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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 15

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Jun 8Jun 15Jun 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 55▲ 40 vs year ago 50 · +80.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

388 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 469▲ 123 vs year ago 265 · +46.4%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

112 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 121▼ 44 vs year ago 156 · −28.2%

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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 $147.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$147.00

2 head · 258 lb average

Value per head Derived

$379

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.91

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	258	147.00	379	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

147.00

—

KY average27 barns · 5,484 hd

142.09

+4.91

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	—	High	1,690	101.80	1,721	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,575	72.21	1,137	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	69.84	870	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	956	59.41	568	34

Every lot

36 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	258	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	379	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	412	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	450	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	572	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	320	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	333	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	513	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	446	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	602	90.51/cwt	88.00–93.00	545	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,369	87.66/cwt	78.00–93.00	1,200	7
Bulls	—	—	1,593	98.96/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,576	8
Bulls	—	—	1,906	110.50/cwt	106.00–117.00	2,106	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	45.81/cwt	43.00–49.00	432	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	957	59.59/cwt	54.00–65.00	570	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	68.09/cwt	66.00–72.00	656	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	58.11/cwt	47.00–64.00	697	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	69.28/cwt	65.00–75.00	869	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	80.46/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,023	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	78.79/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,186	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,604	69.44/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,114	19
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Approved	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	4
Open Heifers	—	Medium	400	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,120	6
Open Heifers	—	Approved	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	2
Open Heifers	—	Approved	725	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,350	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows2 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,441.67/cwt	1,400.00–1,475.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves5 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	204.00/cwt	170.00–230.00	—	5
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	92.00/cwt	70.00–120.00	—	5
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	52.73/cwt	30.00–80.00	—	11
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/AAyshire	—	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	217.14/cwt	160.00–240.00	—	7
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	120.00/cwt	70.00–140.00	—	4
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	42.14/cwt	20.00–80.00	—	14
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	32.50/cwt	10.00–50.00	—	4
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	991.67/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	—	3

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 Jun 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 90Last week 55Year ago 50

Slaughter CattleReceipts 388Last week 469Year ago 265

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 112Last week 121Year ago 156

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	—	725	600.00	600.00
—	Open	2	—	475	330.00	330.00
—	Open	4	—	325	240.00	240.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	6	—	400	280.00	280.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,441.67

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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	170.00–230.00	204.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	—	—	30.00–80.00	52.73

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	70.00–120.00	92.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	70.00	70.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Ayshire$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	50.00	50.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	160.00–240.00	217.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	10.00–50.00	32.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	14	—	—	20.00–80.00	42.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	70.00–140.00	120.00

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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	950.00–1,050.00	991.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,906	106.00–117.00	110.50
7	—	1,369	78.00–93.00	87.66
8	—	1,593	95.00–105.00	98.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,199	47.00–64.00	58.11
36	—	1,255	65.00–75.00	69.28
24	—	1,272	76.00–86.00	80.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,505	76.00–86.00	78.79
19	—	1,604	65.00–74.00	69.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	957	54.00–65.00	59.59
9	—	964	66.00–72.00	68.09
6	—	943	43.00–49.00	45.81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	87.00	87.00
4	—	602	88.00–93.00	90.51
1	—	320	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	258	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	111.00	111.00
1	—	555	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	123.00	123.00

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.