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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 8

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Dec 1Dec 8Dec 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 73▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

436 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 371▲ 436 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

193 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 198▲ 193 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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	—	High	1,750	88.40	1,547	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,563	52.15	815	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	48.92	617	121
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	39.47	397	53

Every lot

39 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 Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	275	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	264	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	365	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	248	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	383	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	368	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	448	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	300	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	520	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	385	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	795	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	509	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	818	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	638	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	995	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	776	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,452	74.23/cwt	69.00–80.00	1,078	8
Bulls	—	—	1,733	86.70/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,503	24
Bulls	—	—	1,904	96.96/cwt	93.00–106.00	1,846	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	30.29/cwt	25.00–34.00	292	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	47.48/cwt	45.00–50.00	475	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	39.82/cwt	35.00–44.00	407	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	40.23/cwt	37.00–43.00	500	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	49.24/cwt	45.00–54.00	621	84
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	57.54/cwt	55.00–64.00	735	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,552	56.34/cwt	55.00–59.00	874	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,566	51.03/cwt	45.00–54.00	799	30
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Common	431	187.50/cwt	180.00–190.00	808	4
Open Heifers	—	Medium	469	246.00/cwt	220.00–285.00	1,154	5
Open Heifers	—	Approved	680	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	3,808	9
Open Heifers	—	Approved	775	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,038	1
Open Heifers	—	Approved	825	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,775	8
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows2 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	882.14/cwt	750.00–1,075.00	—	7
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	181.43/cwt	120.00–240.00	—	7
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	87.50/cwt	50.00–110.00	—	6
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	38.72/cwt	15.00–65.00	—	18
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	175.00/cwt	140.00–220.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	32.50/cwt	10.00–65.00	—	8
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,166.67/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	950.91/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	—	11
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	788.64/cwt	675.00–850.00	—	11
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	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 Dec 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 70Last week 73Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 436Last week 371Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 193Last week 198Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	68.00	68.00
1	—	520	74.00	74.00
1	—	795	64.00	64.00
3	—	448	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	78.00	78.00
2	—	275	96.00	96.00
1	—	995	78.00	78.00
3	—	383	96.00	96.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	4	—	431	180.00–190.00	187.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	5	—	469	220.00–285.00	246.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	9	—	680	560.00	560.00
—	Open	1	—	775	650.00	650.00
—	Open	8	—	825	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	7	—	—	750.00–1,075.00	882.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	18	—	—	15.00–65.00	38.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	50.00–110.00	87.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	120.00–240.00	181.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	25.00	25.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	140.00–220.00	175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	30.00	30.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	100.00	100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	10.00–65.00	32.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	675.00–850.00	788.64

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	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	875.00–1,050.00	950.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,166.67

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	—	—	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,904	93.00–106.00	96.96
8	—	1,452	69.00–80.00	74.23
24	—	1,733	81.00–91.00	86.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,242	37.00–43.00	40.23
84	—	1,262	45.00–54.00	49.24
17	—	1,277	55.00–64.00	57.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,566	45.00–54.00	51.03
8	—	1,552	55.00–59.00	56.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	964	25.00–34.00	30.29
33	—	1,021	35.00–44.00	39.82
10	—	1,000	45.00–50.00	47.48

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.