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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 22

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Jun 15Jun 22Jun 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

127 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 90▲ 55 vs year ago 72 · +76.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

434 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 388▼ 39 vs year ago 473 · −8.2%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

141 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 112▼ 121 vs year ago 262 · −46.2%

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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 $117.52/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$117.52

19 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$16.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.77

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	678	120.06	814	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	649	103.94	674	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.12/cwt here — about $140 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 sale19 hd

117.52

—

KY average26 barns · 4,759 hd

139.28

−21.77

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	1,707	99.67	1,701	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,588	71.34	1,133	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	67.29	829	89
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	58.53	571	49

Every lot

58 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	698	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	768	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	624	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	658	106.41/cwt	99.00–114.00	700	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	597	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	710	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	598	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	732	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	646	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	699	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	898	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	913	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	744	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	408	94.35/cwt	88.00–96.00	385	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	498	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	383	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	530	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	477	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	594	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	576	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	745	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	648	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,531	87.47/cwt	77.00–93.00	1,339	11
Bulls	—	—	1,711	100.20/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,714	30
Bulls	—	—	1,908	112.81/cwt	107.00–124.00	2,152	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	917	46.14/cwt	42.00–50.00	423	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	66.36/cwt	63.00–74.00	647	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	58.30/cwt	52.00–62.00	581	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	66.11/cwt	62.00–72.00	808	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	78.54/cwt	73.00–82.00	975	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	56.38/cwt	50.00–61.00	705	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	77.81/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,216	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	937	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,601	69.37/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,111	17
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Approved	300	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	750	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	375	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	825	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	425	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	956	1
Open Heifers	—	Common	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,400.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,425.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,191.67/cwt	1,125.00–1,225.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	1,000.00/cwt	925.00–1,075.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	—	MediumJersey	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	778.57/cwt	675.00–850.00	—	7
Springer Heifers	—	CommonJersey	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	775.00/cwt	750.00–800.00	—	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows3 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	900.00/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	MediumJersey	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	167.50/cwt	150.00–180.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	55.38/cwt	10.00–150.00	—	13
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	226.67/cwt	170.00–280.00	—	15
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	95.00/cwt	90.00–100.00	—	2
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	34.12/cwt	10.00–80.00	—	17
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	26.88/cwt	10.00–70.00	—	16

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 90Year ago 72

Slaughter CattleReceipts 434Last week 388Year ago 473

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 141Last week 112Year ago 262

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,251	50.00–61.00	56.38
21	—	1,242	73.00–82.00	78.54
52	—	1,222	62.00–72.00	66.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	997	52.00–62.00	58.30
9	—	917	42.00–50.00	46.14
15	—	975	63.00–74.00	66.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,563	73.00–82.00	77.81
17	—	1,601	66.00–72.00	69.37
2	—	1,588	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,711	95.00–106.00	100.20
11	—	1,531	77.00–93.00	87.47
9	—	1,908	107.00–124.00	112.81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	845	108.00	108.00
3	—	597	119.00	119.00
2	—	660	119.00	119.00
2	—	648	113.00	113.00
2	—	755	119.00	119.00
2	—	736	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	93.00	93.00
1	—	610	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	594	97.00	97.00
5	—	408	88.00–96.00	94.35
2	—	530	90.00	90.00
1	—	745	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	720	115.00	115.00
4	—	600	128.00	128.00
3	—	770	115.00	115.00
1	—	575	126.00	126.00
1	—	525	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	99.00–114.00	106.41
1	—	630	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	748	99.50	99.50
1	—	815	100.00	100.00

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	—	300	250.00	250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	600	310.00	310.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	375	220.00	220.00
—	Open	1	—	425	225.00	225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,191.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	925.00–1,075.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,400.00

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	—	—	675.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	675.00–850.00	778.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00

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	—	—	850.00	850.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00

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	—	—	750.00–800.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	750.00–1,000.00	900.00

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	4	—	—	150.00–180.00	167.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	13	—	—	10.00–150.00	55.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	20.00	20.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	120.00	120.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	15	—	—	170.00–280.00	226.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	16	—	—	10.00–70.00	26.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	90.00–100.00	95.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	17	—	—	10.00–80.00	34.12

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.