Sale reports / Kentucky / Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction / 2023-05-30

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, May 30
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
145 head
58 vs last sale 87 80 vs year ago 225 · 35.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
522 head
104 vs last sale 418 32 vs year ago 490 · +6.5%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
123 head
10 vs last sale 113 10 vs year ago 133 · 7.5%
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Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $161.07/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 36 comparable sales and sits 51.65 against this barn's trailing median of $212.72.
Average price
$161.07
14 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$868
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$205
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$61.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
32.92
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2523169.8388912thin
Medium and Large 2-3630108.506842thin
One grade step is worth $61.33/cwt here — about $205 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 sale14 hd
161.07
KY average19 barns · 1,232 hd
193.99
−32.92
This barn, trailing median36 sales
212.72
−51.65
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
BullsLow1,666128.802,14657
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,569112.451,76418
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,366109.181,49182
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11393.731,043166

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$28142
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A$17521
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)$1,0752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)$1,0178
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$97312
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)$6302thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)$9253thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)$9106
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)$8245
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen$1,05311
Open HeifersOpen$55720
Springer Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)$1,2555

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Dairy HeifersLarge 389074.00/cwt74.00–74.006591
Dairy SteersLarge 3Fancy455131.00/cwt131.00–131.005961
Dairy SteersLarge 3Fancy445128.00/cwt128.00–128.005701
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Value Added1,120116.64/cwt114.00–120.001,3063
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added768131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0062
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Value Added1,050116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2181
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Value Added1,175120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4101
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 339064.00/cwt64.00–64.002501
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,070110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1771
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 360570.00/cwt70.00–70.004241
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,135105.01/cwt102.00–108.001,1923
SteersMedium and Large 2-3675100.00/cwt100.00–100.006751
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,030131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,3491
SteersMedium and Large 1-2720163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1741
SteersMedium and Large 2-356080.00/cwt80.00–80.004481
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added820140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1481
SteersMedium and Large 1-2305188.00/cwt188.00–188.005731
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3810106.00/cwt106.00–106.008591
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2370158.00/cwt158.00–158.005851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2680131.00/cwt131.00–131.008911
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3380106.00/cwt106.00–106.004031
HeifersMedium and Large 2-399589.00/cwt89.00–89.008861
SteersMedium and Large 2-363593.00/cwt93.00–93.005911
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600114.00/cwt114.00–114.006841
BullsMedium and Large 1-2244198.00/cwt198.00–198.004834
Dairy HeifersLarge 355090.00/cwt90.00–90.004951
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 353489.29/cwt71.00–100.004774
Dairy HeifersLarge 397797.02/cwt93.00–100.009483
Dairy SteersLarge 386597.00/cwt97.00–97.008391
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 374584.00/cwt84.00–84.006261
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added955130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2421
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added877129.06/cwt126.00–130.001,13213
Dairy SteersLarge 3335123.00/cwt123.00–123.004121
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added719141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0146
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 346386.28/cwt80.00–92.503992
Dairy SteersLarge 3690111.00/cwt111.00–111.007661
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3695103.00/cwt103.00–103.007161
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 358496.72/cwt81.00–105.005654
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 364090.00/cwt90.00–90.005761
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 336075.14/cwt70.00–80.002712
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 378096.00/cwt96.00–96.007491
Dairy SteersLarge 3713121.61/cwt120.00–127.008675
Dairy SteersLarge 3560121.00/cwt121.00–121.006781
Dairy SteersLarge 3795120.00/cwt120.00–120.009541
BullsMedium and Large 1-2855116.00/cwt116.00–116.009921
BullsMedium and Large 1-2680144.00/cwt144.00–144.009791
BullsMedium and Large 2-3660103.00/cwt103.00–103.006801
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,155105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,2131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2385188.00/cwt188.00–188.007241
BullsMedium and Large 1-2505177.00/cwt177.00–177.008941
CowsBoner 80-85%1,68089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,4951
CowsBoner 80-85%1,43894.10/cwt91.00–98.001,3536
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,3961
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,574113.54/cwt104.00–128.001,78717
CowsLean 85-90%1,09594.32/cwt90.00–99.001,03346
CowsLean 85-90%1,12768.54/cwt40.00–79.0077231
CowsLean 85-90%1,10985.87/cwt80.00–89.0095225
CowsLean 85-90%1,120108.58/cwt100.00–124.001,21664
CowsBoner 80-85%1,356110.65/cwt100.00–130.001,50075
Bulls1,418100.43/cwt95.00–112.001,4244
Bulls1,740135.12/cwt126.00–155.002,35137
Bulls1,557121.29/cwt115.00–125.001,88816
Bred CowsCommonBeef Cross450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross349.00/head260.00–440.0034910
Bred CowsApprovedBeef Cross1,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0752
Bred CowsMediumBeef Cross810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Bred CowsMediumBeef Cross753.33/head650.00–900.007533
Bred CowsMediumBeef Cross755.00/head725.00–785.007552
Bred HeifersMediumBeef Cross900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Baby Heifer CalvesN/AJersey85.00/head80.00–90.00852
Bred HeifersMediumBeef Cross711.67/head600.00–835.007123
Bred CowsApproved1,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred CowsApprovedBeef Cross1,111.43/head1,060.00–1,150.001,1117
Bred CowsApprovedBeef Cross1,104.17/head1,075.00–1,125.001,1046
Bred HeifersApproved1,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2575172.00/cwt172.00–172.009893
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2215192.00/cwt192.00–192.004131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2320188.00/cwt188.00–188.006021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,075104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,1181
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey230.00/head230.00–230.002302
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred170.00/head120.00–260.001703
Baby Bull CalvesN/A272.59/head90.00–420.0027327
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross241.67/head190.00–310.002426
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred310.00/head250.00–370.003102
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A130.00/head40.00–210.0013011
Fresh/Milking CowsMediumCrossbred637.50/head600.00–675.006382
Fresh/Milking CowsMediumJersey642.50/head625.00–660.006432
Fresh/Milking CowsSupreme1,975.00/head1,800.00–2,250.001,9753
Fresh/Milking CowsMedium883.33/head850.00–900.008833
Fresh/Milking CowsCommon450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Open HeifersApproved647.08/head360.00–770.0064712
Open HeifersMedium421.25/head350.00–550.004218
Springer HeifersSupreme1,437.50/head1,375.00–1,500.001,4382
Springer HeifersApproved1,133.33/head1,000.00–1,250.001,1333
Bred HeifersMediumBeef Cross925.00/head925.00–925.009253
Bred HeifersApprovedBrown Swiss1,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred HeifersMediumCrossbred900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred HeifersMediumCrossbred792.50/head710.00–875.007932
Bred HeifersMediumJersey660.00/head660.00–660.006601
Bred HeifersMediumJersey937.50/head900.00–975.009382
Bred CowsCommonBeef Cross410.00/head410.00–410.004101

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.