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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 6

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Jul 30Aug 6Aug 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

87 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 93▲ 87 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

437 head

▼ 171 vs last sale 608▲ 437 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

224 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 285▲ 224 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	1,672	90.32	1,510	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,611	65.41	1,054	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	60.45	754	132
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	49.31	480	47

Every lot

45 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 Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	157	148.18/cwt	140.00–170.00	233	11
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	256	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	169	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	387	91.56/cwt	80.00–95.00	354	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	445	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	392	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	485	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	369	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	554	76.29/cwt	70.00–77.00	423	10
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	635	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	457	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	758	74.53/cwt	70.00–79.00	565	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,512	82.00/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,240	11
Bulls	—	—	1,671	92.13/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,539	19
Bulls	—	—	1,967	99.87/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,964	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	38.99/cwt	33.00–42.00	362	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	49.06/cwt	44.00–54.00	477	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	58.48/cwt	55.00–67.00	592	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	50.54/cwt	45.00–53.00	624	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	59.21/cwt	54.00–64.00	732	77
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	69.36/cwt	65.00–75.00	891	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	69.01/cwt	65.00–76.00	1,104	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,626	60.49/cwt	55.00–64.00	984	11
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows5 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	1,584.38/cwt	1,500.00–1,850.00	—	16
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,387.50/cwt	1,325.00–1,475.00	—	10
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	—	9
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	950.00/cwt	825.00–1,050.00	—	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	CommonJersey	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves6 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	170.77/cwt	90.00–220.00	—	13
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	40.00/cwt	20.00–60.00	—	4
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABrown Swiss	—	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	22.00/cwt	10.00–40.00	—	35
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AGuernsey	—	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	146.67/cwt	50.00–250.00	—	9
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	37.00/cwt	10.00–70.00	—	10
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	635.00/cwt	550.00–750.00	—	10
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	605.00/cwt	550.00–650.00	—	5
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Cows1 lot · lightest first
Springer Cows	—	Medium	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium	439	270.00/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,185	7
Open Heifers	—	Medium	735	554.00/cwt	550.00–560.00	4,072	5
Open Heifers	—	Approved	825	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,156	10
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	—	ApprovedJersey	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	903.13/cwt	850.00–950.00	—	8
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	731.25/cwt	675.00–825.00	—	12

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 Aug 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 93Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 437Last week 608Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 224Last week 285Year ago 0

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	10	—	—	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,387.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	825.00–1,050.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	9	—	—	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	16	—	—	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,584.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	35	—	—	10.00–40.00	22.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	30.00	30.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	40.00	40.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	20.00–60.00	40.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Guernsey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	10.00	10.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	13	—	—	90.00–220.00	170.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	10.00–70.00	37.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	70.00	70.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	30.00	30.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	50.00–250.00	146.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	550.00–650.00	605.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	550.00–750.00	635.00

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	—	—	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	10	—	825	625.00	625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	5	—	735	550.00–560.00	554.00
—	Open	7	—	439	250.00–285.00	270.00

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	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	—	675.00–825.00	731.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	850.00–950.00	903.13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	88.00	88.00
1	—	635	72.00	72.00
4	—	758	70.00–79.00	74.53
6	—	485	76.00	76.00
8	—	387	80.00–95.00	91.56
10	—	554	70.00–77.00	76.29
11	—	157	140.00–170.00	148.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	256	66.00	66.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,967	97.00–103.00	99.87
11	—	1,512	75.00–86.00	82.00
19	—	1,671	88.00–96.00	92.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,235	45.00–53.00	50.54
34	—	1,284	65.00–75.00	69.36
77	—	1,236	54.00–64.00	59.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,626	55.00–64.00	60.49
15	—	1,600	65.00–76.00	69.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	928	33.00–42.00	38.99
13	—	1,012	55.00–67.00	58.48
23	—	972	44.00–54.00	49.06

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.