Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-28

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	1,841	125.12	2,303	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,586	96.25	1,527	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,313	89.70	1,178	134
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	948	70.28	666	23

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	—	72	$207	19
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	76	$196	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	1,519	$1,735	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	1,443	$1,478	14
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	1,308	$1,578	32
Open Heifers	Open	—	275	$360	2thin
Springer Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	1,300	$1,850	1thin
Springer Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	850	$675	1thin
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	1,200	$1,660	3thin
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	1,000	$925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	950	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,007	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,185	126.33/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,497	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	215	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	340	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,235	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,247	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	444	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	635	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	274	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	425	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	55	130.00/head	130.00–130.00	130	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	150	420.00/head	420.00–420.00	420	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	65	163.52/head	40.00–360.00	164	7
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	1,547	1,791.91/head	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,792	7
Bred Cows	Approved	—	1,471	1,635.96/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,636	4
Springer Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	850	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	1,200	1,765.63/head	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,766	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	1,426	1,945.82/head	1,900.00–2,070.00	1,946	10
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	1,241	1,192.55/head	775.00–1,475.00	1,193	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	1,327	1,655.63/head	800.00–1,875.00	1,656	14
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	1,375	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium	—	1,500	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumCrossbred	—	1,125	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	973	800.25/head	710.00–900.00	800	3
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	275	360.00/head	360.00–360.00	360	2
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	1,200	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Springer Cows	Approved	—	1,300	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	61	230.82/head	160.00–250.00	231	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	65	145.45/head	100.00–150.00	145	11
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	150	520.00/head	520.00–520.00	520	2
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	1,000	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	1,444	1,447.13/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,447	12
Bulls	—	—	1,935	141.13/cwt	135.00–144.00	2,731	4
Bulls	—	—	1,827	122.83/cwt	114.00–133.00	2,244	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	88.01/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,433	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	101.94/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,613	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,135	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	78.27/cwt	77.00–80.00	755	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	75.69/cwt	68.00–91.00	943	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	87.24/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,121	99
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	61.58/cwt	60.00–69.00	534	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	71.83/cwt	70.00–76.00	705	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	99.36/cwt	94.00–107.00	1,404	31

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 30Last week 75Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 792Last week 484Year ago 585

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 92Last week 55Year ago 64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	950	106.00	106.00
3	—	1,185	125.00–129.00	126.33
1	—	215	158.00	158.00
3	—	1,235	101.00	101.00
4	—	444	143.00	143.00
5	—	274	155.00	155.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	55	130.00	130.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	5	—	61	160.00–250.00	230.82
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	11	—	65	100.00–150.00	145.45
—	N/A	2	—	150	520.00	520.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	150	420.00	420.00
—	N/A	7	—	65	40.00–360.00	163.52
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,547	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,791.91
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,471	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,635.96
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,444	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,447.13
Bred Cows — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,500	1,425.00	1,425.00
Springer Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	675.00	675.00
Springer Cows — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,850.00	1,850.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,765.63
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,450.00	1,450.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	925.00	925.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	10	—	1,426	1,900.00–2,070.00	1,945.82
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	4	—	1,241	775.00–1,475.00	1,192.55
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	14	—	1,327	800.00–1,875.00	1,655.63
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	1,125	700.00	700.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	3	—	973	710.00–900.00	800.25
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	2	—	275	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,935	135.00–144.00	141.13
28	—	1,827	114.00–133.00	122.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,628	85.00–90.00	88.01
9	—	1,582	97.00–108.00	101.94
1	—	1,455	78.00	78.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	964	77.00–80.00	78.27
6	—	867	60.00–69.00	61.58
13	—	981	70.00–76.00	71.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,246	68.00–91.00	75.69
99	—	1,285	80.00–95.00	87.24
31	—	1,413	94.00–107.00	99.36

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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