Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-23

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.00/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$177.00

6 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$980

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$399

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

$6.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−53.20

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	393	181.00	710	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	634	175.00	1,110	4thin

One grade step is worth $6.00/cwt here — about −$399 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

177.00

—

KY average20 barns · 3,333 hd

230.20

−53.20

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	1,666	118.70	1,977	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,563	112.39	1,757	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	103.20	1,249	138
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,000	90.30	903	54
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,210	124.70	1,509	9thin

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	—	—	$366	27
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$214	24
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	1,375	$1,349	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	—	1,230	$1,206	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	1,300	$1,125	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	—	985	$1,044	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	1,050	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	1,010	$850	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	1,191	$1,294	29
Open Heifers	Open	—	738	$643	6
Springer Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	1,383	$1,188	2thin
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	1,017	$925	3thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	980	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	1,205	1,466.45/head	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,466	12
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	1,370	2,005.34/head	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,005	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	1,065	675.12/head	600.00–760.00	675	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	1,189	975.16/head	800.00–1,150.00	975	8
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	1,075	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	378.57/head	270.00–490.00	379	7
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	390.00/head	250.00–540.00	390	7
Bred Heifers	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	1,010	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Heifers	SupremeBeef Cross	—	980	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	142.31/head	50.00–270.00	142	13
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	254.00/head	80.00–420.00	254	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	465	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	567	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,160	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	722	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	945	91.50/cwt	90.00–93.00	865	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	865	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	779	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	535	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	647	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Fancy	—	877	102.30/cwt	96.00–111.00	897	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	485	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	572	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	540	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	740	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	820	78.98/cwt	78.00–80.00	648	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,065	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,225	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	755	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	726	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	95.84/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,126	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	79.04/cwt	70.00–83.00	756	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	87.28/cwt	85.00–89.00	862	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	93.77/cwt	90.00–98.00	951	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	94.72/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,350	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	119.53/cwt	115.00–137.00	1,893	22
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,210	124.70/cwt	110.00–137.00	1,509	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	117.82/cwt	112.00–131.00	1,512	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	105.25/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,111	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	105.44/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,277	75
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	86.43/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,028	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	108.98/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,731	15
Bulls	—	—	1,754	126.73/cwt	122.00–134.00	2,223	16
Bulls	—	—	1,654	114.56/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,895	11
Bulls	—	—	1,410	102.11/cwt	90.00–109.00	1,440	5
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	1,375	1,349.09/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,349	2
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	1,380	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Open Heifers	MediumCrossbred	—	700	585.00/head	585.00–585.00	585	1
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	—	700	590.00/head	590.00–590.00	590	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	335.00/head	200.00–460.00	335	6
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	346.92/head	190.00–400.00	347	13
Bred Heifers	SupremeCrossbred	—	1,050	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Heifers	ApprovedCrossbred	—	1,000	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Springer Heifers	ApprovedCrossbred	—	950	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Springer Heifers	SupremeBeef Cross	—	1,050	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Bred Cows	ApprovedCrossbred	—	1,180	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	3
Bred Cows	ApprovedCrossbred	—	1,300	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	900	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	875	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	400	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	850	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Springer Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	1,365	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Springer Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	1,400	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	900	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	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 Jan 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 108Year ago 105

Slaughter CattleReceipts 425Last week 253Year ago 441

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 117Last week 130Year ago 111

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	980	600.00	600.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	12	—	1,205	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,466.45
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	4	—	1,370	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,005.34
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	2	—	1,065	600.00–760.00	675.12
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	8	—	1,189	800.00–1,150.00	975.16
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	1,075	650.00	650.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	900	1,500.00	1,500.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	270.00–490.00	378.57
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	250.00–540.00	390.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	13	—	—	190.00–400.00	346.92
Bred Heifers — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · actual wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	850.00	850.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · actual wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	980	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme · Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	875.00	875.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	13	—	—	50.00–270.00	142.31
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	80.00–420.00	254.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	200.00–460.00	335.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,375	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,349.09
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,380	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,180	1,200.00	1,200.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,125.00	1,125.00
Open Heifers — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	700	585.00	585.00
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	700	590.00	590.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	900	825.00	825.00
—	Open	1	—	875	710.00	710.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	400	500.00	500.00
—	Open	1	—	850	650.00	650.00
Springer Heifers — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	825.00	825.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	975.00	975.00
Springer Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	1,250.00	1,250.00
Springer Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,125.00	1,125.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	122.00	122.00
1	—	1,160	100.00	100.00
2	—	945	90.00–93.00	91.50
1	—	865	90.00	90.00
1	—	535	121.00	121.00
2	—	820	78.00–80.00	78.98
2	—	1,065	115.00	115.00
1	—	755	99.00	99.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	877	96.00–111.00	102.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	174.00	174.00
1	—	355	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	183.00	183.00
1	—	760	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	158.00	158.00
1	—	370	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	180.00	180.00
1	—	540	173.00	173.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	118.00	118.00
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
1	—	540	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	174.00	174.00
1	—	415	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,175	90.00–99.00	95.84
19	—	1,283	112.00–131.00	117.82
75	—	1,211	100.00–111.00	105.44
13	—	1,189	81.00–89.00	86.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	956	70.00–83.00	79.04
13	—	988	85.00–89.00	87.28
18	—	1,014	90.00–98.00	93.77
9	—	1,056	102.00–111.00	105.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,425	90.00–99.00	94.72
22	—	1,584	115.00–137.00	119.53
15	—	1,588	102.00–114.00	108.98
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,210	110.00–137.00	124.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,754	122.00–134.00	126.73
11	—	1,654	110.00–121.00	114.56
5	—	1,410	90.00–109.00	102.11

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Dairy Cattle

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