Sale reports / Kentucky / Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction / 2021-01-05

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 5
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 0▲ 25 vs year ago 47 · +53.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
393 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 374▼ 114 vs year ago 507 · −22.5%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
202 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 161▼ 49 vs year ago 251 · −19.5%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $122.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 36 comparable sales and sits −90.72 against this barn's trailing median of $212.72.
Average price
$122.00
2 head · 350 lb average
Value per head Derived
$427
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$202
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small and Medium 1-2
$26.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.85
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3230135.003111thin
Small and Medium 1-2470109.005121thin
One grade step is worth $26.00/cwt here — about −$202 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale2 hd
122.00
—
KY average15 barns · 952 hd
121.15
+0.85
This barn, trailing median36 sales
212.72
−90.72
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

36 sales
243214186157median 212.7203/0305/0507/0709/0811/03
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $228.64, low $171.41, median $212.72 across 36 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,76595.611,68745
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60157.0491333
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26252.4766275
CowsLean 85-90%Low97940.5939747

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3230135.00/cwt135.00–135.003111
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2470109.00/cwt109.00–109.005121
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 332585.00/cwt85.00–85.002761
Dairy Steers—Large 341581.00/cwt81.00–81.003361
Dairy Steers—Large 443570.00/cwt70.00–70.003052
Dairy Steers—Small 443868.00/cwt68.00–68.002982
Dairy Steers—Large 353579.00/cwt79.00–79.004231
Dairy Steers—Large 31,01075.00/cwt75.00–75.007585
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56577.63/cwt76.00–80.001,2153
Bulls——1,73589.65/cwt86.00–93.001,55516
Bulls——1,806101.35/cwt94.00–110.001,83026
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97031.38/cwt27.00–35.0030413
Cows—Lean 85-90%97840.52/cwt36.00–46.0039623
Cows—Lean 85-90%99351.62/cwt48.00–56.0051311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20242.48/cwt37.00–45.0051111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24651.09/cwt46.00–56.0063745
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33461.52/cwt57.00–68.0082119
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57953.14/cwt48.00–59.0083919
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63062.34/cwt58.00–68.001,01614
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers—Medium15090.00/cwt90.00–90.001352
Open Heifers—Approved275210.00/cwt210.00–210.005786
Open Heifers—Medium300190.00/cwt190.00–190.005702
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows5 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows—Supreme—1,700.00/cwt1,550.00–1,775.00—4
Fresh/Milking Cows—Approved—1,362.50/cwt1,350.00–1,375.00—2
Fresh/Milking Cows—Medium—1,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.00—3
Fresh/Milking Cows—MediumJersey—875.00/cwt875.00–875.00—1
Fresh/Milking Cows—Common—863.64/cwt700.00–1,025.00—11
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves—N/ABeef Cross—173.33/cwt160.00–180.00—3
Baby Bull Calves—N/ACrossbred—86.67/cwt60.00–120.00—6
Baby Bull Calves—N/A—34.17/cwt5.00–100.00—24
Baby Bull Calves—N/AJersey—31.88/cwt10.00–40.00—8
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves—N/ABeef Cross—137.50/cwt120.00–160.00—4
Baby Heifer Calves—N/ACrossbred—65.00/cwt60.00–70.00—2
Baby Heifer Calves—N/A—33.33/cwt10.00–60.00—3
Baby Heifer Calves—N/AJersey—10.00/cwt10.00–10.00—1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers—Approved—1,125.00/cwt1,100.00–1,175.00—6
Springer Heifers—Medium—971.88/cwt875.00–1,050.00—8
Springer Heifers—Common—775.00/cwt700.00–850.00—16
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium—800.00/cwt800.00–800.00—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.