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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 25

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Feb 18Feb 25Mar 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 27▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

589 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 634▲ 589 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

223 head

▼ 149 vs last sale 372▲ 223 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $119.73/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$119.73

3 head · 765 lb average

Value per head Derived

$916

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−25.07

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	765	119.73	916	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

119.73

—

KY average29 barns · 6,657 hd

144.81

−25.07

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	1,712	95.43	1,634	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,612	65.27	1,052	69
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,272	58.38	743	146
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	944	47.73	451	64

Every lot

38 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	887	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	120.10/cwt	116.00–124.00	931	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	674	66.31/cwt	65.00–68.00	447	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	778	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	537	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,083	81.99/cwt	80.00–84.00	888	2
Bulls	—	—	1,713	92.42/cwt	85.00–99.00	1,583	24
Bulls	—	—	1,770	100.16/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,773	21
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	894	38.63/cwt	35.00–42.00	345	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	59.61/cwt	55.00–67.00	572	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	48.14/cwt	43.00–54.00	463	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	48.95/cwt	44.00–52.00	611	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	58.37/cwt	53.00–64.00	744	82
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	69.11/cwt	65.00–76.00	892	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	61.05/cwt	55.00–64.00	973	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,629	69.13/cwt	65.00–76.00	1,126	36
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Approved	300	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	630	1
Open Heifers	—	Approved	431	340.00/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,465	4
Open Heifers	—	Common	530	272.00/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,442	5
Open Heifers	—	Medium	550	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,118	2
Open Heifers	—	Common	675	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,363	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	161.43/cwt	130.00–210.00	—	7
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	32.35/cwt	10.00–60.00	—	17
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	675.00/cwt	650.00–700.00	—	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,158.33/cwt	1,125.00–1,175.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	960.00/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	—	15
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	756.67/cwt	675.00–850.00	—	15
Springer Heifers	—	CommonBrown Swiss	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows5 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	1,612.50/cwt	1,550.00–1,725.00	—	8
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,458.33/cwt	1,375.00–1,525.00	—	9
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	1,185.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	—	5
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	871.67/cwt	700.00–1,075.00	—	15
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	CommonJersey	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	163.33/cwt	140.00–210.00	—	9
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	87.00/cwt	55.00–110.00	—	5
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	31.35/cwt	5.00–80.00	—	13
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	11.67/cwt	5.00–25.00	—	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 Feb 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 47Last week 27Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 589Last week 634Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 223Last week 372Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,713	85.00–99.00	92.42
21	—	1,770	97.00–109.00	100.16
2	—	1,083	80.00–84.00	81.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,275	53.00–64.00	58.37
34	—	1,248	44.00–52.00	48.95
30	—	1,290	65.00–76.00	69.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	960	55.00–67.00	59.61
37	—	961	43.00–54.00	48.14
16	—	894	35.00–42.00	38.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,629	65.00–76.00	69.13
33	—	1,593	55.00–64.00	61.05

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	—	675	350.00	350.00
—	Open	5	—	530	260.00–275.00	272.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	300	210.00	210.00
—	Open	4	—	431	310.00–350.00	340.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	550	385.00	385.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	17	—	—	10.00–60.00	32.35

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	130.00–210.00	161.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	10.00	10.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	650.00–700.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,125.00–1,175.00	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)	15	—	—	875.00–1,050.00	960.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common · Brown Swiss$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	675.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	—	675.00–850.00	756.67

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
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	9	—	—	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,458.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,185.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	15	—	—	700.00–1,075.00	871.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	8	—	—	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,612.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	13	—	—	5.00–80.00	31.35

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	140.00–210.00	163.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	5.00–25.00	11.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	55.00–110.00	87.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	119.00	119.00
2	—	775	116.00–124.00	120.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	69.00	69.00
6	—	674	65.00–68.00	66.31

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.