Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-22

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $77.84/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −135.04 against this barn's trailing median of $212.88.

Average price

$77.84

8 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$347

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−66.58

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 3	446	77.84	347	8thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

35 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $228.64, low $191.65, median $212.88 across 35 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 sale8 hd

77.84

—

KY average20 barns · 2,201 hd

144.42

−66.58

This barn, trailing median35 sales

212.88

−135.04

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	1,738	104.70	1,819	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	77.25	1,147	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,232	70.97	874	158
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	987	59.47	587	29

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	—	—	$118	20
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$119	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$692	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$575	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$675	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$635	1thin
Bulls	N/A	—	1,142	$917	3thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,083	12
Open Heifers	Open	—	527	$575	20
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,075	8

Every lot, as filed

77 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	Medium	—	—	934.00/head	850.00–1,050.00	934	5
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,316.67/head	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,317	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	100.00/head	100.00–100.00	100	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	165.00/head	80.00–360.00	165	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	110.00/head	90.00–130.00	110	2
Bulls	N/A	—	1,000	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	N/AJersey	—	1,100	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bulls	N/ACrossbred	—	1,325	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Replacement	—	1,035	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	994	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Replacement	—	1,300	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	962	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	445	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	165	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	708	40.11/cwt	30.00–50.00	284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	99.55/cwt	94.00–105.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	796	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	810	63.58/cwt	55.00–82.00	515	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	933	75.98/cwt	70.00–82.00	709	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Replacement	—	1,280	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,126	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Replacement	—	1,226	81.32/cwt	74.00–90.00	997	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	878	75.11/cwt	62.00–88.00	659	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Replacement	—	1,158	98.35/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,139	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	485	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	209	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	592	80.03/cwt	61.00–83.00	474	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Replacement	—	1,140	86.97/cwt	80.00–94.00	991	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	690	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	442	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	310	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	267	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	505	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	303	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	721	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	584	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	540	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	243	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	608	44.49/cwt	42.00–47.00	270	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	425	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	191	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	395	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	280	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	285	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	228	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	108.70/cwt	105.00–120.00	336	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	119.42/cwt	118.00–121.00	505	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	400	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	228	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	633	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	380	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	381	89.15/cwt	88.00–94.00	340	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	47.29/cwt	46.00–48.00	497	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	78.01/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,183	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	727	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	84.71/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,265	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	55.18/cwt	50.00–59.00	540	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	54.24/cwt	50.00–59.00	602	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	68.49/cwt	64.00–71.00	963	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	82.67/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,096	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	64.74/cwt	60.00–69.00	775	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	66.57/cwt	60.00–74.00	652	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	75.13/cwt	70.00–79.00	939	63
Bulls	—	—	1,846	116.23/cwt	111.00–123.00	2,146	10
Bulls	—	—	1,529	87.92/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,344	7
Bulls	—	—	1,761	104.84/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,846	16
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	93.75/head	20.00–200.00	94	8
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	40.00/head	40.00–40.00	40	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	72.50/head	40.00–100.00	73	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	106.15/head	30.00–230.00	106	13
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	650	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	6
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	475	510.00/head	510.00–510.00	510	3
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	635.00/head	635.00–635.00	635	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	—	362.50/head	350.00–375.00	363	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	300	260.00/head	260.00–260.00	260	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	—	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	200	210.00/head	210.00–210.00	210	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	600	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	237.50/head	200.00–260.00	238	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,462.50/head	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,463	2
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,333.33/head	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,333	3
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	500	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	4
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	868.75/head	800.00–925.00	869	4
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium	—	—	516.67/head	500.00–550.00	517	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	725.00/head	650.00–800.00	725	2

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 Nov 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 87Year ago 34

Slaughter CattleReceipts 503Last week 475Year ago 439

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 167Last week 146Year ago 284

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	850.00–1,050.00	934.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,316.67
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,462.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	650.00–800.00	725.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	100.00	100.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	80.00–360.00	165.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	90.00–130.00	110.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	13	—	—	30.00–230.00	106.15
Bulls$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Bulls — Jersey$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	1	—	1,100	850.00	850.00
Bulls — Crossbred$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	1	—	1,325	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	500.00–550.00	516.67
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	20.00–200.00	93.75
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	40.00	40.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	40.00–100.00	72.50
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	200.00–260.00	237.50
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	6	—	650	735.00	735.00
—	Open	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
—	Open	4	—	500	600.00	600.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	3	—	475	510.00	510.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	350.00–375.00	362.50
—	Open	1	—	300	260.00	260.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	560.00	560.00
—	Open	1	—	200	210.00	210.00
—	Open	1	—	600	600.00	600.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	675.00	675.00
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	635.00	635.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,333.33
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	—	800.00–925.00	868.75
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	96.00	96.00
1	—	1,300	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,280	88.00	88.00
3	—	1,226	74.00–90.00	81.32
3	—	1,158	95.00–102.00	98.35
2	—	1,140	80.00–94.00	86.97
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	37.00	37.00
2	—	708	30.00–50.00	40.11
5	—	810	55.00–82.00	63.58
2	—	933	70.00–82.00	75.98
2	—	878	62.00–88.00	75.11
1	—	505	60.00	60.00
2	—	608	42.00–47.00	44.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	94.00–105.00	99.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	92.00	92.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	43.00	43.00
7	—	592	61.00–83.00	80.03
1	—	690	64.00	64.00
1	—	310	86.00	86.00
4	—	721	81.00	81.00
1	—	540	45.00	45.00
1	—	425	45.00	45.00
2	—	395	71.00	71.00
2	—	285	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	309	105.00–120.00	108.70
2	—	423	118.00–121.00	119.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	74.00	74.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	57.00	57.00
2	—	633	60.00	60.00
5	—	381	88.00–94.00	89.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,052	46.00–48.00	47.29
13	—	978	50.00–59.00	55.18
13	—	980	60.00–74.00	66.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,516	72.00–81.00	78.01
1	—	1,425	51.00	51.00
11	—	1,493	83.00–88.00	84.71
8	—	1,406	64.00–71.00	68.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,109	50.00–59.00	54.24
26	—	1,326	80.00–88.00	82.67
56	—	1,197	60.00–69.00	64.74
63	—	1,250	70.00–79.00	75.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,846	111.00–123.00	116.23
7	—	1,529	84.00–94.00	87.92
16	—	1,761	98.00–110.00	104.84

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

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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

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