Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-16

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.07/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$127.07

4 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−71.36

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	615	127.07	781	4thin

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 sale4 hd

127.07

—

KY average26 barns · 6,045 hd

198.43

−71.36

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	1,656	120.92	2,002	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,633	103.82	1,695	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,340	99.68	1,336	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,054	85.04	896	127

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	—	—	$252	23
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$204	19
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,232	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,191	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,080	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,065	13
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,258	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,081	4thin
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$1,129	5
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,244	29
Open Heifers	Open	—	375	$453	7
Springer Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,194	4thin
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$875	2thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	835.00/head	700.00–950.00	835	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	147.50/head	60.00–240.00	148	8
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	245.00/head	230.00–260.00	245	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	316.92/head	180.00–420.00	317	13
Bulls	N/A	—	—	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	2
Bulls	N/AJersey	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bulls	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	1,437.50/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,438	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	395	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	201	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	1,130	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,153	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	870	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	783	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	750	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	713	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Fancy	—	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Fancy	—	400	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	348	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	580	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	464	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	750	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	480	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	410	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	279	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	477	79.34/cwt	76.00–82.00	378	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	855	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	667	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	695	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	473	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	358	154.96/cwt	153.00–157.00	555	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	540	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	292	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,025	93.00/cwt	92.00–94.00	953	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	970	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	863	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	925	83.48/cwt	80.00–87.00	772	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	650	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	546	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	628	123.98/cwt	119.00–129.00	779	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	372	127.65/cwt	123.00–130.00	475	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	661	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	925	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	890	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,184	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	265	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	403	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	490	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	652	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	335	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	415	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	240	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	307	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	568	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	767	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	292	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	385	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	130.63/cwt	117.00–145.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	550	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	100.24/cwt	95.00–114.00	1,145	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	76.05/cwt	70.00–81.00	763	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,166	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	102.57/cwt	95.00–117.00	1,372	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	91.10/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,222	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	87.21/cwt	82.00–94.00	929	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	57.86/cwt	49.00–68.00	527	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,634	105.38/cwt	97.00–114.00	1,722	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	88.22/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,429	3
Bulls	—	—	1,706	130.53/cwt	124.00–145.00	2,227	17
Bulls	—	—	1,424	100.82/cwt	90.00–109.00	1,436	6
Bulls	—	—	1,705	117.04/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,996	11
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	800.00/head	750.00–850.00	800	2
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	900.00/head	800.00–950.00	900	4
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	776.67/head	460.00–950.00	777	6
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	151.54/head	50.00–250.00	152	13
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	185.00/head	170.00–200.00	185	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	385.00/head	300.00–420.00	385	4
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,518.75/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,519	4
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,232.14/head	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,232	7
Bred Cows	Medium	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,287.50/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,288	2
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,225	3
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	1,135.00/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,135	10
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	1,130.00/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,130	5
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,712.50/head	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,713	2
Open Heifers	Approved	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	375	280.00/head	280.00–280.00	280	3
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Springer Cows	Approved	—	—	1,193.75/head	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,194	4
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	816.67/head	775.00–850.00	817	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,672.92/head	1,425.00–1,900.00	1,673	12
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,161.11/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,161	9
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	300.00/head	275.00–325.00	300	2
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	—	240.00/head	200.00–280.00	240	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 May 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 70Year ago 225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 433Last week 469Year ago 490

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 162Last week 114Year ago 133

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	700.00–950.00	835.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	12	—	—	1,425.00–1,900.00	1,672.92
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	9	—	—	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,161.11
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	275.00–325.00	300.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	60.00–240.00	147.50
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	230.00–260.00	245.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	13	—	—	180.00–420.00	316.92
Bulls$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	810.00	810.00
Bulls — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bulls — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,437.50
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–850.00	800.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	800.00–950.00	900.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	460.00–950.00	776.67
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,518.75
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,712.50
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,232.14
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,225.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,135.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,130.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	13	—	—	50.00–250.00	151.54
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	170.00–200.00	185.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	300.00–420.00	385.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,875.00	1,875.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,287.50
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	775.00–850.00	816.67
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
—	Open	3	—	375	280.00	280.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	200.00–280.00	240.00
Springer Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,193.75
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	—	875.00	875.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	51.00	51.00
1	—	750	64.00	64.00
1	—	410	68.00	68.00
3	—	477	76.00–82.00	79.34
1	—	855	78.00	78.00
1	—	695	68.00	68.00
1	—	540	54.00	54.00
2	—	1,025	92.00–94.00	93.00
1	—	970	89.00	89.00
2	—	925	80.00–87.00	83.48
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	102.00	102.00
1	—	870	90.00	90.00
1	—	750	95.00	95.00
1	—	580	80.00	80.00
1	—	650	84.00	84.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	100.00	100.00
1	—	400	87.00	87.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	153.00–157.00	154.96
1	—	265	152.00	152.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	119.00–129.00	123.98
3	—	372	123.00–130.00	127.65
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
4	—	490	133.00	133.00
2	—	335	124.00	124.00
2	—	240	128.00	128.00
3	—	568	135.00	135.00
3	—	292	132.00	132.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	661	140.00	140.00
1	—	890	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	133.00	133.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	117.00–145.00	130.63
1	—	1,130	116.00	116.00
1	—	570	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,142	95.00–114.00	100.24
32	—	1,003	70.00–81.00	76.05
66	—	1,065	82.00–94.00	87.21
7	—	910	49.00–68.00	57.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	81.00	81.00
57	—	1,338	95.00–117.00	102.57
17	—	1,341	86.00–94.00	91.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,634	97.00–114.00	105.38
3	—	1,620	84.00–94.00	88.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,706	124.00–145.00	130.53
6	—	1,424	90.00–109.00	100.82
11	—	1,705	115.00–121.00	117.04

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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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

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle