Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week dairy steers were steady with replacement dairy heifers in higher demand. Good demand and buyers for fresh dairy

cows and bred's and slaughter cows and bulls were steady with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −82.88 against this barn's trailing median of $212.88.

Average price

$130.00

2 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.15

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	583	130.00	757	2thin

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 sale2 hd

130.00

—

KY average25 barns · 2,773 hd

146.15

−16.15

This barn, trailing median35 sales

212.88

−82.88

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	1,682	94.40	1,588	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,529	66.83	1,022	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	64.21	799	110
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	58.92	613	36

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	—	—	$141	27
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$137	28
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,175	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$925	1thin
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$925	2thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,267	3thin
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$675	11
Springer Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$980	6
Springer Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$725	3thin
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$675	1thin
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	905	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	885	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	797	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Replacement	—	1,150	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,208	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Replacement	—	1,284	102.39/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,315	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Replacement	—	1,355	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,518	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	565	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	328	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	870	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	505	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	665	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	751	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Replacement	—	995	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,075	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Replacement	—	1,145	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,328	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Replacement	—	1,040	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,050	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	355	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	359	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	960	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	768	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	418	87.29/cwt	71.00–105.00	365	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	645	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	555	3
Bulls	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	925.00/head	900.00–950.00	925	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	140.71/head	70.00–200.00	141	14
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	140.77/head	60.00–250.00	141	13
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	175.00/head	120.00–220.00	175	6
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	176.67/head	150.00–190.00	177	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AGuernsey	—	—	80.00/head	80.00–80.00	80	1
Springer Heifers	MediumCrossbred	—	—	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,087.50/head	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,088	2
Springer Cows	Medium	—	—	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	—	803.57/head	625.00–875.00	804	7
Open Heifers	Medium	—	—	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	4
Springer Heifers	CommonJersey	—	—	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	120.56/head	40.00–180.00	121	18
Springer Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,537.50/head	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,538	2
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Springer Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Springer Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Springer Cows	MediumCrossbred	—	—	685.00/head	685.00–685.00	685	3
Springer Cows	Approved	—	—	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bulls	—	—	1,713	64.00/cwt	52.00–75.00	1,096	3
Bulls	—	—	1,950	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,970	1
Bulls	—	—	1,753	107.21/cwt	101.00–120.00	1,879	14
Bulls	—	—	1,430	92.36/cwt	81.00–99.00	1,321	11
Bulls	—	—	1,919	91.80/cwt	85.00–99.00	1,762	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	75.13/cwt	73.00–84.00	908	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	943	2
Bulls	—	—	1,763	74.67/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,316	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	65.24/cwt	60.00–72.00	827	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	48.89/cwt	45.00–51.00	469	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	60.35/cwt	54.00–65.00	643	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	564	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	73.25/cwt	70.00–78.00	790	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	56.26/cwt	50.00–59.00	681	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	65.55/cwt	62.00–69.00	995	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	72.00/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,110	8

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 Dec 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 68Last week 0Year ago 76

Slaughter CattleReceipts 451Last week 0Year ago 284

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 132Last week 88Year ago 118

Compared to last week dairy steers were steady with replacement dairy heifers in higher demand. Good demand and buyers for fresh dairy

cows and bred's and slaughter cows and bulls were steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	160.00	160.00
1	—	905	100.00	100.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	90.00	90.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	105.00	105.00
3	—	1,284	97.00–105.00	102.39
1	—	1,355	112.00	112.00
1	—	995	108.00	108.00
2	—	1,145	116.00	116.00
1	—	1,040	101.00	101.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	58.00	58.00
1	—	870	58.00	58.00
1	—	665	113.00	113.00
1	—	355	101.00	101.00
1	—	960	80.00	80.00
2	—	418	71.00–105.00	87.29
3	—	645	86.00	86.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	900.00–950.00	925.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	14	—	—	70.00–200.00	140.71
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	13	—	—	60.00–250.00	140.77
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	120.00–220.00	175.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	150.00–190.00	176.67
Baby Heifer Calves — Guernsey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	80.00	80.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	18	—	—	40.00–180.00	120.56
Springer Heifers — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	675.00	675.00
Springer Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	300.00	300.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,625.00	1,625.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,087.50
Springer Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	500.00	500.00
Springer Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,537.50
Springer Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Springer Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Springer Cows — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	—	685.00	685.00
Springer Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	7	—	—	625.00–875.00	803.57
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	450.00	450.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · estimate wt
3	—	1,713	52.00–75.00	64.00
1	—	1,950	101.00	101.00
14	—	1,753	101.00–120.00	107.21
11	—	1,430	81.00–99.00	92.36
5	—	1,919	85.00–99.00	91.80
3	—	1,763	73.00–77.00	74.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · estimate wt
15	—	1,208	73.00–84.00	75.13
67	—	1,267	60.00–72.00	65.24
1	—	1,225	46.00	46.00
27	—	1,211	50.00–59.00	56.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · estimate wt
2	—	1,598	59.00	59.00
20	—	1,518	62.00–69.00	65.55
8	—	1,541	70.00–75.00	72.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · estimate wt
9	—	960	45.00–51.00	48.89
23	—	1,066	54.00–65.00	60.35
4	—	1,078	70.00–78.00	73.25

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

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