Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-28

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.98/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$105.98

13 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$38.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−88.52

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	592	120.84	715	8thin
Small 1-2	360	83.00	299	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	516	82.00	423	4thin

One grade step is worth $38.84/cwt here — about $292 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 sale13 hd

105.98

—

KY average15 barns · 3,047 hd

194.50

−88.52

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	1,676	115.83	1,941	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,644	100.56	1,653	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,379	95.71	1,320	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,069	79.06	845	102
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,252	109.55	1,372	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	935	126.00	1,178	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	—	—	$280	45
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$157	29
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,446	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$975	1thin
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$1,625	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$2,000	6
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$813	24
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,886	16
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,750	5

Every lot, as filed

76 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/A	—	—	255.00/head	100.00–390.00	255	30
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABrown Swiss	—	—	190.00/head	190.00–190.00	190	2
Bulls	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	383	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	360	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	119.37/cwt	115.00–124.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	240	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	145.64/cwt	140.00–151.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	553	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	920	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	736	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	1,128	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,297	2
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	440	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	541	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	1,165	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,328	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	960	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	922	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	455	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	605	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	380	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	610	131.36/cwt	126.00–134.00	801	3
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	1,170	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,053	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,115	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	948	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	455	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	273	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	412	141.44/cwt	125.00–146.00	583	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,010	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,212	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	950	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	235	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	935	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,178	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	103.90/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,484	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	94.10/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,320	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	51.67/cwt	40.00–68.00	484	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	96.07/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,154	15
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,208	105.74/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,277	3
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,385	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,676	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	86.31/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,059	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,715	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,269	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	84.12/cwt	80.00–89.00	919	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	104.44/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,726	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,637	94.91/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,554	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	76.11/cwt	70.00–79.00	776	18
Bulls	—	—	1,474	106.41/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,568	7
Bulls	—	—	1,937	129.96/cwt	127.00–134.00	2,517	3
Bulls	—	—	1,746	118.44/cwt	115.00–123.00	2,068	9
Open Heifers	Medium	—	—	483.33/head	470.00–540.00	483	6
Open Heifers	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	353.08/head	100.00–560.00	353	13
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,900	4
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Heifers	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	57.14/head	20.00–250.00	57	14
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,188.00/head	1,060.00–1,275.00	1,188	10
Open Heifers	Common	—	—	266.67/head	200.00–400.00	267	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,000.00/head	1,625.00–2,350.00	2,000	6
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,187.50/head	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,188	2
Open Heifers	Approved	—	—	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	3
Open Heifers	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,841.67/head	1,575.00–2,050.00	1,842	3
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,985.71/head	1,625.00–2,275.00	1,986	14
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	265.00/head	100.00–550.00	265	14
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	50.00/head	50.00–50.00	50	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 Nov 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 58Last week 112Year ago 138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 360Last week 249Year ago 503

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 164Last week 179Year ago 167

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	30	—	—	100.00–390.00	255.00
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	190.00	190.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	13	—	—	100.00–560.00	353.08
Bulls — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	1,625.00	1,625.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	470.00–540.00	483.33
Open Heifers — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	10	—	—	1,060.00–1,275.00	1,188.00
Open Heifers — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	200.00–400.00	266.67
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	860.00	860.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	810.00	810.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,575.00–2,050.00	1,841.67
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	675.00	675.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Bred Heifers — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,900.00
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	—	1,625.00–2,275.00	1,985.71
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,187.50
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	14	—	—	20.00–250.00	57.14
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	14	—	—	100.00–550.00	265.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	50.00	50.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	1,625.00–2,350.00	2,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	72.00	72.00
1	—	490	82.00	82.00
1	—	510	89.00	89.00
1	—	650	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	108.00	108.00
2	—	628	115.00–124.00	119.37
1	—	1,010	110.00	110.00
1	—	955	112.00	112.00
1	—	515	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	83.00	83.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	154.00	154.00
1	—	405	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	152.00	152.00
2	—	580	140.00–151.00	145.64
1	—	880	123.00	123.00
1	—	435	131.00	131.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	80.00	80.00
1	—	440	63.00	63.00
1	—	455	60.00	60.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,165	114.00	114.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	96.00	96.00
1	—	1,115	85.00	85.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	133.00	133.00
3	—	610	126.00–134.00	131.36
6	—	412	125.00–146.00	141.44
1	—	1,010	120.00	120.00
1	—	950	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,170	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,085	93.00	93.00
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	855	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	58.00	58.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	85.00	85.00
20	—	1,653	100.00–111.00	104.44
11	—	1,637	90.00–98.00	94.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,428	100.00–112.00	103.90
35	—	1,403	90.00–99.00	94.10
17	—	1,227	83.00–89.00	86.31
1	—	1,715	74.00	74.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	937	40.00–68.00	51.67
15	—	1,201	90.00–108.00	96.07
52	—	1,092	80.00–89.00	84.12
18	—	1,019	70.00–79.00	76.11
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	126.00	126.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,208	94.00–110.00	105.74
1	—	1,385	121.00	121.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,474	100.00–114.00	106.41
3	—	1,937	127.00–134.00	129.96
9	—	1,746	115.00–123.00	118.44

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