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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 23

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Feb 9Feb 23Mar 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

109 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 102▲ 62 vs year ago 47 · +131.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

779 head

▲ 251 vs last sale 528▲ 190 vs year ago 589 · +32.3%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

174 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 196▼ 49 vs year ago 223 · −22.0%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $116.25/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$116.25

4 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$7.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.00

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	670	120.00	804	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	540	112.50	608	2thin

One grade step is worth $7.50/cwt here — about $197 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 sale4 hd

116.25

—

KY average14 barns · 1,449 hd

134.25

−18.00

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	—	High	1,720	95.47	1,643	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,646	66.07	1,088	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,295	59.72	773	164
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	50.52	507	57

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	485	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	737	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	535	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	471	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	679	82.14/cwt	76.00–87.00	558	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	918	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	744	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,480	83.44/cwt	76.00–89.00	1,235	14
Bulls	—	—	1,763	96.86/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,708	26
Bulls	—	—	1,871	104.30/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,951	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	966	60.09/cwt	57.00–64.00	580	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	49.70/cwt	45.00–53.00	503	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	40.41/cwt	35.00–43.00	416	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	50.15/cwt	45.00–53.00	634	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	59.40/cwt	54.00–64.00	770	90
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	67.71/cwt	65.00–74.00	890	42
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	61.82/cwt	57.00–64.00	1,005	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,663	69.43/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,155	24
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium	400	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	840	2
Open Heifers	—	Medium	550	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,118	1
Open Heifers	—	Common	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	1
Open Heifers	—	Common	763	430.00/cwt	410.00–450.00	3,281	2
Open Heifers	—	Common	850	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,675	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows5 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,475.00	—	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	900.00/cwt	750.00–1,050.00	—	10
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	CommonJersey	—	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	182.50/cwt	130.00–230.00	—	8
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	78.33/cwt	50.00–110.00	—	6
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	28.17/cwt	5.00–70.00	—	30
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	21.67/cwt	10.00–40.00	—	6
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	942.50/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	—	10
Springer Heifers	—	CommonBrown Swiss	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	764.23/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	13
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	145.71/cwt	120.00–190.00	—	7
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	85.00/cwt	60.00–110.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	37.50/cwt	20.00–60.00	—	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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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

Tue Feb 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 102Year ago 47

Slaughter CattleReceipts 779Last week 528Year ago 589

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 174Last week 196Year ago 223

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	575	235.00	235.00
—	Open	1	—	850	550.00	550.00
—	Open	2	—	763	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	—	550	385.00	385.00
—	Open	2	—	400	210.00	210.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	10	—	—	750.00–1,050.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	625.00	625.00

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
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	50.00–110.00	78.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	130.00–230.00	182.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	30	—	—	5.00–70.00	28.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	10.00–40.00	21.67

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	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	875.00–1,025.00	942.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	700.00–850.00	764.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common · Brown Swiss$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	60.00–110.00	85.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	120.00–190.00	145.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	20.00–60.00	37.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,871	102.00–109.00	104.30
14	—	1,480	76.00–89.00	83.44
26	—	1,763	90.00–101.00	96.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,314	65.00–74.00	67.71
32	—	1,265	45.00–53.00	50.15
90	—	1,296	54.00–64.00	59.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,663	65.00–74.00	69.43
19	—	1,625	57.00–64.00	61.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,029	35.00–43.00	40.41
26	—	1,013	45.00–53.00	49.70
17	—	966	57.00–64.00	60.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	918	81.00	81.00
2	—	535	88.00	88.00
5	—	679	76.00–87.00	82.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	109.00	109.00
1	—	635	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	110.00	110.00

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.