Sale reports / Kentucky / Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction / 2020-01-07

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 7

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Dec 26Jan 7Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 51▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

507 head

▲ 131 vs last sale 376▲ 507 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

251 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 226▲ 251 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $117.00/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$117.00

3 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−23.93

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	610	117.00	714	3thin

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 sale3 hd

117.00

—

KY average18 barns · 4,718 hd

140.93

−23.93

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	—	High	1,741	80.92	1,409	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,559	54.88	856	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	48.92	628	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	990	37.39	370	43

Every lot

41 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	561	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	810	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	915	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	306	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	603	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	350	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	611	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	477	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	695	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	535	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	735	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	566	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	815	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	562	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	875	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	569	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	925	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	564	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,491	67.84/cwt	62.00–73.00	1,011	7
Bulls	—	—	1,769	81.17/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,436	14
Bulls	—	—	1,878	89.72/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,685	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	28.31/cwt	25.00–33.00	272	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	37.56/cwt	34.00–43.00	375	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	47.94/cwt	44.00–53.00	482	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	37.75/cwt	33.00–43.00	456	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	47.91/cwt	44.00–53.00	605	49
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,366	57.51/cwt	54.00–63.00	786	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	50.27/cwt	48.00–52.00	771	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	58.10/cwt	54.00–68.00	917	10
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows3 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,287.50/cwt	1,275.00–1,300.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	CommonJersey	—	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,450.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,550.00	—	5
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,205.77/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	—	13
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	990.63/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	—	8
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	755.00/cwt	675.00–850.00	—	10
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	115.00/cwt	65.00–200.00	—	5
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	42.22/cwt	20.00–60.00	—	9
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	40.00/cwt	30.00–55.00	—	4
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Common	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	2
Open Heifers	—	Common	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	4
Open Heifers	—	Common	675	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,531	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	119.44/cwt	75.00–170.00	—	9
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	68.00/cwt	45.00–85.00	—	10
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	32.19/cwt	5.00–75.00	—	40
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	18.75/cwt	12.50–25.00	—	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 Jan 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 47Last week 51Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 507Last week 376Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 251Last week 226Year 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	—	280	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	69.00	69.00
6	—	611	78.00	78.00
1	—	695	77.00	77.00
1	—	735	77.00	77.00
1	—	875	65.00	65.00
1	—	925	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	120.00	120.00
1	—	655	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	122.00	122.00
1	—	560	116.00	116.00
1	—	810	113.00	113.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,878	86.00–94.00	89.72
14	—	1,769	75.00–84.00	81.17
7	—	1,491	62.00–73.00	67.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,209	33.00–43.00	37.75
24	—	1,366	54.00–63.00	57.51
49	—	1,263	44.00–53.00	47.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,533	48.00–52.00	50.27
10	—	1,578	54.00–68.00	58.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,005	44.00–53.00	47.94
12	—	962	25.00–33.00	28.31
21	—	999	34.00–43.00	37.56

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	—	—	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,287.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	610.00	610.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	950.00–1,050.00	990.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,325.00–1,550.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	675.00–850.00	755.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,205.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	20.00–60.00	42.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	30.00–55.00	40.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	65.00–200.00	115.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	585.00	585.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	675	375.00	375.00
—	Open	2	—	325	140.00	140.00
—	Open	4	—	500	250.00	250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	40	—	—	5.00–75.00	32.19

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	12.50–25.00	18.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	45.00–85.00	68.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	75.00–170.00	119.44

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.