Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-31

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.67/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$105.67

6 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$36.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−98.06

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	570	136.00	775	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	539	99.60	537	5thin

One grade step is worth $36.40/cwt here — about $238 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

105.67

—

KY average26 barns · 4,391 hd

203.72

−98.06

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	1,741	115.80	2,016	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,572	95.95	1,508	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	92.31	1,260	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,120	77.28	866	107
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,153	132.92	1,533	15
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,145	110.00	1,260	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,041	130.00	1,353	7thin

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	—	—	$308	48
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$202	34
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$737	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	—	—	$1,125	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$950	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$825	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$710	1thin
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$635	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,399	10
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$942	13
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,531	4thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	Supreme	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	363.23/head	180.00–570.00	363	31
Bred Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	792.50/head	685.00–900.00	793	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	50.00/head	50.00–50.00	50	1
Bulls	N/AJersey	—	—	635.00/head	635.00–635.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,329	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,055	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,287	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	965	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	869	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	650	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	689	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,122	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,290	3
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	765	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	612	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	345	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	317	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	425	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	655	5
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	670	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	489	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,060	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,251	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,185	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,339	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,030	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,071	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	470	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	597	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	560	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	610	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	435	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	348	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	875	131.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,146	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,030	129.15/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,330	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	522	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	56.78/cwt	41.00–64.00	573	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	70.69/cwt	65.00–74.00	722	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,068	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,228	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	89.29/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,427	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	94.34/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,258	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	78.42/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,102	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,145	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,260	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,228	107.36/cwt	94.00–115.00	1,318	4
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,126	142.21/cwt	128.00–144.00	1,601	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,030	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,401	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,266	90.09/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,141	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	79.75/cwt	75.00–84.00	899	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	86.63/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,180	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,454	102.79/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,495	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	102.60/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,586	6
Bulls	—	—	1,562	109.00/cwt	93.00–114.00	1,703	15
Bulls	—	—	2,079	126.29/cwt	125.00–127.00	2,626	4
Bulls	—	—	1,805	118.65/cwt	115.00–123.00	2,142	21
Bred Heifers	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium	—	—	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	130.00/head	70.00–170.00	130	8
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	91.67/head	70.00–130.00	92	6
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	264.50/head	150.00–430.00	265	20
Open Heifers	Medium	—	—	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Open Heifers	Common	—	—	485.00/head	485.00–485.00	485	3
Open Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	5
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Bred Heifers	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Heifers	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,112.50/head	1,675.00–2,525.00	2,113	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumCrossbred	—	—	535.00/head	535.00–535.00	535	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	625.00/head	600.00–650.00	625	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,250	3
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,162.50/head	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,163	2
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	215.63/head	100.00–340.00	216	16

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 81Last week 92Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 375Last week 314Year ago 475

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 153Last week 189Year ago 146

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	610.00	610.00
Open Heifers — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	485.00	485.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	1,035.00	1,035.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	31	—	—	180.00–570.00	363.23
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	50.00	50.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	16	—	—	100.00–340.00	215.63
Bred Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	685.00–900.00	792.50
Bred Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bulls — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	635.00	635.00
Bred Heifers — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	710.00	710.00
Bred Heifers — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	70.00–170.00	130.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	70.00–130.00	91.67
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	20	—	—	150.00–430.00	264.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,675.00–2,525.00	2,112.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	535.00	535.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	600.00–650.00	625.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,250.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,162.50
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	176.00	176.00
1	—	630	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	85.00	85.00
1	—	420	100.00	100.00
1	—	285	110.00	110.00
1	—	380	108.00	108.00
1	—	840	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	136.00	136.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	122.00	122.00
1	—	650	106.00	106.00
3	—	1,122	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,185	113.00	113.00
2	—	1,030	104.00	104.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	90.00	90.00
2	—	765	80.00	80.00
1	—	670	73.00	73.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,060	118.00	118.00
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
1	—	470	127.00	127.00
1	—	560	109.00	109.00
4	—	875	130.00–134.00	131.01
8	—	1,030	120.00–131.00	129.15
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	92.00	92.00
1	—	435	80.00	80.00
1	—	830	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	439	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,010	41.00–64.00	56.78
19	—	1,021	65.00–74.00	70.69
20	—	1,266	86.00–97.00	90.09
55	—	1,127	75.00–84.00	79.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,598	86.00–93.00	89.29
6	—	1,546	98.00–106.00	102.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,333	90.00–99.00	94.34
2	—	1,405	78.00–79.00	78.42
21	—	1,362	82.00–89.00	86.63
9	—	1,454	100.00–110.00	102.79
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	115.00	115.00
5	—	1,030	136.00	136.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	110.00	110.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,228	94.00–115.00	107.36
11	—	1,126	128.00–144.00	142.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,562	93.00–114.00	109.00
4	—	2,079	125.00–127.00	126.29
21	—	1,805	115.00–123.00	118.65

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

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle