Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-07

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.00/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$127.00

6 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−58.50

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 3	577	127.00	733	6thin

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 sale6 hd

127.00

—

KY average23 barns · 6,146 hd

185.50

−58.50

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	1,758	120.83	2,125	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,580	104.56	1,652	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,343	93.71	1,259	122
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	71.51	679	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	—	71	$112	10
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	50	$66	17
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	1,100	$1,425	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	1,125	$1,313	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	1,000	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	963	$1,074	7
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	1,238	$1,498	11
Open Heifers	Open	—	446	$462	35

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	577	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	733	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	328	109.62/cwt	95.00–119.00	360	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	136.86/cwt	110.00–142.00	780	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	620	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	794	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	664	122.38/cwt	103.00–142.00	813	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	408	149.03/cwt	131.00–152.00	608	22
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	478	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	430	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	432	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	449	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,020	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,102	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	460	142.62/cwt	125.00–145.00	656	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	290	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	296	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	69	115.64/head	80.00–150.00	116	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	58	155.65/head	150.00–160.00	156	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	45	30.00/head	30.00–30.00	30	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	45	40.00/head	40.00–40.00	40	4
Bred Cows	Approved	—	1,100	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	1,150	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	546	509.83/head	460.00–585.00	510	8
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	944	909.59/head	850.00–975.00	910	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	1,125	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	1,326	1,597.38/head	1,375.00–1,800.00	1,597	8
Bred Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	1,000	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	951	1,066.13/head	925.00–1,150.00	1,066	4
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	—	300	320.00/head	320.00–320.00	320	2
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	—	250	211.00/head	211.00–211.00	211	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,409	105.20/cwt	95.00–118.00	1,482	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	59.00/cwt	58.00–60.00	531	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	76.53/cwt	76.00–77.00	672	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	105.82/cwt	97.00–112.00	1,670	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,058	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	66.92/cwt	61.00–74.00	797	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	72.87/cwt	58.00–92.00	708	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,472	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	90.81/cwt	75.00–99.00	1,208	70
Bulls	—	—	1,848	135.13/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,497	2
Bulls	—	—	1,423	96.89/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,379	2
Bulls	—	—	1,789	122.04/cwt	111.00–126.00	2,183	16
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	35	39.29/head	20.00–50.00	39	2
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	1,000	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	912	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	1,250	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	75	98.00/head	80.00–110.00	98	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	60	170.00/head	170.00–170.00	170	1
Bred Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	875	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	600	585.00/head	585.00–585.00	585	5
Open Heifers	Approved	—	285	285.00/head	285.00–285.00	285	4
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	322	409.14/head	385.00–435.00	409	9
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	56	64.33/head	60.00–70.00	64	6
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	50	130.00/head	130.00–130.00	130	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	700	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	3
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	500	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmers Regional Livestock Auction of Glasgow Dairy Auction - Smiths Grove, KY

Tue Mar 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 105Last week 20Year ago 75

Slaughter CattleReceipts 586Last week 584Year ago 520

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 36Last week 55Year ago 115

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	577	127.00	127.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	328	95.00–119.00	109.62
13	—	570	110.00–142.00	136.86
2	—	620	128.00	128.00
6	—	664	103.00–142.00	122.38
22	—	408	131.00–152.00	149.03
4	—	1,020	108.00	108.00
18	—	460	125.00–145.00	142.62
1	—	290	102.00	102.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	90.00	90.00
3	—	432	104.00	104.00

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	4	—	69	80.00–150.00	115.64
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	5	—	75	80.00–110.00	98.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	60	170.00	170.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	2	—	58	150.00–160.00	155.65
—	N/A	2	—	45	30.00	30.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	4	—	45	40.00	40.00
—	N/A	6	—	56	60.00–70.00	64.33
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	2	—	35	20.00–50.00	39.29
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	50	130.00	130.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,000.00	1,000.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	850.00	850.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	951	925.00–1,150.00	1,066.13
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	912	925.00	925.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	8	—	546	460.00–585.00	509.83
—	Open	5	—	600	585.00	585.00
—	Open	4	—	285	285.00	285.00
—	Open	3	—	700	760.00	760.00
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	2	—	300	320.00	320.00
—	Open	2	—	250	211.00	211.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	9	—	322	385.00–435.00	409.14
—	Open	2	—	500	500.00	500.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	2	—	944	850.00–975.00	909.59
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	1,125	1,875.00	1,875.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	8	—	1,326	1,375.00–1,800.00	1,597.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,409	95.00–118.00	105.20
1	—	1,125	94.00	94.00
10	—	1,191	61.00–74.00	66.92
70	—	1,330	75.00–99.00	90.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	58.00–60.00	59.00
2	—	878	76.00–77.00	76.53
11	—	972	58.00–92.00	72.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,578	97.00–112.00	105.82
1	—	1,600	92.00	92.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,848	130.00–140.00	135.13
2	—	1,423	94.00–99.00	96.89
16	—	1,789	111.00–126.00	122.04

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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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