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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, May 5

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 73▲ 67 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

305 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 364▲ 305 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

151 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 179▲ 151 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 $137.25/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 36 comparable sales and sits −75.47 against this barn's trailing median of $212.72.

Average price

$137.25

4 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.07

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	428	137.25	587	4thin

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 sale4 hd

137.25

—

KY average27 barns · 1,915 hd

128.18

+9.07

This barn, trailing median36 sales

212.72

−75.47

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

36 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $228.64, low $171.41, median $212.72 across 36 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	—	Average	1,670	93.66	1,564	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,609	57.93	932	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	55.87	683	112
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	47.25	453	38

Every lot

45 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	470	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	545	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	428	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	640	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	287	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	278	9
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	348	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	341	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	429	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	416	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	458	91.19/cwt	80.00–94.00	418	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	495	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	351	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	668	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	548	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	723	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	615	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	920	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	699	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,270	79.60/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,011	2
Bulls	—	—	1,639	91.49/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,500	9
Bulls	—	—	1,850	101.61/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,880	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	927	36.88/cwt	31.00–39.00	342	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	959	54.72/cwt	50.00–59.00	525	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	44.32/cwt	41.00–47.00	429	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	62.43/cwt	60.00–69.00	759	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	46.62/cwt	41.00–49.00	570	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	55.35/cwt	50.00–59.00	677	68
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	61.94/cwt	60.00–65.00	977	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	55.93/cwt	51.00–59.00	909	24
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	205.00/cwt	150.00–240.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	85.63/cwt	60.00–100.00	—	8
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Supreme	175	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	368	1
Open Heifers	—	Supreme	225	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	473	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	463	255.00/cwt	230.00–280.00	1,181	2
Open Heifers	—	Common	463	185.00/cwt	170.00–200.00	857	2
Open Heifers	—	Common	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	1
Open Heifers	—	Approved	550	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,475	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	575	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,070	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	725	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	3,154	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,341.67/cwt	1,325.00–1,350.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,220.83/cwt	1,175.00–1,275.00	—	6
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	943.75/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	—	8
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	758.33/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	9
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	617.50/cwt	585.00–650.00	—	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	242.00/cwt	160.00–320.00	—	15
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	105.00/cwt	80.00–120.00	—	4
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	74.44/cwt	40.00–90.00	—	18
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	—	4
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows3 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	1,183.33/cwt	1,150.00–1,250.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	850.00/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	—	12
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	CommonJersey	—	637.50/cwt	600.00–675.00	—	2

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 May 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 67Last week 73Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 305Last week 364Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 151Last week 179Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ 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$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	60.00–100.00	85.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	150.00–240.00	205.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	175	210.00	210.00
—	Open	1	—	225	210.00	210.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	575	360.00	360.00
—	Open	2	—	463	230.00–280.00	255.00
—	Open	1	—	725	435.00	435.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	550	450.00	450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	463	170.00–200.00	185.00
—	Open	1	—	525	210.00	210.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	700.00–850.00	758.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	850.00–1,000.00	943.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,341.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,220.83

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	—	—	585.00–650.00	617.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	15	—	—	160.00–320.00	242.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	18	—	—	40.00–90.00	74.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	40.00	40.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	80.00–120.00	105.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,183.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	600.00–675.00	637.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	12	—	—	700.00–1,000.00	850.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	138.00	138.00
3	—	467	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	429	97.00	97.00
3	—	723	85.00	85.00
9	—	287	97.00	97.00
5	—	458	80.00–94.00	91.19
2	—	668	82.00	82.00
6	—	348	98.00	98.00
2	—	920	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	71.00	71.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,639	87.00–94.00	91.49
2	—	1,270	76.00–83.00	79.60
6	—	1,850	95.00–107.00	101.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	927	31.00–39.00	36.88
15	—	959	50.00–59.00	54.72
17	—	968	41.00–47.00	44.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,224	50.00–59.00	55.35
16	—	1,223	41.00–49.00	46.62
28	—	1,215	60.00–69.00	62.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,578	60.00–65.00	61.94
24	—	1,625	51.00–59.00	55.93

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.