Sale reports / Kentucky / Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction / 2024-02-20

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 20
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
70 head
10 vs last sale 80 50 vs year ago 20 · +250.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
271 head
108 vs last sale 379 313 vs year ago 584 · 53.6%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
147 head
14 vs last sale 161 92 vs year ago 55 · +167.3%
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Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $223.00/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 32 of 36 comparable sales and sits +10.28 against this barn's trailing median of $212.72.
Average price
$223.00
7 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,126
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
21.19
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2505223.001,1267thin
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 sale7 hd
223.00
KY average25 barns · 2,122 hd
244.19
−21.19
This barn, trailing median36 sales
212.72
+10.28
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
BullsLow1,515123.731,87419
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,742116.752,03419
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,406112.191,57768
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09099.781,08889
HeifersSelect and ChoiceLow1,331124.001,6514thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,235143.511,7722thin

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$40356
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A$26231
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$1,7251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)$1,1316
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)$5752thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)$6251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)$5851thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen$1,17115
Open HeifersOpen$7237
Springer Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$1,9251thin
Springer Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)$1,7333thin
Springer Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$1,7002thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred70.00/head70.00–70.00701
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross488.00/head260.00–660.0048815
Dairy SteersLarge 3680167.98/cwt166.00–169.001,1423
Springer HeifersApproved1,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Springer HeifersSupreme1,875.00/head1,625.00–2,125.001,8752
Springer HeifersSupreme1,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Open HeifersApproved885.00/head885.00–885.008851
Fresh/Milking CowsApproved1,281.25/head1,100.00–1,450.001,2814
Fresh/Milking CowsCommon450.00/head425.00–475.004502
Fresh/Milking CowsSupreme2,000.00/head1,750.00–2,125.002,0004
Fresh/Milking CowsCommonJersey392.50/head385.00–400.003932
Fresh/Milking CowsApprovedJersey1,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Baby Heifer CalvesN/AJersey175.00/head160.00–190.001752
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross415.00/head120.00–630.0041514
Baby Bull CalvesN/A387.69/head200.00–500.0038839
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey60.00/head60.00–60.00601
Dairy SteersLarge 3532161.00/cwt161.00–161.008573
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3315123.00/cwt123.00–123.003872
Dairy HeifersLarge 3735103.00/cwt103.00–103.007571
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Value Added665130.00/cwt130.00–130.008651
Dairy HeifersLarge 3975113.86/cwt107.00–116.001,1107
Dairy SteersLarge 3857154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,3203
Dairy SteersLarge 3342200.00/cwt200.00–200.006847
Dairy SteersLarge 3761147.83/cwt130.00–153.001,1258
Dairy HeifersLarge 3940110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2615174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0701
SteersMedium and Large 2-3635130.00/cwt130.00–130.008261
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005281
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2765132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy505223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,1267
CowsBoner 80-85%1,335108.92/cwt103.00–113.001,45427
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,665111.08/cwt107.00–115.001,8496
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,778119.37/cwt116.00–127.002,12213
CowsBoner 80-85%1,00579.00/cwt79.00–79.007941
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29394.90/cwt90.00–99.001,2273
CowsLean 85-90%99991.17/cwt85.00–94.0091117
SteersSelect and Choice1,235143.51/cwt140.00–147.001,7722
HeifersSelect and Choice1,260119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,4993
HeifersSelect and Choice1,545139.00/cwt139.00–139.002,1481
CowsLean 85-90%1,062100.50/cwt95.00–104.001,06726
CowsLean 85-90%1,192111.41/cwt105.00–119.001,32835
CowsLean 85-90%97274.38/cwt60.00–84.0072311
CowsBoner 80-85%1,477116.88/cwt114.00–127.001,72637
Bulls1,323114.72/cwt109.00–119.001,5189
Bulls1,851138.89/cwt130.00–151.002,5715
Bulls1,524124.78/cwt120.00–129.001,9025
Bred CowsApprovedJersey1,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred CowsSupremeBeef Cross1,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred CowsApprovedBeef Cross1,383.33/head1,375.00–1,400.001,3833
Bred CowsCommonBeef Cross375.00/head375.00–375.003751
Bred CowsMediumBeef Cross755.00/head535.00–975.007552
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A130.67/head70.00–320.0013115
Open HeifersSupreme1,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0352
Open HeifersMedium526.25/head490.00–550.005264
Springer CowsSupreme1,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred HeifersMedium625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred HeifersMediumBeef Cross585.00/head585.00–585.005851
Bred CowsMediumJersey775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Fresh/Milking CowsMediumJersey712.50/head600.00–825.007132
Springer HeifersApproved1,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501

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.