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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 2
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
145 head
57 vs last sale 202 145 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
481 head
66 vs last sale 415 481 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
93 head
136 vs last sale 229 93 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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
BullsLow1,635109.951,79771
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50383.471,25542
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17979.63939169
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02766.2068041
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,25396.001,2032thin

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/A86$13228
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A101$12614
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)1,310$1,0251thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)1,284$9789
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)1,220$8052thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)1,100$8501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1,056$6834thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)975$6001thin
BullsN/A1,250$1,0501thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen$1,10316
Open HeifersOpen704$5167
Springer Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1,323$1,1288
Springer Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1,130$1,0725

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Dairy SteersLarge 3495108.00/cwt108.00–108.005351
Open HeifersSupreme950810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Open HeifersSupreme480420.00/head420.00–420.004201
Fresh/Milking CowsApproved1,195.00/head1,025.00–1,300.001,1955
Fresh/Milking CowsSupreme1,666.67/head1,575.00–1,750.001,6673
Fresh/Milking CowsMediumJersey675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Open HeifersMedium475280.00/head280.00–280.002801
Springer CowsMedium1,250875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Springer HeifersMedium1,083680.00/head600.00–760.006802
Fresh/Milking CowsMedium887.50/head800.00–950.008886
Fresh/Milking CowsCommon675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred120230.00/head230.00–230.002301
Baby Bull CalvesN/A79124.06/head30.00–180.0012416
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey6330.00/head30.00–30.00302
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross122220.00/head150.00–260.002203
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred84160.00/head140.00–200.001604
BullsN/A1,2501,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added287103.50/cwt100.00–121.002976
Dairy SteersLarge 321875.55/cwt67.50–85.001652
Dairy SteersLarge 335081.00/cwt81.00–81.002841
Dairy SteersLarge 361587.48/cwt85.00–90.005382
Dairy SteersLarge 3Fancy320128.00/cwt128.00–128.004101
Dairy HeifersLarge 370598.00/cwt98.00–98.006911
Dairy SteersLarge 3Fancy485125.00/cwt125.00–125.006061
Dairy SteersLarge 3775114.00/cwt114.00–114.008841
Dairy SteersLarge 333884.34/cwt84.00–85.002853
Dairy SteersLarge 31,07089.00/cwt89.00–89.009521
Dairy HeifersLarge 381865.00/cwt65.00–65.005322
Dairy SteersLarge 3570115.00/cwt115.00–115.006561
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,04098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0191
Dairy HeifersLarge 391570.00/cwt70.00–70.006411
Dairy HeifersLarge 396570.00/cwt70.00–70.006761
Dairy HeifersLarge 330084.00/cwt84.00–84.002521
Dairy HeifersLarge 328055.00/cwt55.00–55.001541
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Fancy83099.00/cwt99.00–99.008221
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18068.03/cwt65.00–71.0080321
CowsLean 85-90%1,00073.16/cwt73.00–74.007327
CowsLean 85-90%1,06258.70/cwt50.00–64.0062310
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48882.02/cwt78.00–85.001,22023
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52575.08/cwt70.00–77.001,1456
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17479.26/cwt72.00–84.00931100
Dairy SteersSelect1,25396.00/cwt96.00–96.001,2032
CowsLean 85-90%1,02167.30/cwt65.00–70.0068724
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14458.41/cwt50.00–64.006685
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52089.91/cwt87.00–104.001,36713
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19488.62/cwt85.00–115.001,05843
Bulls1,35892.92/cwt84.00–96.001,26210
Bulls1,634109.83/cwt98.00–116.001,79546
Bulls1,821121.67/cwt117.00–127.002,21615
Bred CowsCommon1,325750.00/head725.00–775.007502
Bred CowsApproved1,3101,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred CowsApproved1,4101,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A7794.55/head60.00–125.009511
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross200200.00/head200.00–200.002001
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross250290.00/head290.00–290.002901
Bred HeifersMedium1,175700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred HeifersApproved1,150900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Baby Bull CalvesN/A103116.67/head100.00–130.001173
Bred HeifersApprovedJersey975600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred CowsMedium1,220805.00/head800.00–810.008052
Bred CowsMedium1,308883.33/head800.00–950.008833
Open HeifersSupreme1,000925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Open HeifersMediumJersey863410.00/head385.00–435.004102
Bred CowsSupreme1,1921,208.33/head1,175.00–1,250.001,2083
Springer CowsApproved1,320962.50/head900.00–1,000.009634
Springer CowsSupreme1,3501,433.33/head1,275.00–1,675.001,4333
Bred HeifersCommon950565.00/head545.00–585.005652
Springer HeifersApproved1,1851,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Springer HeifersSupreme1,1501,462.50/head1,275.00–1,650.001,4632
Bred HeifersApproved1,100850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Open HeifersSupreme300360.00/head360.00–360.003601

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.