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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 24
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
105 head
96 vs last sale 9 30 vs year ago 75 · +40.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
441 head
37 vs last sale 478 79 vs year ago 520 · 15.2%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
111 head
169 vs last sale 280 4 vs year ago 115 · 3.5%
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Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $137.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 36 comparable sales and sits 75.72 against this barn's trailing median of $212.72.
Average price
$137.00
4 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$725
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
19.81
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529137.007254thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

36 sales
243217191165median 212.7212/1602/1704/2106/2308/18
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $228.64, low $178.57, median $212.72 across 36 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 sale4 hd
137.00
KY average23 barns · 1,792 hd
156.81
−19.81
This barn, trailing median36 sales
212.72
−75.72
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
BullsLow1,629105.001,71128
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,59776.381,22029
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27872.81930117
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06764.7469123

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$11413
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A$11216
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$1,0253thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)$8251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)$8504thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)$7601thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen$8176
Open HeifersOpen$44914
Springer Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$1,1132thin
Springer Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)$7966
Springer Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$7751thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2529137.00/cwt137.00–137.007254
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Fancy373129.00/cwt129.00–129.004812
Dairy HeifersLarge 381896.00/cwt96.00–96.007852
Dairy SteersLarge 3Fancy393141.00/cwt141.00–141.0055413
Dairy SteersLarge 3Fancy585127.00/cwt127.00–127.007431
Dairy SteersLarge 393084.00/cwt84.00–84.007811
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross170.00/head50.00–280.001704
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey40.00/head40.00–40.00401
Baby Bull CalvesN/A95.00/head40.00–190.00958
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross160.00/head80.00–300.001606
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A83.50/head40.00–130.008410
Bred CowsSupremeBeef Cross1,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Fresh/Milking CowsMediumJersey575.00/head550.00–600.005752
Fresh/Milking CowsApproved737.50/head700.00–775.007382
Fresh/Milking CowsSupreme1,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Open HeifersSupreme875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Springer HeifersApprovedJersey700.00/head700.00–700.007003
Springer HeifersSupreme950.00/head900.00–1,000.009502
Springer HeifersApproved775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Springer HeifersApproved775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Fresh/Milking CowsApprovedGuernsey800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Springer CowsSupreme1,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Springer CowsApproved700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Open HeifersApprovedBeef Cross500.00/head500.00–500.005001
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57065.60/cwt64.00–67.001,0305
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50089.00/cwt84.00–100.001,3355
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,63075.89/cwt70.00–80.001,23719
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16456.64/cwt51.00–63.0065911
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27083.70/cwt80.00–95.001,06323
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29571.94/cwt64.00–79.0093283
CowsLean 85-90%98550.20/cwt40.00–55.004945
CowsLean 85-90%1,04674.14/cwt72.00–77.007767
CowsLean 85-90%1,11865.36/cwt61.00–71.0073111
Bulls1,42586.00/cwt85.00–87.001,2263
Bulls1,689112.86/cwt108.00–120.001,90614
Bulls1,586101.00/cwt91.00–105.001,6025
Bulls1,21588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,0691
Bulls1,628106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,7262
Bulls1,76599.00/cwt98.00–100.001,7473
Bred HeifersSupreme1,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred HeifersApproved760.00/head760.00–760.007601
Bred HeifersApproved812.50/head800.00–825.008132
Bred HeifersMediumBeef Cross600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred CowsApprovedCrossbred875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred CowsApprovedCrossbred825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Open HeifersMedium337.50/head300.00–360.003388
Open HeifersApproved535.00/head535.00–535.005353
Open HeifersApprovedJersey600.00/head600.00–600.006001

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.