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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 14

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

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Feeder Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 111 vs last sale 187▲ 25 vs year ago 51 · +49.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

337 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 313▼ 204 vs year ago 541 · −37.7%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

146 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 174▼ 84 vs year ago 230 · −36.5%

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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 $97.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 36 comparable sales and sits −115.72 against this barn's trailing median of $212.72.

Average price

$97.00

1 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−29.82

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	565	97.00	548	1thin

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 sale1 hd

97.00

—

KY average28 barns · 2,346 hd

126.82

−29.82

This barn, trailing median36 sales

212.72

−115.72

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	1,730	97.81	1,692	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,580	61.55	972	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,258	57.14	719	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	46.54	463	41

Every lot

44 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 · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	548	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	298	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	256	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	335	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	315	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	354	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	304	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	420	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	382	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	473	90.52/cwt	83.00–92.00	428	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	630	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	529	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	755	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	634	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	993	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	784	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,359	77.36/cwt	70.00–83.00	1,051	5
Bulls	—	—	1,745	99.67/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,739	13
Bulls	—	—	1,896	105.61/cwt	103.00–108.00	2,002	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	48.25/cwt	43.00–53.00	471	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	38.28/cwt	32.00–42.00	387	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	58.18/cwt	56.00–62.00	610	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	57.80/cwt	53.00–63.00	723	49
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	48.32/cwt	43.00–52.00	611	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	67.66/cwt	64.00–72.00	864	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	58.72/cwt	54.00–63.00	919	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	70.02/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,138	4
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	871.25/cwt	810.00–900.00	—	4
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows2 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	837.50/cwt	750.00–925.00	—	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	205.00/cwt	170.00–220.00	—	4
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	101.88/cwt	80.00–130.00	—	8
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	60.00/cwt	10.00–140.00	—	24
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	16.67/cwt	10.00–20.00	—	6
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Supreme	325	337.50/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,097	2
Open Heifers	—	Approved	338	257.50/cwt	250.00–260.00	870	4
Open Heifers	—	Supreme	408	406.67/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,659	3
Open Heifers	—	Approved	450	342.50/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,541	2
Open Heifers	—	Supreme	500	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,500	1
Open Heifers	—	Supreme	654	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,251	6
Open Heifers	—	Approved	750	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,063	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	173.33/cwt	130.00–200.00	—	3
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	42.22/cwt	30.00–70.00	—	9
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,343.75/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,204.17/cwt	1,125.00–1,225.00	—	6
Springer Heifers	—	ApprovedBrown Swiss	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	975.00/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	—	9
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	770.83/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	6
Springer Heifers	—	CommonJersey	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmers Regional Livestock Auction of Glasgow Dairy Auction - Smiths Grove, KY

Tue Jul 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 187Year ago 51

Slaughter CattleReceipts 337Last week 313Year ago 541

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 146Last week 174Year ago 230

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	810.00–900.00	871.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ 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$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	750.00–925.00	837.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	80.00–130.00	101.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	10.00–20.00	16.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	24	—	—	10.00–140.00	60.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	170.00–220.00	205.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	3	—	408	400.00–410.00	406.67
—	Open	2	—	325	300.00–375.00	337.50
—	Open	1	—	500	500.00	500.00
—	Open	6	—	654	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	4	—	338	250.00–260.00	257.50
—	Open	2	—	450	335.00–350.00	342.50
—	Open	1	—	750	675.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	130.00–200.00	173.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	90.00	90.00

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 Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	30.00–70.00	42.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	700.00–850.00	770.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved · Brown Swiss$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,343.75

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	—	—	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,204.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,745	94.00–102.00	99.67
10	—	1,896	103.00–108.00	105.61
5	—	1,359	70.00–83.00	77.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,010	32.00–42.00	38.28
24	—	976	43.00–53.00	48.25
5	—	1,048	56.00–62.00	58.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,277	64.00–72.00	67.66
18	—	1,264	43.00–52.00	48.32
49	—	1,251	53.00–63.00	57.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,625	68.00–73.00	70.02
12	—	1,565	54.00–63.00	58.72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	84.00	84.00
1	—	630	84.00	84.00
8	—	298	86.00	86.00
1	—	420	91.00	91.00
6	—	473	83.00–92.00	90.52
1	—	335	94.00	94.00
2	—	993	79.00	79.00
6	—	354	86.00	86.00

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.