Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-01

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 / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	492	98.67	485	3thin

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,678	99.23	1,665	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,481	74.34	1,101	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,263	72.03	909	148
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	61.00	605	30

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	—	—	$104	16
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$113	33
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,063	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$723	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$655	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$582	8
Bulls	N/A	—	1,105	$850	2thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,222	17
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$538	11
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,088	8
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$610	1thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	835	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	601	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	545	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	283	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	750	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	548	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	537	70.79/cwt	60.00–76.00	380	3
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,043.75/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,044	4
Springer Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	725.00/head	700.00–750.00	725	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	933.33/head	875.00–975.00	933	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	587.50/head	500.00–675.00	588	2
Bred Cows	MediumCrossbred	—	—	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	84.55/head	50.00–120.00	85	11
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	80.00/head	80.00–80.00	80	1
Bulls	N/ABeef Cross	—	1,025	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bulls	N/ABeef Cross	—	1,185	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	655	73.23/cwt	60.00–80.00	480	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	1,040	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	780	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,170	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,112	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	608	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	517	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	740	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	548	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	810	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	608	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	910	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	664	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,174	86.21/cwt	75.00–90.00	1,012	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	684	95.73/cwt	85.00–101.00	655	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	578	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	514	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	778	96.52/cwt	75.00–117.00	751	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	915	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	595	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	593	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	747	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	870	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	679	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	411	92.82/cwt	71.00–95.00	381	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	375	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	281	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	885	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	805	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	335	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	535	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	88.83/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,269	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	65.13/cwt	60.00–69.00	777	39
Bulls	—	—	1,720	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,617	1
Bulls	—	—	1,618	82.25/cwt	70.00–87.00	1,331	8
Bulls	—	—	1,656	102.82/cwt	91.00–109.00	1,703	17
Bulls	—	—	1,893	116.60/cwt	112.00–120.00	2,207	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	53.54/cwt	40.00–59.00	627	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	65.31/cwt	60.00–74.00	649	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	53.89/cwt	51.00–56.00	529	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	45.00/cwt	44.00–46.00	410	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	75.24/cwt	71.00–82.00	1,138	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	68.33/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,007	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	82.50/cwt	80.00–85.00	945	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	58.33/cwt	58.00–59.00	832	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	75.76/cwt	70.00–82.00	989	80
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	85.19/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,103	16
Bulls	—	—	1,020	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	673	1
Bulls	—	—	1,870	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	2,104	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	180.00/head	180.00–180.00	180	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	171.43/head	100.00–260.00	171	7
Open Heifers	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedCrossbred	—	—	635.00/head	635.00–635.00	635	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AAyshire	—	—	190.00/head	190.00–190.00	190	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	153.33/head	80.00–230.00	153	3
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	2
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,062.50/head	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,063	4
Springer Heifers	SupremeAyshire	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Springer Heifers	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	540.00/head	475.00–575.00	540	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	93.60/head	40.00–230.00	94	25
Open Heifers	Medium	—	—	386.25/head	360.00–450.00	386	4
Open Heifers	Approved	—	—	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	2
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	—	800.00/head	750.00–825.00	800	3
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	—	—	360.00/head	360.00–360.00	360	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedCrossbred	—	—	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,195.83/head	1,025.00–1,500.00	1,196	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,043.75/head	1,875.00–2,150.00	2,044	4
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 475Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 146Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	72.00	72.00
3	—	537	60.00–76.00	70.79
1	—	1,170	95.00	95.00
2	—	608	85.00	85.00
3	—	684	85.00–101.00	95.73
2	—	578	89.00	89.00
7	—	778	75.00–117.00	96.52
1	—	915	65.00	65.00
1	—	735	90.00	90.00
11	—	411	71.00–95.00	92.82
1	—	375	75.00	75.00
1	—	885	91.00	91.00
1	—	335	68.00	68.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	593	126.00	126.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	52.00	52.00
1	—	750	73.00	73.00
3	—	655	60.00–80.00	73.23
1	—	740	74.00	74.00
1	—	810	75.00	75.00
1	—	910	73.00	73.00
4	—	1,174	75.00–90.00	86.21
1	—	870	78.00	78.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	75.00	75.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	136.00	136.00
1	—	635	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	100.00	100.00
1	—	800	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	150.00	150.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,043.75
Springer Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme · Ayshire$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Springer Heifers — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	625.00	625.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	610.00	610.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	700.00–750.00	725.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	875.00–975.00	933.33
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	500.00–675.00	587.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	1,025.00–1,500.00	1,195.83
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,875.00–2,150.00	2,043.75
Bred Cows — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	560.00	560.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	660.00	660.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	735.00	735.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	635.00	635.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	710.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,062.50
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	475.00–575.00	540.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	—	—	50.00–120.00	84.55
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	80.00	80.00
Baby Bull Calves — Ayshire$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	190.00	190.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	80.00–230.00	153.33
Bulls — Beef Cross$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	1	—	1,025	700.00	700.00
—	N/A	1	—	1,185	1,000.00	1,000.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	180.00	180.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	100.00–260.00	171.43
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	25	—	—	40.00–230.00	93.60
Open Heifers — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	560.00	560.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	360.00–450.00	386.25
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	525.00	525.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	750.00–825.00	800.00
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · estimate wt
6	—	1,429	85.00–93.00	88.83
17	—	1,513	71.00–82.00	75.24
9	—	1,474	66.00–70.00	68.33
3	—	1,427	58.00–59.00	58.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · estimate wt
39	—	1,193	60.00–69.00	65.13
13	—	1,172	40.00–59.00	53.54
80	—	1,305	70.00–82.00	75.76
16	—	1,295	83.00–90.00	85.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · estimate wt
16	—	993	60.00–74.00	65.31
9	—	981	51.00–56.00	53.89
3	—	912	44.00–46.00	45.00
2	—	1,145	80.00–85.00	82.50
Bulls$ per cwt · estimate wt
1	—	1,720	94.00	94.00
8	—	1,618	70.00–87.00	82.25
17	—	1,656	91.00–109.00	102.82
5	—	1,893	112.00–120.00	116.60
1	—	1,020	66.00	66.00
2	—	1,870	112.00–113.00	112.50

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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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Slaughter Cattle