Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-19

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.16/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$107.16

15 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$47.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−48.29

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	428	119.79	513	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	429	72.42	311	4thin

One grade step is worth $47.37/cwt here — about $202 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 sale15 hd

107.16

—

KY average26 barns · 6,553 hd

155.44

−48.29

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	1,635	106.61	1,743	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	76.91	1,148	71
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	72.97	898	144
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	915	58.70	537	54
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,355	95.00	1,287	1thin

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	—	70	$102	18
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	89	$138	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	1,115	$883	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	887	$612	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	—	1,025	$610	5
Bulls	N/A	—	942	$925	3thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	1,044	$850	7
Open Heifers	Open	—	559	$412	14
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	1,060	$1,178	8
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	857	$773	16

Every lot, as filed

100 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	—	1,150	887.50/head	875.00–900.00	888	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	75	85.71/head	60.00–130.00	86	7
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	50	30.00/head	30.00–30.00	30	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	69	120.00/head	50.00–240.00	120	10
Bulls	N/A	—	820	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bulls	N/A	—	775	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bulls	N/ABeef Cross	—	1,230	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	100.89/cwt	90.00–111.00	477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	258	82.58/cwt	74.00–91.00	213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	120.56/cwt	108.00–134.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	78.84/cwt	76.00–82.00	259	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	970	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	805	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	850	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	453	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	706	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	520	75.25/cwt	75.00–76.00	391	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	469	83.15/cwt	71.00–89.00	390	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	784	78.05/cwt	74.00–80.00	612	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	345	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	293	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	623	82.01/cwt	79.00–84.00	511	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	460	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	354	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	278	81.81/cwt	79.00–85.00	227	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	328	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	400	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	402	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	434	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	695	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	619	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	640	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	544	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	410	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	262	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	705	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	248	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	435	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	205	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	338	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	63.23/cwt	50.00–69.00	763	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	55.20/cwt	50.00–58.00	469	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	73.20/cwt	70.00–77.00	714	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	116.50/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,654	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	76.92/cwt	70.00–87.00	1,150	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	96.13/cwt	91.00–113.00	1,144	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	510	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	76.53/cwt	70.00–86.00	966	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	62.54/cwt	60.00–68.00	582	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	65.33/cwt	63.00–67.00	958	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	38.50/cwt	34.00–47.00	340	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	40.29/cwt	35.00–49.00	456	7
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,355	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,287	1
Bulls	—	—	1,787	111.80/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,998	5
Bulls	—	—	1,632	106.43/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,737	7
Bulls	—	—	1,663	90.75/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,509	4
Bulls	—	—	1,741	120.58/cwt	118.00–127.00	2,099	12
Bulls	—	—	1,311	89.27/cwt	77.00–98.00	1,170	11
Bulls	—	—	1,719	110.24/cwt	103.00–116.00	1,895	17
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	1,025	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	5
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	925	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	850	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	130	80.00/head	60.00–100.00	80	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	80	88.75/head	30.00–130.00	89	8
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	110	240.00/head	210.00–300.00	240	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	825	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Springer Heifers	MediumJersey	—	775	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	667	647.86/head	600.00–735.00	648	7
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	750	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	680	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	1,155	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	1,175	1,312.50/head	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,313	2
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	1,038	912.50/head	825.00–1,000.00	913	4
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	1,142	1,304.17/head	1,125.00–1,550.00	1,304	6
Springer Heifers	Common	—	918	505.00/head	460.00–550.00	505	2
Open Heifers	SupremeJersey	—	850	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	638	465.00/head	450.00–480.00	465	2
Springer Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	875	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	473	372.00/head	360.00–375.00	372	5
Open Heifers	Approved	—	510	385.00/head	385.00–385.00	385	3
Open Heifers	Medium	—	400	225.00/head	225.00–225.00	225	1
Bred Cows	SupremeGuernsey	—	1,235	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	905	792.50/head	785.00–800.00	793	2
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	1,138	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	1,185	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium	—	925	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	1
Open Heifers	SupremeCrossbred	—	600	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	81	165.00/head	80.00–250.00	165	8
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	85	120.00/head	120.00–120.00	120	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	810	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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

Tue Jul 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 361Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 481Last week 470Year ago 476

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 129Last week 117Year ago 172

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	1,150	875.00–900.00	887.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	825	600.00	600.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	680	375.00	375.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	1,155	575.00	575.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	1,175	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,312.50
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	7	—	75	60.00–130.00	85.71
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	1	—	50	30.00	30.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	10	—	69	50.00–240.00	120.00
Bulls$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	1	—	820	850.00	850.00
—	N/A	1	—	775	725.00	725.00
Bulls — Beef Cross$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	1	—	1,230	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · estimate wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,025	610.00	610.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	905	785.00–800.00	792.50
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · estimate wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	450.00	450.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Guernsey$ per head · estimate wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · estimate wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium$ per head · estimate wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	425.00	425.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	2	—	130	60.00–100.00	80.00
—	N/A	8	—	80	30.00–130.00	88.75
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	3	—	110	210.00–300.00	240.00
—	N/A	8	—	81	80.00–250.00	165.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	1	—	85	120.00	120.00
Springer Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · estimate wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	675.00	675.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per head · estimate wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	667	600.00–735.00	647.86
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	750	700.00	700.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · estimate wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,038	825.00–1,000.00	912.50
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · estimate wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,142	1,125.00–1,550.00	1,304.17
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,138	1,250.00	1,250.00
Springer Heifers — Common$ per head · estimate wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	918	460.00–550.00	505.00
Springer Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · estimate wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	875	900.00	900.00
Open Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	850	500.00	500.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	638	450.00–480.00	465.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	5	—	473	360.00–375.00	372.00
—	Open	3	—	510	385.00	385.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	400	225.00	225.00
Open Heifers — Supreme · Crossbred$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	600	500.00	500.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	810	600.00	600.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	90.00–111.00	100.89
2	—	258	74.00–91.00	82.58
1	—	505	84.00	84.00
1	—	410	78.00	78.00
1	—	620	71.00	71.00
1	—	340	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	157.00	157.00
1	—	605	121.00	121.00
2	—	248	150.00	150.00
1	—	365	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	137.00	137.00
3	—	382	108.00–134.00	120.56
1	—	245	131.00	131.00
3	—	512	117.00	117.00
1	—	445	116.00	116.00
1	—	320	125.00	125.00
1	—	735	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	62.00	62.00
1	—	670	70.00	70.00
2	—	328	76.00–82.00	78.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	103.00	103.00
4	—	423	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,150	83.00	83.00
2	—	323	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	91.00	91.00
1	—	625	84.00	84.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	83.00	83.00
1	—	850	62.00	62.00
3	—	623	79.00–84.00	82.01
1	—	460	77.00	77.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	75.00–76.00	75.25
4	—	469	71.00–89.00	83.15
3	—	784	74.00–80.00	78.05
1	—	345	85.00	85.00
2	—	278	79.00–85.00	81.81
1	—	695	89.00	89.00
1	—	640	85.00	85.00
1	—	410	64.00	64.00
1	—	705	87.00	87.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	122.00	122.00
3	—	402	108.00	108.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · estimate wt
43	—	1,207	50.00–69.00	63.23
16	—	1,190	91.00–113.00	96.13
78	—	1,262	70.00–86.00	76.53
7	—	1,131	35.00–49.00	40.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · estimate wt
10	—	850	50.00–58.00	55.20
10	—	975	70.00–77.00	73.20
24	—	930	60.00–68.00	62.54
10	—	882	34.00–47.00	38.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · estimate wt
2	—	1,420	115.00–118.00	116.50
65	—	1,495	70.00–87.00	76.92
1	—	1,595	32.00	32.00
3	—	1,467	63.00–67.00	65.33
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · estimate wt
1	—	1,355	95.00	95.00
Bulls$ per cwt · estimate wt
5	—	1,787	110.00–113.00	111.80
7	—	1,632	104.00–109.00	106.43
4	—	1,663	85.00–97.00	90.75
12	—	1,741	118.00–127.00	120.58
11	—	1,311	77.00–98.00	89.27
17	—	1,719	103.00–116.00	110.24

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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