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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 7

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 82▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

288 head

▼ 285 vs last sale 573▲ 288 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

157 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 164▲ 157 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $90.00/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$90.00

6 head · 814 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−30.20

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	814	90.00	733	6thin

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 sale6 hd

90.00

—

KY average25 barns · 5,964 hd

120.20

−30.20

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	1,869	86.62	1,619	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,572	58.74	923	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	54.67	681	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	969	45.83	444	35

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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	733	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	220	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	202	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	718	81.36/cwt	73.00–84.00	584	13
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	832	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	691	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	918	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	725	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	955	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	745	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,763	75.58/cwt	68.00–78.00	1,332	6
Bulls	—	—	1,860	86.61/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,611	18
Bulls	—	—	1,967	94.92/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,867	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	34.53/cwt	30.00–37.00	327	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	43.65/cwt	40.00–49.00	419	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	53.73/cwt	50.00–58.00	531	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	54.36/cwt	50.00–59.00	670	51
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	45.87/cwt	40.00–49.00	583	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	62.19/cwt	60.00–66.00	794	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,561	62.37/cwt	60.00–65.00	974	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,576	57.19/cwt	52.00–59.00	901	14
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Common	575	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,668	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	725	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,625	7
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	164.00/cwt	140.00–200.00	—	5
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	100.00/cwt	90.00–110.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	67.50/cwt	20.00–110.00	—	14
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	—	7
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	932.14/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	—	14
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	745.83/cwt	650.00–825.00	—	6
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows3 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	1,183.33/cwt	1,150.00–1,225.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	182.00/cwt	130.00–250.00	—	10
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	96.25/cwt	70.00–120.00	—	8
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	49.80/cwt	25.00–120.00	—	25
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	39.17/cwt	35.00–40.00	—	6
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Cows1 lot · lightest first
Springer Cows	—	Common	—	725.00/cwt	650.00–775.00	—	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 Apr 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 60Last week 82Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 288Last week 573Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 157Last week 164Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,763	68.00–78.00	75.58
18	—	1,860	81.00–90.00	86.61
8	—	1,967	91.00–98.00	94.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,270	40.00–49.00	45.87
51	—	1,232	50.00–59.00	54.36
15	—	1,277	60.00–66.00	62.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,561	60.00–65.00	62.37
14	—	1,576	52.00–59.00	57.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	989	50.00–58.00	53.73
6	—	948	30.00–37.00	34.53
16	—	960	40.00–49.00	43.65

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	—	575	290.00	290.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	7	—	725	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	90.00–110.00	100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	14	—	—	20.00–110.00	67.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	140.00–200.00	164.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	35.00	35.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	—	875.00–1,025.00	932.14

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	—	—	650.00–825.00	745.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,183.33

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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	610.00	610.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	35.00–40.00	39.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	25	—	—	25.00–120.00	49.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	130.00–250.00	182.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	70.00–120.00	96.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	650.00–775.00	725.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	814	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	79.00	79.00
13	—	718	73.00–84.00	81.36
1	—	955	78.00	78.00
8	—	832	83.00	83.00
4	—	220	92.00	92.00

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.