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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 19

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

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Feeder Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 96 vs last sale 163▼ 22 vs year ago 89 · −24.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

332 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 393▼ 125 vs year ago 457 · −27.4%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

176 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 204▲ 0 vs year ago 176 · +0.0%

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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	1,755	84.52	1,483	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	55.87	861	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	50.68	642	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	41.04	407	25

Every lot

44 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 · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	284	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	256	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	372	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	320	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	430	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	348	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	495	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	411	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	810	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	680	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,661	78.06/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,297	7
Bulls	—	—	1,765	85.40/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,507	14
Bulls	—	—	1,883	92.73/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,746	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	30.67/cwt	25.00–35.00	293	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	50.24/cwt	47.00–57.00	500	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	40.76/cwt	36.00–45.00	407	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	42.08/cwt	37.00–45.00	513	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	52.21/cwt	46.00–55.00	670	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	58.50/cwt	56.00–62.00	753	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	53.69/cwt	50.00–55.00	818	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,554	57.58/cwt	56.00–63.00	895	14
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	891.67/cwt	850.00–950.00	—	3
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	705.00/cwt	685.00–725.00	—	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Approved	220	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	396	2
Open Heifers	—	Medium	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	3
Open Heifers	—	Approved	375	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,031	5
Open Heifers	—	Medium	433	261.67/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,133	3
Open Heifers	—	Medium	567	340.00/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,928	3
Open Heifers	—	Common	638	350.83/cwt	300.00–385.00	2,238	6
Open Heifers	—	Medium	668	457.14/cwt	450.00–475.00	3,054	7
Open Heifers	—	Supreme	700	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	4,970	1
Open Heifers	—	Common	733	483.33/cwt	480.00–485.00	3,543	6
Open Heifers	—	Approved	750	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,688	1
Open Heifers	—	Common	800	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,400	2
Open Heifers	—	Medium	807	663.57/cwt	660.00–685.00	5,355	7
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	173.33/cwt	150.00–210.00	—	3
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	61.00/cwt	30.00–110.00	—	10
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	50.00/cwt	30.00–70.00	—	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	227.50/cwt	170.00–270.00	—	10
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	54.38/cwt	20.00–90.00	—	16
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	975.00/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	—	9
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	825.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	—	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows3 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	1,637.50/cwt	1,500.00–1,750.00	—	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	1,191.67/cwt	1,125.00–1,225.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	850.00/cwt	775.00–925.00	—	2

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 Oct 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 67Last week 163Year ago 89

Slaughter CattleReceipts 332Last week 393Year ago 457

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 176Last week 204Year ago 176

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,219	37.00–45.00	42.08
13	—	1,287	56.00–62.00	58.50
29	—	1,284	46.00–55.00	52.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	956	25.00–35.00	30.67
5	—	995	47.00–57.00	50.24
16	—	999	36.00–45.00	40.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,554	56.00–63.00	57.58
11	—	1,523	50.00–55.00	53.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,661	76.00–80.00	78.06
14	—	1,765	81.00–89.00	85.40
4	—	1,883	92.00–94.00	92.73

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–950.00	891.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	685.00–725.00	705.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	3	—	567	325.00–360.00	340.00
—	Open	3	—	350	200.00	200.00
—	Open	7	—	807	660.00–685.00	663.57
—	Open	7	—	668	450.00–475.00	457.14
—	Open	3	—	433	235.00–275.00	261.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	800	550.00	550.00
—	Open	6	—	733	480.00–485.00	483.33
—	Open	6	—	638	300.00–385.00	350.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	700	710.00	710.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	5	—	375	275.00	275.00
—	Open	2	—	220	180.00	180.00
—	Open	1	—	750	625.00	625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	150.00–210.00	173.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	30.00–110.00	61.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	30.00–70.00	50.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	16	—	—	20.00–90.00	54.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	40.00	40.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	30.00	30.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	170.00–270.00	227.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	925.00–1,050.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–850.00	825.00

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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,637.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,191.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	775.00–925.00	850.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	284	90.00	90.00
1	—	430	81.00	81.00
3	—	495	83.00	83.00
1	—	810	84.00	84.00
4	—	372	86.00	86.00

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.