Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-14

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.00/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$116.00

8 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$35.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.06

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	486	120.43	585	7thin
Large 2-3	565	85.00	480	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.43/cwt here — about $105 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

116.00

—

KY average26 barns · 4,776 hd

148.06

−32.06

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	1,535	113.00	1,735	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,474	91.87	1,354	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,192	85.78	1,022	152
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	72.70	690	24

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	—	94	$171	42
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	91	$188	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	1,235	$990	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	1,100	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	953	$851	5
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	—	985	$850	1thin
Bulls	N/A	—	1,125	$1,300	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	952	$881	5
Open Heifers	Open	—	568	$374	38
Springer Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	1,125	$999	7
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	1,087	$1,350	3thin
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	1,107	$1,202	18

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	93.98/cwt	93.00–95.00	440	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	46.63/cwt	40.00–55.00	380	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	76.27/cwt	65.00–86.00	749	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,845	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	867	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	103.87/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,497	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	91.94/cwt	85.00–99.00	1,355	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	40.51/cwt	37.00–45.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	97.56/cwt	95.00–100.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	391	1
Bulls	N/ABeef Cross	—	1,125	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	150	90.00/head	90.00–90.00	90	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	110	245.27/head	100.00–400.00	245	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	95	210.00/head	210.00–210.00	210	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	160	180.00/head	180.00–180.00	180	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	113	290.44/head	270.00–300.00	290	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	893	865.71/head	800.00–925.00	866	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	980	510.00/head	510.00–510.00	510	1
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	675	510.00/head	510.00–510.00	510	4
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	1,138	1,187.09/head	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,187	2
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	1,089	954.82/head	900.00–1,025.00	955	4
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	1,150	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	1,168	1,196.11/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,196	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	1,100	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Springer Cows	Approved	—	1,150	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	550	410.00/head	410.00–410.00	410	2
Open Heifers	Approved	—	420	410.00/head	410.00–410.00	410	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	676	81.99/cwt	81.00–83.00	554	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	486	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	583	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	724	70.73/cwt	70.00–73.00	512	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	468	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	384	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	855	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	365	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	579	89.39/cwt	82.00–96.00	518	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	459	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	409	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	723	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	593	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	633	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	525	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	290	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	235	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	928	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	854	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	757	88.67/cwt	88.00–89.00	671	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	343	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	298	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	815	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	717	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	813	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	585	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	374	99.43/cwt	76.00–109.00	372	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	875	88.01/cwt	86.00–90.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	565	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	480	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	768	29.39/cwt	27.00–34.00	226	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	64.64/cwt	56.00–74.00	920	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	89.75/cwt	88.00–95.00	879	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	97.61/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,192	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	67.56/cwt	50.00–75.00	778	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	87.00/cwt	76.00–94.00	1,038	102
Bulls	—	—	1,493	111.79/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,669	24
Bulls	—	—	1,466	89.43/cwt	74.00–97.00	1,311	7
Bulls	—	—	1,618	123.78/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,003	18
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	175	370.00/head	370.00–370.00	370	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	105	304.76/head	300.00–310.00	305	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	112	254.11/head	150.00–390.00	254	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	68	120.49/head	80.00–160.00	120	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	78	90.54/head	50.00–130.00	91	6
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	80	116.25/head	60.00–140.00	116	7
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	1,233	957.77/head	950.00–975.00	958	3
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	1,175	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	1,100	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Springer Heifers	MediumBeef Cross	—	1,095	916.52/head	825.00–1,025.00	917	4
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	985	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	1,099	1,507.75/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,508	7
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	1,300	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	850	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	475	330.00/head	330.00–330.00	330	1
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	—	600	260.00/head	260.00–260.00	260	4
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	—	375	360.00/head	360.00–360.00	360	2
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	—	460	297.00/head	275.00–330.00	297	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	67	128.06/head	70.00–220.00	128	5
Open Heifers	MediumCrossbred	—	518	280.69/head	250.00–300.00	281	5
Open Heifers	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	875	635.00/head	635.00–635.00	635	1
Open Heifers	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	900	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	—	543	251.54/head	250.00–255.00	252	6
Open Heifers	ApprovedCrossbred	—	560	460.00/head	460.00–460.00	460	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	123	194.88/head	140.00–230.00	195	5
Bred Heifers	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	953	850.58/head	825.00–950.00	851	5
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	985	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Springer Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	1,250	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2
Springer Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	1,075	871.51/head	825.00–900.00	872	3
Springer Cows	Supreme	—	1,000	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	74	165.90/head	60.00–350.00	166	12
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	79	141.75/head	90.00–190.00	142	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	110	130.00/head	130.00–130.00	130	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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Tue Jun 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 264Year ago 90

Slaughter CattleReceipts 493Last week 489Year ago 388

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 165Last week 91Year ago 112

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	103.00	103.00
5	—	506	124.00	124.00
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	150.00	150.00
3	—	528	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	93.00–95.00	93.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	150.00	150.00
1	—	305	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	95.00–100.00	97.56
1	—	235	91.00	91.00
1	—	380	103.00	103.00
1	—	450	81.00	81.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	676	81.00–83.00	81.99
5	—	579	82.00–96.00	89.39
5	—	459	89.00	89.00
2	—	723	82.00	82.00
3	—	633	83.00	83.00
1	—	290	81.00	81.00
2	—	928	92.00	92.00
3	—	757	88.00–89.00	88.67
2	—	343	87.00	87.00
1	—	815	88.00	88.00
10	—	374	76.00–109.00	99.43
2	—	875	86.00–90.00	88.01
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	120.00	120.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	724	70.00–73.00	70.73
3	—	468	82.00	82.00
1	—	855	70.00	70.00
2	—	813	72.00	72.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	40.00–55.00	46.63
15	—	982	65.00–86.00	76.27
2	—	768	27.00–34.00	29.39
5	—	979	88.00–95.00	89.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	47.00	47.00
8	—	1,441	102.00–107.00	103.87
48	—	1,474	85.00–99.00	91.94
2	—	1,423	56.00–74.00	64.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	37.00–45.00	40.51
28	—	1,221	95.00–105.00	97.61
20	—	1,151	50.00–75.00	67.56
102	—	1,193	76.00–94.00	87.00
Bulls$ per cwt · estimate wt
24	—	1,493	100.00–118.00	111.79
7	—	1,466	74.00–97.00	89.43
18	—	1,618	120.00–130.00	123.78

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Beef Cross$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	1,125	1,300.00	1,300.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	150	90.00	90.00
—	N/A	5	—	110	100.00–400.00	245.27
—	N/A	12	—	74	60.00–350.00	165.90
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	95	210.00	210.00
—	N/A	1	—	160	180.00	180.00
—	N/A	4	—	113	270.00–300.00	290.44
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	6	—	78	50.00–130.00	90.54
—	N/A	5	—	123	140.00–230.00	194.88
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	7	—	80	60.00–140.00	116.25
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	3	—	893	800.00–925.00	865.71
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	980	510.00	510.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	1,100	1,300.00	1,300.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	4	—	675	510.00	510.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	1,150	1,025.00	1,025.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	2	—	550	410.00	410.00
—	Open	4	—	420	410.00	410.00
—	Open	1	—	850	700.00	700.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	475	330.00	330.00
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	4	—	600	260.00	260.00
—	Open	2	—	375	360.00	360.00
—	Open	5	—	460	275.00–330.00	297.00
—	Open	6	—	543	250.00–255.00	251.54
Open Heifers — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	5	—	518	250.00–300.00	280.69
Open Heifers — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	875	635.00	635.00
—	Open	1	—	900	400.00	400.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	560	460.00	460.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,138	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,187.09
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,168	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,196.11
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,089	900.00–1,025.00	954.82
Springer Heifers — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,095	825.00–1,025.00	916.52
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	985	1,675.00	1,675.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,099	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,507.75
Springer Cows — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,000.00	1,000.00
Springer Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,250	950.00	950.00
Springer Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,075	825.00–900.00	871.51
Springer Cows — Supreme$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,475.00	1,475.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	175	370.00	370.00
—	N/A	2	—	105	300.00–310.00	304.76
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	5	—	112	150.00–390.00	254.11
—	N/A	3	—	68	80.00–160.00	120.49
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	5	—	67	70.00–220.00	128.06
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	4	—	79	90.00–190.00	141.75
—	N/A	1	—	110	130.00	130.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,233	950.00–975.00	957.77
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Heifers — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	953	825.00–950.00	850.58
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	985	850.00	850.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle