Sale reports / Kentucky / Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction / 2020-07-07

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 7
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
187 head
▲ 104 vs last sale 83▲ 159 vs year ago 28 · +567.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
313 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 381▼ 101 vs year ago 414 · −24.4%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
174 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 154▼ 17 vs year ago 191 · −8.9%
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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.37/cwt on 16 head.
Average price
$105.37
16 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$577
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$6
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.94
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2460124.005701thin
Medium and Large 2-3554104.1257715thin
One grade step is worth $19.88/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale16 hd
105.37
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KY average17 barns · 1,927 hd
123.31
−17.94
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,65898.111,62722
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,65166.041,09026
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26160.8876795
CowsLean 85-90%Average98651.3650636

Every lot

57 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480111.00/cwt111.00–111.005331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517136.00/cwt136.00–136.007033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2555129.50/cwt129.50–129.507193
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590104.00/cwt104.00–104.006143
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3225119.00/cwt119.00–119.002681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460124.00/cwt124.00–124.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3537106.00/cwt106.00–106.005698
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-362799.77/cwt98.00–101.006265
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-365096.00/cwt96.00–96.006241
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3125100.00/cwt100.00–100.001254
Dairy Steers—Large 325598.00/cwt98.00–98.002501
Dairy Steers—Large 3338104.33/cwt104.00–105.003536
Dairy Steers—Large 337593.00/cwt93.00–93.003492
Dairy Steers—Large 3446104.87/cwt84.00–107.0046823
Dairy Steers—Large 352394.00/cwt94.00–94.004926
Dairy Steers—Large 359197.38/cwt85.00–100.005767
Dairy Steers—Large 360397.00/cwt97.00–97.005852
Dairy Steers—Large 366395.16/cwt82.00–96.0063117
Dairy Steers—Large 377076.00/cwt76.00–76.005851
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60687.17/cwt78.00–93.001,4009
Bulls——1,628100.44/cwt95.00–103.001,6356
Bulls——1,751110.17/cwt106.00–118.001,9297
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95837.51/cwt34.00–41.003596
Cows—Lean 85-90%98257.90/cwt55.00–64.0056917
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00349.19/cwt45.00–54.0049313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23550.12/cwt43.00–54.0061914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25859.99/cwt55.00–64.0075551
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27767.42/cwt57.00–73.0086130
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54051.00/cwt51.00–51.007851
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64070.37/cwt67.00–74.001,15415
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67961.04/cwt56.00–63.001,02510
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers—Approved275250.00/cwt250.00–250.006881
Open Heifers—Approved325260.00/cwt260.00–260.008452
Open Heifers—Supreme358366.67/cwt350.00–400.001,3139
Open Heifers—SupremeJersey400410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6401
Open Heifers—Approved425335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4241
Open Heifers—Supreme432428.57/cwt425.00–450.001,8517
Open Heifers—Medium725525.00/cwt525.00–525.003,8061
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves5 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves—N/ABeef Cross—190.00/cwt160.00–210.00—3
Baby Bull Calves—N/ACrossbred—82.50/cwt50.00–110.00—12
Baby Bull Calves—N/ABrown Swiss—80.00/cwt80.00–80.00—1
Baby Bull Calves—N/A—51.00/cwt10.00–90.00—30
Baby Bull Calves—N/AJersey—32.00/cwt20.00–70.00—5
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves—N/ABeef Cross—156.00/cwt130.00–210.00—5
Baby Heifer Calves—N/ACrossbred—55.00/cwt50.00–60.00—2
Baby Heifer Calves—N/A—41.54/cwt20.00–70.00—13
Baby Heifer Calves—N/AJersey—25.00/cwt20.00–30.00—2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers—Supreme—1,359.38/cwt1,300.00–1,450.00—8
Springer Heifers—Approved—1,208.33/cwt1,200.00–1,225.00—3
Springer Heifers—Medium—991.67/cwt975.00–1,000.00—3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows6 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows—Supreme—1,550.00/cwt1,550.00–1,550.00—1
Fresh/Milking Cows—Approved—1,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.00—1
Fresh/Milking Cows—Medium—1,175.00/cwt1,100.00–1,250.00—2
Fresh/Milking Cows—MediumJersey—775.00/cwt775.00–775.00—1
Fresh/Milking Cows—Common—687.50/cwt575.00–800.00—2
Fresh/Milking Cows—CommonJersey—612.50/cwt550.00–675.00—2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium—850.00/cwt850.00–850.00—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.