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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 6

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 21▲ 9 vs year ago 60 · +15.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

267 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 367▼ 21 vs year ago 288 · −7.3%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

132 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 154▼ 25 vs year ago 157 · −15.9%

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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	—	Low	1,845	93.56	1,727	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,625	65.82	1,069	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	61.83	779	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	50.74	481	44

Every lot

41 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 Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	300	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	300	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	405	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	425	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	540	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	491	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	648	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	564	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	753	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	700	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	812	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	755	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	940	85.00/cwt	84.00–86.00	799	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,087	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	935	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,666	84.45/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,407	7
Bulls	—	—	1,878	92.33/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,734	17
Bulls	—	—	1,923	102.98/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,980	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	882	40.17/cwt	37.00–43.00	354	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	966	50.53/cwt	46.00–54.00	488	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	61.81/cwt	59.00–65.00	600	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	49.61/cwt	44.00–54.00	601	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	61.55/cwt	58.00–65.00	777	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	72.81/cwt	68.00–76.00	945	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,608	61.71/cwt	58.00–65.00	992	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,653	72.87/cwt	67.00–76.00	1,205	7
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Approved	225	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	450	1
Open Heifers	—	Approved	675	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	3,443	3
Open Heifers	—	Medium	675	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,700	5
Open Heifers	—	Medium	750	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,500	5
Open Heifers	—	Medium	850	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,738	5
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	206.67/cwt	160.00–250.00	—	6
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	103.33/cwt	90.00–110.00	—	3
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	76.67/cwt	50.00–90.00	—	9
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves5 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	205.56/cwt	140.00–270.00	—	9
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	90.00/cwt	80.00–100.00	—	3
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABrown Swiss	—	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	47.50/cwt	5.00–80.00	—	18
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	36.25/cwt	5.00–80.00	—	4
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows4 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	809.09/cwt	700.00–950.00	—	11
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	925.00/cwt	900.00–950.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	762.00/cwt	675.00–850.00	—	5

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 Apr 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 69Last week 21Year ago 60

Slaughter CattleReceipts 267Last week 367Year ago 288

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 132Last week 154Year ago 157

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	225	200.00	200.00
—	Open	3	—	675	510.00	510.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	5	—	750	600.00	600.00
—	Open	5	—	675	400.00	400.00
—	Open	5	—	850	675.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	160.00–250.00	206.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	140.00	140.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	90.00–110.00	103.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	50.00–90.00	76.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	5.00–80.00	36.25

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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	140.00–270.00	205.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	18	—	—	5.00–80.00	47.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	80.00–100.00	90.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	11	—	—	700.00–950.00	809.09

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
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00

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
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–950.00	925.00

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	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	675.00–850.00	762.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,298	68.00–76.00	72.81
29	—	1,262	58.00–65.00	61.55
11	—	1,212	44.00–54.00	49.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,608	58.00–65.00	61.71
7	—	1,653	67.00–76.00	72.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	966	46.00–54.00	50.53
10	—	971	59.00–65.00	61.81
10	—	882	37.00–43.00	40.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,666	83.00–86.00	84.45
17	—	1,878	87.00–97.00	92.33
9	—	1,923	98.00–107.00	102.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	812	93.00	93.00
3	—	300	100.00	100.00
3	—	648	87.00	87.00
3	—	1,087	86.00	86.00
4	—	940	84.00–86.00	85.00
1	—	540	91.00	91.00
2	—	753	93.00	93.00
1	—	405	105.00	105.00

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.