Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-04

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.00/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$138.00

5 head · 753 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,039

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−71.10

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	753	138.00	1,039	5thin

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 sale5 hd

138.00

—

KY average23 barns · 6,225 hd

209.10

−71.10

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	1,694	118.83	2,012	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	93.68	1,377	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,293	89.32	1,155	89
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	71.64	723	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	—	66	$143	19
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	62	$110	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	952	$809	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	850	$600	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	1,166	$1,174	9
Open Heifers	Open	—	391	$396	19

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Bulls	—	—	1,573	104.09/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,637	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	71.29/cwt	63.00–80.00	712	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	84.41/cwt	82.00–86.00	854	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	75.82/cwt	73.00–79.00	823	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	88.28/cwt	80.00–99.00	1,135	79
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	102.95/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,460	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	93.68/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,377	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	753	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,039	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	67	210.00/head	150.00–330.00	210	5
Bred Cows	Medium	—	1,013	731.48/head	650.00–800.00	731	2
Open Heifers	Approved	—	700	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	66	118.51/head	40.00–230.00	119	14
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	60	122.08/head	90.00–160.00	122	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	63	104.76/head	80.00–110.00	105	5
Open Heifers	MediumAyshire	—	285	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	900	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	1,117	965.67/head	800.00–1,050.00	966	3
Open Heifers	Approved	—	225	285.00/head	285.00–285.00	285	7
Open Heifers	Medium	—	400	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	1,259	1,413.13/head	1,075.00–1,675.00	1,413	5
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	934	819.08/head	800.00–825.00	819	4
Bred Cows	Approved	—	900	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	850	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Heifers	MediumAyshire	—	850	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	325	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	3
Open Heifers	Approved	—	600	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Bulls	—	—	1,665	119.00/cwt	109.00–129.00	1,981	29
Bulls	—	—	1,952	132.77/cwt	130.00–145.00	2,592	6

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 Apr 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 25Last week 30Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 496Last week 792Year ago 585

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 40Last week 92Year ago 64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,573	95.00–108.00	104.09
29	—	1,665	109.00–129.00	119.00
6	—	1,952	130.00–145.00	132.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	999	63.00–80.00	71.29
3	—	1,012	82.00–86.00	84.41
1	—	1,205	40.00	40.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	73.00–79.00	75.82
79	—	1,286	80.00–99.00	88.28
8	—	1,418	100.00–112.00	102.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,470	87.00–97.00	93.68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	753	138.00	138.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	455	150.00	150.00
3	—	385	150.00	150.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	5	—	67	150.00–330.00	210.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	14	—	66	40.00–230.00	118.51
Bred Cows — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,013	650.00–800.00	731.48
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	934	800.00–825.00	819.08
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	925.00	925.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	2	—	700	835.00	835.00
—	Open	7	—	225	285.00	285.00
—	Open	3	—	325	300.00	300.00
—	Open	2	—	600	600.00	600.00
Open Heifers — Medium · Ayshire$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	2	—	285	200.00	200.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	900	760.00	760.00
—	Open	2	—	400	300.00	300.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	2	—	60	90.00–160.00	122.08
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	5	—	63	80.00–110.00	104.76
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	3	—	1,117	800.00–1,050.00	965.67
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	5	—	1,259	1,075.00–1,675.00	1,413.13
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	850	600.00	600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium · Ayshire$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	600.00	600.00

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

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle