Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-02

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	1,635	109.95	1,797	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	83.47	1,255	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,179	79.63	939	169
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,027	66.20	680	41
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,253	96.00	1,203	2thin

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	—	86	$132	28
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	101	$126	14
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	—	1,310	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	1,284	$978	9
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	—	1,220	$805	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	—	1,100	$850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	1,056	$683	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	975	$600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	—	1,250	$1,050	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,103	16
Open Heifers	Open	—	704	$516	7
Springer Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	1,323	$1,128	8
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	1,130	$1,072	5

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	495	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	535	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	950	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	480	420.00/head	420.00–420.00	420	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,195.00/head	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,195	5
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,666.67/head	1,575.00–1,750.00	1,667	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	475	280.00/head	280.00–280.00	280	1
Springer Cows	Medium	—	1,250	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	1,083	680.00/head	600.00–760.00	680	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	887.50/head	800.00–950.00	888	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	120	230.00/head	230.00–230.00	230	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	79	124.06/head	30.00–180.00	124	16
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	63	30.00/head	30.00–30.00	30	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	122	220.00/head	150.00–260.00	220	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	84	160.00/head	140.00–200.00	160	4
Bulls	N/A	—	1,250	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	287	103.50/cwt	100.00–121.00	297	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	218	75.55/cwt	67.50–85.00	165	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	350	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	284	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	615	87.48/cwt	85.00–90.00	538	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	320	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	410	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	705	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	691	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	775	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	884	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	338	84.34/cwt	84.00–85.00	285	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,070	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	952	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	818	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	532	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,040	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,019	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	915	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	641	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	965	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	676	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	300	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	252	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	280	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	154	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Fancy	—	830	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	822	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	68.03/cwt	65.00–71.00	803	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	73.16/cwt	73.00–74.00	732	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	58.70/cwt	50.00–64.00	623	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	82.02/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,220	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	75.08/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,145	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	79.26/cwt	72.00–84.00	931	100
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,253	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,203	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	67.30/cwt	65.00–70.00	687	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	58.41/cwt	50.00–64.00	668	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	89.91/cwt	87.00–104.00	1,367	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	88.62/cwt	85.00–115.00	1,058	43
Bulls	—	—	1,358	92.92/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,262	10
Bulls	—	—	1,634	109.83/cwt	98.00–116.00	1,795	46
Bulls	—	—	1,821	121.67/cwt	117.00–127.00	2,216	15
Bred Cows	Common	—	1,325	750.00/head	725.00–775.00	750	2
Bred Cows	Approved	—	1,310	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	1,410	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	77	94.55/head	60.00–125.00	95	11
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	200	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	250	290.00/head	290.00–290.00	290	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	1,175	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	1,150	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	103	116.67/head	100.00–130.00	117	3
Bred Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	975	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium	—	1,220	805.00/head	800.00–810.00	805	2
Bred Cows	Medium	—	1,308	883.33/head	800.00–950.00	883	3
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	1,000	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	—	863	410.00/head	385.00–435.00	410	2
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	1,192	1,208.33/head	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,208	3
Springer Cows	Approved	—	1,320	962.50/head	900.00–1,000.00	963	4
Springer Cows	Supreme	—	1,350	1,433.33/head	1,275.00–1,675.00	1,433	3
Bred Heifers	Common	—	950	565.00/head	545.00–585.00	565	2
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	1,185	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	1,150	1,462.50/head	1,275.00–1,650.00	1,463	2
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	1,100	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	300	360.00/head	360.00–360.00	360	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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Farmers Regional Livestock Auction of Glasgow Dairy Auction - Smiths Grove, KY

Tue Aug 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 202Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 481Last week 415Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 93Last week 229Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	108.00	108.00
2	—	218	67.50–85.00	75.55
1	—	350	81.00	81.00
2	—	615	85.00–90.00	87.48
1	—	775	114.00	114.00
3	—	338	84.00–85.00	84.34
1	—	1,070	89.00	89.00
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	287	100.00–121.00	103.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	128.00	128.00
1	—	485	125.00	125.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	98.00	98.00
2	—	818	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,040	98.00	98.00
1	—	915	70.00	70.00
1	—	965	70.00	70.00
1	—	300	84.00	84.00
1	—	280	55.00	55.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	99.00	99.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	950	810.00	810.00
—	Open	1	—	480	420.00	420.00
—	Open	1	—	1,000	925.00	925.00
—	Open	1	—	300	360.00	360.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	475	280.00	280.00
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	863	385.00–435.00	410.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,195.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,575.00–1,750.00	1,666.67
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	675.00	675.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	800.00–950.00	887.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	675.00	675.00
Springer Cows — Medium$ per head · estimate wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	875.00	875.00
Springer Cows — Approved$ per head · estimate wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,320	900.00–1,000.00	962.50
Springer Cows — Supreme$ per head · estimate wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,350	1,275.00–1,675.00	1,433.33
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per head · estimate wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,083	600.00–760.00	680.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · estimate wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,075.00	1,075.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · estimate wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,275.00–1,650.00	1,462.50
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	1	—	120	230.00	230.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	11	—	77	60.00–125.00	94.55
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	1	—	200	200.00	200.00
—	N/A	1	—	250	290.00	290.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	16	—	79	30.00–180.00	124.06
—	N/A	3	—	103	100.00–130.00	116.67
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	2	—	63	30.00	30.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	3	—	122	150.00–260.00	220.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	4	—	84	140.00–200.00	160.00
Bulls$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	1	—	1,250	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Common$ per head · estimate wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,325	725.00–775.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · estimate wt
—	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,025.00	1,025.00
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium$ per head · estimate wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,220	800.00–810.00	805.00
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,308	800.00–950.00	883.33
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · estimate wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,192	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,208.33
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · estimate wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · estimate wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	900.00	900.00
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	850.00	850.00
Bred Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · estimate wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	975	600.00	600.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per head · estimate wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	545.00–585.00	565.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,180	65.00–71.00	68.03
100	—	1,174	72.00–84.00	79.26
5	—	1,144	50.00–64.00	58.41
43	—	1,194	85.00–115.00	88.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,000	73.00–74.00	73.16
10	—	1,062	50.00–64.00	58.70
24	—	1,021	65.00–70.00	67.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,488	78.00–85.00	82.02
6	—	1,525	70.00–77.00	75.08
13	—	1,520	87.00–104.00	89.91
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	96.00	96.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,358	84.00–96.00	92.92
46	—	1,634	98.00–116.00	109.83
15	—	1,821	117.00–127.00	121.67

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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