Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-17

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.50/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$110.50

2 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

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

$57.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−41.85

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	139.00	730	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	470	82.00	385	1thin

One grade step is worth $57.00/cwt here — about $344 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 sale2 hd

110.50

—

KY average27 barns · 5,481 hd

152.35

−41.85

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	1,583	119.76	1,896	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,430	94.13	1,346	77
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	91.08	1,103	139
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	934	77.14	721	61

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
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,775.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,850.00	—	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,215.00/cwt	2,175.00–2,275.00	—	5
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,062.50/cwt	925.00–1,125.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	943.75/cwt	825.00–1,025.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	160	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	96	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	70	139.29/cwt	130.00–160.00	98	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	80	81.39/cwt	40.00–140.00	65	9
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	115	133.62/cwt	130.00–140.00	154	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABrown Swiss	—	175	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	280	1
Bulls	N/AJersey	—	975	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,800	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	680	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	632	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	858	85.18/cwt	80.00–92.00	731	65
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,100	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	946	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	877	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	886	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	620	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	409	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,155	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	901	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,326	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,220	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	525	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	200	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	720	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	634	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	880	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	651	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	564	96.03/cwt	92.00–98.00	542	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	70
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	976	80.72/cwt	70.00–89.00	788	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,075	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	903	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	934	92.66/cwt	90.00–94.00	865	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	518	102.03/cwt	96.00–108.00	529	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,235	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	988	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	791	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	720	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	622	93.83/cwt	92.00–95.00	584	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	835	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	371	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	77.55/cwt	67.00–92.00	750	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	59.89/cwt	50.00–65.00	511	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	101.06/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,437	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	102.90/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,258	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	71.32/cwt	52.00–87.00	872	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	90.26/cwt	80.00–98.00	1,090	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	36.62/cwt	34.00–39.00	314	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	879	119.39/cwt	107.00–127.00	1,049	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	92.22/cwt	80.00–97.00	1,321	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	75.89/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,097	4
Bulls	—	—	1,722	128.88/cwt	120.00–141.00	2,219	34
Bulls	—	—	1,481	112.12/cwt	102.00–119.00	1,660	29
Bulls	—	—	990	90.27/cwt	70.00–97.00	894	3
Springer Cows	Approved	—	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	—	1
Springer Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	130	227.69/cwt	200.00–260.00	296	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	82	92.40/cwt	50.00–115.00	76	6
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	108	134.36/cwt	80.00–190.00	145	9
Open Heifers	Approved	—	985	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	3,546	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	954	735.00/cwt	675.00–750.00	7,012	10
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	723	778.75/cwt	660.00–850.00	5,630	8
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AGuernsey	—	200	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	380	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	120	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	192	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	150	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	450	1
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	400	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,040	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	80	66.70/cwt	40.00–150.00	53	13
Open Heifers	Medium	—	550	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,513	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	667	774.29/cwt	710.00–785.00	5,165	7
Open Heifers	Approved	—	480	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,920	2
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Springer Cows	Medium	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Springer Cows	Approved	—	—	1,056.25/cwt	900.00–1,175.00	—	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	—	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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Farmers Regional Livestock Auction of Glasgow Dairy Auction - Smiths Grove, KY

Tue May 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 115Year ago 111

Slaughter CattleReceipts 490Last week 435Year ago 366

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 133Last week 106Year ago 132

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,775.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	2,175.00–2,275.00	2,215.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	825.00–1,025.00	943.75
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	400.00	400.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	—	925.00–1,125.00	1,062.50
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,225.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	160	60.00	60.00
—	N/A	9	—	108	80.00–190.00	134.36
—	N/A	13	—	80	40.00–150.00	66.70
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	3	—	70	130.00–160.00	139.29
—	N/A	1	—	150	300.00	300.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Guernsey$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	2	—	200	190.00	190.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	2	—	120	160.00	160.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	9	—	80	40.00–140.00	81.39
—	N/A	3	—	115	130.00–140.00	133.62
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	175	160.00	160.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	2	—	130	200.00–260.00	227.69
—	N/A	6	—	82	50.00–115.00	92.40
Bulls — Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	975	800.00	800.00
Springer Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	—	900.00–1,175.00	1,056.25
Springer Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Springer Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	985	360.00	360.00
—	Open	2	—	480	400.00	400.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	10	—	954	675.00–750.00	735.00
—	Open	8	—	723	660.00–850.00	778.75
—	Open	7	—	667	710.00–785.00	774.29
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	400	260.00	260.00
—	Open	1	—	280	190.00	190.00
—	Open	1	—	550	275.00	275.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	530	300.00	300.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	93.00	93.00
65	—	858	80.00–92.00	85.18
1	—	1,100	86.00	86.00
4	—	1,326	92.00	92.00
11	—	564	92.00–98.00	96.03
70	—	720	90.00	90.00
7	—	976	70.00–89.00	80.72
1	—	1,075	84.00	84.00
9	—	934	90.00–94.00	92.66
2	—	518	96.00–108.00	102.03
1	—	1,235	80.00	80.00
5	—	791	91.00	91.00
8	—	622	92.00–95.00	93.83
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	877	101.00	101.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	66.00	66.00
1	—	1,155	78.00	78.00
1	—	525	38.00	38.00
1	—	720	88.00	88.00
1	—	880	74.00	74.00
1	—	835	68.00	68.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	58.00	58.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	967	67.00–92.00	77.55
11	—	853	50.00–65.00	59.89
2	—	858	34.00–39.00	36.62
6	—	879	107.00–127.00	119.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,422	98.00–106.00	101.06
49	—	1,432	80.00–97.00	92.22
4	—	1,446	73.00–79.00	75.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,223	100.00–110.00	102.90
6	—	1,223	52.00–87.00	71.32
115	—	1,208	80.00–98.00	90.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,722	120.00–141.00	128.88
29	—	1,481	102.00–119.00	112.12
3	—	990	70.00–97.00	90.27

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Dairy Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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