Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-03

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.50/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$131.50

8 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$49.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.07

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	525	137.71	722	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	800	88.00	704	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.71/cwt here — about $18 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 sale8 hd

131.50

—

KY average27 barns · 5,578 hd

149.57

−18.07

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	—	High	1,936	114.75	2,222	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,499	86.86	1,302	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	84.61	1,083	135
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	968	69.41	672	35

Every lot, as filed

75 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 Heifers	Large 3	—	620	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	521	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	485	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,910	4
Open Heifers	Approved	—	550	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,860	6
Open Heifers	Approved	—	345	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,673	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	600	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,150	3
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	700	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	5,950	1
Open Heifers	SupremeBeef Cross	—	240	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,008	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	912.50/cwt	900.00–950.00	—	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,250.00	—	5
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	850.00/cwt	825.00–875.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	—	2
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,631.25/cwt	1,600.00–1,675.00	—	4
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	284.00/cwt	150.00–430.00	—	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	64.44/cwt	30.00–190.00	—	9
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	130.00/cwt	110.00–140.00	—	5
Bulls	N/A	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	740	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	629	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Fancy	—	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	830	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	697	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	512	61.61/cwt	55.00–65.00	315	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Replacement	—	1,075	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,107	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	695	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	514	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	495	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	342	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	870	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	679	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Replacement	—	1,035	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	942	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	725	74.41/cwt	70.00–79.00	539	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	430	52.48/cwt	51.00–54.00	226	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	565	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	503	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	550	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	264	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Fancy	—	890	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	772	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	413	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	76.57/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,139	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	94.52/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,426	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	85.73/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,099	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	63.02/cwt	57.00–68.00	570	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	73.02/cwt	69.00–78.00	739	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	86.32/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,293	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	100.93/cwt	93.00–112.00	1,327	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	82.29/cwt	80.00–84.00	792	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	74.41/cwt	65.00–79.00	931	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	58.83/cwt	53.00–64.00	753	4
Bulls	—	—	2,052	125.90/cwt	122.00–133.00	2,583	10
Bulls	—	—	1,991	116.13/cwt	110.00–121.00	2,312	23
Bulls	—	—	1,717	101.73/cwt	91.00–109.00	1,747	11
Bred Cows	Common	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,608.33/cwt	1,550.00–1,650.00	—	3
Bred Cows	CommonBeef Cross	—	—	800.00/cwt	750.00–850.00	—	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	34.00/cwt	20.00–60.00	—	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	210.00/cwt	90.00–460.00	—	6
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	—	2
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	650	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	3,738	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	883.33/cwt	800.00–925.00	—	3
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	70.00/cwt	50.00–100.00	—	6
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AGuernsey	—	—	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	142.50/cwt	80.00–190.00	—	4
Open Heifers	Medium	—	425	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,318	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	285	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	513	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	300	565.00/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,695	4
Bred Cows	CommonBeef Cross	—	—	737.50/cwt	675.00–775.00	—	4
Bred Cows	CommonBeef Cross	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	300	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,020	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	400	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,740	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	546	670.71/cwt	660.00–675.00	3,662	7
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	665.00/cwt	600.00–775.00	—	4
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	—	2

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 May 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 37Last week 280Year ago 65

Slaughter CattleReceipts 377Last week 432Year ago 374

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 143Last week 188Year ago 359

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	84.00	84.00
1	—	830	84.00	84.00
3	—	512	55.00–65.00	61.61
1	—	695	74.00	74.00
1	—	495	69.00	69.00
1	—	870	78.00	78.00
2	—	725	70.00–79.00	74.41
2	—	430	51.00–54.00	52.48
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	100.00	100.00
1	—	890	103.00	103.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	103.00	103.00
1	—	1,035	91.00	91.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	85.00	85.00
2	—	565	89.00	89.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	48.00	48.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	492	139.00	139.00
3	—	568	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	88.00	88.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	4	—	485	600.00	600.00
—	Open	3	—	600	525.00	525.00
—	Open	1	—	700	850.00	850.00
—	Open	4	—	300	560.00–570.00	565.00
—	Open	7	—	546	660.00–675.00	670.71
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	6	—	550	520.00	520.00
—	Open	1	—	345	485.00	485.00
—	Open	1	—	285	180.00	180.00
—	Open	1	—	400	435.00	435.00
Open Heifers — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	240	420.00	420.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	650	575.00	575.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	425	310.00	310.00
—	Open	1	—	300	340.00	340.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	900.00–950.00	912.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,125.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	825.00–875.00	850.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,600.00–1,675.00	1,631.25
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,608.33
Bred Cows — Common · Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–850.00	800.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	675.00–775.00	737.50
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,175.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	150.00–430.00	284.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	50.00–100.00	70.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Guernsey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	140.00	140.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	80.00–190.00	142.50
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	30.00–190.00	64.44
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	110.00–140.00	130.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	20.00–60.00	34.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	90.00–460.00	210.00
Bulls$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–925.00	883.33
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	—	—	600.00–775.00	665.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	48.00	48.00
12	—	904	57.00–68.00	63.02
20	—	1,012	69.00–78.00	73.02
2	—	963	80.00–84.00	82.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,488	71.00–79.00	76.57
12	—	1,509	90.00–106.00	94.52
37	—	1,498	80.00–89.00	86.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,282	80.00–92.00	85.73
21	—	1,315	93.00–112.00	100.93
32	—	1,251	65.00–79.00	74.41
4	—	1,280	53.00–64.00	58.83
Bulls$ per cwt · estimate wt
10	—	2,052	122.00–133.00	125.90
23	—	1,991	110.00–121.00	116.13
11	—	1,717	91.00–109.00	101.73

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Slaughter Cattle