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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 11

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Feb 4Feb 11Feb 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 24▲ 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

547 head

▼ 141 vs last sale 688▲ 547 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

203 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 161▲ 203 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	1,699	89.30	1,518	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,620	66.01	1,069	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,280	59.79	765	133
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	46.23	454	54

Every lot

34 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 Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	220	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	187	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	265	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	225	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,382	75.56/cwt	69.00–80.00	1,044	7
Bulls	—	—	1,714	88.75/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,521	17
Bulls	—	—	1,879	98.89/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,858	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	937	37.06/cwt	31.00–41.00	347	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	45.80/cwt	42.00–52.00	457	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	56.83/cwt	53.00–62.00	569	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	46.01/cwt	41.00–51.00	572	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	57.51/cwt	52.00–63.00	732	76
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	68.32/cwt	64.00–75.00	892	43
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,597	58.50/cwt	54.00–63.00	934	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	69.23/cwt	64.00–75.00	1,128	28
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Common	250	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	300	1
Open Heifers	—	CommonCrossbred	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	575	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,070	2
Open Heifers	—	Medium	625	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,563	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	127.50/cwt	100.00–180.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	61.25/cwt	25.00–80.00	—	12
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	40.56/cwt	20.00–65.00	—	9
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,158.33/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	1,040.00/cwt	975.00–1,075.00	—	5
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	762.50/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	6
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows4 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	1,654.17/cwt	1,500.00–1,750.00	—	12
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,406.25/cwt	1,350.00–1,475.00	—	8
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	1,211.11/cwt	1,125.00–1,275.00	—	9
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	907.50/cwt	750.00–1,075.00	—	10
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves5 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	144.29/cwt	100.00–210.00	—	7
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	65.00/cwt	35.00–85.00	—	6
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	32.58/cwt	5.00–60.00	—	31
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	12.50/cwt	5.00–20.00	—	4
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	150	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	210	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 Feb 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 43Last week 24Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 547Last week 688Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 203Last week 161Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	250	120.00	120.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	575	360.00	360.00
—	Open	1	—	625	410.00	410.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common · Crossbred$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	300	140.00	140.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	15.00	15.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	20.00–65.00	40.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	100.00–180.00	127.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	—	—	25.00–80.00	61.25

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	—	—	750.00	750.00

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	—	—	700.00–850.00	762.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,158.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	975.00–1,075.00	1,040.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	9	—	—	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,211.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	8	—	—	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,406.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	12	—	—	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,654.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	10	—	—	750.00–1,075.00	907.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	31	—	—	5.00–60.00	32.58
—	N/A	6	—	150	140.00	140.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	100.00–210.00	144.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	5.00–20.00	12.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	35.00–85.00	65.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	85.00	85.00
1	—	265	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,382	69.00–80.00	75.56
17	—	1,714	80.00–92.00	88.75
11	—	1,879	95.00–101.00	98.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,243	41.00–51.00	46.01
76	—	1,272	52.00–63.00	57.51
43	—	1,306	64.00–75.00	68.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,597	54.00–63.00	58.50
28	—	1,630	64.00–75.00	69.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	937	31.00–41.00	37.06
14	—	1,001	53.00–62.00	56.83
25	—	998	42.00–52.00	45.80

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.