Sale reports / Kentucky / Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction / 2022-05-17

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, May 17
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
225 head
▲ 110 vs last sale 115▲ 114 vs year ago 111 · +102.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
490 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 435▲ 124 vs year ago 366 · +33.9%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
133 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 106▲ 1 vs year ago 132 · +0.8%
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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 / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2525139.007301thin
Medium and Large 2-347082.003851thin
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,583119.761,89666
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43094.131,34677
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21191.081,103139
CowsLean 85-90%Average93477.1472161

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Fresh/Milking CowsApproved——1,775.00/cwt1,650.00–1,850.00—4
Fresh/Milking CowsSupreme——2,215.00/cwt2,175.00–2,275.00—5
Springer HeifersMedium——725.00/cwt725.00–725.00—1
Springer HeifersApproved——1,062.50/cwt925.00–1,125.00—4
Springer HeifersSupreme——1,225.00/cwt1,200.00–1,250.00—2
Fresh/Milking CowsMedium——943.75/cwt825.00–1,025.00—4
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A—16060.00/cwt60.00–60.00961
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross—70139.29/cwt130.00–160.00983
Baby Bull CalvesN/A—8081.39/cwt40.00–140.00659
Baby Bull CalvesN/A—115133.62/cwt130.00–140.001543
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABrown Swiss—175160.00/cwt160.00–160.002801
BullsN/AJersey—975800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,8001
Dairy SteersLarge 3—68093.00/cwt93.00–93.006321
Dairy SteersLarge 3—85885.18/cwt80.00–92.0073165
Dairy SteersLarge 3—1,10086.00/cwt86.00–86.009461
Dairy SteersLarge 3Fancy—877101.00/cwt101.00–101.008863
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—62066.00/cwt66.00–66.004091
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—1,15578.00/cwt78.00–78.009011
Dairy SteersLarge 3—1,32692.00/cwt92.00–92.001,2204
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—52538.00/cwt38.00–38.002001
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—72088.00/cwt88.00–88.006341
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—88074.00/cwt74.00–74.006511
Dairy SteersLarge 3—56496.03/cwt92.00–98.0054211
Dairy SteersLarge 3—72090.00/cwt90.00–90.0064870
Dairy SteersLarge 3—97680.72/cwt70.00–89.007887
Dairy SteersLarge 3—1,07584.00/cwt84.00–84.009031
Dairy SteersLarge 3—93492.66/cwt90.00–94.008659
Dairy SteersLarge 3—518102.03/cwt96.00–108.005292
Dairy SteersLarge 3—1,23580.00/cwt80.00–80.009881
Dairy SteersLarge 3—79191.00/cwt91.00–91.007205
Dairy SteersLarge 3—62293.83/cwt92.00–95.005848
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—83568.00/cwt68.00–68.005681
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—485156.00/cwt156.00–156.007571
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—47082.00/cwt82.00–82.003851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—525139.00/cwt139.00–139.007301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—490136.00/cwt136.00–136.006661
BullsMedium and Large 2-3—64058.00/cwt58.00–58.003711
CowsLean 85-90%—96777.55/cwt67.00–92.0075042
CowsLean 85-90%—85359.89/cwt50.00–65.0051111
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,422101.06/cwt98.00–106.001,43724
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,223102.90/cwt100.00–110.001,25818
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,22371.32/cwt52.00–87.008726
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,20890.26/cwt80.00–98.001,090115
CowsLean 85-90%—85836.62/cwt34.00–39.003142
CowsLean 85-90%—879119.39/cwt107.00–127.001,0496
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,43292.22/cwt80.00–97.001,32149
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,44675.89/cwt73.00–79.001,0974
Bulls——1,722128.88/cwt120.00–141.002,21934
Bulls——1,481112.12/cwt102.00–119.001,66029
Bulls——99090.27/cwt70.00–97.008943
Springer CowsApproved——1,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.00—1
Springer CowsSupreme——1,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.00—1
Bred CowsApproved——800.00/cwt800.00–800.00—1
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross—130227.69/cwt200.00–260.002962
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross—8292.40/cwt50.00–115.00766
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A—108134.36/cwt80.00–190.001459
Open HeifersApproved—985360.00/cwt360.00–360.003,5461
Open HeifersSupreme—954735.00/cwt675.00–750.007,01210
Open HeifersSupreme—723778.75/cwt660.00–850.005,6308
Baby Heifer CalvesN/AGuernsey—200190.00/cwt190.00–190.003802
Baby Heifer CalvesN/AJersey—120160.00/cwt160.00–160.001922
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross—150300.00/cwt300.00–300.004501
Springer HeifersSupreme——1,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.00—1
Open HeifersMedium—400260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0401
Open HeifersMedium—280190.00/cwt190.00–190.005321
Bred CowsApproved——950.00/cwt950.00–950.00—1
Bred CowsSupremeBeef Cross——1,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.00—1
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A—8066.70/cwt40.00–150.005313
Open HeifersMedium—550275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5131
Open HeifersSupreme—667774.29/cwt710.00–785.005,1657
Open HeifersApproved—480400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9202
Open HeifersApprovedJersey—530300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5901
Springer CowsMedium——825.00/cwt825.00–825.00—1
Springer CowsApproved——1,056.25/cwt900.00–1,175.00—4
Fresh/Milking CowsCommon——400.00/cwt400.00–400.00—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.