Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-22

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $140.25/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 36 comparable sales and sits −72.47 against this barn's trailing median of $212.72.

Average price

$140.25

4 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$11.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.45

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	508	146.00	741	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	480	134.50	646	2thin

One grade step is worth $11.50/cwt here — about $95 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

36 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $228.64, low $178.57, 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.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

140.25

—

KY average24 barns · 2,718 hd

152.70

−12.45

This barn, trailing median36 sales

212.72

−72.47

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	1,841	115.10	2,119	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	88.27	1,425	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,374	84.81	1,165	233
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,002	62.75	629	44

Every lot, as filed

42 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bred Cows	Approved	—	1,150	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,913	1
Bulls	—	—	1,832	113.87/cwt	105.00–119.00	2,086	32
Bulls	—	—	1,912	124.97/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,389	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	801	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,339	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,419	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	803	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	827	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,030	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,092	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	368	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	357	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	77	235.98/cwt	210.00–250.00	182	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	80	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	208	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	78	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	140	10
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	45	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	25	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	72	198.60/cwt	120.00–250.00	143	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	74	142.53/cwt	75.00–190.00	105	40
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	950	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,175	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonCrossbred	—	950	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	5,558	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	1,200	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,600	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	875	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,031	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	1,317	1,859.95/cwt	1,325.00–2,025.00	24,496	9
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	900	580.00/cwt	535.00–625.00	5,220	2
Bred Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	600	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,910	1
Springer Cows	Approved	—	1,323	1,149.91/cwt	1,145.00–1,155.00	15,213	2
Springer Cows	Approved	—	1,135	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,053	1
Springer Cows	Approved	—	1,050	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,025	1
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	500	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,725	1
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	485	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,183	2
Bred Cows	CommonJersey	—	800	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,600	1
Bred Cows	Common	—	875	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,688	1
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	1,400	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	19,250	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	1,225	980.10/cwt	725.00–1,225.00	12,006	2
Bred Cows	Approved	—	1,335	1,182.19/cwt	1,050.00–1,375.00	15,782	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	63.33/cwt	58.00–68.00	805	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	72.98/cwt	70.00–77.00	760	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	634	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	83.91/cwt	72.00–93.00	1,155	171
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	96.32/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,348	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	83.50/cwt	74.00–90.00	1,344	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	97.82/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,589	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	59.53/cwt	54.00–68.00	585	29

How this sale compares

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 Mar 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15Last week 75Year ago 59

Slaughter CattleReceipts 886Last week 520Year ago 380

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 45Last week 115Year ago 362

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Approved$ per cwt · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	775.00	775.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,225	725.00–1,225.00	980.10
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,335	1,050.00–1,375.00	1,182.19
Bred Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Common$ per cwt · actual wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · actual wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,375.00	1,375.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	3	—	77	210.00–250.00	235.98
—	N/A	1	—	80	260.00	260.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	10	—	78	180.00	180.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	45	55.00	55.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	3	—	72	120.00–250.00	198.60
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	40	—	74	75.00–190.00	142.53
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	950	650.00	650.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	950	585.00	585.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	1,200	1,050.00	1,050.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	875	575.00	575.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	9	—	1,317	1,325.00–2,025.00	1,859.95
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	2	—	900	535.00–625.00	580.00
Bred Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	600	485.00	485.00
Springer Cows — Approved$ per cwt · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,323	1,145.00–1,155.00	1,149.91
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,150.00	1,150.00
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,050.00	1,050.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	500	345.00	345.00
—	Open	2	—	485	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,832	105.00–119.00	113.87
4	—	1,912	120.00–130.00	124.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,271	58.00–68.00	63.33
171	—	1,377	72.00–93.00	83.91
45	—	1,399	93.00–101.00	96.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,041	70.00–77.00	72.98
5	—	1,040	61.00	61.00
29	—	982	54.00–68.00	59.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,610	74.00–90.00	83.50
5	—	1,624	94.00–100.00	97.82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	145.00	145.00
1	—	555	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	132.00	132.00
1	—	585	137.00	137.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,339	106.00	106.00
5	—	803	103.00	103.00
1	—	1,030	106.00	106.00
2	—	368	97.00	97.00

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.

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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Farmers Regional Livestock Auction of Glasgow Dairy Auction - Smiths Grove, KY

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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