Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-26

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $122.44/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −90.44 against this barn's trailing median of $212.88.

Average price

$122.44

9 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−24.25

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	524	122.44	642	9thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

35 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $228.64, low $191.65, median $212.88 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

122.44

—

KY average24 barns · 1,622 hd

146.70

−24.25

This barn, trailing median35 sales

212.88

−90.44

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	1,659	111.76	1,854	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	78.75	1,173	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	74.46	907	135
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	63.61	688	16

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	—	129	$163	42
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	162	$184	30
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	1,319	$1,098	18
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	—	1,134	$1,018	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	1,008	$541	6
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	—	1,010	$732	10
Bulls	N/A	—	1,281	$888	4thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	1,058	$705	12
Open Heifers	Open	—	524	$442	22

Every lot, as filed

111 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	—	845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	122.04/cwt	120.00–124.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	866	1
Bulls	N/AJersey	—	1,250	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	N/A	—	1,200	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	N/A	—	1,175	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	N/A	—	1,500	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	170	268.00/head	210.00–360.00	268	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	86	122.50/head	80.00–160.00	123	4
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	750	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	967	469.17/head	400.00–500.00	469	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	913	360.00/head	360.00–360.00	360	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	1,288	1,525.00/head	1,375.00–1,675.00	1,525	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	1,243	937.50/head	925.00–950.00	938	2
Open Heifers	SupremeBeef Cross	—	260	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	—	600	260.00/head	260.00–260.00	260	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	750	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	570	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	525	485.00/head	485.00–485.00	485	2
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	800	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Bred Heifers	MediumJersey	—	950	392.50/head	385.00–400.00	393	2
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	525	717.50/head	510.00–925.00	718	2
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	440	460.00/head	345.00–525.00	460	3
Open Heifers	Approved	—	238	205.00/head	180.00–230.00	205	2
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	993	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Open Heifers	SupremeBeef Cross	—	900	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	1,400	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	625	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	378	75.90/cwt	73.00–79.00	287	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	985	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	857	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	415	68.94/cwt	64.00–74.00	286	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	328	80.47/cwt	71.00–88.00	264	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	475	71.00/cwt	65.00–77.00	337	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	778	69.49/cwt	65.00–74.00	541	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	530	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	345	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	580	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	377	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,075	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	903	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	264	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	569	82.03/cwt	78.00–84.00	467	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	272	101.07/cwt	95.00–104.00	275	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	445	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	360	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	580	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	615	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,123	86.51/cwt	85.00–88.00	972	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	468	78.35/cwt	62.00–87.00	367	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	673	89.48/cwt	83.00–96.00	602	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	380	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	342	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	638	83.93/cwt	67.00–86.00	535	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	55.00/cwt	50.00–60.00	532	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	66.07/cwt	63.00–69.00	713	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	83.53/cwt	81.00–95.00	1,054	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	75.15/cwt	68.00–80.00	927	77
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	85.24/cwt	80.00–110.00	1,273	17
Bulls	—	—	1,315	87.13/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,146	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	65.74/cwt	60.00–70.00	1,011	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	76.85/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,129	17
Bulls	—	—	1,662	111.26/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,849	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	53.28/cwt	45.00–59.00	611	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	72.72/cwt	70.00–76.00	787	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,450	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	580	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	65.21/cwt	60.00–68.00	737	25
Bulls	—	—	1,780	121.30/cwt	117.00–129.00	2,159	11
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	126	190.00/head	90.00–260.00	190	7
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	220	305.00/head	240.00–380.00	305	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	250	330.00/head	330.00–330.00	330	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	108	114.00/head	90.00–130.00	114	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	82	112.50/head	30.00–180.00	113	8
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	160	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	185	220.00/head	220.00–220.00	220	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	70	50.00/head	50.00–50.00	50	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	130	120.00/head	120.00–120.00	120	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	128	195.00/head	150.00–240.00	195	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	250	230.00/head	230.00–230.00	230	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	88	123.33/head	110.00–150.00	123	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	220	330.00/head	280.00–380.00	330	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	176	225.00/head	210.00–240.00	225	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	280	130.00/head	130.00–130.00	130	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	72	70.00/head	40.00–100.00	70	6
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	72	113.33/head	40.00–190.00	113	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	200	120.00/head	120.00–120.00	120	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	455	280.00/head	280.00–280.00	280	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	300	330.00/head	330.00–330.00	330	1
Bred Cows	MediumJersey	—	1,050	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	1,350	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	5
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	1,005	569.00/head	560.00–575.00	569	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	78	135.00/head	80.00–190.00	135	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	170	175.00/head	140.00–210.00	175	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	225	260.00/head	260.00–260.00	260	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	1,100	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	1,275	1,612.50/head	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,613	2
Bred Cows	Common	—	1,020	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	175	270.00/head	270.00–270.00	270	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	1,368	1,362.50/head	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,363	2
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	980	685.00/head	685.00–685.00	685	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	997	820.00/head	800.00–850.00	820	3
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	1,025	1,187.50/head	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,188	2
Bred Heifers	Common	—	1,175	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	1,258	995.83/head	850.00–1,025.00	996	6
Bred Cows	Medium	—	1,125	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium	—	1,329	848.75/head	800.00–920.00	849	4
Open Heifers	ApprovedCrossbred	—	400	285.00/head	285.00–285.00	285	2
Open Heifers	SupremeCrossbred	—	400	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Open Heifers	SupremeBeef Cross	—	300	310.00/head	310.00–310.00	310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	453	2

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 117Year ago 81

Slaughter CattleReceipts 415Last week 481Year ago 419

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 229Last week 129Year ago 123

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	90.00	90.00
2	—	408	120.00–124.00	122.04
1	—	995	87.00	87.00
1	—	470	124.00	124.00
1	—	305	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	112.00	112.00
3	—	875	79.00	79.00
1	—	845	74.00	74.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	73.00–79.00	75.90
1	—	985	87.00	87.00
2	—	415	64.00–74.00	68.94
4	—	328	71.00–88.00	80.47
2	—	475	65.00–77.00	71.00
2	—	778	65.00–74.00	69.49
1	—	530	65.00	65.00
1	—	580	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,075	84.00	84.00
2	—	1,123	85.00–88.00	86.51
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	110.00	110.00
3	—	569	78.00–84.00	82.03
3	—	272	95.00–104.00	101.07
1	—	445	81.00	81.00
4	—	468	62.00–87.00	78.35
2	—	673	83.00–96.00	89.48
1	—	380	90.00	90.00
9	—	638	67.00–86.00	83.93
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	500	100.00	100.00
1	—	580	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	120.00	120.00
2	—	460	130.00	130.00
3	—	657	110.00	110.00
2	—	333	136.00	136.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Jersey$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	1	—	1,250	900.00	900.00
Bulls$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	1	—	1,200	900.00	900.00
—	N/A	1	—	1,175	800.00	800.00
—	N/A	1	—	1,500	950.00	950.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	5	—	170	210.00–360.00	268.00
—	N/A	7	—	126	90.00–260.00	190.00
—	N/A	3	—	220	240.00–380.00	305.00
—	N/A	3	—	88	110.00–150.00	123.33
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	4	—	86	80.00–160.00	122.50
—	N/A	1	—	160	200.00	200.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	5	—	108	90.00–130.00	114.00
—	N/A	8	—	82	30.00–180.00	112.50
—	N/A	1	—	185	220.00	220.00
—	N/A	4	—	200	120.00	120.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	1	—	70	50.00	50.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	750	600.00	600.00
—	Open	1	—	800	610.00	610.00
—	Open	2	—	525	510.00–925.00	717.50
—	Open	3	—	440	345.00–525.00	460.00
Open Heifers — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	260	350.00	350.00
—	Open	1	—	900	825.00	825.00
—	Open	1	—	300	310.00	310.00
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	600	260.00	260.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	750	400.00	400.00
—	Open	2	—	525	485.00	485.00
—	Open	2	—	238	180.00–230.00	205.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	570	300.00	300.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	400	285.00	285.00
Open Heifers — Supreme · Crossbred$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	400	300.00	300.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	6	—	967	400.00–500.00	469.17
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	913	360.00	360.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	1,288	1,375.00–1,675.00	1,525.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	1,243	925.00–950.00	937.50
Bred Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · estimate wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	950	385.00–400.00	392.50
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · estimate wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	993	600.00	600.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · estimate wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	997	800.00–850.00	820.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · estimate wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,187.50
Bred Heifers — Common$ per head · estimate wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · estimate wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,750.00	1,750.00
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,275	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,612.50
Bred Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · estimate wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · estimate wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,350	1,185.00	1,185.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · estimate wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,005	560.00–575.00	569.00
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,258	850.00–1,025.00	995.83
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · estimate wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	800.00	800.00
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,368	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,362.50
Bred Cows — Common$ per head · estimate wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · estimate wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	980	685.00	685.00
Bred Cows — Medium$ per head · estimate wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	750.00	750.00
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,329	800.00–920.00	848.75
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	1	—	250	330.00	330.00
—	N/A	2	—	220	280.00–380.00	330.00
—	N/A	4	—	176	210.00–240.00	225.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	1	—	130	120.00	120.00
—	N/A	1	—	280	130.00	130.00
—	N/A	6	—	72	40.00–100.00	70.00
—	N/A	1	—	455	280.00	280.00
—	N/A	1	—	300	330.00	330.00
—	N/A	2	—	170	140.00–210.00	175.00
—	N/A	1	—	225	260.00	260.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	2	—	128	150.00–240.00	195.00
—	N/A	2	—	250	230.00	230.00
—	N/A	2	—	78	80.00–190.00	135.00
—	N/A	1	—	175	270.00	270.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	3	—	72	40.00–190.00	113.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	968	50.00–60.00	55.00
9	—	1,079	63.00–69.00	66.07
3	—	1,082	70.00–76.00	72.72
1	—	1,450	40.00	40.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,262	81.00–95.00	83.53
77	—	1,233	68.00–80.00	75.15
4	—	1,146	45.00–59.00	53.28
25	—	1,130	60.00–68.00	65.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,493	80.00–110.00	85.24
6	—	1,538	60.00–70.00	65.74
17	—	1,469	73.00–79.00	76.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,315	80.00–92.00	87.13
13	—	1,662	100.00–115.00	111.26
11	—	1,780	117.00–129.00	121.30

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