Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-21

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.50/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$106.50

2 head · 935 lb average

Value per head Derived

$996

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−62.15

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 3	935	106.50	996	2thin

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 sale2 hd

106.50

—

KY average24 barns · 5,719 hd

168.65

−62.15

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	1,819	126.17	2,295	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	97.04	1,500	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	87.82	1,093	165
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	940	61.81	581	15

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	—	63	$159	15
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	55	$75	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	874	$756	8
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	963	$830	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	900	$718	2thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	1,121	$1,409	14
Open Heifers	Open	—	600	$585	2thin
Springer Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	1,130	$1,151	13

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Heifers	Large 3	—	875	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	875	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	995	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,124	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	403	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	564	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	620	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	843	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	365	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	434	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	263	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	350	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	63	158.72/head	75.00–290.00	159	15
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	45	90.00/head	90.00–90.00	90	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	57	71.58/head	10.00–130.00	72	5
Bred Cows	Approved	—	850	733.33/head	725.00–775.00	733	6
Bred Cows	MediumJersey	—	885	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium	—	1,010	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	1,011	1,191.07/head	1,050.00–1,375.00	1,191	4
Springer Cows	Approved	—	1,142	1,208.44/head	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,208	7
Open Heifers	Medium	—	600	585.00/head	585.00–585.00	585	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	850	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumCrossbred	—	1,050	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	1,285	1,974.03/head	1,800.00–2,175.00	1,974	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	1,151	1,423.67/head	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,424	4
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	900	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	1
Bred Heifers	MediumCrossbred	—	975	785.77/head	735.00–825.00	786	2
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	950	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	900	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Springer Cows	Supreme	—	1,520	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Springer Cows	Medium	—	1,036	946.04/head	850.00–1,025.00	946	5
Bulls	—	—	1,623	93.56/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,518	2
Bulls	—	—	1,796	125.23/cwt	104.00–135.00	2,249	17
Bulls	—	—	1,974	142.41/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,811	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	90.32/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,404	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	102.08/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,570	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	65.63/cwt	60.00–75.00	625	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	51.32/cwt	38.00–60.00	465	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	87.64/cwt	70.00–98.00	1,062	126
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,411	100.15/cwt	91.00–106.00	1,413	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	62.03/cwt	60.00–68.00	752	12

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 Feb 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 20Last week 24Year ago 75

Slaughter CattleReceipts 584Last week 824Year ago 520

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 55Last week 54Year ago 115

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	100.00	100.00
1	—	995	113.00	113.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	403	140.00	140.00
5	—	620	136.00	136.00
1	—	365	119.00	119.00
2	—	263	133.00	133.00
2	—	770	120.00	120.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	15	—	63	75.00–290.00	158.72
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	45	90.00	90.00
—	N/A	5	—	57	10.00–130.00	71.58
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	850	725.00–775.00	733.33
Bred Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	850.00	850.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	4	—	1,011	1,050.00–1,375.00	1,191.07
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	850	700.00	700.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	1,050	675.00	675.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	4	—	1,285	1,800.00–2,175.00	1,974.03
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	4	—	1,151	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,423.67
Springer Cows — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,142	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,208.44
Springer Cows — Supreme$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,520	1,775.00	1,775.00
Springer Cows — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,036	850.00–1,025.00	946.04
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	2	—	600	585.00	585.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	785.00	785.00
Bred Heifers — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	735.00–825.00	785.77
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	875.00	875.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	92.00–95.00	93.56
17	—	1,796	104.00–135.00	125.23
5	—	1,974	140.00–144.00	142.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,555	85.00–94.00	90.32
4	—	1,538	99.00–105.00	102.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	952	60.00–75.00	65.63
4	—	907	38.00–60.00	51.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	1,212	70.00–98.00	87.64
27	—	1,411	91.00–106.00	100.15
12	—	1,212	60.00–68.00	62.03

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