Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-10

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.80/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$128.80

6 head · 353 lb average

Value per head Derived

$454

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$47.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−76.75

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	343	144.77	496	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	373	96.87	361	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.89/cwt here — about $134 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 sale6 hd

128.80

—

KY average25 barns · 4,506 hd

205.55

−76.75

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	1,728	123.10	2,128	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,573	100.15	1,575	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,347	96.40	1,299	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,147	84.35	967	96
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,300	116.96	1,520	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,663	125.00	2,079	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,450	124.00	1,798	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,030	92.00	948	1thin

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	—	—	$269	36
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$202	28
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,463	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,305	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$931	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,258	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$485	2thin
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$1,413	2thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,455	14
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$520	19
Springer Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,225	1thin
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,900	2thin
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,640	5

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Springer Heifers	ApprovedCrossbred	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	—	551.25/head	500.00–710.00	551	8
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,275	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,864.29/head	1,500.00–2,325.00	1,864	7
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	912.50/head	900.00–925.00	913	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumCrossbred	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,900	2
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,500.00–2,075.00	1,800	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	50.00/head	50.00–50.00	50	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	358.33/head	120.00–530.00	358	12
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	167.89/head	70.00–280.00	168	19
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	381.76/head	140.00–550.00	382	17
Bulls	N/A	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	937	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,031	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,050	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,155	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,035	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,139	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	995	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	96.87/cwt	84.00–111.00	361	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3Value Added	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	363	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	584	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	330	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	498	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	875	104.89/cwt	100.00–110.00	918	2
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	1,010	82.02/cwt	80.00–84.00	828	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,110	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,221	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	523	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	701	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	340	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	272	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	965	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	965	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,175	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,293	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	402	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	338	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	577	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	554	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	439	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	89.11/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,042	41
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,450	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,798	1
Bulls	—	—	1,771	113.85/cwt	107.00–118.00	2,016	6
Bulls	—	—	1,691	125.22/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,117	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	103.75/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,663	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	95.38/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,474	5
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,663	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,079	2
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,382	125.50/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,734	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,030	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	948	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	80.66/cwt	75.00–84.00	905	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,245	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,214	99.75/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,211	16
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,217	108.42/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,319	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	104.65/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,410	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	64.10/cwt	49.00–74.00	683	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	86.12/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,122	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,680	59.15/cwt	58.00–60.00	994	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	94.39/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,261	35
Bulls	—	—	1,749	132.21/cwt	130.00–134.00	2,312	4
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,675	2
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,875	2
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	88.00/head	30.00–210.00	88	15
Bred Heifers	CommonCrossbred	—	—	485.00/head	485.00–485.00	485	2
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Open Heifers	Common	—	—	352.00/head	280.00–430.00	352	5
Open Heifers	Approved	—	—	793.33/head	730.00–920.00	793	3
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	CommonBeef Cross	—	—	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Open Heifers	CommonCrossbred	—	—	443.33/head	350.00–490.00	443	3
Springer Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Heifers	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Bred Heifers	CommonCrossbred	—	—	460.00/head	460.00–460.00	460	1

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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Farmers Regional Livestock Auction of Glasgow Dairy Auction - Smiths Grove, KY

Tue Oct 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 67Last week 76Year ago 114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 328Last week 404Year ago 346

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 143Last week 99Year ago 137

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,900.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,500.00–2,075.00	1,800.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	8	—	—	500.00–710.00	551.25
Open Heifers — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	280.00–430.00	352.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	730.00–920.00	793.33
Open Heifers — Common · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	350.00–490.00	443.33
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,275.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	7	—	—	1,500.00–2,325.00	1,864.29
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	900.00–925.00	912.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	50.00	50.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	—	—	120.00–530.00	358.33
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	15	—	—	30.00–210.00	88.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	19	—	—	70.00–280.00	167.89
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	17	—	—	140.00–550.00	381.76
Bulls$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bulls — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,675.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Common · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	400.00	400.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,875.00
Bred Heifers — Common · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	485.00	485.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	460.00	460.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,210.00	1,210.00
Springer Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	937	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,050	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,035	110.00	110.00
1	—	835	110.00	110.00
2	—	875	100.00–110.00	104.89
1	—	1,110	110.00	110.00
1	—	965	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,175	110.00	110.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	86.00	86.00
2	—	1,010	80.00–84.00	82.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	84.00–111.00	96.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	130.00–135.00	132.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	157.00	157.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	161.00	161.00
2	—	330	151.00	151.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	134.00	134.00
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	80.00	80.00
1	—	402	84.00	84.00
3	—	577	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	150.00	150.00
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
1	—	335	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,169	85.00–94.00	89.11
21	—	1,122	75.00–84.00	80.66
16	—	1,214	95.00–108.00	99.75
18	—	1,066	49.00–74.00	64.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,603	101.00–109.00	103.75
5	—	1,545	95.00–97.00	95.38
1	—	1,415	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,347	100.00–110.00	104.65
6	—	1,303	82.00–89.00	86.12
2	—	1,680	58.00–60.00	59.15
35	—	1,336	90.00–99.00	94.39
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	124.00	124.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,771	107.00–118.00	113.85
9	—	1,691	120.00–129.00	125.22
4	—	1,749	130.00–134.00	132.21
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	125.00	125.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,382	120.00–130.00	125.50
3	—	1,217	100.00–115.00	108.42
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	92.00	92.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Farmers Regional Livestock Auction of Glasgow Dairy Auction - Smiths Grove, KY

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle