Sale reports / Kentucky / Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction / 2022-11-01

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 1
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
87 head
87 vs last sale 0 87 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
475 head
475 vs last sale 0 475 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
146 head
146 vs last sale 0 146 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $98.67/cwt on 3 head.
Average price
$98.67
3 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$485
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
49.65
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-249298.674853thin
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 sale3 hd
98.67
KY average24 barns · 5,274 hd
148.31
−49.65
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,67899.231,66534
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48174.341,10135
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26372.03909148
CowsLean 85-90%Average99161.0060530

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$10416
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A$11333
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)$1,0634thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$7232thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)$6552thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)$5828
BullsN/A1,105$8502thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen$1,22217
Open HeifersOpen$53811
Springer Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$1,0888
Springer Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)$6101thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 SteersLarge 383572.00/cwt72.00–72.006011
Dairy HeifersLarge 354552.00/cwt52.00–52.002833
Dairy HeifersLarge 375073.00/cwt73.00–73.005481
Dairy SteersLarge 353770.79/cwt60.00–76.003803
Springer HeifersApproved1,043.75/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0444
Springer HeifersApprovedJersey950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Fresh/Milking CowsCommonJersey725.00/head700.00–750.007252
Fresh/Milking CowsMedium933.33/head875.00–975.009333
Fresh/Milking CowsCommon587.50/head500.00–675.005882
Bred CowsMediumCrossbred560.00/head560.00–560.005601
Bred CowsApprovedBeef Cross750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Baby Bull CalvesN/A84.55/head50.00–120.008511
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey80.00/head80.00–80.00801
BullsN/ABeef Cross1,025700.00/head700.00–700.007001
BullsN/ABeef Cross1,1851,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Dairy HeifersLarge 365573.23/cwt60.00–80.004803
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 31,04075.00/cwt75.00–75.007801
Dairy SteersLarge 31,17095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,1121
Dairy SteersLarge 360885.00/cwt85.00–85.005172
Dairy HeifersLarge 374074.00/cwt74.00–74.005481
Dairy HeifersLarge 381075.00/cwt75.00–75.006081
Dairy HeifersLarge 391073.00/cwt73.00–73.006641
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,17486.21/cwt75.00–90.001,0124
Dairy SteersLarge 368495.73/cwt85.00–101.006553
Dairy SteersLarge 357889.00/cwt89.00–89.005142
Dairy SteersLarge 377896.52/cwt75.00–117.007517
Dairy SteersLarge 391565.00/cwt65.00–65.005951
Dairy SteersLarge 3Fancy593126.00/cwt126.00–126.007475
Dairy HeifersLarge 387078.00/cwt78.00–78.006791
Dairy SteersLarge 373590.00/cwt90.00–90.006621
Dairy SteersLarge 341192.82/cwt71.00–95.0038111
Dairy SteersLarge 337575.00/cwt75.00–75.002811
Dairy SteersLarge 388591.00/cwt91.00–91.008051
Dairy SteersLarge 333568.00/cwt68.00–68.002281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2360136.00/cwt136.00–136.004901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2635133.00/cwt133.00–133.008451
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2338100.00/cwt100.00–100.003382
HeifersMedium and Large 1-280096.00/cwt96.00–96.007681
BullsMedium 3535121.00/cwt121.00–121.006471
BullsMedium and Large 1-2335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005031
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42988.83/cwt85.00–93.001,2696
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19365.13/cwt60.00–69.0077739
Bulls1,72094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,6171
Bulls1,61882.25/cwt70.00–87.001,3318
Bulls1,656102.82/cwt91.00–109.001,70317
Bulls1,893116.60/cwt112.00–120.002,2075
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17253.54/cwt40.00–59.0062713
CowsLean 85-90%99365.31/cwt60.00–74.0064916
CowsLean 85-90%98153.89/cwt51.00–56.005299
CowsLean 85-90%91245.00/cwt44.00–46.004103
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51375.24/cwt71.00–82.001,13817
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47468.33/cwt66.00–70.001,0079
CowsLean 85-90%1,14582.50/cwt80.00–85.009452
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42758.33/cwt58.00–59.008323
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30575.76/cwt70.00–82.0098980
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29585.19/cwt83.00–90.001,10316
Bulls1,02066.00/cwt66.00–66.006731
Bulls1,870112.50/cwt112.00–113.002,1042
Baby Heifer CalvesN/AJersey180.00/head180.00–180.001801
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross171.43/head100.00–260.001717
Open HeifersApprovedBeef Cross560.00/head560.00–560.005601
Bred CowsApprovedCrossbred635.00/head635.00–635.006351
Baby Bull CalvesN/AAyshire190.00/head190.00–190.001901
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross153.33/head80.00–230.001533
Bred CowsApprovedBeef Cross660.00/head660.00–660.006602
Bred CowsSupremeBeef Cross1,062.50/head1,050.00–1,075.001,0634
Springer HeifersSupremeAyshire1,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Springer HeifersMediumBeef Cross625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred CowsMediumBeef Cross540.00/head475.00–575.005405
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A93.60/head40.00–230.009425
Open HeifersMedium386.25/head360.00–450.003864
Open HeifersApproved525.00/head525.00–525.005252
Open HeifersSupreme800.00/head750.00–825.008003
Open HeifersMediumJersey360.00/head360.00–360.003601
Bred CowsApprovedCrossbred710.00/head710.00–710.007101
Bred CowsApprovedBeef Cross735.00/head735.00–735.007351
Fresh/Milking CowsApproved1,195.83/head1,025.00–1,500.001,1966
Fresh/Milking CowsSupreme2,043.75/head1,875.00–2,150.002,0444
Springer HeifersMedium610.00/head610.00–610.006101
Springer HeifersSupreme1,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501

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.