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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 13

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

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Feeder Cattle receipts

97 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 87▲ 97 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

421 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 437▲ 421 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

143 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 224▲ 143 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	1,607	81.85	1,316	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,588	61.91	983	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	57.90	715	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,028	45.29	466	47

Every lot

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. 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 Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	253	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	185	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	438	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	355	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	532	78.50/cwt	77.00–79.00	418	16
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	610	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	451	11
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	667	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	480	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,524	76.29/cwt	72.00–82.00	1,163	13
Bulls	—	—	1,663	86.56/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,439	13
Bulls	—	—	1,970	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,832	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	55.05/cwt	53.00–57.00	558	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	36.47/cwt	30.00–41.00	371	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	47.23/cwt	42.00–52.00	492	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	46.43/cwt	42.00–50.00	568	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	57.62/cwt	52.00–62.00	710	61
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	65.46/cwt	63.00–71.00	818	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,541	66.37/cwt	63.00–72.00	1,023	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,613	59.51/cwt	52.00–62.00	960	13
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows2 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,450.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,475.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	975.00/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	—	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves5 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	190.00/cwt	140.00–220.00	—	8
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABrown Swiss	—	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	53.33/cwt	20.00–110.00	—	9
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	24.59/cwt	10.00–50.00	—	37
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	—	122.50/cwt	80.00–170.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	50.00/cwt	30.00–70.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	46.67/cwt	40.00–60.00	—	3
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	27.14/cwt	10.00–60.00	—	7
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	623.33/cwt	510.00–685.00	—	3
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Common	200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	240	1
Open Heifers	—	Approved	300	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	720	2
Open Heifers	—	Medium	625	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,656	3
Open Heifers	—	Common	650	281.25/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,828	8
Open Heifers	—	Medium	775	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,456	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	981.25/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	712.50/cwt	675.00–775.00	—	4

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 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 87Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 421Last week 437Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 143Last week 224Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	667	72.00	72.00
6	—	253	73.00	73.00
6	—	438	81.00	81.00
11	—	610	74.00	74.00
16	—	532	77.00–79.00	78.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,970	93.00	93.00
13	—	1,524	72.00–82.00	76.29
13	—	1,663	83.00–90.00	86.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,224	42.00–50.00	46.43
19	—	1,250	63.00–71.00	65.46
61	—	1,232	52.00–62.00	57.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,541	63.00–72.00	66.37
13	—	1,613	52.00–62.00	59.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,014	53.00–57.00	55.05
15	—	1,016	30.00–41.00	36.47
23	—	1,042	42.00–52.00	47.23

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	2	—	—	1,425.00–1,475.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	850.00–1,050.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	37	—	—	10.00–50.00	24.59

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

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	9	—	—	20.00–110.00	53.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	140.00–220.00	190.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	10.00–60.00	27.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	30.00–70.00	50.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	40.00–60.00	46.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	80.00–170.00	122.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	510.00–685.00	623.33
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	575.00	575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	300	240.00	240.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	200	120.00	120.00
—	Open	8	—	650	275.00–300.00	281.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	775	575.00	575.00
—	Open	3	—	625	425.00	425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	675.00–775.00	712.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	981.25

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.