Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-07

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.43/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$142.43

14 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$45.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.80

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	454	145.69	661	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	605	100.00	605	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.69/cwt here — about $56 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

142.43

—

KY average26 barns · 4,751 hd

162.23

−19.80

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	—	Low	1,877	111.52	2,094	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,448	89.63	1,298	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	84.82	1,074	159
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	64.62	663	32
Steers	Select	Average	1,230	104.04	1,280	2thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	$252	35
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$186	32
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	—	—	$1,035	34
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	—	—	$763	6
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$1,042	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$808	9
Open Heifers	Open	—	569	$568	15
Springer Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,156	4thin
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$942	11

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	90.00/head	90.00–90.00	90	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	317.86/head	150.00–435.00	318	7
Bred Cows	Common	—	—	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	192.50/head	180.00–210.00	193	4
Bulls	N/A	—	—	1,010.00/head	950.00–1,150.00	1,010	5
Bulls	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	351	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	366	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	465	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	895	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	725	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	330	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	294	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	660	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	429	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	485	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	340	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	810	85.16/cwt	76.00–94.00	690	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	818	75.25/cwt	70.00–86.00	616	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	726	69.14/cwt	68.00–70.00	502	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	906	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	634	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	960	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	691	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	794	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	548	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	538	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	538	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	458	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	554	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,020	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	908	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	370	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	303	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	553	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	492	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	535	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	444	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	343	85.48/cwt	71.00–95.00	293	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	610	80.54/cwt	70.00–86.00	491	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	462	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	425	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,077	85.55/cwt	80.00–93.00	921	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	420	92.72/cwt	92.00–95.00	389	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	915	88.00/cwt	80.00–96.00	805	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	290	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	247	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,110	88.69/cwt	84.00–93.00	984	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	872	90.20/cwt	82.00–99.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	443	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	81.55/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,149	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	86.44/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,108	84
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	74.87/cwt	71.00–79.00	937	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	97.04/cwt	93.00–109.00	1,234	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	57.98/cwt	54.00–60.00	564	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	80.63/cwt	75.00–89.00	958	4
Steers	Select	—	1,230	104.04/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,280	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	67.93/cwt	63.00–74.00	673	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	43.70/cwt	40.00–50.00	482	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	88.45/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,291	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	96.20/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,414	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	64.69/cwt	60.00–69.00	762	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	73.44/cwt	68.00–78.00	933	3
Bulls	—	—	1,687	100.07/cwt	81.00–107.00	1,688	18
Bulls	—	—	1,936	113.64/cwt	108.00–119.00	2,200	30
Bulls	—	—	2,016	123.42/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,488	12
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABrown Swiss	—	—	80.00/head	80.00–80.00	80	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	282.00/head	60.00–410.00	282	10
Springer Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	120.00/head	110.00–130.00	120	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	233.04/head	50.00–340.00	233	23
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	285.00/head	190.00–380.00	285	4
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Springer Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Springer Heifers	Common	—	—	622.50/head	510.00–735.00	623	2
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,137.50/head	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,138	2
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	835.00/head	825.00–845.00	835	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	731.25/head	725.00–750.00	731	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	870.00/head	850.00–950.00	870	5
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	750	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	4
Open Heifers	Approved	—	600	510.00/head	510.00–510.00	510	2
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	475	535.00/head	535.00–535.00	535	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	645	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	4
Open Heifers	Approved	—	268	185.00/head	180.00–190.00	185	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	450	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	585.00/head	535.00–635.00	585	2
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	692.50/head	635.00–750.00	693	2
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275	2
Springer Cows	Approved	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,050	2
Springer Cows	Medium	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	136.00/head	40.00–230.00	136	15
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	1,035.71/head	900.00–1,100.00	1,036	21
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,258.33/head	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,258	6
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	300	460.00/head	460.00–460.00	460	1
Bred Cows	Medium	—	—	861.67/head	810.00–900.00	862	6

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 Jun 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 264Last week 225Year ago 55

Slaughter CattleReceipts 489Last week 490Year ago 469

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 91Last week 133Year ago 121

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	90.00	90.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	150.00–435.00	317.86
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	23	—	—	50.00–340.00	233.04
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	190.00–380.00	285.00
Bred Cows — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	All Stages (1-9 mo)	21	—	—	900.00–1,100.00	1,035.71
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,258.33
Bred Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	—	—	810.00–900.00	861.67
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	180.00–210.00	192.50
Baby Heifer Calves — Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	80.00	80.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	60.00–410.00	282.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	110.00–130.00	120.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	15	—	—	40.00–230.00	136.00
Bulls$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	950.00–1,150.00	1,010.00
Bulls — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Springer Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Springer Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,050.00
Springer Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	—	535.00–635.00	585.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	—	635.00–750.00	692.50
Springer Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Springer Heifers — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	—	510.00–735.00	622.50
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,137.50
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	—	825.00–845.00	835.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	725.00–750.00	731.25
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	850.00–950.00	870.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	4	—	750	735.00	735.00
—	Open	1	—	475	535.00	535.00
—	Open	4	—	645	735.00	735.00
—	Open	1	—	300	460.00	460.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	600	510.00	510.00
—	Open	2	—	268	180.00–190.00	185.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	450	250.00	250.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	130.00	130.00
3	—	482	125.00	125.00
3	—	270	178.00	178.00
3	—	533	145.00	145.00
1	—	400	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	117.00	117.00
1	—	485	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	139.00	139.00
1	—	815	93.00	93.00
1	—	310	143.00	143.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	366	127.00	127.00
7	—	458	121.00	121.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	810	76.00–94.00	85.16
3	—	538	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,020	89.00	89.00
1	—	370	82.00	82.00
5	—	343	71.00–95.00	85.48
3	—	610	70.00–86.00	80.54
3	—	462	92.00	92.00
6	—	1,077	80.00–93.00	85.55
4	—	420	92.00–95.00	92.72
2	—	915	80.00–96.00	88.00
1	—	290	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,110	84.00–93.00	88.69
3	—	872	82.00–99.00	90.20
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	81.00	81.00
1	—	330	89.00	89.00
1	—	640	90.00	90.00
12	—	818	70.00–86.00	75.25
7	—	726	68.00–70.00	69.14
6	—	906	70.00	70.00
1	—	960	72.00	72.00
4	—	794	69.00	69.00
2	—	553	89.00	89.00
2	—	535	83.00	83.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	65.00	65.00
1	—	485	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,409	80.00–83.00	81.55
26	—	1,460	84.00–92.00	88.45
17	—	1,470	93.00–101.00	96.20
3	—	1,270	68.00–78.00	73.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,282	80.00–92.00	86.44
30	—	1,252	71.00–79.00	74.87
33	—	1,272	93.00–109.00	97.04
12	—	1,178	60.00–69.00	64.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	973	54.00–60.00	57.98
4	—	1,188	75.00–89.00	80.63
18	—	991	63.00–74.00	67.93
4	—	1,103	40.00–50.00	43.70
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	97.00–108.00	104.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,687	81.00–107.00	100.07
30	—	1,936	108.00–119.00	113.64
12	—	2,016	120.00–130.00	123.42

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle