Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.13/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$116.13

5 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$53.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−80.20

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	515	137.33	707	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	463	84.33	390	2thin

One grade step is worth $53.00/cwt here — about $317 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 sale5 hd

116.13

—

KY average25 barns · 7,828 hd

196.33

−80.20

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	—	High	1,787	109.79	1,962	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,634	92.85	1,517	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,405	90.02	1,265	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	74.03	841	89
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,206	97.85	1,180	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,020	98.00	1,000	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,306	104.79	1,369	8thin

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	—	—	$268	38
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$125	21
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,215	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$888	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$600	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$850	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,148	7
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$482	3thin
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,825	1thin
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,432	4thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	84.33/cwt	74.00–95.00	390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,246	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	430	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	344	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	340	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	394	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	575	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	857	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,095	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,095	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	710	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	504	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	410	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	605	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	545	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	935	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	935	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	400	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	392	1
Bulls	N/AJersey	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	260.00/head	80.00–370.00	260	25
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	160.00/head	100.00–350.00	160	8
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	103.85/head	50.00–230.00	104	13
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	750.00/head	500.00–900.00	750	3
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,243.33/head	1,130.00–1,350.00	1,243	3
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	360.00/head	360.00–360.00	360	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	637.50/head	500.00–775.00	638	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,300	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	93.75/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,331	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	84.33/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,012	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	57.66/cwt	40.00–69.00	615	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	75.49/cwt	70.00–79.00	841	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,975	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	2,054	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	86.54/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,302	2
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,166	93.56/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,091	4
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,105	90.34/cwt	89.00–92.00	998	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,373	109.61/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,505	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,491	102.38/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,526	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	93.04/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,510	8
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,020	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,000	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	85.53/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,173	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,630	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,206	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	92.84/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,154	6
Bulls	—	—	2,043	122.07/cwt	121.00–123.00	2,494	2
Bulls	—	—	1,687	97.57/cwt	89.00–109.00	1,646	7
Bulls	—	—	1,798	113.18/cwt	110.00–119.00	2,035	18
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	—	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Open Heifers	CommonCrossbred	—	—	385.00/head	385.00–385.00	385	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	90.00/head	90.00–90.00	90	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	300.83/head	100.00–500.00	301	12
Bred Heifers	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Open Heifers	CommonJersey	—	—	285.00/head	285.00–285.00	285	1
Bred Heifers	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Heifers	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,306.25/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,306	4
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,825.00–1,975.00	1,900	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 Dec 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 37Last week 58Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 328Last week 360Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 104Last week 164Year ago 88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	168.00	168.00
1	—	335	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
1	—	465	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	74.00–95.00	84.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	151.00	151.00
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	80.00	80.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	116.00	116.00
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
2	—	575	149.00	149.00
1	—	410	153.00	153.00
1	—	690	121.00	121.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	100.00	100.00
1	—	735	90.00	90.00
1	—	605	90.00	90.00
1	—	935	100.00	100.00
1	—	400	98.00	98.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	71.00	71.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	25	—	—	80.00–370.00	260.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	90.00	90.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	—	—	100.00–500.00	300.83
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	100.00–350.00	160.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	13	—	—	50.00–230.00	103.85
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	500.00–900.00	750.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,306.25
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,130.00–1,350.00	1,243.33
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,825.00	1,825.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	360.00	360.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	500.00–775.00	637.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,300.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,825.00–1,975.00	1,900.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Open Heifers — Common · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	385.00	385.00
Open Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	285.00	285.00
Bred Heifers — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,420	90.00–98.00	93.75
5	—	1,491	100.00–105.00	102.38
31	—	1,372	80.00–89.00	85.53
1	—	1,630	74.00	74.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,200	80.00–89.00	84.33
28	—	1,066	40.00–69.00	57.66
25	—	1,114	70.00–79.00	75.49
6	—	1,243	90.00–96.00	92.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	104.00	104.00
2	—	1,505	84.00–89.00	86.54
8	—	1,623	90.00–96.00	93.04
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,166	90.00–100.00	93.56
1	—	1,365	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	89.00–92.00	90.34
6	—	1,373	109.00–111.00	109.61
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	98.00	98.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,043	121.00–123.00	122.07
7	—	1,687	89.00–109.00	97.57
18	—	1,798	110.00–119.00	113.18

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

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Slaughter Cattle