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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 27

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Oct 20Oct 27Nov 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

140 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 89▲ 109 vs year ago 31 · +351.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

414 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 457▼ 37 vs year ago 451 · −8.2%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

204 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 176▼ 242 vs year ago 446 · −54.3%

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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	1,607	83.44	1,341	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,556	54.84	853	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	52.04	655	129
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	40.68	402	40

Every lot

36 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	372	89.15/cwt	86.00–95.00	332	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	480	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	432	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	552	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	497	9
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	666	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	519	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	730	82.89/cwt	82.00–83.00	605	9
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	912	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	693	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	957	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	794	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,525	82.21/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,254	18
Bulls	—	—	1,800	91.57/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,648	4
Bulls	—	—	2,310	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,686	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	29.53/cwt	24.00–34.00	284	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	48.45/cwt	46.00–55.00	479	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	40.86/cwt	36.00–44.00	407	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	41.22/cwt	37.00–43.00	514	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	51.02/cwt	46.00–55.00	639	91
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	58.60/cwt	56.00–63.00	752	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,539	57.26/cwt	56.00–62.00	881	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	53.03/cwt	48.00–55.00	832	24
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows3 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	1,872.22/cwt	1,575.00–2,000.00	—	9
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	955.00/cwt	825.00–1,050.00	—	5
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium	650	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,250	7
Open Heifers	—	Approved	667	540.00/cwt	535.00–550.00	3,602	3
Open Heifers	—	Approved	750	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,063	6
Open Heifers	—	Approved	850	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	6,248	5
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,418.75/cwt	1,325.00–1,500.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	164.55/cwt	130.00–220.00	—	11
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	85.00/cwt	50.00–120.00	—	10
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	55.15/cwt	10.00–100.00	—	34
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	14.44/cwt	10.00–20.00	—	9
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	151.43/cwt	130.00–180.00	—	7
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	63.33/cwt	40.00–90.00	—	6
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	41.00/cwt	10.00–80.00	—	10
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	617.50/cwt	610.00–625.00	—	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 Oct 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 89Year ago 31

Slaughter CattleReceipts 414Last week 457Year ago 451

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 204Last week 176Year ago 446

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	86.00–95.00	89.15
4	—	666	78.00	78.00
8	—	912	76.00	76.00
9	—	552	90.00	90.00
9	—	730	82.00–83.00	82.89
3	—	957	83.00	83.00
2	—	480	90.00	90.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	9	—	—	1,575.00–2,000.00	1,872.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	825.00–1,050.00	955.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	5	—	850	735.00	735.00
—	Open	6	—	750	675.00	675.00
—	Open	3	—	667	535.00–550.00	540.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	7	—	650	500.00	500.00

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

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	—	—	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,418.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	34	—	—	10.00–100.00	55.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	10.00–20.00	14.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	50.00–120.00	85.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	—	—	130.00–220.00	164.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	40.00–90.00	63.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	130.00–180.00	151.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	10.00–80.00	41.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	610.00–625.00	617.50

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	—	—	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	997	36.00–44.00	40.86
11	—	989	46.00–55.00	48.45
8	—	961	24.00–34.00	29.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,253	46.00–55.00	51.02
29	—	1,284	56.00–63.00	58.60
9	—	1,247	37.00–43.00	41.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,568	48.00–55.00	53.03
18	—	1,539	56.00–62.00	57.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,525	76.00–86.00	82.21
4	—	1,800	87.00–95.00	91.57
1	—	2,310	73.00	73.00

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.