Sale reports / Kentucky / Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction / 2023-07-18

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 18
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
187 head
79 vs last sale 108 70 vs year ago 117 · +59.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
392 head
35 vs last sale 427 89 vs year ago 481 · 18.5%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
180 head
70 vs last sale 110 51 vs year ago 129 · +39.5%
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Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $158.96/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 36 comparable sales and sits 53.76 against this barn's trailing median of $212.72.
Average price
$158.96
19 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$846
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$619
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$84.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
53.18
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552167.8692617thin
Medium and Large 2-336883.333072thin
One grade step is worth $84.53/cwt here — about $619 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 sale19 hd
158.96
KY average26 barns · 2,452 hd
212.14
−53.18
This barn, trailing median36 sales
212.72
−53.76
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
BullsAverage1,776127.872,27156
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,540109.121,68023
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,389105.851,47059
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,13185.22964125
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,178132.561,5626thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,165136.671,5923thin

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$20438
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A$16036
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$1,3252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)$8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)$7714thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)$1,3003thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$1,1751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)$1,1252thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen$1,1825
Open HeifersOpen$73226
Springer Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)$1,5002thin
Springer Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$1,1775
Springer Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$1,6867
Springer Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)$1,37410

Every lot, as filed

113 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 SteersSmall and Medium 364089.50/cwt84.00–95.005732
Dairy SteersLarge 3Fancy285163.00/cwt163.00–163.004651
Dairy SteersLarge 3Fancy340160.00/cwt160.00–160.005441
Dairy HeifersLarge 389090.00/cwt90.00–90.008011
Dairy HeifersLarge 3823103.20/cwt90.00–116.008492
Dairy HeifersLarge 3915118.43/cwt106.00–131.001,0842
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,085119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2911
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,030122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2571
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added694151.11/cwt138.00–152.001,04917
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added879161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,4158
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2635114.00/cwt114.00–114.007241
SteersMedium and Large 1-2475176.00/cwt176.00–176.008361
Dairy HeifersLarge 3625112.00/cwt112.00–112.007001
Dairy HeifersLarge 3790110.00/cwt110.00–110.008691
Dairy HeifersLarge 3370109.00/cwt109.00–109.004031
Dairy HeifersLarge 3590112.49/cwt111.00–114.006642
SteersMedium and Large 1-2435161.00/cwt161.00–161.007001
SteersMedium and Large 2-3205100.00/cwt100.00–100.002051
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650110.00/cwt110.00–110.007151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,5871
SteersMedium and Large 2-334080.00/cwt80.00–80.002721
SteersMedium and Large 2-3295103.00/cwt103.00–103.003041
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
HeifersMedium and Large 2-361061.00/cwt61.00–61.003721
HeifersMedium and Large 2-379584.00/cwt84.00–84.006681
HeifersMedium and Large 2-338060.00/cwt60.00–60.002281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450208.00/cwt208.00–208.009361
SteersMedium and Large 2-3525115.00/cwt115.00–115.006041
Dairy SteersLarge 3311108.57/cwt100.00–120.003384
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added535154.00/cwt154.00–154.008241
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added556152.00/cwt152.00–152.008459
Dairy SteersLarge 3875105.00/cwt105.00–105.009191
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 368785.69/cwt76.00–95.005893
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 343584.00/cwt84.00–84.003651
Dairy SteersLarge 3640125.82/cwt102.00–130.0080510
Dairy SteersLarge 3480122.13/cwt110.00–130.005865
Dairy SteersLarge 3Fancy243157.00/cwt157.00–157.003822
Dairy SteersLarge 3780113.00/cwt113.00–113.008811
Dairy SteersLarge 3373107.69/cwt103.00–118.004023
Dairy SteersLarge 3728107.07/cwt100.00–114.007792
Dairy SteersLarge 3688111.39/cwt100.00–122.007664
Dairy SteersLarge 3580102.00/cwt100.00–104.005922
Dairy SteersLarge 3Fancy391158.00/cwt158.00–158.006187
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 332976.40/cwt74.00–84.002514
Dairy SteersLarge 3255123.00/cwt123.00–123.003141
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 358598.00/cwt98.00–98.005731
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 345088.00/cwt88.00–88.003961
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 372890.46/cwt88.00–93.006592
Dairy SteersLarge 3962100.06/cwt94.00–105.009633
Dairy SteersLarge 3525110.90/cwt100.00–122.005822
BullsMedium and Large 2-336883.33/cwt70.00–98.003072
BullsMedium and Large 1-2505140.00/cwt140.00–140.007071
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy470167.00/cwt167.00–167.007851
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy255168.00/cwt168.00–168.004281
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy575185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0645
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy528187.20/cwt187.00–188.009885
HeifersSelect and Choice1,178132.56/cwt127.00–137.001,5626
CowsBoner 80-85%1,398108.50/cwt100.00–118.001,51750
CowsLean 85-90%1,11070.03/cwt50.00–79.0077741
CowsLean 85-90%1,08384.30/cwt80.00–89.0091340
Bulls1,808124.94/cwt120.00–129.002,25921
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,543109.72/cwt100.00–122.001,69322
SteersSelect and Choice1,165136.67/cwt136.00–138.001,5923
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,4061
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31296.30/cwt90.00–99.001,2635
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36984.66/cwt81.00–88.001,1594
CowsLean 85-90%1,13694.73/cwt90.00–99.001,07623
CowsLean 85-90%1,260106.21/cwt101.00–115.001,33821
Bulls1,544113.05/cwt100.00–119.001,7459
Bulls1,830135.37/cwt130.00–144.002,47726
Bred HeifersApprovedBeef Cross1,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred HeifersApprovedBeef Cross1,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsMedium800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred CowsMediumJersey650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred CowsApprovedBeef Cross900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMediumBeef Cross767.50/head735.00–800.007682
Springer CowsSupreme1,500.00/head1,175.00–1,825.001,5002
Springer CowsSupreme1,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Springer CowsMediumJersey635.00/head635.00–635.006351
Bred HeifersMedium850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred HeifersApproved1,175.00/head1,150.00–1,200.001,1752
Baby Bull CalvesN/A207.27/head90.00–270.0020722
Open HeifersApproved760.00/head500.00–800.0076010
Open HeifersSupreme888.00/head885.00–900.0088810
BullsMedium and Large 1-2960116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1141
BullsMedium and Large 1-2473139.30/cwt131.00–147.006592
BullsMedium and Large 1-2725123.00/cwt123.00–123.008921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy445156.00/cwt156.00–156.006941
HeifersMedium and Large 2-348096.00/cwt96.00–96.004611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2945110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0401
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross206.43/head100.00–320.0020614
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey150.00/head40.00–260.001502
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross208.95/head70.00–340.0020919
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred102.00/head50.00–160.001025
Baby Heifer CalvesN/AJersey100.00/head50.00–150.001002
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A109.00/head40.00–180.0010910
Fresh/Milking CowsMedium742.50/head685.00–800.007432
Springer CowsApproved1,175.00/head1,125.00–1,275.001,1753
Open HeifersMedium450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Springer HeifersApproved1,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Fresh/Milking CowsMediumJersey875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Fresh/Milking CowsApproved1,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Fresh/Milking CowsSupreme1,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred HeifersSupreme1,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Open HeifersCommon350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Springer HeifersMediumCrossbred685.00/head685.00–685.006851
Springer HeifersSupreme1,729.17/head1,650.00–1,850.001,7296
Springer HeifersSupreme1,705.00/head1,575.00–1,850.001,7055
Springer HeifersApproved1,131.25/head950.00–1,350.001,1314
Bred CowsApprovedBeef Cross1,325.00/head1,275.00–1,375.001,3252
Open HeifersMediumBeef Cross675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Open HeifersMediumCrossbred560.00/head560.00–560.005601
Open HeifersCommonJersey255.00/head200.00–310.002552

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.