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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 2

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Jan 26Feb 2Feb 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

155 head

▲ 96 vs last sale 59▲ 131 vs year ago 24 · +545.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

369 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 419▼ 319 vs year ago 688 · −46.4%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

218 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 211▲ 57 vs year ago 161 · +35.4%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.62/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$120.62

16 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$18.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.30

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	484	122.93	595	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	533	104.50	556	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.43/cwt here — about $38 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 sale16 hd

120.62

—

KY average27 barns · 4,561 hd

123.93

−3.30

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	—	Average	1,756	98.84	1,736	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,610	64.10	1,032	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,280	58.80	753	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	46.45	468	27

Every lot

44 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	689	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	661	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	589	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	117.74/cwt	114.00–119.00	608	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	604	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	246	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	187	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	274	77.54/cwt	76.00–80.00	212	16
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	316	78.51/cwt	76.00–82.00	248	14
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	333	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	283	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	368	81.40/cwt	79.00–83.00	300	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	460	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	340	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	483	88.77/cwt	84.00–92.00	429	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	554	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	399	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,519	85.25/cwt	75.00–89.00	1,295	9
Bulls	—	—	1,745	98.27/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,715	22
Bulls	—	—	1,888	106.32/cwt	104.00–111.00	2,007	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	47.02/cwt	43.00–53.00	467	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	56.02/cwt	54.00–61.00	557	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	36.96/cwt	30.00–42.00	391	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	48.04/cwt	43.00–52.00	579	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	58.27/cwt	53.00–63.00	744	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	66.05/cwt	64.00–69.00	880	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	56.63/cwt	53.00–62.00	894	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	67.17/cwt	64.00–71.00	1,090	17
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	825.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	691.67/cwt	650.00–775.00	—	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows6 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,409.38/cwt	1,325.00–1,475.00	—	8
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	—	7
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	MediumJersey	—	1,056.25/cwt	975.00–1,150.00	—	8
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	886.11/cwt	750.00–1,075.00	—	18
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	CommonJersey	—	772.50/cwt	700.00–925.00	—	20
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	176.67/cwt	170.00–180.00	—	3
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	94.00/cwt	60.00–120.00	—	10
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	50.00/cwt	40.00–60.00	—	2
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	36.79/cwt	10.00–80.00	—	28
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	215.00/cwt	140.00–260.00	—	6
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	68.00/cwt	40.00–90.00	—	5
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	35.00/cwt	10.00–60.00	—	10
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	929.17/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	—	6
Springer Heifers	—	MediumJersey	—	812.50/cwt	800.00–825.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	785.94/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	16
Springer Heifers	—	CommonJersey	—	675.00/cwt	575.00–775.00	—	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 Feb 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 59Year ago 24

Slaughter CattleReceipts 369Last week 419Year ago 688

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 218Last week 211Year ago 161

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,333	64.00–69.00	66.05
36	—	1,276	53.00–63.00	58.27
9	—	1,205	43.00–52.00	48.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,058	30.00–42.00	36.96
16	—	993	43.00–53.00	47.02
5	—	995	54.00–61.00	56.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,623	64.00–71.00	67.17
7	—	1,578	53.00–62.00	56.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,745	92.00–103.00	98.27
18	—	1,888	104.00–111.00	106.32
9	—	1,519	75.00–89.00	85.25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	114.00–119.00	117.74
10	—	471	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	110.00	110.00
1	—	610	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	84.00–92.00	88.77
7	—	333	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	316	76.00–82.00	78.51
4	—	460	74.00	74.00
5	—	246	76.00	76.00
8	—	368	79.00–83.00	81.40
4	—	554	72.00	72.00
16	—	274	76.00–80.00	77.54

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–850.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	650.00–775.00	691.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	20	—	—	700.00–925.00	772.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	7	—	—	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	8	—	—	975.00–1,150.00	1,056.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	18	—	—	750.00–1,075.00	886.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	8	—	—	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,409.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	40.00–60.00	50.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	60.00–120.00	94.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	28	—	—	10.00–80.00	36.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	170.00–180.00	176.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	140.00–260.00	215.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	10.00–60.00	35.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	40.00–90.00	68.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	575.00–775.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	875.00–1,000.00	929.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–825.00	812.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	—	700.00–850.00	785.94

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.