Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-26

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $94.93/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$94.93

14 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$258

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

$33.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−56.18

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	300	126.00	378	1thin
Large 3	687	92.54	636	13thin

One grade step is worth $33.46/cwt here — about −$258 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 sale14 hd

94.93

—

KY average25 barns · 7,344 hd

151.10

−56.18

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	1,778	116.55	2,072	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	85.26	1,249	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	82.43	993	140
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	975	72.78	710	32

Every lot, as filed

102 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	352	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	461	22
Heifers	Large 3	—	1,085	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	977	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	451	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	483	4
Heifers	Large 3	—	710	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	547	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	885	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	790	2
Bulls	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	—	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	162.50/cwt	80.00–230.00	—	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	91.67/cwt	70.00–130.00	—	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	135.00/cwt	60.00–190.00	—	10
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	180.00/cwt	160.00–200.00	—	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	143.33/cwt	70.00–190.00	—	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,062.50/cwt	1,050.00–1,075.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	629.55/cwt	500.00–685.00	—	11
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	822.06/cwt	750.00–950.00	—	17
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	625.00/cwt	575.00–675.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,567.50/cwt	1,525.00–1,600.00	—	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,237.50/cwt	1,175.00–1,300.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	CommonJersey	—	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,170.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,250.00	—	6
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	458	67.10/cwt	61.00–73.00	307	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	378	86.37/cwt	84.00–88.00	326	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	624	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	743	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	250	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	525	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	340	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	439	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	420	84.27/cwt	83.00–87.00	354	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	364	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	612	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	532	3
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	730	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	380	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	550	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	292	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	430	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	292	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	440	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	612	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	333	105.38/cwt	105.00–106.00	351	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	690	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	787	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	573	92.72/cwt	87.00–100.00	531	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	738	82.23/cwt	77.00–84.00	607	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	378	103.72/cwt	98.00–110.00	392	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	529	103.97/cwt	84.00–112.00	550	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	477	99.98/cwt	83.00–110.00	477	16
Heifers	Large 3	—	1,030	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	979	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	810	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	672	2
Heifers	Large 3	—	365	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	378	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	325	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	328	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	1,105	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	818	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	46.21/cwt	41.00–51.00	451	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	62.57/cwt	60.00–65.00	633	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	73.47/cwt	67.00–79.00	713	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	90.20/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,324	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	83.22/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,205	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	73.79/cwt	68.00–78.00	1,128	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	80.75/cwt	77.00–84.00	971	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	82.86/cwt	80.00–89.00	802	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	89.59/cwt	85.00–105.00	1,090	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	60.01/cwt	50.00–67.00	684	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	72.81/cwt	68.00–76.00	865	23
Bulls	—	—	1,753	114.06/cwt	105.00–122.00	1,999	30
Bulls	—	—	1,503	96.62/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,452	7
Bulls	—	—	1,935	129.15/cwt	124.00–144.00	2,499	17
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,287.50/cwt	1,150.00–1,425.00	—	2
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	812.50/cwt	800.00–825.00	—	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	115.83/cwt	50.00–185.00	—	18
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium	—	—	845.00/cwt	845.00–845.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Common	—	—	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,450.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,600.00	—	4
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	—	340	345.00/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,173	5
Open Heifers	Approved	—	840	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	6,594	2
Open Heifers	Approved	—	535	430.00/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,301	5
Open Heifers	Common	—	420	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	945	1
Open Heifers	Common	—	613	210.00/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,287	2
Open Heifers	Approved	—	655	550.00/cwt	500.00–600.00	3,603	4
Open Heifers	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	975	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,313	3
Open Heifers	ApprovedCrossbred	—	650	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,250	1
Open Heifers	CommonCrossbred	—	485	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,019	1
Open Heifers	MediumCrossbred	—	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	2
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	539	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,156	7
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	750	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	3,075	1
Springer Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,133.64/cwt	1,050.00–1,175.00	—	11
Springer Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,320.45/cwt	1,225.00–1,375.00	—	11
Springer Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	1
Springer Cows	Approved	—	—	1,147.50/cwt	1,120.00–1,175.00	—	2
Springer Cows	Medium	—	—	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	—	1
Springer Cows	Medium	—	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	783.13/cwt	700.00–960.00	—	8
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	757.50/cwt	710.00–875.00	—	4
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	600.00/cwt	575.00–625.00	—	2
Springer Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Springer Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	—	1

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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 0Year ago 82

Slaughter CattleReceipts 432Last week 585Year ago 414

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 188Last week 64Year ago 109

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	352	131.00	131.00
13	—	440	139.00	139.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	61.00–73.00	67.10
3	—	378	84.00–88.00	86.37
1	—	730	52.00	52.00
1	—	550	53.00	53.00
1	—	430	68.00	68.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	624	119.00	119.00
2	—	250	210.00	210.00
4	—	340	129.00	129.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	83.00–87.00	84.27
2	—	260	140.00	140.00
3	—	612	87.00	87.00
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
5	—	333	105.00–106.00	105.38
11	—	690	114.00	114.00
4	—	573	87.00–100.00	92.72
4	—	738	77.00–84.00	82.23
2	—	378	98.00–110.00	103.72
20	—	529	84.00–112.00	103.97
16	—	477	83.00–110.00	99.98
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	90.00	90.00
4	—	451	107.00	107.00
1	—	710	77.00	77.00
1	—	885	68.00	68.00
1	—	1,030	95.00	95.00
2	—	810	83.00	83.00
1	—	365	104.00	104.00
1	—	325	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,105	74.00	74.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	146.00	146.00
2	—	608	130.00	130.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	80.00–230.00	162.50
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	70.00–130.00	91.67
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	60.00–190.00	135.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	160.00–200.00	180.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	70.00–190.00	143.33
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	18	—	—	50.00–185.00	115.83
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,062.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	575.00–675.00	625.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,567.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,237.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Springer Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	500.00–685.00	629.55
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	—	750.00–950.00	822.06
Springer Heifers — Medium · Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Springer Heifers — Approved · Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Springer Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	650.00	650.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,070.00–1,250.00	1,170.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
—	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,020.00	1,020.00
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,425.00	1,287.50
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–825.00	812.50
Bred Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	845.00	845.00
—	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	625.00	625.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	700.00–960.00	783.13
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	710.00–875.00	757.50
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	—	650.00	650.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	575.00–625.00	600.00
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	5	—	340	300.00–375.00	345.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	840	785.00	785.00
—	Open	5	—	535	400.00–450.00	430.00
—	Open	4	—	655	500.00–600.00	550.00
Open Heifers — Common$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	420	225.00	225.00
—	Open	2	—	613	200.00–220.00	210.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Beef Cross$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	3	—	975	750.00	750.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Crossbred$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	650	500.00	500.00
Open Heifers — Common · Crossbred$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	485	210.00	210.00
Open Heifers — Medium · Crossbred$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	475	300.00	300.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	7	—	539	400.00	400.00
—	Open	1	—	750	410.00	410.00
Springer Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,133.64
Springer Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,320.45
Springer Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Springer Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,120.00–1,175.00	1,147.50
Springer Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	835.00	835.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Springer Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	625.00	625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	975	41.00–51.00	46.21
4	—	1,011	60.00–65.00	62.57
14	—	970	67.00–79.00	73.47
11	—	968	80.00–89.00	82.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,468	86.00–97.00	90.20
31	—	1,448	80.00–85.00	83.22
7	—	1,528	68.00–78.00	73.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,203	77.00–84.00	80.75
59	—	1,217	85.00–105.00	89.59
5	—	1,140	50.00–67.00	60.01
23	—	1,188	68.00–76.00	72.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,753	105.00–122.00	114.06
7	—	1,503	90.00–103.00	96.62
17	—	1,935	124.00–144.00	129.15

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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Replacement Dairy Cattle

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