Sale reports / Kentucky / Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction / 2023-05-23

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, May 23
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
87 head
7 vs last sale 80 138 vs year ago 225 · 61.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
418 head
15 vs last sale 433 72 vs year ago 490 · 14.7%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
113 head
49 vs last sale 162 20 vs year ago 133 · 15.0%
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Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $152.32/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 36 comparable sales and sits 60.40 against this barn's trailing median of $212.72.
Average price
$152.32
13 head · 446 lb average
Value per head Derived
$679
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$350
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$42.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
49.40
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2489168.758258thin
Medium and Large 2-3377126.044755thin
One grade step is worth $42.71/cwt here — about $350 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

36 sales
243217191165median 212.7212/1602/1704/2106/2308/18
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $228.64, low $178.57, median $212.72 across 36 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale13 hd
152.32
KY average24 barns · 2,359 hd
201.72
−49.40
This barn, trailing median36 sales
212.72
−60.40
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,585133.212,11240
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,560116.801,82222
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,350108.021,45961
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09992.981,022105

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Baby Bull CalvesN/A$17837
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A$18831
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)$1,2002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$1,0503thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)$5982thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)$4501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)$1,2455
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)$8445
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen$1,2805
Open HeifersOpen$6787
Springer Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)$6001thin
Springer Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)$8736
Springer Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$8502thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross310.00/head190.00–450.0031013
Baby Bull CalvesN/A82.73/head30.00–160.008311
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred112.00/head50.00–180.001125
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross305.00/head180.00–380.0030516
HeifersMedium and Large 2-374582.00/cwt82.00–82.006111
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3360135.99/cwt135.00–137.004902
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2470150.00/cwt150.00–150.007051
BullsMedium and Large 2-3565145.00/cwt145.00–145.008191
BullsMedium and Large 1-2270167.00/cwt167.00–167.004511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600159.00/cwt159.00–159.009541
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,000123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,2301
SteersMedium and Large 1-2270199.00/cwt199.00–199.005371
SteersMedium and Large 2-3380123.00/cwt123.00–123.004671
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300144.00/cwt144.00–144.004321
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,100120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3201
BullsMedium and Large 1-2490166.00/cwt166.00–166.008131
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3582121.41/cwt119.00–122.007075
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3392122.00/cwt122.00–122.004785
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3507120.99/cwt120.00–123.006139
Dairy SteersLarge 3Fancy425143.00/cwt143.00–143.006081
Dairy HeifersLarge 390594.00/cwt94.00–94.008511
Dairy HeifersLarge 377583.00/cwt83.00–83.006431
Dairy SteersLarge 3685126.00/cwt126.00–126.008631
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3410128.00/cwt128.00–128.005251
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Fancy46092.00/cwt92.00–92.004231
Dairy SteersLarge 3535127.00/cwt127.00–127.006791
Dairy SteersLarge 3340139.00/cwt139.00–139.004731
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3465122.80/cwt116.00–125.005714
Dairy SteersLarge 3350137.00/cwt137.00–137.004801
BullsMedium and Large 2-3395113.00/cwt113.00–113.004461
BullsMedium and Large 2-3255127.00/cwt127.00–127.003241
BullsMedium and Large 2-3335122.59/cwt117.50–128.004112
BullsMedium and Large 1-2440152.00/cwt152.00–152.006691
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy430184.00/cwt184.00–184.007911
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy560174.00/cwt174.00–174.009743
CowsLean 85-90%1,04883.97/cwt80.00–89.0088028
CowsLean 85-90%1,09094.57/cwt90.00–99.001,03131
CowsLean 85-90%1,06369.58/cwt51.00–79.0074013
CowsLean 85-90%1,164108.34/cwt100.00–120.001,26133
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,560116.80/cwt102.00–133.001,82222
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42585.26/cwt82.00–88.001,2154
CowsBoner 80-85%1,335112.76/cwt100.00–127.001,50547
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39294.83/cwt90.00–99.001,32010
Bulls1,655138.02/cwt126.00–157.002,28430
Bulls1,452122.83/cwt119.00–125.001,7837
Bulls1,198109.32/cwt102.00–114.001,3103
Bred HeifersMediumBeef Cross835.00/head835.00–835.008351
Bred CowsMediumJersey560.00/head560.00–560.005601
Bred CowsApprovedBeef Cross1,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Bred CowsApprovedBeef Cross1,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0503
Bred CowsMediumBeef Cross635.00/head635.00–635.006351
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A102.27/head10.00–190.0010211
Springer CowsMediumJersey600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred HeifersMedium875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred HeifersMedium795.00/head700.00–985.007953
Bred HeifersApproved1,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred HeifersApproved1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey44.00/head30.00–80.00445
Springer HeifersApproved1,125.00/head1,000.00–1,250.001,1252
Springer HeifersMediumJersey850.00/head800.00–900.008502
Springer HeifersMediumJersey746.25/head700.00–800.007464
Open HeifersMedium667.50/head360.00–975.006682
Open HeifersApproved1,037.50/head1,025.00–1,050.001,0382
Bred CowsCommonBeef Cross450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Fresh/Milking CowsApproved1,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Fresh/Milking CowsSupreme1,937.50/head1,925.00–1,950.001,9382
Fresh/Milking CowsMediumJersey637.50/head575.00–700.006382
Open HeifersMediumJersey445.00/head375.00–510.004453
Bred HeifersSupreme1,383.33/head1,325.00–1,425.001,3833
Baby Heifer CalvesN/AJersey40.00/head20.00–80.00404
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred173.33/head150.00–190.001733

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.