Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-15

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $104.98/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$104.98

4 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$504

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$36.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−126.38

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	845	132.00	1,115	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	637	95.97	611	3thin

One grade step is worth $36.03/cwt here — about $504 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

104.98

—

KY average27 barns · 6,707 hd

231.36

−126.38

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	—	Low	1,611	131.51	2,118	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,335	112.95	1,508	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,569	110.49	1,734	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,097	94.93	1,041	151
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,195	124.62	1,490	13
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,282	118.67	1,521	3thin

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	—	—	$172	53
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$104	31
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$650	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$956	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$800	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,711	7
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$631	10
Springer Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,775	1thin
Springer Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$900	1thin
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,750	1thin
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,119	4thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Open Heifers	Common	—	—	260.00/head	260.00–260.00	260	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,150	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	100.00/head	100.00–100.00	100	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	256.36/head	140.00–350.00	256	11
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	35.00/head	30.00–40.00	35	2
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	156.41/head	70.00–250.00	156	39
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	875	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	700	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	905	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	796	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	670	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	496	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	1,038	123.99/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,287	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	335	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,197	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	800	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	680	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	1,020	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,469	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	284	91.50/cwt	88.00–103.00	260	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	423	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	622	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	890	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,121	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	573	74.64/cwt	71.00–78.00	428	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	358	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	469	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	250	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	340	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	586	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	820	3
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	360	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	400	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	495	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	698	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	610	98.97/cwt	95.00–103.00	604	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	600	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	95.96/cwt	92.00–100.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	90.23/cwt	84.00–94.00	997	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	115.04/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,257	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,905	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,676	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	115.07/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,774	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	104.33/cwt	96.00–109.00	1,641	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,130	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,258	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,472	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,330	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,623	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,228	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,658	4
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,181	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,417	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	75.66/cwt	40.00–104.00	748	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	115.85/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,503	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	100.57/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,160	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,479	104.04/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,539	15
Bulls	—	—	1,255	116.01/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,456	4
Bulls	—	—	1,858	142.19/cwt	135.00–148.00	2,642	9
Bulls	—	—	1,544	128.67/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,987	12
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,025.00–1,450.00	1,275	3
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	650.00/head	600.00–700.00	650	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	77.69/head	40.00–150.00	78	13
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	72.00/head	40.00–110.00	72	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	184.44/head	90.00–350.00	184	9
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	50.00/head	40.00–70.00	50	4
Open Heifers	Approved	—	—	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	5
Springer Cows	Medium	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Springer Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	850.00/head	800.00–900.00	850	2
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,062.50/head	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,063	2
Bred Heifers	MediumJersey	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,150	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,318.75/head	1,675.00–2,575.00	2,319	4
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Springer Heifers	MediumJersey	—	—	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	—	350.00/head	300.00–400.00	350	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 Aug 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 82Year ago 68

Slaughter CattleReceipts 430Last week 448Year ago 445

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 145Last week 169Year ago 104

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	260.00	260.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,150.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	610.00	610.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	300.00–400.00	350.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	400.00	400.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,150.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,675.00–2,575.00	2,318.75
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	100.00	100.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	—	—	140.00–350.00	256.36
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	30.00–40.00	35.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	39	—	—	70.00–250.00	156.41
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	600.00–700.00	650.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,025.00–1,450.00	1,275.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Springer Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	650.00	650.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	13	—	—	40.00–150.00	77.69
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	40.00–110.00	72.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	90.00–350.00	184.44
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	40.00–70.00	50.00
Springer Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Springer Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–900.00	850.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,062.50
Bred Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	80.00	80.00
1	—	905	88.00	88.00
1	—	670	74.00	74.00
2	—	573	71.00–78.00	74.64
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	120.00–128.00	123.99
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	139.00	139.00
1	—	890	126.00	126.00
2	—	358	131.00	131.00
1	—	250	136.00	136.00
3	—	586	140.00	140.00
1	—	495	141.00	141.00
1	—	640	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	85.00	85.00
4	—	284	88.00–103.00	91.50
1	—	360	111.00	111.00
2	—	610	95.00–103.00	98.97
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	144.00	144.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	164.00	164.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	92.00–100.00	95.96
1	—	555	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,105	84.00–94.00	90.23
23	—	1,093	110.00–125.00	115.04
33	—	988	40.00–104.00	75.66
60	—	1,153	95.00–109.00	100.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,905	88.00	88.00
13	—	1,542	110.00–125.00	115.07
6	—	1,573	96.00–109.00	104.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	93.00	93.00
53	—	1,297	110.00–127.00	115.85
15	—	1,479	95.00–109.00	104.04
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	117.00	117.00
1	—	1,330	122.00	122.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,228	135.00	135.00
9	—	1,181	120.00	120.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,255	112.00–119.00	116.01
9	—	1,858	135.00–148.00	142.19
12	—	1,544	122.00–134.00	128.67

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

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Replacement Dairy Cattle

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Slaughter Cattle