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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, May 26

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

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Feeder Cattle receipts

145 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 118▲ 145 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

267 head

▼ 145 vs last sale 412▲ 267 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

169 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 151▲ 169 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 $113.17/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$113.17

6 head · 814 lb average

Value per head Derived

$921

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$416

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

$7.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.54

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	480	119.00	571	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	881	112.00	987	5thin

One grade step is worth $7.00/cwt here — about −$416 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 sale6 hd

113.17

—

KY average18 barns · 3,358 hd

135.71

−22.54

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	1,762	95.45	1,682	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,614	60.79	981	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	58.13	741	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	48.82	477	51

Every lot

48 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	480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	571	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	881	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	987	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	625	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	549	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	626	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	601	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	368	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	584	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	107.52/cwt	106.00–109.00	568	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	327	91.61/cwt	89.00–93.00	300	11
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	388	91.28/cwt	88.00–91.50	354	15
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	409	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	339	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	486	90.20/cwt	78.00–93.00	438	11
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	579	84.02/cwt	76.00–86.00	486	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	625	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	488	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	745	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	544	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	790	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	664	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	870	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	687	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,419	84.63/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,201	9
Bulls	—	—	1,895	96.07/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,821	11
Bulls	—	—	1,925	104.51/cwt	101.00–109.00	2,012	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	39.41/cwt	35.00–43.00	378	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	48.23/cwt	44.00–53.00	464	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	56.10/cwt	54.00–60.00	570	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	49.17/cwt	44.00–53.00	617	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	57.85/cwt	54.00–63.00	737	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	67.28/cwt	64.00–73.00	873	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	65.80/cwt	64.00–68.00	997	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,634	60.31/cwt	56.00–63.00	985	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,705	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	818	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,316.67/cwt	1,300.00–1,350.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	1,012.50/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	766.67/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	170.00/cwt	130.00–230.00	—	11
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	47.50/cwt	30.00–100.00	—	12
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Supreme	275	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	660	1
Open Heifers	—	ApprovedJersey	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Open Heifers	—	Approved	550	425.00/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,338	2
Open Heifers	—	Common	625	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,344	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows3 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,237.50/cwt	1,225.00–1,250.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	767.86/cwt	700.00–900.00	—	7
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	192.94/cwt	140.00–300.00	—	17
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	109.00/cwt	70.00–130.00	—	10
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	62.07/cwt	25.00–100.00	—	29
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	51.88/cwt	30.00–70.00	—	8

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 118Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 267Last week 412Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 169Last week 151Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	950.00–1,075.00	1,012.50

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	—	—	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,316.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–800.00	766.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	—	—	130.00–230.00	170.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	80.00	80.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	—	—	30.00–100.00	47.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	425	335.00	335.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	625	375.00	375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	275	240.00	240.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	550	400.00–450.00	425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,237.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	7	—	—	700.00–900.00	767.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	17	—	—	140.00–300.00	192.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	29	—	—	25.00–100.00	62.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	30.00–70.00	51.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	70.00–130.00	109.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	99.00	99.00
1	—	645	97.00	97.00
1	—	660	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	106.00–109.00	107.52
1	—	290	127.00	127.00
1	—	495	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	881	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	76.00–86.00	84.02
2	—	870	79.00	79.00
15	—	388	88.00–91.50	91.28
2	—	790	84.00	84.00
11	—	486	78.00–93.00	90.20
1	—	745	73.00	73.00
11	—	327	89.00–93.00	91.61
1	—	625	78.00	78.00
7	—	409	83.00	83.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,895	92.00–98.00	96.07
9	—	1,419	78.00–89.00	84.63
10	—	1,925	101.00–109.00	104.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,634	56.00–63.00	60.31
1	—	1,705	48.00	48.00
4	—	1,515	64.00–68.00	65.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	960	35.00–43.00	39.41
15	—	1,016	54.00–60.00	56.10
26	—	962	44.00–53.00	48.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,255	44.00–53.00	49.17
19	—	1,297	64.00–73.00	67.28
45	—	1,274	54.00–63.00	57.85

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.