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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-23

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

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Mar 16Mar 23Mar 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 74▼ 32 vs year ago 91 · −35.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

380 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 344▼ 157 vs year ago 537 · −29.2%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

362 head

▲ 178 vs last sale 184▲ 185 vs year ago 177 · +104.5%

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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 $140.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$140.00

2 head · 335 lb average

Value per head Derived

$469

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$73

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.18

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	285	150.00	428	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	385	130.00	501	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about −$73 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 sale2 hd

140.00

—

KY average27 barns · 6,949 hd

143.18

−3.18

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	1,870	85.87	1,605	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,640	59.21	971	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	56.08	707	101
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	973	46.50	452	30

Every lot

43 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	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	707	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	383	107.85/cwt	106.00–109.00	413	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	410	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	381	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	487	94.78/cwt	88.00–98.00	462	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	515	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	525	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	635	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	533	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	701	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	638	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	760	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	676	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,708	78.91/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,348	7
Bulls	—	—	1,915	93.01/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,781	4
Bulls	—	—	1,933	87.21/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,686	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	35.20/cwt	32.00–40.00	327	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	55.36/cwt	51.00–61.00	537	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	46.64/cwt	41.00–50.00	469	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	47.35/cwt	45.00–50.00	587	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	62.77/cwt	61.00–66.00	785	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	55.82/cwt	51.00–60.00	708	64
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,603	62.48/cwt	61.00–67.00	1,002	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	56.94/cwt	54.00–60.00	948	13
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows3 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,369.57/cwt	1,250.00–1,450.00	—	23
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	1,180.26/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	—	19
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	844.27/cwt	700.00–1,050.00	—	48
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium	275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	523	3
Open Heifers	—	Approved	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Open Heifers	—	Approved	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	1
Open Heifers	—	Approved	675	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,544	3
Open Heifers	—	Approved	825	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,775	3
Open Heifers	—	Medium	850	672.50/cwt	660.00–685.00	5,716	10
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	211.67/cwt	150.00–290.00	—	6
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	97.50/cwt	80.00–120.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	70.00/cwt	20.00–100.00	—	18
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	976.56/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	—	16
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	764.13/cwt	675.00–850.00	—	23
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	203.13/cwt	140.00–270.00	—	16
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	110.00/cwt	90.00–130.00	—	12
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	58.60/cwt	15.00–120.00	—	25
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	40.00/cwt	30.00–60.00	—	4
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	725.00/cwt	700.00–750.00	—	2
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	652.00/cwt	575.00–725.00	—	25

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 59Last week 74Year ago 91

Slaughter CattleReceipts 380Last week 344Year ago 537

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 362Last week 184Year ago 177

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	89.00	89.00
1	—	515	102.00	102.00
5	—	701	91.00	91.00
2	—	410	93.00	93.00
3	—	487	88.00–98.00	94.78
5	—	383	106.00–109.00	107.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	101.00	101.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	48	—	—	700.00–1,050.00	844.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	19	—	—	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,180.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	23	—	—	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,369.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	425	335.00	335.00
—	Open	3	—	825	700.00	700.00
—	Open	1	—	325	220.00	220.00
—	Open	3	—	675	525.00	525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	10	—	850	660.00–685.00	672.50
—	Open	1	—	525	375.00	375.00
—	Open	3	—	275	190.00	190.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	150.00–290.00	211.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	80.00–120.00	97.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	18	—	—	20.00–100.00	70.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	—	875.00–1,075.00	976.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	—	675.00–850.00	764.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	16	—	—	140.00–270.00	203.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	—	—	90.00–130.00	110.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	30.00–60.00	40.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	25	—	—	15.00–120.00	58.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	25	—	—	575.00–725.00	652.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–750.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,933	83.00–91.00	87.21
4	—	1,915	92.00–94.00	93.01
7	—	1,708	76.00–82.00	78.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,665	54.00–60.00	56.94
9	—	1,603	61.00–67.00	62.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,240	45.00–50.00	47.35
22	—	1,250	61.00–66.00	62.77
64	—	1,268	51.00–60.00	55.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	970	51.00–61.00	55.36
8	—	928	32.00–40.00	35.20
12	—	1,006	41.00–50.00	46.64

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.