Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-24

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $97.07/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$97.07

7 head · 393 lb average

Value per head Derived

$381

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$50.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−108.02

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	413	133.00	549	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	385	82.70	318	5thin

One grade step is worth $50.30/cwt here — about $230 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 sale7 hd

97.07

—

KY average26 barns · 5,215 hd

205.09

−108.02

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	1,669	112.94	1,885	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,691	92.50	1,564	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,435	90.96	1,305	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,126	76.86	865	133
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,183	116.76	1,381	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,221	113.64	1,388	5thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,370	105.00	1,439	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	—	—	$253	52
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$172	39
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,075	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$758	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$525	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$510	2thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,286	14
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$378	21
Springer Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,175	1thin
Springer Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$900	1thin
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,413	2thin
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,412	4thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	463	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,258.33/head	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,258	3
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,333.33/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,333	3
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,795.00/head	1,500.00–2,325.00	1,795	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	241.05/head	100.00–420.00	241	19
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	210.00/head	110.00–340.00	210	10
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	100.00/head	100.00–100.00	100	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	271.25/head	100.00–570.00	271	40
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	100.00/head	50.00–370.00	100	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	176	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	618	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	692	3
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	800	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	584	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	860	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	860	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	900	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	720	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	622	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	244	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	490	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	392	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,155	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,386	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,035	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,190	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	688	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	757	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	905	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	996	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	595	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	536	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	380	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	334	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	950	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,064	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	330	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	356	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	540	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	459	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	88.16/cwt	79.00–98.00	324	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,668	97.67/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,629	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,602	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,240	117.82/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,461	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,448	85.94/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,244	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	74.86/cwt	72.00–78.00	943	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	90.55/cwt	86.00–100.00	1,088	24
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,184	118.17/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,399	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,193	107.37/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,281	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,370	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,439	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	55.56/cwt	44.00–64.00	538	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	70.83/cwt	65.00–74.00	735	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,736	87.29/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,515	4
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,178	112.54/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,326	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,458	101.80/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,484	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	80.29/cwt	75.00–85.00	943	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,439	93.66/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,348	24
Bulls	—	—	1,455	101.88/cwt	88.00–113.00	1,482	14
Bulls	—	—	1,836	118.14/cwt	115.00–124.00	2,169	8
Bulls	—	—	1,876	127.08/cwt	126.00–131.00	2,384	8
Bred Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Bred Cows	CommonBeef Cross	—	—	633.33/head	600.00–650.00	633	3
Bred Cows	CommonBeef Cross	—	—	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Open Heifers	CommonBeef Cross	—	—	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	165.00/head	140.00–190.00	165	2
Springer Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Heifers	CommonBeef Cross	—	—	510.00/head	510.00–510.00	510	2
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	—	535.00/head	480.00–590.00	535	4
Open Heifers	Common	—	—	412.50/head	385.00–440.00	413	2
Open Heifers	CommonJersey	—	—	298.18/head	220.00–420.00	298	11
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	—	—	490.00/head	490.00–490.00	490	1
Springer Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,062.50/head	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,063	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	775.00/head	650.00–900.00	775	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	792.50/head	610.00–975.00	793	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 Oct 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 92Last week 118Year ago 114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 314Last week 361Year ago 346

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 189Last week 176Year ago 137

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	129.00	129.00
1	—	405	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	52.00	52.00
1	—	400	61.00	61.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	129.00	129.00
1	—	370	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	85.00	85.00
1	—	275	64.00	64.00
3	—	368	79.00–98.00	88.16
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	112.00	112.00
2	—	950	112.00	112.00
1	—	330	108.00	108.00
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	80.00	80.00
1	—	380	88.00	88.00
1	—	540	85.00	85.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	73.00	73.00
1	—	900	80.00	80.00
1	—	595	90.00	90.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	100.00	100.00
3	—	622	113.00	113.00
1	—	1,155	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,035	115.00	115.00
4	—	688	110.00	110.00
1	—	905	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	107.00	107.00
1	—	350	104.00	104.00
1	—	550	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	175.00	175.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,258.33
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	1,500.00–2,325.00	1,795.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,062.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	650.00–900.00	775.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	610.00–975.00	792.50
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,333.33
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,625.00	1,625.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	19	—	—	100.00–420.00	241.05
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	18	—	—	50.00–370.00	100.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	140.00–190.00	165.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	—	—	110.00–340.00	210.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	100.00	100.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	40	—	—	100.00–570.00	271.25
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Common · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Common · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	600.00–650.00	633.33
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Open Heifers — Common · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	400.00	400.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	480.00–590.00	535.00
Open Heifers — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	385.00–440.00	412.50
Open Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	11	—	—	220.00–420.00	298.18
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	490.00	490.00
Springer Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Common · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	510.00	510.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,668	96.00–99.00	97.67
1	—	1,555	103.00	103.00
4	—	1,736	85.00–89.00	87.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,448	82.00–89.00	85.94
2	—	1,260	72.00–78.00	74.86
3	—	1,458	100.00–105.00	101.80
24	—	1,439	90.00–99.00	93.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,201	86.00–100.00	90.55
20	—	969	44.00–64.00	55.56
22	—	1,037	65.00–74.00	70.83
67	—	1,175	75.00–85.00	80.29
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,240	115.00–123.00	117.82
2	—	1,193	102.00–112.00	107.37
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,184	115.00–121.00	118.17
2	—	1,178	112.00–113.00	112.54
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	105.00	105.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,455	88.00–113.00	101.88
8	—	1,836	115.00–124.00	118.14
8	—	1,876	126.00–131.00	127.08

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

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Slaughter Cattle