Sale reports / Kentucky / Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction / 2021-02-09

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 9
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 155▲ 59 vs year ago 43 · +137.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
528 head
▲ 159 vs last sale 369▼ 19 vs year ago 547 · −3.5%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
196 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 218▼ 7 vs year ago 203 · −3.4%
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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.16/cwt on 17 head.
Average price
$108.16
17 head · 614 lb average
Value per head Derived
$664
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$140
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$1.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.62
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2635108.4168914thin
Medium and Large 2-3513107.005493thin
One grade step is worth $1.41/cwt here — about $140 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 sale17 hd
108.16
—
KY average26 barns · 4,536 hd
123.79
−15.62
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,85698.391,82642
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59466.541,06034
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26961.37779107
CowsLean 85-90%High98846.2345734

Every lot

53 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270158.00/cwt158.00–158.004271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335148.00/cwt148.00–148.004961
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670115.00/cwt115.00–115.007711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2695121.00/cwt121.00–121.008411
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375127.00/cwt127.00–127.004761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380116.00/cwt116.00–116.004411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430129.00/cwt129.00–129.005553
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505110.00/cwt110.00–110.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540116.00/cwt116.00–116.006261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-365595.00/cwt95.00–95.006221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-273298.85/cwt98.00–105.007248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-283597.00/cwt97.00–97.008101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405116.00/cwt116.00–116.004701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430136.00/cwt136.00–136.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475129.00/cwt129.00–129.006131
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 435078.00/cwt78.00–78.002733
Dairy Steers—Large 440977.15/cwt76.00–78.003167
Dairy Steers—Large 356084.00/cwt84.00–84.004701
Dairy Steers—Large 363580.00/cwt80.00–80.005081
Dairy Steers—Large 379885.00/cwt85.00–85.006785
Dairy Steers—Large 391685.00/cwt85.00–85.007794
Dairy Steers—Large 31,29874.00/cwt74.00–74.009613
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,68682.68/cwt75.00–88.001,3947
Bulls——1,80596.73/cwt90.00–100.001,74613
Bulls——1,940104.37/cwt101.00–107.002,02522
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95347.96/cwt43.00–52.0045719
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01357.32/cwt54.00–60.005816
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04635.20/cwt30.00–41.003689
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23458.90/cwt53.00–63.0072755
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24347.20/cwt45.00–51.0058712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32469.02/cwt64.00–75.0091440
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58269.80/cwt65.00–75.001,10422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61560.57/cwt54.00–63.0097812
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers—Approved450375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6886
Open Heifers—Approved540405.38/cwt400.00–410.002,18913
Open Heifers—Medium656465.00/cwt435.00–475.003,0504
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves—N/ABeef Cross—213.33/cwt200.00–230.00—3
Baby Heifer Calves—N/ACrossbred—95.00/cwt90.00–110.00—4
Baby Heifer Calves—N/AJersey—90.00/cwt90.00–90.00—1
Baby Heifer Calves—N/A—48.33/cwt30.00–60.00—6
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves—N/ABeef Cross—185.56/cwt140.00–250.00—9
Baby Bull Calves—N/ACrossbred—95.00/cwt80.00–110.00—4
Baby Bull Calves—N/AJersey—38.57/cwt20.00–100.00—7
Baby Bull Calves—N/A—33.64/cwt10.00–60.00—22
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers—Medium—912.50/cwt875.00–950.00—2
Springer Heifers—Common—775.00/cwt725.00–825.00—3
Springer Heifers—CommonJersey—700.00/cwt700.00–700.00—1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows5 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows—Supreme—1,807.69/cwt1,575.00–1,975.00—13
Fresh/Milking Cows—Approved—1,466.67/cwt1,425.00–1,500.00—3
Fresh/Milking Cows—Medium—1,181.25/cwt1,125.00–1,250.00—4
Fresh/Milking Cows—CommonJersey—850.00/cwt850.00–850.00—1
Fresh/Milking Cows—Common—827.27/cwt700.00–1,025.00—11
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Common—675.00/cwt675.00–675.00—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.