Sale reports / Kentucky / Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction / 2019-09-03

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 3
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 12▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
361 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 436▲ 361 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
172 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 181▲ 172 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,77886.001,52914
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62664.101,0428thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25957.1772089
CowsLean 85-90%High99645.2845148

Every lot

32 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 39080.00/cwt80.00–80.007211
Dairy Steers—Large 311090.00/cwt90.00–90.00993
Dairy Steers—Large 359471.00/cwt71.00–71.004222
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,69878.44/cwt76.00–81.001,3322
Bulls——1,78893.55/cwt92.00–95.001,6732
Bulls——1,79286.00/cwt83.00–90.001,54110
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89834.93/cwt31.00–39.0031413
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01555.86/cwt54.00–58.005677
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03647.44/cwt42.00–52.0049128
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22156.46/cwt52.00–62.0068949
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28747.55/cwt40.00–51.0061216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31865.04/cwt63.00–71.0085724
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62066.77/cwt66.00–68.001,0825
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63559.65/cwt59.00–61.009753
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves—N/ABeef Cross—191.11/cwt70.00–230.00—18
Baby Bull Calves—N/ACrossbred—63.75/cwt30.00–100.00—8
Baby Bull Calves—N/A—41.61/cwt10.00–80.00—56
Baby Bull Calves—N/AJersey—28.57/cwt20.00–50.00—7
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves—N/ABeef Cross—174.29/cwt130.00–250.00—7
Baby Heifer Calves—N/ACrossbred—60.00/cwt60.00–60.00—1
Baby Heifer Calves—N/A—50.00/cwt30.00–60.00—6
Baby Heifer Calves—N/AJersey—40.00/cwt40.00–40.00—1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium—825.00/cwt825.00–825.00—1
Bred Heifers—Common—575.00/cwt575.00–575.00—1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers—Supreme—1,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.00—1
Springer Heifers—Approved—1,166.67/cwt1,125.00–1,225.00—3
Springer Heifers—Medium—980.00/cwt925.00–1,075.00—5
Springer Heifers—Common—718.75/cwt650.00–800.00—4
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows4 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows—Supreme—1,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.00—1
Fresh/Milking Cows—Approved—1,262.50/cwt1,250.00–1,275.00—2
Fresh/Milking Cows—MediumJersey—875.00/cwt875.00–875.00—2
Fresh/Milking Cows—Common—870.83/cwt775.00–1,000.00—6

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.