Sale reports / Kentucky / Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction / 2022-07-26

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 26
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
202 head
85 vs last sale 117 121 vs year ago 81 · +149.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
415 head
66 vs last sale 481 4 vs year ago 419 · 1.0%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
229 head
100 vs last sale 129 106 vs year ago 123 · +86.2%
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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 36 comparable sales and sits 90.27 against this barn's trailing median of $212.72.
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 / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2524122.446429thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

36 sales
243217191165median 212.7212/1602/1704/2106/2308/18
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $228.64, low $178.57, median $212.72 across 36 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 median36 sales
212.72
−90.27
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
BullsLow1,659111.761,85428
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49078.751,17340
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21874.46907135
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08263.6168816

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Baby Bull CalvesN/A129$16342
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A162$18430
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)1,319$1,09818
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)1,134$1,0186
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1,008$5416
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)1,010$73210
BullsN/A1,281$8884thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen1,058$70512
Open HeifersOpen524$44222

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-284590.00/cwt90.00–90.007611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2408122.04/cwt120.00–124.004982
HeifersMedium and Large 1-299587.00/cwt87.00–87.008661
BullsN/AJersey1,250900.00/head900.00–900.009001
BullsN/A1,200900.00/head900.00–900.009001
BullsN/A1,175800.00/head800.00–800.008001
BullsN/A1,500950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross170268.00/head210.00–360.002685
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred86122.50/head80.00–160.001234
Open HeifersSupreme750600.00/head600.00–600.006002
Fresh/Milking CowsMediumJersey967469.17/head400.00–500.004696
Fresh/Milking CowsCommonJersey913360.00/head360.00–360.003602
Fresh/Milking CowsSupreme1,2881,525.00/head1,375.00–1,675.001,5252
Fresh/Milking CowsApproved1,243937.50/head925.00–950.009382
Open HeifersSupremeBeef Cross260350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Open HeifersMediumJersey600260.00/head260.00–260.002601
Open HeifersApproved750400.00/head400.00–400.004002
Open HeifersMedium570300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Open HeifersApproved525485.00/head485.00–485.004852
Open HeifersSupreme800610.00/head610.00–610.006101
Bred HeifersMediumJersey950392.50/head385.00–400.003932
Open HeifersSupreme525717.50/head510.00–925.007182
Open HeifersSupreme440460.00/head345.00–525.004603
Open HeifersApproved238205.00/head180.00–230.002052
Bred HeifersMedium993600.00/head600.00–600.006002
Open HeifersSupremeBeef Cross900825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred CowsSupreme1,4001,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2455112.00/cwt112.00–112.005101
SteersMedium and Large 1-287579.00/cwt79.00–79.006913
SteersMedium and Large 1-284574.00/cwt74.00–74.006251
Dairy HeifersLarge 337875.90/cwt73.00–79.002872
Dairy HeifersLarge 398587.00/cwt87.00–87.008571
Dairy HeifersLarge 341568.94/cwt64.00–74.002862
Dairy HeifersLarge 332880.47/cwt71.00–88.002644
Dairy HeifersLarge 347571.00/cwt65.00–77.003372
Dairy HeifersLarge 377869.49/cwt65.00–74.005412
Dairy HeifersLarge 353065.00/cwt65.00–65.003451
Dairy HeifersLarge 358065.00/cwt65.00–65.003771
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,07584.00/cwt84.00–84.009031
Dairy SteersLarge 3240110.00/cwt110.00–110.002641
Dairy SteersLarge 356982.03/cwt78.00–84.004673
Dairy SteersLarge 3272101.07/cwt95.00–104.002753
Dairy SteersLarge 344581.00/cwt81.00–81.003601
Dairy SteersLarge 3Fancy500100.00/cwt100.00–100.005007
Dairy SteersLarge 3Fancy580106.00/cwt106.00–106.006151
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,12386.51/cwt85.00–88.009722
Dairy SteersLarge 346878.35/cwt62.00–87.003674
Dairy SteersLarge 367389.48/cwt83.00–96.006022
Dairy SteersLarge 338090.00/cwt90.00–90.003421
Dairy SteersLarge 363883.93/cwt67.00–86.005359
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2470124.00/cwt124.00–124.005831
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2305118.00/cwt118.00–118.003601
BullsMedium and Large 1-2580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006962
BullsMedium and Large 1-2460130.00/cwt130.00–130.005982
CowsLean 85-90%96855.00/cwt50.00–60.005323
CowsLean 85-90%1,07966.07/cwt63.00–69.007139
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26283.53/cwt81.00–95.001,05429
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23375.15/cwt68.00–80.0092777
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49385.24/cwt80.00–110.001,27317
Bulls1,31587.13/cwt80.00–92.001,1464
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53865.74/cwt60.00–70.001,0116
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46976.85/cwt73.00–79.001,12917
Bulls1,662111.26/cwt100.00–115.001,84913
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14653.28/cwt45.00–59.006114
CowsLean 85-90%1,08272.72/cwt70.00–76.007873
CowsLean 85-90%1,45040.00/cwt40.00–40.005801
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13065.21/cwt60.00–68.0073725
Bulls1,780121.30/cwt117.00–129.002,15911
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross126190.00/head90.00–260.001907
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross220305.00/head240.00–380.003053
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross250330.00/head330.00–330.003301
Baby Bull CalvesN/A108114.00/head90.00–130.001145
Baby Bull CalvesN/A82112.50/head30.00–180.001138
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred160200.00/head200.00–200.002001
Baby Bull CalvesN/A185220.00/head220.00–220.002201
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey7050.00/head50.00–50.00501
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A130120.00/head120.00–120.001201
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred128195.00/head150.00–240.001952
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred250230.00/head230.00–230.002302
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross88123.33/head110.00–150.001233
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross220330.00/head280.00–380.003302
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross176225.00/head210.00–240.002254
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A280130.00/head130.00–130.001301
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A7270.00/head40.00–100.00706
Baby Heifer CalvesN/AJersey72113.33/head40.00–190.001133
Baby Bull CalvesN/A200120.00/head120.00–120.001204
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A455280.00/head280.00–280.002801
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A300330.00/head330.00–330.003301
Bred CowsMediumJersey1,050650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred CowsApprovedBeef Cross1,3501,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1855
Bred CowsMediumBeef Cross1,005569.00/head560.00–575.005695
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred78135.00/head80.00–190.001352
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A170175.00/head140.00–210.001752
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A225260.00/head260.00–260.002601
Bred CowsApproved1,100800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred CowsSupreme1,2751,612.50/head1,550.00–1,675.001,6132
Bred CowsCommon1,020400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred175270.00/head270.00–270.002701
Bred CowsApproved1,3681,362.50/head1,350.00–1,375.001,3632
Bred CowsApprovedJersey980685.00/head685.00–685.006851
Bred HeifersApproved997820.00/head800.00–850.008203
Bred HeifersSupreme1,0251,187.50/head1,000.00–1,375.001,1882
Bred HeifersCommon1,175500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred CowsMediumBeef Cross1,258995.83/head850.00–1,025.009966
Bred CowsMedium1,125750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred CowsMedium1,329848.75/head800.00–920.008494
Open HeifersApprovedCrossbred400285.00/head285.00–285.002852
Open HeifersSupremeCrossbred400300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Open HeifersSupremeBeef Cross300310.00/head310.00–310.003101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2657110.00/cwt110.00–110.007233
BullsMedium and Large 1-2333136.00/cwt136.00–136.004532

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.