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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 22

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 66▲ 46 vs year ago 32 · +143.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

302 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 397▼ 141 vs year ago 443 · −31.8%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

183 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 176▼ 82 vs year ago 265 · −30.9%

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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	1,819	94.08	1,712	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	59.72	734	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,608	59.52	957	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	939	45.81	430	23

Every lot

42 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 · Dairy Steers12 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	240	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	240	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	250	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	250	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	376	94.83/cwt	89.00–100.00	357	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	490	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	431	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	515	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	407	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	525	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	462	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	560	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	448	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	560	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	409	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	626	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	582	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	711	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	547	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	760	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	646	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	825	86.28/cwt	84.00–91.00	712	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,543	84.93/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,310	6
Bulls	—	—	1,901	95.24/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,811	14
Bulls	—	—	1,948	103.73/cwt	102.00–106.00	2,021	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	829	34.79/cwt	32.00–37.00	288	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	57.03/cwt	56.00–59.00	557	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	47.44/cwt	44.00–52.00	464	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	50.03/cwt	47.00–52.00	602	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	59.21/cwt	54.00–67.00	727	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	65.80/cwt	64.00–68.00	817	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	58.75/cwt	54.00–65.00	939	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,693	66.47/cwt	66.00–67.00	1,125	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	726.00/cwt	685.00–775.00	—	5
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows3 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	1,642.86/cwt	1,550.00–1,800.00	—	7
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Approved	338	238.75/cwt	235.00–250.00	807	4
Open Heifers	—	SupremeJersey	450	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,958	5
Open Heifers	—	ApprovedJersey	460	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,725	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	600	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,760	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	103.33/cwt	60.00–140.00	—	9
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	36.80/cwt	10.00–50.00	—	25
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	18.33/cwt	10.00–30.00	—	6
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	167.50/cwt	140.00–190.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	81.11/cwt	50.00–130.00	—	9
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	54.44/cwt	20.00–90.00	—	9
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	31.67/cwt	20.00–40.00	—	6
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,137.50/cwt	1,025.00–1,250.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	928.57/cwt	900.00–975.00	—	7
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	825.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	—	4

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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 78Last week 66Year ago 32

Slaughter CattleReceipts 302Last week 397Year ago 443

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 183Last week 176Year ago 265

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	626	93.00	93.00
1	—	560	80.00	80.00
1	—	240	100.00	100.00
3	—	825	84.00–91.00	86.28
1	—	250	100.00	100.00
4	—	376	89.00–100.00	94.83
1	—	490	88.00	88.00
4	—	711	77.00	77.00
1	—	760	85.00	85.00
1	—	525	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	79.00	79.00
1	—	560	73.00	73.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	685.00–775.00	726.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	7	—	—	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,642.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	5	—	450	435.00	435.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	3	—	600	460.00	460.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	460	375.00	375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	4	—	338	235.00–250.00	238.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	60.00–140.00	103.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	10.00–30.00	18.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	25	—	—	10.00–50.00	36.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	50.00–130.00	81.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	20.00–40.00	31.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	20.00–90.00	54.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	140.00–190.00	167.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,137.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	900.00–975.00	928.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	800.00–850.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,242	64.00–68.00	65.80
5	—	1,204	47.00–52.00	50.03
24	—	1,228	54.00–67.00	59.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	978	44.00–52.00	47.44
6	—	829	32.00–37.00	34.79
4	—	976	56.00–59.00	57.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,598	54.00–65.00	58.75
2	—	1,693	66.00–67.00	66.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,901	90.00–100.00	95.24
6	—	1,543	82.00–87.00	84.93
4	—	1,948	102.00–106.00	103.73

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.