Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-04

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	1,855	107.94	2,003	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,354	76.40	1,035	187
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	76.17	1,127	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	966	60.97	589	78

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	—	85	$181	13
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	72	$112	20
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	1,150	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	950	$725	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	950	$775	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	898	$660	6
Bulls	N/A	—	1,018	$914	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	1,025	$872	4thin
Open Heifers	Open	—	601	$427	12

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	1,250	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	800	544.69/head	540.00–550.00	545	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	1,250	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	805	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	789	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	465	103.03/cwt	102.00–105.00	479	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	743	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	765	3
Bulls	N/A	—	1,007	903.05/head	860.00–950.00	903	3
Bulls	N/A	—	1,250	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	N/A	—	888	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	N/A	—	950	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	65	130.00/head	130.00–130.00	130	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	150	220.00/head	220.00–220.00	220	1
Open Heifers	Common	—	300	135.00/head	135.00–135.00	135	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	450	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	2
Bred Cows	Medium	—	950	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	950	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	5
Bred Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	885	585.00/head	585.00–585.00	585	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	900	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	5
Open Heifers	Approved	—	600	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	3
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	702	493.25/head	460.00–500.00	493	6
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	81	197.85/head	190.00–220.00	198	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	81	173.86/head	110.00–190.00	174	7
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	66	112.26/head	80.00–190.00	112	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	75	140.00/head	140.00–140.00	140	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	73	109.42/head	80.00–120.00	109	15
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	1,150	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	92.74/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,424	2
Bulls	—	—	1,868	107.59/cwt	102.00–118.00	2,010	22
Bulls	—	—	1,977	120.67/cwt	120.00–122.00	2,386	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	64.22/cwt	58.00–79.00	810	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	76.64/cwt	65.00–86.00	1,042	160
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	76.17/cwt	74.00–83.00	1,127	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	66.10/cwt	58.00–77.00	708	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	47.69/cwt	45.00–50.00	423	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	60.92/cwt	45.00–72.00	581	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	85.02/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,178	14

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 Oct 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7Last week 215Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 684Last week 369Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 67Last week 101Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	1,250	1,400.00	1,400.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	2	—	800	540.00–550.00	544.69
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	1,250	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	3	—	1,007	860.00–950.00	903.05
—	N/A	1	—	1,250	900.00	900.00
—	N/A	1	—	888	900.00	900.00
—	N/A	1	—	950	975.00	975.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	65	130.00	130.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	150	220.00	220.00
—	N/A	4	—	81	190.00–220.00	197.85
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	7	—	81	110.00–190.00	173.86
Open Heifers — Common$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	300	135.00	135.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	2	—	450	300.00	300.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	3	—	600	475.00	475.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	6	—	702	460.00–500.00	493.25
Bred Cows — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	975.00	975.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	950	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	585.00	585.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	900	675.00	675.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	4	—	66	80.00–190.00	112.26
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	75	140.00	140.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	15	—	73	80.00–120.00	109.42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	98.00	98.00
3	—	465	102.00–105.00	103.03
3	—	743	103.00	103.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	90.00–95.00	92.74
22	—	1,868	102.00–118.00	107.59
3	—	1,977	120.00–122.00	120.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,262	58.00–79.00	64.22
160	—	1,359	65.00–86.00	76.64
14	—	1,386	81.00–89.00	85.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,479	74.00–83.00	76.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,071	58.00–77.00	66.10
4	—	888	45.00–50.00	47.69
63	—	953	45.00–72.00	60.92

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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