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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 15

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

66 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 87▲ 45 vs year ago 21 · +214.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

397 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 392▲ 45 vs year ago 352 · +12.8%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

176 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 247▲ 9 vs year ago 167 · +5.4%

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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 $127.50/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$127.50

4 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$4.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.00

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	457	128.67	588	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	380	124.00	471	1thin

One grade step is worth $4.67/cwt here — about $116 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 sale4 hd

127.50

—

KY average27 barns · 4,488 hd

128.50

−1.00

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	1,723	92.78	1,599	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	63.55	984	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	58.77	738	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	49.26	484	41

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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	473	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	471	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	498	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	595	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	240	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	235	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	320	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	227	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	360	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	284	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	386	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	367	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	456	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	438	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	630	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	498	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,541	82.60/cwt	75.00–89.00	1,273	15
Bulls	—	—	1,811	102.76/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,861	12
Bulls	—	—	1,811	94.51/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,712	19
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	887	39.04/cwt	35.00–43.00	346	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	48.44/cwt	44.00–53.00	482	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	58.54/cwt	56.00–63.00	584	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	51.00/cwt	48.00–53.00	633	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	58.63/cwt	54.00–63.00	736	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	67.05/cwt	64.00–75.00	854	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,537	66.72/cwt	64.00–75.00	1,025	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,562	59.81/cwt	55.00–63.00	934	11
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows3 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	CommonJersey	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	837.50/cwt	800.00–875.00	—	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	730.00/cwt	675.00–785.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	587.50/cwt	525.00–650.00	—	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	213.18/cwt	150.00–260.00	—	22
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	95.00/cwt	60.00–130.00	—	6
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	78.18/cwt	40.00–150.00	—	22
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	29.00/cwt	5.00–50.00	—	5
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Approved	150	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	203	5
Open Heifers	—	MediumCrossbred	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	5
Open Heifers	—	Common	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	650	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,250	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	191.25/cwt	160.00–230.00	—	8
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	80.00/cwt	70.00–90.00	—	2
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	56.00/cwt	40.00–70.00	—	5
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	35.00/cwt	30.00–40.00	—	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,212.50/cwt	1,175.00–1,250.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	1,010.00/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	—	10
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	762.50/cwt	725.00–800.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	—	CommonJersey	—	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	—	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 Sep 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 87Year ago 21

Slaughter CattleReceipts 397Last week 392Year ago 352

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 176Last week 247Year ago 167

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	456	96.00	96.00
7	—	386	95.00	95.00
3	—	240	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	79.00	79.00
4	—	630	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	135.00	135.00
1	—	465	128.00	128.00
1	—	405	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,242	48.00–53.00	51.00
52	—	1,255	54.00–63.00	58.63
15	—	1,274	64.00–75.00	67.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,562	55.00–63.00	59.81
13	—	1,537	64.00–75.00	66.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	996	44.00–53.00	48.44
8	—	998	56.00–63.00	58.54
5	—	887	35.00–43.00	39.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,811	90.00–99.00	94.51
12	—	1,811	101.00–106.00	102.76
15	—	1,541	75.00–89.00	82.60

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

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

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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	800.00–875.00	837.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	525.00–650.00	587.50
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	675.00–785.00	730.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	22	—	—	40.00–150.00	78.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	5.00–50.00	29.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	60.00–130.00	95.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	22	—	—	150.00–260.00	213.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	650	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium · Crossbred$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	5	—	525	300.00	300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	5	—	150	135.00	135.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	550	250.00	250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	160.00–230.00	191.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	40.00–70.00	56.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	70.00–90.00	80.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	30.00–40.00	35.00

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	—	—	685.00	685.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	950.00–1,075.00	1,010.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	725.00–800.00	762.50

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	—	—	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,212.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00

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.