Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-18

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	1,797	120.22	2,160	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,555	99.66	1,550	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,316	93.57	1,231	165
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	70.74	689	28

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	—	67	$201	17
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	68	$141	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	1,033	$1,143	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	875	$925	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	905	$963	2thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	1,150	$1,196	8
Open Heifers	Open	—	271	$329	11

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	710	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	902	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	565	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	520	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	515	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	633	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	65	240.00/head	240.00–240.00	240	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	65	125.00/head	125.00–125.00	125	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	68	143.58/head	130.00–150.00	144	6
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	1,000	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	1,050	1,089.29/head	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,089	2
Bred Cows	Medium	—	750	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	1,000	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	750	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedCrossbred	—	1,200	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	1,117	1,263.06/head	1,125.00–1,475.00	1,263	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	1,300	1,563.46/head	1,550.00–1,575.00	1,563	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	1,300	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	1,010	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	800	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	400	430.00/head	430.00–430.00	430	3
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	215	270.00/head	270.00–270.00	270	5
Open Heifers	Medium	—	235	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	68	188.55/head	185.00–210.00	189	13
Bulls	—	—	1,946	134.73/cwt	134.00–137.00	2,622	4
Bulls	—	—	1,378	95.60/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,317	2
Bulls	—	—	1,817	119.49/cwt	101.00–129.00	2,171	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	76.44/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,092	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	91.11/cwt	81.00–98.00	1,195	116
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	102.60/cwt	98.00–116.00	1,345	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	106.12/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,553	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	68.98/cwt	58.00–75.00	664	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	82.91/cwt	79.00–88.00	815	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	49.97/cwt	44.00–60.00	499	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	94.81/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,540	4

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.

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

Tue Apr 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 11Last week 25Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 585Last week 496Year ago 585

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 58Last week 40Year ago 64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
1	—	710	127.00	127.00
1	—	390	150.00	150.00
1	—	515	123.00	123.00
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	92.00	92.00

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	4	—	65	240.00	240.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	13	—	68	185.00–210.00	188.55
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	65	125.00	125.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	6	—	68	130.00–150.00	143.58
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,089.29
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	750.00	750.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	750	450.00	450.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	1,200	1,175.00	1,175.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	3	—	1,117	1,125.00–1,475.00	1,263.06
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	2	—	1,300	1,550.00–1,575.00	1,563.46
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	1,300	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	925.00	925.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	3	—	400	430.00	430.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	5	—	215	270.00	270.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	3	—	235	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,946	134.00–137.00	134.73
2	—	1,378	94.00–98.00	95.60
12	—	1,817	101.00–129.00	119.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,428	73.00–80.00	76.44
116	—	1,312	81.00–98.00	91.11
43	—	1,311	98.00–116.00	102.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,463	100.00–110.00	106.12
4	—	1,624	90.00–97.00	94.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	962	58.00–75.00	68.98
9	—	983	79.00–88.00	82.91
4	—	998	44.00–60.00	49.97

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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