Sale reports / Kentucky / Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction / 2022-09-06

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 6
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
232 head
▲ 164 vs last sale 68▲ 181 vs year ago 51 · +354.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
419 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 445▼ 2 vs year ago 421 · −0.5%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 104▼ 23 vs year ago 168 · −13.7%
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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
Bulls—Low1,660109.141,81230
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51785.551,29852
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22181.16991131
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01967.3068659

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/A——$19515
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A——$14238
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)—1,255$94910
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)—925$9375
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen——$1,20317
Open HeifersOpen—766$66720

Every lot, as filed

52 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 HeifersLarge 3—32093.00/cwt93.00–93.002981
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—420119.00/cwt119.00–119.005001
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—83085.00/cwt85.00–85.007061
Dairy SteersLarge 3—50088.00/cwt88.00–88.004401
Dairy SteersLarge 3—43591.01/cwt80.00–110.003964
Dairy SteersLarge 3—61387.00/cwt87.00–87.005332
Dairy SteersLarge 3—323100.15/cwt96.00–109.003233
Dairy SteersLarge 3—485103.23/cwt81.00–114.005013
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—375109.00/cwt109.00–109.004091
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—89594.00/cwt94.00–94.008411
Dairy SteersLarge 3—373116.71/cwt90.00–124.004358
Dairy SteersLarge 3—78585.00/cwt85.00–85.006671
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred——190.00/head130.00–250.001903
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross——265.71/head170.00–370.002667
Baby Bull CalvesN/A——100.00/head50.00–140.001005
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred——183.75/head110.00–310.001848
Bred CowsApproved—1,288993.75/head900.00–1,150.009944
Bred CowsSupreme—1,3131,425.00/head1,300.00–1,550.001,4252
Fresh/Milking CowsCommon——655.00/head600.00–710.006552
Fresh/Milking CowsMedium——843.33/head750.00–925.008436
Bred HeifersApproved—1,000950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Open HeifersApproved—975800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Open HeifersApproved—790775.00/head775.00–775.007753
Fresh/Milking CowsMediumJersey——825.00/head750.00–900.008252
Fresh/Milking CowsSupreme——2,100.00/head1,800.00–2,275.002,1003
Fresh/Milking CowsApproved——1,531.25/head1,300.00–1,725.001,5314
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,50994.52/cwt90.00–110.001,4269
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,51685.31/cwt80.00–89.001,29337
CowsLean 85-90%—98085.40/cwt80.00–97.0083710
CowsLean 85-90%—1,00059.31/cwt50.00–64.0059313
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02168.39/cwt65.00–76.0069832
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,53873.55/cwt70.00–75.001,1316
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19066.58/cwt64.00–69.0079219
CowsLean 85-90%—1,16839.27/cwt32.00–45.004594
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,15361.70/cwt58.00–63.007115
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,20880.34/cwt70.00–85.0097152
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,24988.73/cwt84.00–108.001,10855
Bulls——1,43589.59/cwt81.00–94.001,2863
Bulls——1,676117.08/cwt115.00–123.001,9625
Bulls——1,687110.00/cwt105.00–114.001,85622
Open HeifersApproved—490300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Open HeifersApproved—809732.50/head700.00–750.007338
Open HeifersApproved—600575.00/head575.00–575.005754
Bred HeifersMedium—900742.50/head710.00–775.007432
Bred CowsCommon—1,200635.00/head635.00–635.006351
Bred CowsMedium—1,192678.33/head650.00–710.006783
Bred HeifersSupreme—9131,125.00/head1,075.00–1,175.001,1252
Open HeifersMedium—890610.00/head610.00–610.006101
Open HeifersMedium—1,000735.00/head735.00–735.007351
Open HeifersCommon—725410.00/head410.00–410.004101
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A——89.52/head20.00–250.009021
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross——226.67/head170.00–330.002279

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.