Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-14

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.71/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$107.71

7 head · 859 lb average

Value per head Derived

$926

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−80.47

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 3	859	107.71	926	7thin

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 sale7 hd

107.71

—

KY average25 barns · 6,622 hd

188.19

−80.47

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	1,744	118.70	2,070	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,597	93.26	1,489	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,289	89.64	1,156	120
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	72.03	718	25

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	—	70	$239	2thin
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	104	$255	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	1,044	$1,050	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	1,100	$725	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	1,335	$1,654	4thin
Open Heifers	Open	—	472	$601	27
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	949	$957	7

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	900	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	990	3
Heifers	Large 3	—	829	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	879	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	45	30.00/head	30.00–30.00	30	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	1,093	1,192.91/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,193	3
Springer Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	800	738.28/head	725.00–750.00	738	2
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	1,100	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	70	239.29/head	100.00–360.00	239	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	150	430.00/head	430.00–430.00	430	2
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	985	1,062.18/head	810.00–1,500.00	1,062	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	70	130.00/head	130.00–130.00	130	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	1,350	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	1,330	1,480.31/head	1,410.00–1,525.00	1,480	3
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	1,100	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	995	908.00/head	875.00–975.00	908	3
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	472	601.18/head	535.00–635.00	601	27
Bulls	—	—	1,995	134.11/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,675	6
Bulls	—	—	1,325	93.62/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,240	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	117.52/cwt	103.00–129.00	2,027	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	71.53/cwt	60.00–78.00	841	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	54.18/cwt	51.00–57.00	516	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	72.73/cwt	65.00–75.00	730	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	79.25/cwt	77.00–82.00	773	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	88.98/cwt	81.00–99.00	1,153	95
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	103.76/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,363	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,754	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	90.91/cwt	82.00–97.00	1,438	5

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 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7Last week 105Year ago 75

Slaughter CattleReceipts 494Last week 586Year ago 520

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 61Last week 36Year ago 115

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	900	110.00	110.00
4	—	829	106.00	106.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	45	30.00	30.00
—	N/A	2	—	150	430.00	430.00
—	N/A	1	—	70	130.00	130.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,093	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,192.91
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	725.00	725.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	995	875.00–975.00	908.00
Springer Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	800	725.00–750.00	738.28
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	975.00	975.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	985	810.00–1,500.00	1,062.18
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	2	—	70	100.00–360.00	239.29
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	1,350	2,175.00	2,175.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	3	—	1,330	1,410.00–1,525.00	1,480.31
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	27	—	472	535.00–635.00	601.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,995	130.00–136.00	134.11
2	—	1,325	90.00–98.00	93.62
36	—	1,725	103.00–129.00	117.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,176	60.00–78.00	71.53
95	—	1,296	81.00–99.00	88.98
16	—	1,314	100.00–116.00	103.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	51.00–57.00	54.18
20	—	1,004	65.00–75.00	72.73
3	—	975	77.00–82.00	79.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	105.00	105.00
5	—	1,582	82.00–97.00	90.91

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