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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 26

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Jan 19Jan 26Feb 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 67▼ 27 vs year ago 86 · −31.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

419 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 397▼ 124 vs year ago 543 · −22.8%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

211 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 187▼ 77 vs year ago 288 · −26.7%

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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	1,766	98.31	1,736	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,584	58.79	931	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	53.27	663	104
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	989	43.26	428	46

Every lot

48 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 Steers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	325	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	257	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	420	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	311	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	425	81.78/cwt	77.00–84.00	348	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	466	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	373	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	510	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	459	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	522	72.70/cwt	70.00–74.00	379	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	573	81.82/cwt	80.00–84.00	469	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	670	72.44/cwt	70.00–75.00	485	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	675	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	520	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	841	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	656	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,494	83.68/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,250	4
Bulls	—	—	1,745	95.32/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,663	12
Bulls	—	—	1,861	105.05/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,955	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	43.81/cwt	40.00–47.00	429	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	51.93/cwt	48.00–57.00	514	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	35.61/cwt	27.00–47.00	357	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	44.53/cwt	40.00–47.00	545	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	52.52/cwt	48.00–57.00	649	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	61.88/cwt	58.00–68.00	792	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	55.36/cwt	50.00–57.00	851	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,617	61.29/cwt	58.00–67.00	991	22
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	1
Open Heifers	—	Supreme	350	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,085	2
Open Heifers	—	Approved	450	342.50/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,541	6
Open Heifers	—	Medium	545	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,098	10
Open Heifers	—	Approved	550	430.00/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,365	10
Open Heifers	—	Approved	625	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,281	10
Open Heifers	—	Medium	638	438.85/cwt	385.00–485.00	2,800	13
Open Heifers	—	Common	650	370.00/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,405	3
Open Heifers	—	Medium	700	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,850	5
Open Heifers	—	Approved	758	623.33/cwt	610.00–650.00	4,725	9
Open Heifers	—	Medium	875	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,469	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,462.50/cwt	1,350.00–1,575.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,116.67/cwt	1,100.00–1,150.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	950.00/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	—	6
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	762.50/cwt	725.00–825.00	—	4
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	CommonJersey	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	—	CommonJersey	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	175.56/cwt	150.00–260.00	—	9
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	70.00/cwt	60.00–80.00	—	2
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	46.00/cwt	10.00–90.00	—	30
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	67.50/cwt	50.00–80.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	55.45/cwt	10.00–110.00	—	11
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows3 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	1,753.85/cwt	1,525.00–2,000.00	—	13
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	900.00/cwt	750.00–1,075.00	—	8

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.

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Farmers Regional Livestock Auction of Glasgow Dairy Auction - Smiths Grove, KY

Tue Jan 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 59Last week 67Year ago 86

Slaughter CattleReceipts 419Last week 397Year ago 543

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 211Last week 187Year ago 288

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	841	78.00	78.00
3	—	425	77.00–84.00	81.78
3	—	325	79.00	79.00
2	—	510	90.00	90.00
1	—	675	77.00	77.00
6	—	573	80.00–84.00	81.82
6	—	466	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	70.00–74.00	72.70
2	—	670	70.00–75.00	72.44
1	—	420	74.00	74.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,224	40.00–47.00	44.53
28	—	1,280	58.00–68.00	61.88
53	—	1,236	48.00–57.00	52.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,003	27.00–47.00	35.61
10	—	990	48.00–57.00	51.93
23	—	980	40.00–47.00	43.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,617	58.00–67.00	61.29
16	—	1,538	50.00–57.00	55.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,861	100.00–110.00	105.05
12	—	1,745	91.00–99.00	95.32
4	—	1,494	80.00–87.00	83.68

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	3	—	650	360.00–375.00	370.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	10	—	625	525.00	525.00
—	Open	9	—	758	610.00–650.00	623.33
—	Open	6	—	450	335.00–350.00	342.50
—	Open	10	—	550	410.00–450.00	430.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	275	170.00	170.00
—	Open	10	—	545	385.00	385.00
—	Open	5	—	700	550.00	550.00
—	Open	3	—	875	625.00	625.00
—	Open	13	—	638	385.00–485.00	438.85

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	350	310.00	310.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,116.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	875.00–1,075.00	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)	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,462.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	725.00–825.00	762.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	575.00	575.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	60.00–80.00	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	9	—	—	150.00–260.00	175.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	50.00	50.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	30	—	—	10.00–90.00	46.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	50.00–80.00	67.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	—	—	10.00–110.00	55.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	160.00	160.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	8	—	—	750.00–1,075.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	13	—	—	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,753.85

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.