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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 26

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Nov 19Nov 26Dec 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 46▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

371 head

▼ 101 vs last sale 472▲ 371 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

267 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 278▲ 267 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	—	Low	1,673	76.80	1,285	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,626	51.27	833	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,282	47.03	603	101
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	988	38.21	378	48

Every lot

37 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 Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	275	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	201	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,247	63.72/cwt	59.00–68.00	795	5
Bulls	—	—	1,733	76.59/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,327	6
Bulls	—	—	1,851	83.46/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,545	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	27.91/cwt	24.00–30.00	265	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	37.71/cwt	33.00–42.00	370	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	45.04/cwt	43.00–48.00	461	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	39.20/cwt	35.00–42.00	485	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	47.41/cwt	43.00–53.00	609	69
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	56.45/cwt	54.00–68.00	755	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,589	49.55/cwt	45.00–53.00	787	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,728	56.09/cwt	54.00–59.00	969	5
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves5 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	126.25/cwt	110.00–150.00	—	8
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	57.00/cwt	40.00–90.00	—	10
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	20.90/cwt	5.00–80.00	—	39
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABrown Swiss	—	20.00/cwt	10.00–30.00	—	2
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	9.29/cwt	5.00–20.00	—	7
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	92.50/cwt	80.00–100.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	30.00/cwt	20.00–50.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	24.09/cwt	5.00–50.00	—	11
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	837.50/cwt	825.00–850.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Common	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	333	166.67/cwt	150.00–200.00	555	3
Open Heifers	—	Medium	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	2
Open Heifers	—	Medium	675	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,936	3
Open Heifers	—	Medium	725	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,335	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	940.00/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	—	5
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	745.83/cwt	650.00–825.00	—	6
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows5 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	1,510.71/cwt	1,400.00–1,675.00	—	7
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,341.67/cwt	1,325.00–1,375.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	1,112.50/cwt	1,075.00–1,150.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	808.33/cwt	650.00–975.00	—	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	CommonJersey	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	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 Nov 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 35Last week 46Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 371Last week 472Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 267Last week 278Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	275	73.00	73.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	39	—	—	5.00–80.00	20.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	10.00–30.00	20.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	5.00–20.00	9.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	40.00–90.00	57.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	110.00–150.00	126.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	—	—	5.00–50.00	24.09

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	20.00–50.00	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	4	—	—	80.00–100.00	92.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–800.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	825.00–850.00	837.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	300	150.00	150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	475	300.00	300.00
—	Open	3	—	333	150.00–200.00	166.67
—	Open	3	—	675	435.00	435.00
—	Open	3	—	725	460.00	460.00

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	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	650.00–825.00	745.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	940.00

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	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,341.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	650.00–975.00	808.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,112.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	7	—	—	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,510.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,247	59.00–68.00	63.72
6	—	1,733	71.00–79.00	76.59
10	—	1,851	80.00–89.00	83.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,337	54.00–68.00	56.45
19	—	1,236	35.00–42.00	39.20
69	—	1,284	43.00–53.00	47.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,728	54.00–59.00	56.09
14	—	1,589	45.00–53.00	49.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	948	24.00–30.00	27.91
14	—	1,024	43.00–48.00	45.04
26	—	981	33.00–42.00	37.71

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.