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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 25

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Aug 18Aug 25Sep 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 104▲ 103 vs year ago 12 · +858.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

363 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 327▼ 73 vs year ago 436 · −16.7%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

139 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 96▼ 42 vs year ago 181 · −23.2%

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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 $112.88/cwt on 9 head.

Average price

$112.88

9 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$3.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.85

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	613	113.25	694	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	415	110.00	457	1thin

One grade step is worth $3.25/cwt here — about $238 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 sale9 hd

112.88

—

KY average27 barns · 4,698 hd

131.74

−18.85

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	1,814	102.11	1,852	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,602	67.92	1,088	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	62.53	793	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	50.74	526	37

Every lot

58 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	785	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	512	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	119.32/cwt	119.00–120.00	572	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	880	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	508	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	605	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	700	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	748	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers12 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	365	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	274	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	430	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	378	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	487	76.98/cwt	73.00–79.00	375	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	523	91.75/cwt	91.00–93.00	480	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	534	77.84/cwt	75.00–79.00	416	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	573	88.57/cwt	87.00–92.00	508	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	625	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	506	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	639	91.19/cwt	91.00–92.00	583	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	660	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	594	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	680	75.42/cwt	75.00–76.00	513	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	718	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	625	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	863	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	604	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,496	86.87/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,300	4
Bulls	—	—	1,806	98.40/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,777	12
Bulls	—	—	1,882	107.38/cwt	104.00–112.00	2,021	20
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,002	59.11/cwt	56.00–63.00	592	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	50.20/cwt	45.00–55.00	518	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,104	40.30/cwt	33.00–43.00	445	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	69.83/cwt	66.00–76.00	878	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	53.27/cwt	52.00–54.00	676	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	60.34/cwt	55.00–65.00	768	46
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,574	69.51/cwt	66.00–73.00	1,094	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,695	62.61/cwt	57.00–65.00	1,061	6
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	SupremeJersey	275	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	894	2
Open Heifers	—	Medium	300	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	675	3
Open Heifers	—	SupremeJersey	450	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,913	1
Open Heifers	—	Approved	450	350.00/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,575	2
Open Heifers	—	SupremeJersey	500	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,550	1
Open Heifers	—	Approved	675	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,713	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	775	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,456	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows3 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	850.00/cwt	800.00–975.00	—	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	CommonJersey	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,162.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	1,031.25/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	775.00/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	8
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	200.00/cwt	180.00–240.00	—	3
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	103.33/cwt	80.00–120.00	—	3
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	49.00/cwt	20.00–80.00	—	10
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves5 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	210.00/cwt	170.00–240.00	—	4
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	98.89/cwt	60.00–130.00	—	9
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	75.94/cwt	10.00–110.00	—	32
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABrown Swiss	—	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	30.00/cwt	20.00–40.00	—	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 Aug 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 104Year ago 12

Slaughter CattleReceipts 363Last week 327Year ago 436

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 139Last week 96Year ago 181

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	81.00	81.00
1	—	365	75.00	75.00
7	—	680	75.00–76.00	75.42
4	—	487	73.00–79.00	76.98
3	—	863	70.00	70.00
7	—	534	75.00–79.00	77.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	90.00	90.00
1	—	430	88.00	88.00
8	—	523	91.00–93.00	91.75
5	—	639	91.00–92.00	91.19
5	—	573	87.00–92.00	88.57
6	—	718	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	144.00	144.00
2	—	583	120.00	120.00
2	—	653	114.00–115.00	114.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	880	100.00	100.00
2	—	413	124.00	124.00
3	—	479	119.00–120.00	119.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	125.00	125.00
2	—	645	130.00	130.00
1	—	595	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,574	66.00–73.00	69.51
6	—	1,695	57.00–65.00	62.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,104	33.00–43.00	40.30
10	—	1,002	56.00–63.00	59.11
20	—	1,031	45.00–55.00	50.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,273	55.00–65.00	60.34
8	—	1,269	52.00–54.00	53.27
24	—	1,257	66.00–76.00	69.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,806	92.00–103.00	98.40
20	—	1,882	104.00–112.00	107.38
4	—	1,496	82.00–89.00	86.87

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	3	—	300	225.00	225.00
—	Open	1	—	775	575.00	575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	450	425.00	425.00
—	Open	1	—	500	510.00	510.00
—	Open	2	—	275	325.00	325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	675	550.00	550.00
—	Open	2	—	450	325.00–375.00	350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	800.00–975.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00

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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	950.00–1,075.00	1,031.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,162.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	700.00–850.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	80.00–120.00	103.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	20.00–80.00	49.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	180.00–240.00	200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	50.00	50.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	20.00–40.00	30.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	60.00–130.00	98.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	32	—	—	10.00–110.00	75.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	170.00–240.00	210.00

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.