Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-03

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.67/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$138.67

3 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−90.31

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	500	152.00	760	2thin
Large 3	580	112.00	650	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about $110 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 sale3 hd

138.67

—

KY average13 barns · 2,532 hd

228.98

−90.31

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	1,529	115.50	1,766	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,746	98.04	1,712	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,375	94.91	1,305	130
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,028	90.24	927	53
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,269	118.80	1,508	5thin

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	—	—	$284	32
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$276	35
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$750	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$400	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$2,420	15
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$576	10
Springer Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$728	7
Springer Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$610	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Steers	Large 3	—	580	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	650	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,025	111.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,138	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Fancy	—	525	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	845	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	455	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	510	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	915	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	997	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	985	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,281	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	670	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	925	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	304.62/head	100.00–450.00	305	13
Springer Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	834.00/head	834.00–834.00	834	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	326.67/head	100.00–430.00	327	6
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	273.85/head	150.00–390.00	274	26
Open Heifers	Medium	—	—	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	100.00/head	100.00–100.00	100	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	3,367.86/head	3,000.00–3,675.00	3,368	7
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,208.33/head	1,075.00–1,400.00	1,208	3
Springer Cows	MediumCrossbred	—	—	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Open Heifers	ApprovedCrossbred	—	—	410.00/head	410.00–410.00	410	3
Open Heifers	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	2,025.00/head	1,700.00–2,625.00	2,025	4
Open Heifers	Approved	—	—	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	3
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	510.00/head	510.00–510.00	510	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	254.50/head	50.00–440.00	255	20
Bred Heifers	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Springer Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	962.50/head	950.00–975.00	963	2
Springer Cows	MediumCrossbred	—	—	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	3
Bulls	—	—	1,070	100.67/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,077	6
Bulls	—	—	1,601	115.17/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,844	6
Bulls	—	—	1,723	123.08/cwt	120.00–133.00	2,121	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,391	105.94/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,474	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	103.60/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,163	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	85.53/cwt	84.00–88.00	843	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,802	105.89/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,908	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	84.50/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,525	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,255	117.25/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,471	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,698	94.69/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,608	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	80.00/cwt	74.00–82.00	766	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	93.68/cwt	89.00–98.00	989	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	87.05/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,072	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	79.73/cwt	75.00–83.00	941	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,431	96.34/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,379	82

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

Wed Jan 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 32Last week 0Year ago 3

Slaughter CattleReceipts 251Last week 0Year ago 498

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 136Last week 0Year ago 246

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
1	—	445	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	112.00	112.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	110.00–116.00	111.00
1	—	455	112.00	112.00
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	161.00	161.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	109.00	109.00
1	—	985	130.00	130.00
2	—	670	138.00	138.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	13	—	—	100.00–450.00	304.62
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	100.00	100.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	510.00	510.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	20	—	—	50.00–440.00	254.50
Springer Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	—	834.00	834.00
Springer Cows — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	610.00	610.00
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	—	500.00	500.00
Springer Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	—	950.00–975.00	962.50
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	100.00–430.00	326.67
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	26	—	—	150.00–390.00	273.85
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	375.00	375.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	410.00	410.00
Open Heifers — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	875.00	875.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	500.00	500.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	7	—	—	3,000.00–3,675.00	3,367.86
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,075.00–1,400.00	1,208.33
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,700.00–2,625.00	2,025.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · estimate wt
6	—	1,070	94.00–106.00	100.67
6	—	1,601	112.00–118.00	115.17
12	—	1,723	120.00–133.00	123.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · estimate wt
18	—	1,391	103.00–111.00	105.94
19	—	1,232	84.00–89.00	87.05
11	—	1,180	75.00–83.00	79.73
82	—	1,431	90.00–102.00	96.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · estimate wt
5	—	1,123	101.00–106.00	103.60
15	—	986	84.00–88.00	85.53
8	—	957	74.00–82.00	80.00
25	—	1,056	89.00–98.00	93.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · estimate wt
9	—	1,802	101.00–112.00	105.89
2	—	1,805	84.00–85.00	84.50
13	—	1,698	92.00–98.00	94.69
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · estimate wt
1	—	1,325	125.00	125.00
4	—	1,255	116.00–118.00	117.25

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

Steers · 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