Sale reports / Kentucky / Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction / 2023-08-22

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 22
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
33 head
39 vs last sale 72 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
319 head
111 vs last sale 430 286 vs year ago 605 · 47.3%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
74 head
71 vs last sale 145 251 vs year ago 325 · 77.2%
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Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $161.20/cwt on 5 head.
Average price
$161.20
5 head · 784 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,264
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
81.65
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2784161.201,2645thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale5 hd
161.20
KY average25 barns · 4,748 hd
242.85
−81.65
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
BullsHigh1,677126.012,11321
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,559110.731,72624
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,341109.981,47572
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12395.781,075116
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceLow1,543111.501,7202thin

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$20817
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A$10420
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)$7251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)$1,4001thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen$1,3447
Open HeifersOpen$6802thin
Springer Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$1,3882thin
Springer Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)$1,6754thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 CowsMediumJersey542.50/head510.00–575.005432
Springer HeifersApproved1,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred HeifersApproved1,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsMediumBeef Cross725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A60.83/head40.00–110.006112
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross188.57/head140.00–270.001897
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred40.00/head40.00–40.00401
Baby Bull CalvesN/A115.71/head90.00–150.001167
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross295.56/head240.00–460.002969
Dairy SteersLarge 3640141.00/cwt141.00–141.009021
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 343583.00/cwt83.00–83.003611
Dairy HeifersLarge 3840113.00/cwt113.00–113.009491
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Value Added1,070120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2841
Dairy HeifersLarge 3740115.00/cwt115.00–115.008511
Dairy HeifersLarge 3868110.05/cwt100.00–115.009553
Dairy HeifersLarge 3795108.00/cwt108.00–108.008591
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3363108.00/cwt108.00–108.003922
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 374080.00/cwt80.00–80.005921
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 369586.00/cwt86.00–86.005981
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2304
SteersMedium and Large 1-2920150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3801
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2560125.00/cwt125.00–125.007001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750132.00/cwt132.00–132.009902
Fresh/Milking CowsApprovedJersey1,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Fresh/Milking CowsSupreme1,975.00/head1,725.00–2,175.001,9753
Fresh/Milking CowsApproved1,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Springer CowsApproved1,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Springer CowsSupreme1,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Open HeifersApproved900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Open HeifersMedium460.00/head460.00–460.004601
Springer HeifersSupreme1,766.67/head1,675.00–1,900.001,7673
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey60.00/head60.00–60.00601
Bulls1,838135.76/cwt130.00–140.002,4958
Bulls1,340115.60/cwt108.00–119.001,5495
Bulls1,726122.77/cwt120.00–129.002,1198
CowsBoner 80-85%1,322114.71/cwt110.00–129.001,51639
CowsBoner 80-85%1,354106.18/cwt101.00–109.001,43827
CowsLean 85-90%1,188104.55/cwt100.00–109.001,24234
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,584105.86/cwt104.00–109.001,6779
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,490109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,6241
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,595114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,8181
CowsLean 85-90%1,134113.81/cwt110.00–118.001,29117
CowsLean 85-90%1,08395.12/cwt90.00–99.001,03037
CowsLean 85-90%1,08975.06/cwt50.00–89.0081728
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,72084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,4451
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,531115.77/cwt111.00–121.001,77214
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40896.31/cwt94.00–99.001,3566

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.