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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 31

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Mar 24Mar 31Apr 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

82 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 91▲ 82 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

573 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 537▲ 573 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

164 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 177▲ 164 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 $130.60/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −82.28 against this barn's trailing median of $212.88.

Average price

$130.60

5 head · 384 lb average

Value per head Derived

$502

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$105

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$15.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.80

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	310	140.00	434	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	433	124.33	539	3thin

One grade step is worth $15.67/cwt here — about −$105 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

130.60

—

KY average28 barns · 1,735 hd

132.40

−1.80

This barn, trailing median35 sales

212.88

−82.28

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

35 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $228.64, low $179.71, median $212.88 across 35 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	1,731	86.10	1,491	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,597	53.18	849	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	48.78	603	121
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	39.80	395	107

Every lot

51 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	275	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	369	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	597	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	716	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	230	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	248	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	381	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	487	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	510	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	650	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	415	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	332	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	470	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	418	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	542	83.67/cwt	81.00–85.00	453	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	640	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	499	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,105	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	641	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,702	87.44/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,488	19
Bulls	—	—	1,713	79.24/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,357	15
Bulls	—	—	1,851	97.19/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,799	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	46.60/cwt	45.00–51.00	456	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	30.66/cwt	26.00–33.00	301	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	39.39/cwt	34.00–44.00	394	70
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	41.59/cwt	39.00–43.00	490	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	48.65/cwt	44.00–54.00	605	93
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	58.02/cwt	55.00–62.00	726	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	50.53/cwt	45.00–54.00	806	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	59.37/cwt	55.00–63.00	950	6
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	3
Open Heifers	—	Approved	325	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	731	4
Open Heifers	—	Common	338	150.00/cwt	140.00–160.00	507	2
Open Heifers	—	Medium	475	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,354	1
Open Heifers	—	Common	538	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,372	2
Open Heifers	—	Medium	558	355.00/cwt	310.00–400.00	1,981	2
Open Heifers	—	Common	633	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,057	3
Open Heifers	—	Medium	642	475.00/cwt	425.00–485.00	3,050	6
Open Heifers	—	Common	750	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,563	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows4 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	1,087.50/cwt	1,075.00–1,100.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	800.00/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	—	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	CommonJersey	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,141.67/cwt	1,125.00–1,150.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	933.33/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	812.50/cwt	725.00–850.00	—	8
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	176.00/cwt	170.00–190.00	—	5
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	70.00/cwt	30.00–130.00	—	16
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	170.00/cwt	140.00–210.00	—	7
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	102.50/cwt	80.00–110.00	—	4
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	56.09/cwt	10.00–120.00	—	23
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	18.00/cwt	10.00–20.00	—	5

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 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 91Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 573Last week 537Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 164Last week 177Year 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	2	—	750	475.00	475.00
—	Open	2	—	538	250.00–260.00	255.00
—	Open	3	—	633	325.00	325.00
—	Open	2	—	338	140.00–160.00	150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	4	—	325	225.00	225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	6	—	642	425.00–485.00	475.00
—	Open	1	—	475	285.00	285.00
—	Open	3	—	225	130.00	130.00
—	Open	2	—	558	310.00–400.00	355.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,087.50

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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	700.00–1,000.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	875.00–1,000.00	933.33

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	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00

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	—	—	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,141.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	725.00–850.00	812.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	170.00–190.00	176.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	16	—	—	30.00–130.00	70.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	60.00	60.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	70.00	70.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	80.00–110.00	102.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	10.00–20.00	18.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	140.00–210.00	170.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	23	—	—	10.00–120.00	56.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	126.00	126.00
1	—	580	112.00	112.00
1	—	315	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	108.00	108.00
1	—	320	119.00	119.00
1	—	560	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,105	58.00	58.00
1	—	415	80.00	80.00
3	—	542	81.00–85.00	83.67
6	—	640	78.00	78.00
2	—	470	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	597	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,713	76.00–83.00	79.24
19	—	1,702	84.00–93.00	87.44
7	—	1,851	94.00–104.00	97.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	999	34.00–44.00	39.39
14	—	982	26.00–33.00	30.66
23	—	978	45.00–51.00	46.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,595	45.00–54.00	50.53
6	—	1,600	55.00–63.00	59.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,179	39.00–43.00	41.59
93	—	1,244	44.00–54.00	48.65
13	—	1,252	55.00–62.00	58.02

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.