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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 16

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 82▼ 38 vs year ago 112 · −33.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

344 head

▼ 123 vs last sale 467▼ 128 vs year ago 472 · −27.1%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

184 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 208▲ 11 vs year ago 173 · +6.4%

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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 $123.40/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$123.40

5 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$521

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$2

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 4

$14.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.29

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	402	129.00	519	3thin
Medium and Large 4	453	115.00	521	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.00/cwt here — about −$2 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 sale5 hd

123.40

—

KY average27 barns · 8,272 hd

139.69

−16.29

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	1,758	85.64	1,505	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	58.35	934	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	55.09	703	117
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	46.10	444	61

Every lot

47 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	308	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	419	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	453	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	521	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	472	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	403	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	512	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	437	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	424	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	535	93.58/cwt	91.00–94.00	501	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	568	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	574	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	623	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	617	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	667	77.36/cwt	76.00–80.00	516	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	705	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	536	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	745	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	611	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	856	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	753	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,631	78.06/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,273	14
Bulls	—	—	1,829	89.41/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,635	18
Bulls	—	—	1,923	98.37/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,892	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	32.83/cwt	29.00–36.00	292	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	45.21/cwt	40.00–49.00	440	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	54.12/cwt	51.00–62.00	533	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	45.34/cwt	40.00–49.00	576	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	62.90/cwt	60.00–67.00	802	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	54.24/cwt	50.00–59.00	693	69
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	56.02/cwt	50.00–59.00	887	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,638	63.43/cwt	60.00–67.00	1,039	11
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Approved	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	2
Open Heifers	—	Approved	550	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,200	2
Open Heifers	—	Approved	775	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,115	7
Open Heifers	—	Approved	850	730.38/cwt	725.00–735.00	6,208	13
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	192.22/cwt	160.00–220.00	—	9
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	100.00/cwt	80.00–130.00	—	8
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	69.05/cwt	30.00–110.00	—	21
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	65.00/cwt	40.00–80.00	—	6
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows3 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	854.41/cwt	700.00–1,075.00	—	17
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium	—	850.00/cwt	825.00–875.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Common	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Common	—	737.50/cwt	700.00–775.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Common	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	887.50/cwt	825.00–950.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	737.50/cwt	725.00–750.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	943.75/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	—	8
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	778.50/cwt	675.00–850.00	—	10
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	162.50/cwt	140.00–200.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	85.00/cwt	40.00–130.00	—	2
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	71.33/cwt	40.00–120.00	—	15

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 Mar 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 74Last week 82Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 344Last week 467Year ago 472

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 184Last week 208Year ago 173

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	76.00	76.00
3	—	667	76.00–80.00	77.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	623	99.00	99.00
4	—	856	88.00	88.00
2	—	745	82.00	82.00
2	—	568	101.00	101.00
3	—	437	97.00	97.00
7	—	535	91.00–94.00	93.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	115.00	115.00
2	—	308	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,278	50.00–59.00	54.24
30	—	1,275	60.00–67.00	62.90
18	—	1,270	40.00–49.00	45.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	890	29.00–36.00	32.83
20	—	984	51.00–62.00	54.12
31	—	973	40.00–49.00	45.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,583	50.00–59.00	56.02
11	—	1,638	60.00–67.00	63.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,829	85.00–94.00	89.41
3	—	1,923	95.00–101.00	98.37
14	—	1,631	74.00–82.00	78.06

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	550	400.00	400.00
—	Open	2	—	325	250.00	250.00
—	Open	13	—	850	725.00–735.00	730.38
—	Open	7	—	775	660.00	660.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	21	—	—	30.00–110.00	69.05

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	40.00–80.00	65.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	160.00–220.00	192.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	80.00–130.00	100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	17	—	—	700.00–1,075.00	854.41

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

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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–775.00	737.50
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	825.00–875.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	725.00–750.00	737.50
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00

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	—	—	825.00–950.00	887.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	675.00–850.00	778.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	875.00–1,025.00	943.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	40.00–130.00	85.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	15	—	—	40.00–120.00	71.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	140.00–200.00	162.50

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.