Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week dairy feeder steers were steady, slaughter cows were steady with slaughter bulls being 1.00 lower this week not as much demand. Good demand and buyers for fresh dairy cows, springer cows and springer heifers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $107.27/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$107.27

4 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$471

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−58.51

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	439	107.27	471	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

107.27

—

KY average25 barns · 5,564 hd

165.78

−58.51

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	—	Low	1,623	99.46	1,614	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,274	72.25	920	128
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,513	71.54	1,082	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,043	60.82	634	17
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,280	96.00	1,229	1thin

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	—	—	$133	16
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$114	23
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	—	—	$685	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$599	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$578	4thin
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$1,188	2thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,113	4thin
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$404	20
Springer Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,250	7
Springer Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,144	8
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,346	18
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,063	2thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	850.00/head	800.00–900.00	850	2
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,062.50/head	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,063	2
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	—	411.67/head	385.00–445.00	412	9
Open Heifers	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Springer Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,181.25/head	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,181	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,125	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	98.33/head	50.00–140.00	98	12
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	120.00/head	50.00–200.00	120	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	120.00/head	110.00–150.00	120	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/AGuernsey	—	—	170.00/head	170.00–170.00	170	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	115.00/head	70.00–190.00	115	8
Bulls	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	1,187.50/head	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,188	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	532	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	298	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,004	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	853	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	625	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	481	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	790	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	703	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	675	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	439	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	560	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	302	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	950	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,007	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	485	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	490	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	845	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	642	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	640	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	563	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	879	75.74/cwt	70.00–80.00	666	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	315	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	202	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,053	100.75/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,061	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	825	80.99/cwt	80.00–82.00	668	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	358	112.73/cwt	80.00–120.00	404	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	490	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	412	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	927	74.83/cwt	62.00–88.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	90.53/cwt	89.00–92.00	480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	562	1
Bulls	—	—	1,359	87.25/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,186	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	69.50/cwt	68.00–73.00	763	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	60.33/cwt	57.00–64.00	605	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	51.00/cwt	45.00–56.00	523	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	76.54/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,143	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	57.94/cwt	50.00–62.00	735	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	63.17/cwt	60.00–65.00	954	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	70.86/cwt	66.00–74.00	1,081	22
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,280	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,229	1
Bulls	—	—	1,666	110.83/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,846	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	96.70/cwt	88.00–109.00	1,133	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	72.38/cwt	64.00–86.00	930	100
Bulls	—	—	940	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	639	1
Bulls	—	—	1,789	101.20/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,810	10
Bulls	—	—	1,665	112.00/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,865	2
Bulls	—	—	1,535	89.33/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,371	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	148.57/head	50.00–210.00	149	7
Springer Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	580.00/head	485.00–675.00	580	2
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	523.33/head	485.00–600.00	523	3
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	712.50/head	675.00–750.00	713	2
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	2
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Springer Cows	Medium	—	—	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Springer Cows	Approved	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Springer Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,387.50/head	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,388	2
Springer Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,533.33/head	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,533	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	150.00/head	110.00–250.00	150	4
Springer Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	3
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,210.00/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,210	5
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,497.73/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,498	11
Open Heifers	Medium	—	—	203.33/head	190.00–210.00	203	3
Open Heifers	Approved	—	—	472.86/head	435.00–535.00	473	7
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	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 Oct 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 7Year ago 163

Slaughter CattleReceipts 346Last week 684Year ago 393

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 137Last week 67Year ago 204

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–900.00	850.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,062.50
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,210.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,497.73
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	9	—	—	385.00–445.00	411.67
Open Heifers — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	450.00	450.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	190.00–210.00	203.33
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	7	—	—	435.00–535.00	472.86
Springer Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,181.25
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Springer Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Springer Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Springer Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Springer Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,387.50
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,533.33
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,125.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	—	—	50.00–140.00	98.33
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	50.00–200.00	120.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	110.00–150.00	120.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	110.00–250.00	150.00
Baby Bull Calves — Guernsey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	170.00	170.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	70.00–190.00	115.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	50.00–210.00	148.57
Bulls — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,187.50
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	485.00–675.00	580.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	675.00–750.00	712.50
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	—	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	485.00–600.00	523.33
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	575.00	575.00
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	—	700.00	700.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	56.00	56.00
5	—	1,004	85.00	85.00
2	—	625	77.00	77.00
1	—	790	89.00	89.00
1	—	675	65.00	65.00
1	—	560	54.00	54.00
1	—	950	106.00	106.00
4	—	879	70.00–80.00	75.74
1	—	315	64.00	64.00
8	—	1,053	100.00–101.00	100.75
2	—	825	80.00–82.00	80.99
1	—	490	84.00	84.00
3	—	927	62.00–88.00	74.83
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	101.00	101.00
1	—	845	76.00	76.00
1	—	640	88.00	88.00
6	—	358	80.00–120.00	112.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	89.00–92.00	90.53
1	—	270	154.00	154.00
1	—	425	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	104.00	104.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · estimate wt
4	—	1,359	81.00–90.00	87.25
6	—	1,666	107.00–119.00	110.83
1	—	940	68.00	68.00
10	—	1,789	95.00–105.00	101.20
2	—	1,665	111.00–113.00	112.00
3	—	1,535	86.00–94.00	89.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · estimate wt
6	—	1,098	68.00–73.00	69.50
6	—	1,003	57.00–64.00	60.33
5	—	1,025	45.00–56.00	51.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · estimate wt
13	—	1,493	75.00–80.00	76.54
6	—	1,510	60.00–65.00	63.17
22	—	1,525	66.00–74.00	70.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · estimate wt
18	—	1,269	50.00–62.00	57.94
10	—	1,172	88.00–109.00	96.70
100	—	1,285	64.00–86.00	72.38
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · estimate wt
1	—	1,280	96.00	96.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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