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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 29

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

96 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 78▲ 60 vs year ago 36 · +166.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

387 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 302▲ 10 vs year ago 377 · +2.7%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

196 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 183▼ 35 vs year ago 231 · −15.2%

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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	—	Low	1,731	86.33	1,494	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,628	56.82	925	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	52.76	661	110
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,026	44.77	459	53

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 · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	261	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	219	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	272	99.62/cwt	90.00–104.00	271	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	325	81.07/cwt	80.00–84.00	263	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	396	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	341	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	400	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	308	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	663	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	570	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	863	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	734	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,582	78.38/cwt	72.00–83.00	1,240	15
Bulls	—	—	1,760	88.63/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,560	20
Bulls	—	—	1,967	96.81/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,904	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	34.34/cwt	29.00–37.00	338	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	50.62/cwt	48.00–58.00	518	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	43.61/cwt	38.00–47.00	453	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	52.97/cwt	49.00–57.00	661	70
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	61.02/cwt	58.00–67.00	763	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	46.63/cwt	42.00–48.00	590	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,624	55.75/cwt	54.00–57.00	905	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,628	60.05/cwt	58.00–64.00	978	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,715	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	823	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves5 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	243.33/cwt	150.00–320.00	—	12
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	101.67/cwt	50.00–140.00	—	6
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABrown Swiss	—	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	51.21/cwt	10.00–130.00	—	33
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	35.00/cwt	30.00–40.00	—	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows2 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	—	CommonJersey	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	705.00/cwt	625.00–785.00	—	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Open Heifers	—	MediumCrossbred	425	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,169	4
Open Heifers	—	Medium	475	262.14/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,245	7
Open Heifers	—	Medium	525	297.50/cwt	260.00–335.00	1,562	2
Open Heifers	—	Common	675	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,261	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	180.00/cwt	140.00–240.00	—	7
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	67.27/cwt	30.00–110.00	—	11
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	741.67/cwt	700.00–775.00	—	3

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 96Last week 78Year ago 36

Slaughter CattleReceipts 387Last week 302Year ago 377

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 196Last week 183Year ago 231

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	86.00	86.00
3	—	272	90.00–104.00	99.62
2	—	863	85.00	85.00
4	—	396	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	325	80.00–84.00	81.07
4	—	261	84.00	84.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,582	72.00–83.00	78.38
7	—	1,967	95.00–100.00	96.81
20	—	1,760	85.00–93.00	88.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,265	42.00–48.00	46.63
16	—	1,250	58.00–67.00	61.02
70	—	1,248	49.00–57.00	52.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,628	58.00–64.00	60.05
1	—	1,715	48.00	48.00
19	—	1,624	54.00–57.00	55.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,024	48.00–58.00	50.62
7	—	984	29.00–37.00	34.34
28	—	1,038	38.00–47.00	43.61

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull 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
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	60.00	60.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	50.00–140.00	101.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	—	—	150.00–320.00	243.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	33	—	—	10.00–130.00	51.21

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

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	—	—	800.00	800.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	625.00–785.00	705.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Common · Jersey$ 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
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	675	335.00	335.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium · Crossbred$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	4	—	425	275.00	275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	525	260.00–335.00	297.50
—	Open	1	—	375	160.00	160.00
—	Open	7	—	475	260.00–275.00	262.14
—	Open	1	—	225	130.00	130.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	—	—	30.00–110.00	67.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	140.00–240.00	180.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	130.00	130.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–775.00	741.67

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.