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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 10

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Nov 3Nov 10Nov 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

127 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 116▲ 109 vs year ago 18 · +605.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

391 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 389▲ 58 vs year ago 333 · +17.4%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

211 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 177▲ 43 vs year ago 168 · +25.6%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $105.75/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$105.75

6 head · 1,029 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−30.15

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	1,029	105.75	1,088	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

105.75

—

KY average27 barns · 5,549 hd

135.90

−30.15

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	—	Low	1,823	90.38	1,647	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,592	55.92	890	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,265	51.98	658	125
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	991	43.18	428	53

Every lot

55 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	1,029	105.75/cwt	105.75–105.75	1,088	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers15 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	299	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	308	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	375	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	364	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	408	96.85/cwt	96.00–98.00	395	14
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	413	76.67/cwt	71.00–82.00	317	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	467	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	448	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	510	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	388	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	545	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	534	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	562	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	500	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	645	92.02/cwt	80.00–95.00	594	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	668	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	615	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	707	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	785	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	581	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	810	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	672	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	970	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	858	11
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,070	82.53/cwt	79.00–86.00	883	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,634	77.08/cwt	71.00–80.00	1,259	4
Bulls	—	—	1,797	84.71/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,522	13
Bulls	—	—	1,887	97.84/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,846	17
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	50.14/cwt	48.00–59.00	485	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	43.20/cwt	38.00–47.00	427	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	34.91/cwt	30.00–37.00	357	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	53.03/cwt	48.00–57.00	667	80
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	43.68/cwt	37.00–47.00	552	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,304	59.76/cwt	58.00–62.00	779	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	54.60/cwt	50.00–57.00	857	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,649	59.30/cwt	58.00–62.00	978	9
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,812.50/cwt	1,775.00–1,850.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,222.22/cwt	1,200.00–1,275.00	—	9
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	1,043.75/cwt	900.00–1,175.00	—	8
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	868.75/cwt	725.00–1,025.00	—	4
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	146.00/cwt	120.00–180.00	—	10
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	70.00/cwt	50.00–100.00	—	4
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	46.74/cwt	20.00–90.00	—	43
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	22.50/cwt	10.00–30.00	—	6
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows4 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	1,662.50/cwt	1,650.00–1,675.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,387.50/cwt	1,325.00–1,450.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	CommonJersey	—	675.00/cwt	600.00–750.00	—	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium	263	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	355	2
Open Heifers	—	Approved	425	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,445	4
Open Heifers	—	Medium	450	215.00/cwt	210.00–230.00	968	4
Open Heifers	—	Medium	525	337.00/cwt	325.00–385.00	1,769	5
Open Heifers	—	Common	625	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,344	1
Open Heifers	—	Approved	645	517.00/cwt	500.00–535.00	3,335	10
Open Heifers	—	Supreme	650	617.50/cwt	610.00–625.00	4,014	6
Open Heifers	—	Supreme	775	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	6,084	1
Open Heifers	—	Approved	875	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,563	4
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABrown Swiss	—	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	116.67/cwt	110.00–130.00	—	3
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	76.67/cwt	70.00–80.00	—	3
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	—	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 Nov 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 116Year ago 18

Slaughter CattleReceipts 391Last week 389Year ago 333

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 211Last week 177Year ago 168

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	408	96.00–98.00	96.85
1	—	785	90.00	90.00
5	—	645	80.00–95.00	92.02
1	—	810	83.00	83.00
1	—	375	97.00	97.00
4	—	668	92.00	92.00
3	—	545	98.00	98.00
3	—	467	96.00	96.00
11	—	970	88.50	88.50
2	—	1,070	79.00–86.00	82.53
4	—	299	103.00	103.00
5	—	562	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	76.00	76.00
2	—	413	71.00–82.00	76.67
2	—	785	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,029	105.75	105.75

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	900.00–1,175.00	1,043.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,222.22

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	—	—	725.00–1,025.00	868.75

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	—	—	1,775.00–1,850.00	1,812.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	43	—	—	20.00–90.00	46.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	50.00–100.00	70.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	120.00–180.00	146.00

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	22.50

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 — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,387.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,662.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	600.00–750.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	4	—	450	210.00–230.00	215.00
—	Open	2	—	263	130.00–140.00	135.00
—	Open	5	—	525	325.00–385.00	337.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	4	—	425	340.00	340.00
—	Open	10	—	645	500.00–535.00	517.00
—	Open	4	—	875	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	625	375.00	375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	6	—	650	610.00–625.00	617.50
—	Open	1	—	775	785.00	785.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	110.00–130.00	116.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	70.00–80.00	76.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Brown Swiss$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	120.00	120.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	30.00	30.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,634	71.00–80.00	77.08
17	—	1,887	92.00–106.00	97.84
13	—	1,797	82.00–91.00	84.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,649	58.00–62.00	59.30
23	—	1,570	50.00–57.00	54.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	967	48.00–59.00	50.14
11	—	1,023	30.00–37.00	34.91
29	—	989	38.00–47.00	43.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,304	58.00–62.00	59.76
80	—	1,257	48.00–57.00	53.03
27	—	1,263	37.00–47.00	43.68

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.