Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-12

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.50/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$138.50

10 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$457

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

$95.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−108.91

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	476	167.14	796	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	473	71.67	339	3thin

One grade step is worth $95.48/cwt here — about $457 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 sale10 hd

138.50

—

KY average25 barns · 7,745 hd

247.41

−108.91

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	—	High	1,546	128.77	1,991	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	114.32	1,804	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,379	110.15	1,519	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,142	96.44	1,101	166
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,333	130.43	1,739	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,108	128.55	1,424	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,683	127.11	2,139	2thin

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	—	—	$285	57
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$148	30
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,477	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,422	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,350	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$909	9
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,793	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,475	8
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,433	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	—	—	$435	3thin
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$668	2thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,458	19
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$505	12
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,725	2thin
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,388	2thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Bulls	N/AJersey	—	—	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	349.35/head	60.00–550.00	349	31
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,328.57/head	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,329	7
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	1,355.00/head	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,355	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	70.00/head	30.00–110.00	70	2
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,725	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	990	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	669	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	1,085	120.96/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,312	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	700	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	458	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	578	1
Bulls	N/AAyshire	—	—	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,828.57/head	1,500.00–2,350.00	1,829	7
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,288.64/head	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,289	11
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	940	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,119	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	822	114.66/cwt	114.00–116.00	943	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	855	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,017	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	755	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	529	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	805	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	628	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	385	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	293	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	452	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	407	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	670	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	563	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	1,040	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,305	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	4
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	415	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	394	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	380	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	369	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	545	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	512	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	427	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	461	3
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	615	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	566	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	492	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,317	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	159.87/cwt	151.00–169.00	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	509	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	105.86/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,662	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	116.19/cwt	110.00–132.00	1,556	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	105.50/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,503	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,229	104.26/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,281	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	118.49/cwt	110.00–134.00	1,880	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	84.85/cwt	77.00–89.00	1,101	3
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,279	129.04/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,650	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,683	127.11/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,139	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,037	126.06/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,307	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,320	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,795	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	78.28/cwt	50.00–89.00	768	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	114.02/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,294	26
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,550	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,108	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,522	96.49/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,469	5
Bulls	—	—	1,660	138.17/cwt	130.00–149.00	2,294	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	95.10/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,154	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,325	1
Bulls	—	—	1,531	125.73/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,925	7
Bulls	—	—	1,304	110.30/cwt	90.00–117.00	1,438	8
Bred Cows	CommonBeef Cross	—	—	430.00/head	400.00–460.00	430	2
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	725.00/head	650.00–800.00	725	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	85.33/head	30.00–340.00	85	15
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	210.67/head	70.00–440.00	211	15
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,308.33/head	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,308	3
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Open Heifers	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	755.00/head	710.00–800.00	755	2
Open Heifers	Approved	—	—	812.50/head	750.00–875.00	813	2
Open Heifers	Common	—	—	270.71/head	235.00–285.00	271	7
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Heifers	CommonBeef Cross	—	—	435.00/head	435.00–435.00	435	3
Bred Heifers	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,908.33/head	1,550.00–2,125.00	1,908	3
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,910.00/head	1,675.00–2,200.00	1,910	5
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	875.00/head	850.00–900.00	875	3
Bred Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,815.00/head	1,525.00–2,275.00	1,815	5
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,787.50/head	1,525.00–1,975.00	1,788	8
Open Heifers	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Heifers	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	CommonBeef Cross	—	—	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,250	2
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	219.17/head	70.00–310.00	219	24

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.

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Tue Sep 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 118Last week 45Year ago 64

Slaughter CattleReceipts 433Last week 393Year ago 467

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 213Last week 164Year ago 164

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Bulls — Ayshire$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	735.00	735.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	31	—	—	60.00–550.00	349.35
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	30.00–110.00	70.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	24	—	—	70.00–310.00	219.17
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,328.57
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,100.00
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,355.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Common · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	400.00–460.00	430.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	425.00	425.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	650.00–800.00	725.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–900.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,525.00–2,275.00	1,815.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,525.00–1,975.00	1,787.50
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,725.00
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	7	—	—	1,500.00–2,350.00	1,828.57
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	11	—	—	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,288.64
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	15	—	—	30.00–340.00	85.33
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	15	—	—	70.00–440.00	210.67
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,308.33
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Heifers — Common · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	—	435.00	435.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,550.00–2,125.00	1,908.33
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,675.00–2,200.00	1,910.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	710.00–800.00	755.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	750.00–875.00	812.50
Open Heifers — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	7	—	—	235.00–285.00	270.71
Open Heifers — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	113.00	113.00
3	—	1,085	119.00–125.00	120.96
2	—	940	118.00–120.00	119.00
3	—	822	114.00–116.00	114.66
1	—	855	119.00	119.00
1	—	685	112.00	112.00
2	—	1,040	125.00–126.00	125.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	83.00	83.00
1	—	755	70.00	70.00
1	—	805	78.00	78.00
1	—	385	76.00	76.00
3	—	452	90.00	90.00
1	—	670	84.00	84.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	75.00	75.00
1	—	350	70.00	70.00
1	—	580	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	152.00	152.00
1	—	635	143.00	143.00
1	—	375	154.00	154.00
1	—	510	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	158.00	158.00
2	—	828	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,045	126.00	126.00
2	—	533	151.00–169.00	159.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	122.00	122.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	605	115.00	115.00
1	—	380	145.00	145.00
3	—	427	108.00	108.00
3	—	492	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	95.00	95.00
1	—	380	97.00	97.00
1	—	545	94.00	94.00
1	—	615	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	106.00	106.00
1	—	865	107.00	107.00
1	—	485	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,570	100.00–109.00	105.86
29	—	1,587	110.00–134.00	118.49
1	—	1,395	95.00	95.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,339	110.00–132.00	116.19
34	—	1,425	100.00–109.00	105.50
3	—	1,298	77.00–89.00	84.85
5	—	1,522	92.00–99.00	96.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,229	100.00–109.00	104.26
46	—	981	50.00–89.00	78.28
26	—	1,135	110.00–119.00	114.02
39	—	1,213	90.00–99.00	95.10
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,279	125.00–133.00	129.04
1	—	1,550	136.00	136.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,683	125.00–130.00	127.11
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	122.00–130.00	126.06
1	—	1,320	136.00	136.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,660	130.00–149.00	138.17
7	—	1,531	123.00–128.00	125.73
8	—	1,304	90.00–117.00	110.30

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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How this sale compares

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Replacement Dairy Cattle

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