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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 30
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
54 head
29 vs last sale 83 41 vs year ago 13 · +315.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
335 head
90 vs last sale 425 112 vs year ago 447 · 25.1%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
159 head
42 vs last sale 117 126 vs year ago 33 · +381.8%
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Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $224.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 34 of 36 comparable sales and sits +11.28 against this barn's trailing median of $212.72.
Average price
$224.00
1 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,198
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+2.24
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2535224.001,1981thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

36 sales
243217191165median 212.7212/1602/1704/2106/2308/18
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $228.64, low $178.57, median $212.72 across 36 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
224.00
KY average26 barns · 1,898 hd
221.76
+2.24
This barn, trailing median36 sales
212.72
+11.28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,672128.372,14624
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,695114.411,94034
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,330107.751,434156
CowsLean 85-90%High1,10397.731,07868

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Baby Bull CalvesN/A$31746
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A$24236
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$1,5501thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)$1,2251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)$1,1302thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)$1,1005
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$1,0751thin
BullsN/A$9251thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen$1,42014
Open HeifersOpen$4737
Springer Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)$1,8882thin
Springer Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)$1,67311

Every lot, as filed

62 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Springer HeifersApprovedAyshire1,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Springer HeifersSupreme1,975.00/head1,875.00–2,100.001,9755
Springer HeifersApproved1,591.67/head1,500.00–1,750.001,5923
Springer HeifersMedium1,025.00/head900.00–1,150.001,0252
Open HeifersApproved650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Open HeifersApprovedBrown Swiss550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Open HeifersApprovedCrossbred400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Fresh/Milking CowsSupreme1,816.67/head1,725.00–1,975.001,8173
Fresh/Milking CowsApproved1,414.29/head1,250.00–1,500.001,4147
Fresh/Milking CowsMedium1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0003
Fresh/Milking CowsApprovedJersey1,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred HeifersApprovedBeef Cross1,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A220.87/head80.00–440.0022123
Baby Heifer CalvesN/AJersey145.00/head50.00–240.001452
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABrown Swiss140.00/head140.00–140.001401
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross390.00/head110.00–630.003906
BullsN/AJersey925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Dairy SteersLarge 3313132.56/cwt130.00–135.004152
Dairy SteersLarge 3655139.00/cwt139.00–139.009101
Dairy HeifersLarge 3995110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0951
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,012114.00/cwt110.00–120.001,1543
Dairy HeifersLarge 3925106.48/cwt105.00–108.009852
Dairy HeifersLarge 3680131.00/cwt131.00–131.008912
Dairy SteersLarge 3500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
Dairy SteersLarge 3558130.00/cwt130.00–130.007252
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,085116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2591
Dairy SteersLarge 3Fancy440159.00/cwt159.00–159.007001
Dairy SteersLarge 3Fancy355161.00/cwt161.00–161.005721
Dairy HeifersLarge 3483124.00/cwt124.00–124.005992
Dairy HeifersLarge 3701128.29/cwt118.00–130.008997
BullsMedium and Large 1-2535224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,1981
CowsLean 85-90%1,177112.71/cwt111.00–116.001,3277
CowsLean 85-90%1,093102.03/cwt96.00–110.001,11532
CowsBoner 80-85%1,341110.22/cwt100.00–121.001,478108
CowsLean 85-90%1,06982.91/cwt76.00–89.0088611
CowsLean 85-90%1,11393.33/cwt90.00–96.001,03918
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24294.24/cwt90.00–98.001,17029
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30483.00/cwt73.00–88.001,0825
CowsBoner 80-85%1,442125.50/cwt123.00–135.001,81014
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,766102.00/cwt98.00–105.001,8014
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,697121.78/cwt119.00–126.002,0679
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,681113.62/cwt108.00–118.001,91021
Bulls1,804134.83/cwt130.00–159.002,43212
Bulls1,638124.60/cwt120.00–129.002,04110
Bulls1,048108.50/cwt104.00–113.001,1372
Springer CowsApproved1,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABrown Swiss350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross299.00/head110.00–440.0029910
Baby Bull CalvesN/A316.32/head80.00–510.0031638
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey70.00/head70.00–70.00701
Bred HeifersMediumJersey775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Open HeifersMedium300.00/head250.00–350.003002
Bred HeifersApprovedBeef Cross1,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred HeifersMediumBeef Cross610.00/head610.00–610.006101
Bred HeifersApprovedBeef Cross975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred CowsSupremeBeef Cross1,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Springer CowsSupreme2,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Open HeifersApprovedJersey555.00/head550.00–560.005552
Bred HeifersApproved1,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred HeifersSupreme1,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred HeifersSupreme1,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred HeifersApprovedJersey900.00/head900.00–900.009001

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.