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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 21

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Jan 14Jan 21Jan 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 23▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

377 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 437▲ 377 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

174 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 211▲ 174 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 $60.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 36 comparable sales and sits −152.72 against this barn's trailing median of $212.72.

Average price

$60.00

5 head · 698 lb average

Value per head Derived

$419

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−72.03

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 3	698	60.00	419	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

60.00

—

KY average27 barns · 2,196 hd

132.03

−72.03

This barn, trailing median36 sales

212.72

−152.72

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	—	Low	1,725	83.88	1,447	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,596	57.10	911	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	51.04	637	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	39.52	382	42

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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	363	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 3	696	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	418	4
Bulls	—	Large 3	705	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	423	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	255	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	133	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	270	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	192	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	393	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	295	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	420	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	319	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	500	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	340	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	877	77.38/cwt	74.00–79.00	679	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,658	80.47/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,334	8
Bulls	—	—	1,706	73.00/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,245	5
Bulls	—	—	1,778	90.69/cwt	86.00–102.00	1,612	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	862	29.15/cwt	27.00–31.00	251	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	39.07/cwt	36.00–43.00	382	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	46.91/cwt	45.00–51.00	471	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	40.56/cwt	36.00–44.00	491	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	49.27/cwt	45.00–55.00	603	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	60.65/cwt	56.00–70.00	797	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	50.94/cwt	48.00–53.00	806	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,602	59.66/cwt	56.00–65.00	956	12
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows3 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	1,187.50/cwt	1,125.00–1,250.00	—	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	863.64/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	—	11
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Approved	435	315.00/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,370	5
Open Heifers	—	Medium	438	272.50/cwt	235.00–285.00	1,194	8
Open Heifers	—	Medium	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,133.33/cwt	1,075.00–1,200.00	—	6
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	975.00/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	—	8
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	771.43/cwt	675.00–825.00	—	7
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	133.33/cwt	105.00–190.00	—	3
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	66.25/cwt	45.00–85.00	—	4
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	31.11/cwt	5.00–70.00	—	18
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	70.00/cwt	55.00–85.00	—	2
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	38.75/cwt	35.00–50.00	—	4

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 37Last week 23Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 377Last week 437Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 174Last week 211Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	60.00	60.00
4	—	696	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	76.00	76.00
1	—	500	68.00	68.00
2	—	393	75.00	75.00
3	—	877	74.00–79.00	77.38
1	—	270	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	127.50	127.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,706	71.00–74.00	73.00
8	—	1,658	75.00–84.00	80.47
12	—	1,778	86.00–102.00	90.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,211	36.00–44.00	40.56
21	—	1,314	56.00–70.00	60.65
37	—	1,223	45.00–55.00	49.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	862	27.00–31.00	29.15
10	—	1,005	45.00–51.00	46.91
26	—	978	36.00–43.00	39.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,583	48.00–53.00	50.94
12	—	1,602	56.00–65.00	59.66

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	4	—	—	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,187.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	11	—	—	700.00–1,025.00	863.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	8	—	438	235.00–285.00	272.50
—	Open	2	—	550	350.00	350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	5	—	435	300.00–325.00	315.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,133.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	675.00–825.00	771.43

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	—	—	900.00–1,025.00	975.00

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	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	18	—	—	5.00–70.00	31.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	25.00	25.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	45.00–85.00	66.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	105.00–190.00	133.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	35.00–50.00	38.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	55.00–85.00	70.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	125.00	125.00

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.