00–60.00	57.66
11	—	1,712	61.00–74.00	67.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	856	30.00–39.00	34.96
18	—	992	51.00–58.00	54.44
38	—	976	41.00–48.00	45.43

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,393.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	9	—	—	700.00–1,050.00	886.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	43	—	—	10.00–80.00	43.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	20.00	20.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	40.00–130.00	93.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	150.00–210.00	180.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	22	—	—	10.00–90.00	40.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	60.00	60.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	20.00–90.00	61.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	100.00–200.00	165.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	500.00	500.00
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	—	525.00	525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	650.00–725.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	525	225.00	225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	538	275.00–325.00	300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	650.00–825.00	740.63
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	850.00–1,075.00	929.17

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.