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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-22

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 22

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Dec 15Dec 22Jan 5 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

374 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 429▼ 2 vs year ago 376 · −0.5%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

161 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 154▼ 65 vs year ago 226 · −28.8%

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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	1,700	90.55	1,539	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	56.27	879	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,288	50.72	653	89
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	40.42	400	32

Every lot

30 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
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,488	70.27/cwt	65.00–77.00	1,046	4
Bulls	—	—	1,725	88.85/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,533	9
Bulls	—	—	1,789	104.31/cwt	98.00–118.00	1,866	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	30.59/cwt	25.00–34.00	294	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	48.87/cwt	45.00–51.00	485	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	41.10/cwt	36.00–44.00	413	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	41.43/cwt	35.00–44.00	518	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,289	49.76/cwt	45.00–54.00	641	51
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	59.70/cwt	55.00–67.00	784	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	58.80/cwt	55.00–65.00	914	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	51.43/cwt	49.00–54.00	810	11
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Common	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	2
Open Heifers	—	Medium	475	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,306	3
Open Heifers	—	Common	625	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,188	1
Open Heifers	—	Approved	650	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,250	2
Open Heifers	—	Medium	750	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,750	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows2 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	1,850.00/cwt	1,750.00–1,975.00	—	8
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	795.83/cwt	700.00–925.00	—	6
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	150.00/cwt	120.00–180.00	—	10
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	75.00/cwt	70.00–90.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	51.07/cwt	5.00–90.00	—	14
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	161.00/cwt	130.00–210.00	—	10
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	113.33/cwt	110.00–120.00	—	3
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	36.67/cwt	5.00–90.00	—	18
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	—	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	891.67/cwt	875.00–900.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	745.00/cwt	700.00–825.00	—	5

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 22, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 374Last week 429Year ago 376

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 161Last week 154Year ago 226

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	750	500.00	500.00
—	Open	3	—	475	275.00	275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	650	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	425	150.00	150.00
—	Open	1	—	625	350.00	350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	700.00–925.00	795.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	8	—	—	1,750.00–1,975.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	14	—	—	5.00–90.00	51.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	70.00–90.00	75.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	120.00–180.00	150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	130.00–210.00	161.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	20.00	20.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	110.00–120.00	113.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	18	—	—	5.00–90.00	36.67

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	—	—	850.00	850.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00

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	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	700.00–825.00	745.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	875.00–900.00	891.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,725	85.00–91.00	88.85
7	—	1,789	98.00–118.00	104.31
4	—	1,488	65.00–77.00	70.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,314	55.00–67.00	59.70
16	—	1,250	35.00–44.00	41.43
51	—	1,289	45.00–54.00	49.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,575	49.00–54.00	51.43
21	—	1,555	55.00–65.00	58.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,004	36.00–44.00	41.10
8	—	993	45.00–51.00	48.87
8	—	960	25.00–34.00	30.59

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.