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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, May 25

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← May 18May 25Jun 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 111▼ 98 vs year ago 145 · −67.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

274 head

▼ 92 vs last sale 366▲ 7 vs year ago 267 · +2.6%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

113 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 132▼ 56 vs year ago 169 · −33.1%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $137.50/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 36 comparable sales and sits −75.22 against this barn's trailing median of $212.72.

Average price

$137.50

4 head · 345 lb average

Value per head Derived

$474

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$134

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

$41.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.87

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	245	158.00	387	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	445	117.00	521	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.00/cwt here — about −$134 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

137.50

—

KY average26 barns · 1,900 hd

131.63

+5.87

This barn, trailing median36 sales

212.72

−75.22

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

36 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $228.64, low $171.41, median $212.72 across 36 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,813	103.11	1,869	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,576	72.19	1,138	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	70.37	870	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	59.58	582	32

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 · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	583	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	396	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	378	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	458	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	577	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	445	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	401	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,388	85.54/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,187	4
Bulls	—	—	1,747	95.42/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,667	19
Bulls	—	—	1,914	110.58/cwt	102.00–120.00	2,117	29
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	44.15/cwt	41.00–50.00	391	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	66.44/cwt	63.00–71.00	651	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	58.30/cwt	54.00–62.00	581	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	57.50/cwt	54.00–61.00	706	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	67.51/cwt	62.00–72.00	832	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	76.74/cwt	73.00–84.00	954	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,541	76.35/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,177	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,618	67.27/cwt	63.00–72.00	1,088	11
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium	275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	523	1
Open Heifers	—	Supreme	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	7
Open Heifers	—	Approved	450	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,485	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	525	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,733	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows3 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,381.25/cwt	1,325.00–1,450.00	—	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	837.50/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	—	6
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	775.00/cwt	750.00–800.00	—	3
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	716.67/cwt	700.00–725.00	—	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	206.67/cwt	150.00–260.00	—	6
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	70.00/cwt	40.00–110.00	—	7
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	35.00/cwt	20.00–50.00	—	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	262.86/cwt	240.00–320.00	—	7
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	82.00/cwt	20.00–150.00	—	5
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	58.57/cwt	30.00–90.00	—	7
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,175.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	939.29/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	—	7
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	741.67/cwt	675.00–850.00	—	6

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 May 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 47Last week 111Year ago 145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 274Last week 366Year ago 267

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 113Last week 132Year ago 169

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	525	330.00	330.00
—	Open	1	—	275	190.00	190.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	7	—	425	400.00	400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	450	330.00	330.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,381.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	700.00–1,000.00	837.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–725.00	716.67
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–800.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 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	1	—	—	130.00	130.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	150.00–260.00	206.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	20.00–50.00	35.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	40.00–110.00	70.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	240.00–320.00	262.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	20.00–150.00	82.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	30.00–90.00	58.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	675.00–850.00	741.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	800.00–1,050.00	939.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,388	84.00–89.00	85.54
19	—	1,747	90.00–99.00	95.42
29	—	1,914	102.00–120.00	110.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,227	54.00–61.00	57.50
42	—	1,233	62.00–72.00	67.51
31	—	1,243	73.00–84.00	76.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,541	74.00–84.00	76.35
11	—	1,618	63.00–72.00	67.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	996	54.00–62.00	58.30
12	—	980	63.00–71.00	66.44
4	—	885	41.00–50.00	44.15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	151.00	151.00
1	—	240	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	122.00	122.00
1	—	515	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	90.00	90.00

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.