Sale reports / Kentucky / Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction / 2024-02-06

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 6
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
80 head
26 vs last sale 54 56 vs year ago 24 · +233.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
379 head
44 vs last sale 335 445 vs year ago 824 · 54.0%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
161 head
2 vs last sale 159 107 vs year ago 54 · +198.1%
View
Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $237.83/cwt on 6 head.
Average price
$237.83
6 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,127
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
7.14
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2474237.831,1276thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale6 hd
237.83
KY average25 barns · 8,759 hd
244.97
−7.14
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
BullsHigh1,603124.331,99252
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,669109.231,82339
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,299100.301,303135
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00587.0787541
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,250119.251,4914thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,312139.001,8243thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,165129.001,5032thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,355147.501,9992thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,218122.501,4922thin

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$35431
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A$25745
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)$1,0882thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$7851thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)$7502thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)$1,0466
BullsN/A$1,4501thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen$1,2814thin
Open HeifersOpen$78024
Springer Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)$1,0676

Every lot, as filed

77 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 HeifersApprovedJersey1,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred HeifersApprovedBeef Cross1,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Springer HeifersApprovedBeef Cross1,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Open HeifersSupreme1,136.00/head1,000.00–1,275.001,1365
Fresh/Milking CowsSupreme1,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Fresh/Milking CowsApproved1,287.50/head1,200.00–1,375.001,2882
Fresh/Milking CowsMedium900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Springer HeifersMediumJersey800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Open HeifersMediumAyshire500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Springer HeifersSupreme1,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross275.83/head100.00–410.0027612
Baby Heifer CalvesN/AGuernsey90.00/head90.00–90.00901
Baby Bull CalvesN/A332.50/head200.00–400.0033324
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey210.00/head210.00–210.002101
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross465.00/head200.00–610.004656
BullsN/ABeef Cross1,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Dairy SteersLarge 3240139.00/cwt139.00–139.003341
Dairy SteersLarge 3723127.09/cwt104.00–151.009192
Dairy SteersLarge 3Fancy465171.00/cwt171.00–171.007952
Dairy HeifersLarge 3260154.00/cwt154.00–154.004001
Dairy HeifersLarge 3500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
Dairy HeifersLarge 3570115.93/cwt114.00–120.006613
Dairy SteersLarge 3380170.00/cwt170.00–170.006463
Dairy SteersLarge 3310143.00/cwt143.00–143.004431
Dairy SteersLarge 3557136.47/cwt125.00–171.007604
Dairy SteersLarge 3423145.07/cwt121.00–170.006142
Dairy SteersLarge 3925139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,2861
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Fancy415165.00/cwt165.00–165.006851
Dairy SteersLarge 3885131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1591
Dairy SteersLarge 3505151.00/cwt151.00–151.007631
Dairy SteersLarge 3755150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1332
Dairy HeifersLarge 3415138.63/cwt133.00–144.005752
Dairy HeifersLarge 3740137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0141
Dairy HeifersLarge 3615149.00/cwt149.00–149.009161
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Fancy345164.00/cwt164.00–164.005661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2474237.83/cwt182.00–261.001,1276
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2440173.00/cwt173.00–173.007611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2655185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2121
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,632107.16/cwt102.00–110.001,74919
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17386.19/cwt83.00–89.001,01121
CowsBoner 80-85%1,385113.85/cwt110.00–122.001,57727
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17678.60/cwt77.00–81.009245
CowsLean 85-90%1,02692.59/cwt87.00–99.0095017
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61993.60/cwt91.00–96.001,5155
Dairy HeifersChoice1,250119.25/cwt114.00–121.001,4914
SteersSelect and Choice1,218122.50/cwt113.00–132.001,4922
CowsBoner 80-85%1,311100.78/cwt90.00–109.001,32182
SteersChoice and Prime1,355147.50/cwt144.00–151.001,9992
CowsLean 85-90%90370.17/cwt64.00–76.006346
HeifersChoice and Prime1,165129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,5032
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,312139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,8243
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,732117.07/cwt112.00–126.002,02815
CowsLean 85-90%1,121103.25/cwt100.00–106.001,1574
CowsLean 85-90%98983.00/cwt78.00–86.0082114
Bulls1,741133.39/cwt130.00–143.002,32218
Bulls1,623123.89/cwt118.00–129.002,01127
Bulls1,168102.71/cwt75.00–114.001,2007
Bred CowsMediumBeef Cross785.00/head785.00–785.007851
Bred CowsApprovedBeef Cross900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsSupremeBeef Cross1,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Baby Heifer CalvesN/AJersey170.00/head170.00–170.001701
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABrown Swiss360.00/head360.00–360.003601
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred100.00/head100.00–100.001001
Bred HeifersApprovedBrown Swiss1,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred HeifersMediumAyshire725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred HeifersMediumCrossbred775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Baby Heifer CalvesN/AAyshire210.00/head210.00–210.002101
Bred CowsMediumCrossbred675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred CowsApprovedJersey825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Open HeifersApproved831.36/head625.00–960.0083111
Open HeifersMedium484.00/head390.00–560.004845
Open HeifersMediumCrossbred485.00/head485.00–485.004852
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A261.79/head70.00–410.0026228
Bred HeifersSupreme1,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred HeifersMedium975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Springer HeifersApproved1,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Springer HeifersMedium950.00/head950.00–950.009501

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.