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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 30

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

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Feeder Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 59▼ 61 vs year ago 82 · −74.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

367 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 380▼ 206 vs year ago 573 · −36.0%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

154 head

▼ 208 vs last sale 362▼ 10 vs year ago 164 · −6.1%

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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	1,819	92.76	1,688	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,591	66.13	1,052	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,279	61.47	786	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	959	51.25	492	20

Every lot

40 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 · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	733	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	550	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,798	83.24/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,497	3
Bulls	—	—	1,807	91.29/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,650	16
Bulls	—	—	1,863	101.42/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,889	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	853	34.65/cwt	31.00–38.00	296	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	60.35/cwt	55.00–64.00	578	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	49.85/cwt	45.00–53.00	495	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	48.50/cwt	41.00–52.00	605	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	58.26/cwt	53.00–63.00	728	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	68.54/cwt	64.00–78.00	907	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,564	59.90/cwt	56.00–63.00	937	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,603	68.76/cwt	64.00–74.00	1,102	19
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Approved	220	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	396	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	258	158.00/cwt	150.00–170.00	408	5
Open Heifers	—	Approved	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	2
Open Heifers	—	Supreme	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	14
Open Heifers	—	Approved	438	355.83/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,559	6
Open Heifers	—	Medium	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Open Heifers	—	Approved	525	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,153	7
Open Heifers	—	Medium	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	1
Open Heifers	—	Common	625	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,188	3
Open Heifers	—	Medium	675	454.09/cwt	400.00–485.00	3,065	11
Open Heifers	—	Medium	750	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	4,388	9
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	662.50/cwt	600.00–725.00	—	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	83.33/cwt	70.00–100.00	—	3
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	80.00/cwt	50.00–130.00	—	4
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows4 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	1,693.75/cwt	1,650.00–1,725.00	—	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,416.67/cwt	1,375.00–1,450.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	879.17/cwt	775.00–1,025.00	—	6
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	946.88/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	—	8
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	782.14/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	7
Springer Heifers	—	CommonJersey	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	245.00/cwt	230.00–260.00	—	2
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	75.00/cwt	60.00–90.00	—	4
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	70.00/cwt	60.00–80.00	—	3
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	55.00/cwt	50.00–60.00	—	2

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 21Last week 59Year ago 82

Slaughter CattleReceipts 367Last week 380Year ago 573

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 154Last week 362Year ago 164

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	450	240.00	240.00
—	Open	1	—	525	375.00	375.00
—	Open	5	—	258	150.00–170.00	158.00
—	Open	9	—	750	585.00	585.00
—	Open	11	—	675	400.00–485.00	454.09

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	3	—	625	350.00	350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	6	—	438	335.00–385.00	355.83
—	Open	1	—	220	180.00	180.00
—	Open	2	—	325	230.00	230.00
—	Open	7	—	525	410.00	410.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	14	—	400	400.00	400.00

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	—	—	600.00–725.00	662.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	80.00	80.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	160.00	160.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	50.00–130.00	80.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	70.00–100.00	83.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,693.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,416.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	775.00–1,025.00	879.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	700.00–850.00	782.14

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	946.88

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)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	60.00–80.00	70.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	60.00–90.00	75.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	230.00–260.00	245.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	50.00–60.00	55.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,863	99.00–107.00	101.42
3	—	1,798	81.00–85.00	83.24
16	—	1,807	86.00–96.00	91.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,564	56.00–63.00	59.90
19	—	1,603	64.00–74.00	68.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	992	45.00–53.00	49.85
7	—	958	55.00–64.00	60.35
3	—	853	31.00–38.00	34.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,324	64.00–78.00	68.54
7	—	1,248	41.00–52.00	48.50
40	—	1,249	53.00–63.00	58.26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	75.00	75.00

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.