Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-13

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $152.40/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 36 comparable sales and sits −60.32 against this barn's trailing median of $212.72.

Average price

$152.40

5 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$369

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 3

$76.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.32

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	461	167.75	774	4thin
Large 3	445	91.00	405	1thin

One grade step is worth $76.75/cwt here — about $369 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

36 sales

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 sale5 hd

152.40

—

KY average26 barns · 3,058 hd

160.72

−8.32

This barn, trailing median36 sales

212.72

−60.32

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	—	High	1,714	107.66	1,846	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,482	83.43	1,236	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	78.71	966	170
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	67.97	646	32

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	—	—	$171	22
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$163	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$628	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$565	4thin
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$560	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$793	3thin
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$532	73
Springer Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,175	2thin
Springer Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$800	1thin
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$789	7
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	677.50/head	675.00–680.00	678	2
Springer Heifers	MediumJersey	—	—	608.33/head	575.00–650.00	608	3
Springer Heifers	MediumJersey	—	—	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	—	302.50/head	250.00–350.00	303	10
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	—	563.33/head	550.00–575.00	563	3
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	516.67/head	450.00–550.00	517	3
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	110.91/head	60.00–170.00	111	11
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	230.91/head	120.00–360.00	231	11
Bulls	N/A	—	—	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	525	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	368	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	435	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	278	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	475	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	356	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	932	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	774	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	685	72.49/cwt	58.00–80.00	497	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	850	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	689	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	445	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	383	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	878	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	983	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	350	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	263	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	910	77.00/cwt	70.00–84.00	701	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	740	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	518	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	200	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	632	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	445	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	240	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	466	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	76.22/cwt	69.00–79.00	1,123	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	87.37/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,300	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	83.04/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,229	26
Bulls	—	—	1,936	111.40/cwt	109.00–115.00	2,157	5
Bulls	—	—	1,286	82.50/cwt	61.00–98.00	1,061	6
Bulls	—	—	1,972	122.83/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,422	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	89.19/cwt	86.00–100.00	1,142	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	78.56/cwt	67.00–85.00	956	128
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	57.13/cwt	49.00–61.00	570	8
Bulls	—	—	1,645	110.88/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,824	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	85.00/cwt	81.00–94.00	851	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	68.05/cwt	64.00–76.00	624	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	61.07/cwt	54.00–65.00	747	15
Bulls	—	—	1,624	88.67/cwt	80.00–97.00	1,440	6
Bulls	—	—	1,809	105.50/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,908	6
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	891.67/head	875.00–900.00	892	3
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	86.67/head	60.00–130.00	87	6
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	197.69/head	60.00–450.00	198	13
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	—	886.11/head	800.00–925.00	886	9
Open Heifers	Approved	—	—	512.94/head	400.00–685.00	513	51
Springer Cows	Approved	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Springer Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Springer Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	510.00/head	510.00–510.00	510	1
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmers Regional Livestock Auction of Glasgow Dairy Auction - Smiths Grove, KY

Tue Sep 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 0Year ago 71

Slaughter CattleReceipts 467Last week 0Year ago 361

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 164Last week 0Year ago 123

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	675.00–680.00	677.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Springer Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	575.00–650.00	608.33
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	500.00	500.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	875.00–900.00	891.67
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	10	—	—	250.00–350.00	302.50
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	550.00–575.00	563.33
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	9	—	—	800.00–925.00	886.11
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	51	—	—	400.00–685.00	512.94
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	450.00–550.00	516.67
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	710.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	510.00	510.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	—	—	60.00–170.00	110.91
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	—	—	120.00–360.00	230.91
Bulls$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	560.00	560.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	60.00–130.00	86.67
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	13	—	—	60.00–450.00	197.69
Springer Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Springer Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Springer Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	70.00	70.00
1	—	435	64.00	64.00
3	—	685	58.00–80.00	72.49
1	—	850	81.00	81.00
1	—	350	75.00	75.00
2	—	910	70.00–84.00	77.00
1	—	740	70.00	70.00
1	—	200	108.00	108.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	75.00	75.00
3	—	932	83.00	83.00
1	—	445	86.00	86.00
2	—	878	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	163.00	163.00
1	—	430	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	150.00	150.00
1	—	405	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	194.00	194.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · estimate wt
9	—	1,474	69.00–79.00	76.22
19	—	1,488	86.00–92.00	87.37
26	—	1,480	80.00–85.00	83.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · estimate wt
27	—	1,280	86.00–100.00	89.19
128	—	1,217	67.00–85.00	78.56
15	—	1,224	54.00–65.00	61.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · estimate wt
8	—	998	49.00–61.00	57.13
5	—	1,001	81.00–94.00	85.00
19	—	917	64.00–76.00	68.05
Bulls$ per cwt · estimate wt
5	—	1,936	109.00–115.00	111.40
6	—	1,286	61.00–98.00	82.50
12	—	1,972	120.00–130.00	122.83
24	—	1,645	100.00–119.00	110.88
6	—	1,624	80.00–97.00	88.67
6	—	1,809	104.00–108.00	105.50

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Farmers Regional Livestock Auction of Glasgow Dairy Auction - Smiths Grove, KY

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle