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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-17

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

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Mar 10Mar 17Mar 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

112 head

▲ 102 vs last sale 10▲ 112 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

472 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 567▲ 472 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

173 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 205▲ 173 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 $93.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$93.00

2 head · 763 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−42.17

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	763	93.00	709	2thin

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 sale2 hd

93.00

—

KY average28 barns · 5,190 hd

135.17

−42.17

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	—	Low	1,829	94.79	1,733	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,567	68.21	1,069	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	61.48	767	138
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	992	46.37	460	56

Every lot

43 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 2-3	710	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	646	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	774	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	332	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	285	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	242	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	338	89.35/cwt	87.00–90.00	302	13
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	423	92.52/cwt	91.00–94.00	391	11
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	478	88.01/cwt	84.00–94.00	421	12
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	568	83.41/cwt	81.00–87.00	474	10
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	625	83.89/cwt	75.00–88.00	524	21
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,512	80.81/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,222	10
Bulls	—	—	1,845	93.02/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,716	11
Bulls	—	—	1,986	103.17/cwt	99.00–108.00	2,049	19
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	954	57.67/cwt	56.00–64.00	550	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	979	37.51/cwt	33.00–42.00	367	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	47.67/cwt	43.00–53.00	481	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	69.49/cwt	64.00–77.00	864	51
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	58.66/cwt	53.00–63.00	729	72
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	47.77/cwt	43.00–52.00	612	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	70.76/cwt	66.00–75.00	1,092	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,639	60.57/cwt	56.00–63.00	993	4
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium	375	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	844	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	463	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,204	2
Open Heifers	—	Common	525	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,496	6
Open Heifers	—	Medium	550	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,705	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	658	460.00/cwt	410.00–485.00	3,027	3
Open Heifers	—	Medium	744	537.50/cwt	500.00–600.00	3,999	8
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	166.67/cwt	120.00–210.00	—	9
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	82.00/cwt	60.00–100.00	—	5
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	33.75/cwt	25.00–40.00	—	4
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	850.00/cwt	800.00–900.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	737.50/cwt	725.00–750.00	—	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,362.50/cwt	1,300.00–1,425.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,166.67/cwt	1,125.00–1,225.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	933.33/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	—	9
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	722.73/cwt	675.00–775.00	—	11
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows3 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	1,187.50/cwt	1,125.00–1,250.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	815.63/cwt	675.00–900.00	—	8
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	CommonJersey	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	168.00/cwt	140.00–190.00	—	5
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	73.75/cwt	45.00–110.00	—	4
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	42.75/cwt	10.00–100.00	—	20
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	35.00/cwt	10.00–60.00	—	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Common	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	1

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 Mar 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 10Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 472Last week 567Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 173Last week 205Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,512	78.00–84.00	80.81
19	—	1,986	99.00–108.00	103.17
11	—	1,845	88.00–97.00	93.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,282	43.00–52.00	47.77
72	—	1,243	53.00–63.00	58.66
51	—	1,243	64.00–77.00	69.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,639	56.00–63.00	60.57
12	—	1,543	66.00–75.00	70.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	979	33.00–42.00	37.51
9	—	954	56.00–64.00	57.67
31	—	1,010	43.00–53.00	47.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	91.00	91.00
1	—	815	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	423	91.00–94.00	92.52
21	—	625	75.00–88.00	83.89
10	—	568	81.00–87.00	83.41
13	—	338	87.00–90.00	89.35
2	—	285	85.00	85.00
12	—	478	84.00–94.00	88.01

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	550	310.00	310.00
—	Open	8	—	744	500.00–600.00	537.50
—	Open	2	—	463	260.00	260.00
—	Open	1	—	375	225.00	225.00
—	Open	3	—	658	410.00–485.00	460.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	6	—	525	285.00	285.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	60.00–100.00	82.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	25.00–40.00	33.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	120.00–210.00	166.67

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	—	—	800.00–900.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	725.00–750.00	737.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	675.00–775.00	722.73

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	—	—	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,166.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,362.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	875.00–1,025.00	933.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,187.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	8	—	—	675.00–900.00	815.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	10.00–60.00	35.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	20	—	—	10.00–100.00	42.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	140.00–190.00	168.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	45.00–110.00	73.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	650.00	650.00

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.