Sale reports / Kentucky / Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction / 2021-09-07

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 7
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 68▼ 36 vs year ago 87 · −41.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
421 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 418▲ 29 vs year ago 392 · +7.4%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
168 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 147▼ 79 vs year ago 247 · −32.0%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $123.00/cwt on 3 head.
Average price
$123.00
3 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$662
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$219
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$25.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−31.12
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2580140.008121thin
Large 2518114.505932thin
One grade step is worth $25.50/cwt here — about $219 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 sale3 hd
123.00
—
KY average19 barns · 2,640 hd
154.12
−31.12
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,74698.981,72830
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62666.411,07934
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25362.96789116
CowsLean 85-90%Low96652.6650932

Every lot

38 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Large 2475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
Steers—Large 2560109.00/cwt109.00–109.006101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580140.00/cwt140.00–140.008121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Large 2475121.00/cwt121.00–121.005751
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3298111.00/cwt111.00–111.003312
Dairy Steers—Large 382594.00/cwt94.00–94.007762
Dairy Steers—Large 396593.00/cwt93.00–93.008976
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44384.72/cwt81.00–88.001,2236
Bulls——1,81495.55/cwt90.00–99.001,7335
Bulls——1,824104.38/cwt100.00–109.001,90419
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87141.58/cwt36.00–50.003627
Cows—Lean 85-90%98250.82/cwt47.00–56.0049916
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01264.55/cwt59.00–69.006539
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21949.65/cwt44.00–54.0060515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24661.54/cwt55.00–66.0076765
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28171.08/cwt67.00–78.0091136
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61869.80/cwt67.00–74.001,12919
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63562.11/cwt55.00–66.001,01515
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves—N/ABeef Cross—183.33/cwt140.00–260.00—6
Baby Bull Calves—N/ACrossbred—102.27/cwt75.00–130.00—11
Baby Bull Calves—N/A—43.64/cwt10.00–90.00—11
Baby Bull Calves—N/AJersey—22.92/cwt5.00–40.00—12
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves—N/ABeef Cross—158.89/cwt130.00–260.00—9
Baby Heifer Calves—N/ACrossbred—97.14/cwt80.00–120.00—7
Baby Heifer Calves—N/AJersey—70.00/cwt40.00–100.00—2
Baby Heifer Calves—N/A—41.19/cwt15.00–80.00—21
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Common—650.00/cwt650.00–650.00—1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers—Approved—1,206.25/cwt1,175.00–1,275.00—4
Springer Heifers—Medium—1,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.00—1
Springer Heifers—Common—756.25/cwt700.00–850.00—4
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows4 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows—Supreme—1,656.67/cwt1,500.00–1,800.00—15
Fresh/Milking Cows—Approved—1,420.83/cwt1,325.00–1,475.00—6
Fresh/Milking Cows—Medium—1,187.50/cwt1,150.00–1,250.00—6
Fresh/Milking Cows—Common—900.00/cwt700.00–1,075.00—16
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers—Approved350240.00/cwt240.00–240.008401
Open Heifers—Medium358190.00/cwt190.00–190.006803
Open Heifers—Approved475380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8051
Open Heifers—Medium825660.00/cwt660.00–660.005,4455

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.