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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 17

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Dec 3Dec 17Dec 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 33▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

409 head

▼ 159 vs last sale 568▲ 409 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

289 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 284▲ 289 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $103.77/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$103.77

5 head · 264 lb average

Value per head Derived

$274

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−19.12

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	264	103.77	274	5thin

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 sale5 hd

103.77

—

KY average30 barns · 7,543 hd

122.89

−19.12

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

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	—	Average	1,714	74.73	1,281	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,608	49.37	794	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,271	46.57	592	107
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	989	35.59	352	45

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	264	103.77/cwt	102.00–108.00	274	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	283	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	190	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	425	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	276	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,510	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	966	2
Bulls	—	—	1,719	75.38/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,296	11
Bulls	—	—	1,888	81.92/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,547	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	26.58/cwt	23.00–30.00	259	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	36.53/cwt	32.00–41.00	361	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	44.70/cwt	43.00–48.00	455	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	54.95/cwt	52.00–61.00	692	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	45.91/cwt	42.00–51.00	579	66
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	38.29/cwt	32.00–41.00	506	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	606	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,537	57.38/cwt	55.00–60.00	882	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,638	47.90/cwt	44.00–51.00	785	10
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows5 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,295.83/cwt	1,275.00–1,350.00	—	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	1,145.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	—	5
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	831.00/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	—	25
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	CommonJersey	—	620.00/cwt	575.00–660.00	—	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,112.50/cwt	1,075.00–1,150.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	943.75/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	—	12
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	758.33/cwt	650.00–825.00	—	12
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	152.50/cwt	110.00–210.00	—	12
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	66.00/cwt	40.00–100.00	—	5
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	28.66/cwt	5.00–60.00	—	41
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	10.56/cwt	5.00–30.00	—	9
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	128.33/cwt	100.00–170.00	—	6
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	47.50/cwt	30.00–60.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	16.58/cwt	5.00–40.00	—	19
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	812.50/cwt	800.00–825.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	643.33/cwt	485.00–725.00	—	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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmers Regional Livestock Auction of Glasgow Dairy Auction - Smiths Grove, KY

Tue Dec 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 37Last week 33Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 409Last week 568Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 289Last week 284Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,719	73.00–78.00	75.38
2	—	1,510	64.00	64.00
2	—	1,888	80.00–84.00	81.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,321	32.00–41.00	38.29
23	—	1,260	52.00–61.00	54.95
66	—	1,261	42.00–51.00	45.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,638	44.00–51.00	47.90
1	—	1,515	40.00	40.00
3	—	1,537	55.00–60.00	57.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,017	43.00–48.00	44.70
10	—	975	23.00–30.00	26.58
28	—	987	32.00–41.00	36.53

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,145.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	25	—	—	700.00–1,025.00	831.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,295.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	575.00–660.00	620.00

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	—	—	650.00–825.00	758.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	—	850.00–1,050.00	943.75

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	—	—	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,112.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	41	—	—	5.00–60.00	28.66

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	5.00–30.00	10.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	40.00–100.00	66.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	—	—	110.00–210.00	152.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	19	—	—	5.00–40.00	16.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	30.00–60.00	47.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	100.00–170.00	128.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	485.00–725.00	643.33

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	—	—	800.00–825.00	812.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	65.00	65.00
5	—	283	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	264	102.00–108.00	103.77

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.