Sale reports / Kentucky / Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction / 2023-06-20

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 20
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
89 head
61 vs last sale 150 43 vs year ago 132 · 32.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
413 head
55 vs last sale 468 80 vs year ago 493 · 16.2%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
132 head
50 vs last sale 182 33 vs year ago 165 · 20.0%
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Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $111.00/cwt on 4 head.
Average price
$111.00
4 head · 746 lb average
Value per head Derived
$828
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$87
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$38.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
115.66
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2658130.008552thin
Medium and Large 2-383592.007682thin
One grade step is worth $38.00/cwt here — about $87 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.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale4 hd
111.00
KY average25 barns · 5,270 hd
226.66
−115.66
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
BullsAverage1,617122.411,97947
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,407100.961,42177
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,548100.051,54811
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13685.48971105
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,440130.001,8721thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,530132.002,0201thin

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$19338
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A$20543
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)$1,4002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)$1,0423thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)$9755
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$7884thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)$1,1033thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)$1,0882thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen$1,2788
Open HeifersOpen$4367
Springer Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)$1,4634thin
Springer Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$1,1333thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Fresh/Milking CowsMediumJersey825.00/head775.00–875.008252
Fresh/Milking CowsMediumCrossbred900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Springer HeifersSupreme1,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred CowsMediumBeef Cross800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A73.75/head40.00–130.00748
Baby Heifer CalvesN/AJersey47.50/head10.00–120.00484
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey122.00/head40.00–210.001225
Baby Bull CalvesN/AGuernsey200.00/head200.00–200.002001
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred160.00/head160.00–160.001602
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,075116.81/cwt105.00–125.001,2563
Dairy HeifersLarge 360590.00/cwt90.00–90.005451
Dairy HeifersLarge 3780110.00/cwt110.00–110.008581
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Value Added480114.00/cwt114.00–114.005471
Dairy HeifersLarge 356091.00/cwt91.00–91.005101
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,135120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3622
Dairy HeifersLarge 352069.01/cwt68.00–70.003592
Dairy HeifersLarge 3935110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0291
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Value Added975124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2094
Dairy HeifersLarge 370084.00/cwt84.00–84.005881
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 391098.00/cwt98.00–98.008921
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 330549.00/cwt49.00–49.001491
Dairy SteersLarge 3310130.00/cwt130.00–130.004031
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,033120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2403
Dairy HeifersLarge 3885116.03/cwt111.00–121.001,0272
Dairy SteersLarge 3255126.00/cwt126.00–126.003211
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added565142.00/cwt142.00–142.008021
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added940130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2221
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added680136.00/cwt136.00–136.009251
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added520139.00/cwt139.00–139.007231
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 329590.00/cwt90.00–90.002661
Dairy HeifersLarge 342086.00/cwt86.00–86.003611
Dairy HeifersLarge 367384.50/cwt84.00–85.005692
Dairy SteersLarge 3470118.00/cwt118.00–118.005552
Dairy SteersLarge 3418121.48/cwt118.00–126.005087
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400129.00/cwt129.00–129.005161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added915131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1991
SteersMedium and Large 2-373586.00/cwt86.00–86.006321
SteersMedium and Large 2-393598.00/cwt98.00–98.009161
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added425179.00/cwt179.00–179.007611
BullsMedium and Large 2-3470110.00/cwt110.00–110.005171
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,3521
CowsLean 85-90%1,16593.71/cwt90.00–99.001,09224
CowsLean 85-90%1,10384.13/cwt80.00–89.0092837
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,525104.08/cwt102.00–111.001,5876
HeifersSelect and Choice1,530132.00/cwt132.00–132.002,0201
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56698.03/cwt97.00–99.001,5354
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,440130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,8721
CowsLean 85-90%1,14272.84/cwt40.00–79.0083231
CowsLean 85-90%1,164104.26/cwt100.00–114.001,21413
CowsBoner 80-85%1,44894.76/cwt90.00–99.001,37226
CowsBoner 80-85%1,44684.82/cwt80.00–88.001,2264
CowsBoner 80-85%1,381105.77/cwt100.00–124.001,46147
Bulls1,671121.72/cwt116.00–128.002,03422
Bulls1,259104.30/cwt84.00–115.001,31310
Bulls1,777135.48/cwt130.00–144.002,40715
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross264.44/head110.00–490.0026427
Baby Bull CalvesN/A149.41/head60.00–270.0014917
Bred CowsMediumJersey825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred CowsMediumCrossbred900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsApprovedBeef Cross1,041.67/head925.00–1,250.001,0423
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross282.31/head150.00–460.0028213
Bred CowsApprovedBeef Cross1,018.75/head900.00–1,325.001,0194
Bred CowsMediumBeef Cross712.50/head625.00–800.007132
Open HeifersCommonJersey230.00/head210.00–250.002302
Bred HeifersApproved1,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred HeifersSupreme1,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred225.00/head120.00–320.002254
Bred HeifersApprovedBeef Cross950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred HeifersMediumBeef Cross735.00/head735.00–735.007351
Springer HeifersApprovedJersey975.00/head950.00–1,000.009752
Springer HeifersSupremeBeef Cross1,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Open HeifersMedium410.00/head410.00–410.004101
Bred CowsApprovedBeef Cross1,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Springer HeifersSupreme1,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Springer HeifersApprovedJersey925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Open HeifersCommon285.00/head285.00–285.002851
Open HeifersApproved825.00/head800.00–850.008252
Open HeifersCommonCrossbred250.00/head250.00–250.002501
Bred HeifersApproved1,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Fresh/Milking CowsApproved1,225.00/head1,050.00–1,500.001,2253
Fresh/Milking CowsSupreme2,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002

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.