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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 20

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

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Feeder Cattle receipts

61 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 97▲ 61 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

387 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 421▲ 387 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

217 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 143▲ 217 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $117.50/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 36 comparable sales and sits −95.22 against this barn's trailing median of $212.72.

Average price

$117.50

1 head · 250 lb average

Value per head Derived

$294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.84

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	250	117.50	294	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

117.50

—

KY average27 barns · 1,621 hd

122.34

−4.84

This barn, trailing median36 sales

212.72

−95.22

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

36 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $228.64, low $171.41, median $212.72 across 36 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,606	81.51	1,309	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,634	62.07	1,014	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	55.95	704	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	970	46.82	454	50

Every lot

38 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 · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	250	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	294	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	290	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	235	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	398	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	334	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,463	94.75/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,386	2
Bulls	—	—	1,502	75.96/cwt	70.00–83.00	1,141	9
Bulls	—	—	1,851	86.19/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,595	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	902	38.28/cwt	34.00–41.00	345	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	47.46/cwt	42.00–52.00	464	33
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	55.98/cwt	53.00–58.00	574	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	47.83/cwt	42.00–51.00	575	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	56.66/cwt	52.00–62.00	715	61
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	65.20/cwt	63.00–69.00	867	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,566	66.15/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,036	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,682	59.22/cwt	55.00–62.00	996	10
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows5 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	1,603.85/cwt	1,500.00–1,750.00	—	13
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,411.11/cwt	1,325.00–1,475.00	—	9
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	1,241.67/cwt	1,175.00–1,300.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	884.38/cwt	700.00–1,075.00	—	8
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	CommonJersey	—	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves5 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	150.00/cwt	130.00–170.00	—	5
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	67.00/cwt	30.00–110.00	—	10
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABrown Swiss	—	33.33/cwt	30.00–40.00	—	3
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	22.54/cwt	5.00–60.00	—	57
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	10.50/cwt	5.00–30.00	—	10
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	145.56/cwt	120.00–170.00	—	9
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	55.00/cwt	10.00–80.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	43.00/cwt	20.00–80.00	—	10
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	35.00/cwt	30.00–40.00	—	4
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	CommonCrossbred	300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	570	2
Open Heifers	—	Medium	313	225.00/cwt	210.00–270.00	704	4
Open Heifers	—	Supreme	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	3
Open Heifers	—	Medium	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	2
Open Heifers	—	Medium	550	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,843	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,137.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	932.14/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	—	7
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	712.50/cwt	675.00–800.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	—	CommonJersey	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1

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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 61Last week 97Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 387Last week 421Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 217Last week 143Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	81.00	81.00
4	—	398	84.00	84.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	94.00–96.00	94.75
5	—	1,851	84.00–90.00	86.19
9	—	1,502	70.00–83.00	75.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,329	63.00–69.00	65.20
19	—	1,203	42.00–51.00	47.83
61	—	1,262	52.00–62.00	56.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,566	64.00–68.00	66.15
10	—	1,682	55.00–62.00	59.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,026	53.00–58.00	55.98
10	—	902	34.00–41.00	38.28
33	—	978	42.00–52.00	47.46

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	9	—	—	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,411.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	8	—	—	700.00–1,075.00	884.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	735.00	735.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,241.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	13	—	—	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,603.85

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	57	—	—	5.00–60.00	22.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	30.00–40.00	33.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	5.00–30.00	10.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	30.00–110.00	67.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	130.00–170.00	150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	20.00–80.00	43.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	30.00–40.00	35.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	10.00–80.00	55.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	120.00–170.00	145.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	575.00	575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common · Crossbred$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	300	190.00	190.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	550	335.00	335.00
—	Open	2	—	435	250.00	250.00
—	Open	4	—	313	210.00–270.00	225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	3	—	425	410.00	410.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,137.50

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	—	—	675.00–800.00	712.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	850.00–1,075.00	932.14

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.