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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 9

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Oct 26Nov 9Nov 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 63▼ 13 vs year ago 127 · −10.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

472 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 463▲ 81 vs year ago 391 · +20.7%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

173 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 179▼ 38 vs year ago 211 · −18.0%

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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	—	High	1,781	88.33	1,573	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,587	56.04	889	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,246	54.69	682	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	944	45.02	425	43

Every lot

35 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 Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	353	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	304	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	420	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	340	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	487	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	424	9
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	695	84.33/cwt	83.00–85.00	586	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	825	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	701	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,010	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	848	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,579	76.62/cwt	71.00–81.00	1,210	8
Bulls	—	—	1,803	88.61/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,598	18
Bulls	—	—	1,904	97.19/cwt	59.00–105.00	1,850	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	32.98/cwt	29.00–36.00	284	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	959	55.20/cwt	49.00–63.00	529	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	42.83/cwt	39.00–47.00	413	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	53.07/cwt	48.00–57.00	654	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	44.08/cwt	41.00–46.00	549	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	64.52/cwt	58.00–68.00	832	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,579	53.35/cwt	49.00–57.00	842	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,609	63.81/cwt	58.00–68.00	1,027	9
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves6 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	152.50/cwt	90.00–190.00	—	8
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	88.00/cwt	50.00–110.00	—	5
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	46.84/cwt	20.00–110.00	—	19
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABrown Swiss	—	45.00/cwt	40.00–50.00	—	2
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	21.67/cwt	20.00–25.00	—	3
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AGuernsey	—	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	113.33/cwt	70.00–140.00	—	6
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	49.23/cwt	20.00–90.00	—	13
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows4 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	1,541.67/cwt	1,525.00–1,575.00	—	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,410.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,475.00	—	5
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	—	7
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	881.90/cwt	700.00–1,075.00	—	29
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,133.33/cwt	1,100.00–1,150.00	—	3
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	993.75/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	—	Common	—	758.33/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	CommonCrossbred	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	2
Open Heifers	—	Medium	600	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,700	5

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 Nov 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 63Year ago 127

Slaughter CattleReceipts 472Last week 463Year ago 391

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 173Last week 179Year ago 211

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	81.00	81.00
9	—	487	87.00	87.00
2	—	1,010	84.00	84.00
3	—	353	86.00	86.00
6	—	695	83.00–85.00	84.33
5	—	825	85.00	85.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	50.00–110.00	88.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	90.00–190.00	152.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	19	—	—	20.00–110.00	46.84

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	40.00–50.00	45.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	20.00–25.00	21.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Guernsey$ 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	—	—	110.00	110.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	70.00–140.00	113.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	13	—	—	20.00–90.00	49.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	29	—	—	700.00–1,075.00	881.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,541.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,410.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	7	—	—	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,175.00

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	—	—	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,133.33

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	—	—	700.00–850.00	758.33

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	—	—	950.00–1,075.00	993.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common · Crossbred$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	550	250.00	250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	5	—	600	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,904	59.00–105.00	97.19
18	—	1,803	84.00–93.00	88.61
8	—	1,579	71.00–81.00	76.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,290	58.00–68.00	64.52
7	—	1,246	41.00–46.00	44.08
45	—	1,232	48.00–57.00	53.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,579	49.00–57.00	53.35
9	—	1,609	58.00–68.00	63.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	959	49.00–63.00	55.20
8	—	860	29.00–36.00	32.98
21	—	965	39.00–47.00	42.83

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.