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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 16

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

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Feeder Cattle receipts

51 head

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

Slaughter Cattle receipts

541 head

▲ 127 vs last sale 414▲ 541 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

230 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 191▲ 230 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	1,624	87.88	1,427	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,654	64.23	1,062	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	58.60	727	118
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	964	47.47	457	72

Every lot

33 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 Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	319	84.92/cwt	78.00–86.00	271	15
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	360	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	263	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	426	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	366	10
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	562	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	450	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,452	79.64/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,156	9
Bulls	—	—	1,644	88.64/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,457	25
Bulls	—	—	1,773	95.76/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,698	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	886	37.27/cwt	33.00–42.00	330	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	959	46.76/cwt	43.00–52.00	448	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	57.49/cwt	53.00–64.00	597	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	48.93/cwt	44.00–52.00	603	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	57.43/cwt	53.00–62.00	713	66
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	66.51/cwt	63.00–74.00	827	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,571	57.91/cwt	53.00–62.00	910	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,693	67.20/cwt	63.00–75.00	1,138	17
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows3 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,375.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,475.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	1,191.67/cwt	1,075.00–1,275.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	798.75/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	—	20
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	182.50/cwt	160.00–200.00	—	8
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	63.33/cwt	30.00–130.00	—	6
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	33.08/cwt	10.00–80.00	—	26
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	19.67/cwt	5.00–40.00	—	15
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	—	2
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	80.00/cwt	40.00–140.00	—	3
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	46.67/cwt	30.00–60.00	—	9
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Common	242	130.00/cwt	125.00–140.00	315	3
Open Heifers	—	Common	348	150.00/cwt	140.00–160.00	522	8
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,166.67/cwt	1,150.00–1,175.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	958.33/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	—	15
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	763.24/cwt	675.00–825.00	—	17

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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 51Last week 28Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 541Last week 414Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 230Last week 191Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	73.00	73.00
7	—	562	80.00	80.00
10	—	426	86.00	86.00
15	—	319	78.00–86.00	84.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,773	94.00–98.00	95.76
9	—	1,452	75.00–83.00	79.64
25	—	1,644	84.00–92.00	88.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,233	44.00–52.00	48.93
33	—	1,243	63.00–74.00	66.51
66	—	1,241	53.00–62.00	57.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,571	53.00–62.00	57.91
17	—	1,693	63.00–75.00	67.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	886	33.00–42.00	37.27
18	—	1,038	53.00–64.00	57.49
39	—	959	43.00–52.00	46.76

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	3	—	—	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	20	—	—	700.00–1,025.00	798.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,191.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	26	—	—	10.00–80.00	33.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	15	—	—	5.00–40.00	19.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	30.00–130.00	63.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	160.00–200.00	182.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	30.00–60.00	46.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	40.00–140.00	80.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	180.00	180.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	3	—	242	125.00–140.00	130.00
—	Open	8	—	348	140.00–160.00	150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,166.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	—	675.00–825.00	763.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	—	850.00–1,075.00	958.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00

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.