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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 3

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Jul 27Aug 3Aug 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 81▼ 63 vs year ago 136 · −46.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

321 head

▼ 98 vs last sale 419▼ 89 vs year ago 410 · −21.7%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

161 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 123▲ 14 vs year ago 147 · +9.5%

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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 $128.33/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 36 comparable sales and sits −84.39 against this barn's trailing median of $212.72.

Average price

$128.33

3 head · 279 lb average

Value per head Derived

$358

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.01

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	279	128.33	358	3thin

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 sale3 hd

128.33

—

KY average26 barns · 1,857 hd

137.34

−9.01

This barn, trailing median36 sales

212.72

−84.39

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	—	High	1,860	99.79	1,856	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	70.51	1,106	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	67.86	833	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	898	56.30	505	36

Every lot

34 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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	308	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	385	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	230	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	297	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	303	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	388	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	390	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	363	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	405	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	421	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,787	100.52/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,796	13
Bulls	—	—	1,844	109.38/cwt	105.00–115.00	2,017	14
Bulls	—	—	2,007	81.84/cwt	76.00–91.00	1,643	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	863	46.37/cwt	43.00–51.00	400	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	882	56.30/cwt	53.00–61.00	497	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	66.25/cwt	62.00–69.00	643	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	57.13/cwt	55.00–58.00	699	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	76.41/cwt	73.00–83.00	938	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	66.73/cwt	62.00–77.00	820	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,564	67.47/cwt	64.00–72.00	1,055	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,577	76.87/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,212	11
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Supreme	225	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	518	5
Open Heifers	—	Approved	325	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	926	5
Open Heifers	—	Supreme	350	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,295	5
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows3 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,225.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	906.25/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	—	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	CommonJersey	—	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	130.00–200.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	46.67/cwt	45.00–50.00	—	3
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	39.12/cwt	10.00–110.00	—	17
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,212.50/cwt	1,175.00–1,250.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	950.00/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	—	6
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	210.00/cwt	180.00–230.00	—	6
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	85.00/cwt	55.00–130.00	—	4
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	59.50/cwt	15.00–100.00	—	20
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1

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 Aug 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 73Last week 81Year ago 136

Slaughter CattleReceipts 321Last week 419Year ago 410

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 161Last week 123Year ago 147

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,228	73.00–83.00	76.41
32	—	1,229	62.00–77.00	66.73
7	—	1,223	55.00–58.00	57.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,564	64.00–72.00	67.47
11	—	1,577	73.00–82.00	76.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	882	53.00–61.00	56.30
8	—	971	62.00–69.00	66.25
8	—	863	43.00–51.00	46.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,844	105.00–115.00	109.38
8	—	2,007	76.00–91.00	81.84
13	—	1,787	96.00–104.00	100.52

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	5	—	325	285.00	285.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	5	—	350	370.00	370.00
—	Open	5	—	225	230.00	230.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	775.00–1,000.00	906.25

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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	45.00–50.00	46.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	75.00	75.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	130.00–200.00	167.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	17	—	—	10.00–110.00	39.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	875.00–1,050.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,212.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	180.00–230.00	210.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull 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 Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	20	—	—	15.00–100.00	59.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	55.00–130.00	85.00

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	—	—	825.00	825.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	93.00	93.00
1	—	405	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	129.00	129.00
2	—	303	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	125.00	125.00

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.