Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-14

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.27/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$112.27

11 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$374

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

$49.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−85.15

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	620	125.75	779	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	530	76.33	405	3thin

One grade step is worth $49.42/cwt here — about $374 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 sale11 hd

112.27

—

KY average26 barns · 6,992 hd

197.42

−85.15

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	—	Average	1,690	115.91	1,958	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,594	98.04	1,563	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,348	93.38	1,259	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,110	75.89	843	86
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,153	99.99	1,153	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,130	120.00	1,356	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	—	—	$279	47
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$168	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,000	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,450	5
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$1,388	2thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,582	22
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$862	37
Springer Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,300	1thin
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,025	1thin
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,431	8

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	381.43/head	140.00–570.00	381	14
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	40.00/head	40.00–40.00	40	1
Bulls	N/A	—	—	1,387.50/head	1,175.00–1,600.00	1,388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	482	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	995	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	485	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	735	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	507	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,085	108.84/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,181	5
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	575	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	230	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	495	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	297	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	895	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	985	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	325	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	328	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	913	97.98/cwt	92.00–104.00	895	2
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	420	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	256	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	835	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	877	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	550	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	440	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	885	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	735	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	660	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	805	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	270	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	340	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	830	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	556	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	415	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	353	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	610	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	488	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	375	125.38/cwt	121.00–130.00	470	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	495	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	366	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	48.51/cwt	40.00–62.00	460	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,288	87.70/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,130	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	71.60/cwt	70.00–74.00	729	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	86.82/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,105	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	102.65/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,415	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	94.50/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,295	33
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,153	99.99/cwt	88.00–110.00	1,153	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,130	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,356	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,066	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	79.49/cwt	75.00–84.00	874	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	103.04/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,577	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,644	96.49/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,586	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,270	1
Bulls	—	—	1,791	118.95/cwt	115.00–123.00	2,130	9
Bulls	—	—	1,918	126.17/cwt	125.00–128.00	2,420	3
Bulls	—	—	1,530	110.09/cwt	99.00–114.00	1,684	10
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	295.56/head	170.00–470.00	296	9
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	258.62/head	100.00–390.00	259	29
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	73.33/head	40.00–130.00	73	3
Open Heifers	CommonJersey	—	—	460.00/head	460.00–460.00	460	1
Open Heifers	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	2
Springer Cows	Approved	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,533.33/head	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,533	3
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,325	2
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Springer Heifers	ApprovedBrown Swiss	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,159.06/head	1,110.00–1,210.00	1,159	16
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,843.75/head	1,575.00–2,100.00	1,844	4
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,062.50/head	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,063	2
Open Heifers	Common	—	—	386.11/head	330.00–450.00	386	9
Open Heifers	Approved	—	—	942.50/head	910.00–975.00	943	6
Open Heifers	Medium	—	—	615.00/head	535.00–710.00	615	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,845.31/head	1,500.00–2,350.00	1,845	16
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,316.67/head	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,317	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonCrossbred	—	—	435.00/head	410.00–460.00	435	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,112.50/head	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,113	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	86.43/head	40.00–160.00	86	14

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 Nov 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 59Last week 147Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 242Last week 346Year ago 475

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 163Last week 160Year ago 146

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	14	—	—	140.00–570.00	381.43
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	40.00	40.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	29	—	—	100.00–390.00	258.62
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	40.00–130.00	73.33
Bulls$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	1,175.00–1,600.00	1,387.50
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	170.00–470.00	295.56
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	14	—	—	40.00–160.00	86.43
Open Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	460.00	460.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	960.00	960.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	16	—	—	1,110.00–1,210.00	1,159.06
Open Heifers — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	9	—	—	330.00–450.00	386.11
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	910.00–975.00	942.50
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	535.00–710.00	615.00
Springer Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,533.33
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,112.50
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Springer Heifers — Approved · Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,025.00	2,025.00
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,575.00–2,100.00	1,843.75
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,062.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	16	—	—	1,500.00–2,350.00	1,845.31
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,316.67
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	410.00–460.00	435.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	450.00	450.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	109.00	109.00
1	—	555	104.00	104.00
1	—	960	102.00	102.00
1	—	865	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	78.00	78.00
1	—	335	85.00	85.00
1	—	565	66.00	66.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	553	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	79.00	79.00
1	—	480	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	166.00	166.00
1	—	520	164.00	164.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	69.00	69.00
1	—	575	40.00	40.00
1	—	495	60.00	60.00
1	—	420	61.00	61.00
1	—	830	67.00	67.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,085	100.00–114.00	108.84
2	—	913	92.00–104.00	97.98
1	—	835	105.00	105.00
1	—	885	83.00	83.00
1	—	415	85.00	85.00
1	—	610	80.00	80.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	110.00	110.00
1	—	895	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	101.00	101.00
1	—	550	80.00	80.00
1	—	495	101.00	101.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	122.00	122.00
1	—	270	126.00	126.00
2	—	375	121.00–130.00	125.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	118.00	118.00
1	—	295	132.50	132.50
1	—	575	112.00	112.00
1	—	310	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	948	40.00–62.00	48.51
19	—	1,288	85.00–92.00	87.70
8	—	1,018	70.00–74.00	71.60
46	—	1,099	75.00–84.00	79.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,273	83.00–89.00	86.82
7	—	1,378	100.00–110.00	102.65
33	—	1,370	90.00–99.00	94.50
1	—	1,385	77.00	77.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,530	102.00–107.00	103.04
9	—	1,644	90.00–99.00	96.49
1	—	1,460	87.00	87.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,153	88.00–110.00	99.99
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	120.00	120.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,791	115.00–123.00	118.95
3	—	1,918	125.00–128.00	126.17
10	—	1,530	99.00–114.00	110.09

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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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

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