Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-20

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 31 of 35 comparable sales and sits +10.12 against this barn's trailing median of $212.88.

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 / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	505	223.00	1,126	7thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

35 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $228.64, low $191.65, median $212.88 across 35 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 median35 sales

212.88

+10.12

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	1,515	123.73	1,874	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,742	116.75	2,034	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,406	112.19	1,577	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	99.78	1,088	89
Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,331	124.00	1,651	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,235	143.51	1,772	2thin

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	—	—	$403	56
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$262	31
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,131	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$575	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$625	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$585	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,171	15
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$723	7
Springer Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,925	1thin
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,733	3thin
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,700	2thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	70.00/head	70.00–70.00	70	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	488.00/head	260.00–660.00	488	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	680	167.98/cwt	166.00–169.00	1,142	3
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,625.00–2,125.00	1,875	2
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	—	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,281.25/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,281	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	450.00/head	425.00–475.00	450	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,000.00/head	1,750.00–2,125.00	2,000	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	392.50/head	385.00–400.00	393	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	175.00/head	160.00–190.00	175	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	415.00/head	120.00–630.00	415	14
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	387.69/head	200.00–500.00	388	39
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	60.00/head	60.00–60.00	60	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	532	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	857	3
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	315	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	387	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	735	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	757	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	975	113.86/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,110	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	857	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,320	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	342	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	684	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	761	147.83/cwt	130.00–153.00	1,125	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	940	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,126	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	108.92/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,454	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	111.08/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,849	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,778	119.37/cwt	116.00–127.00	2,122	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	794	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	94.90/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,227	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	91.17/cwt	85.00–94.00	911	17
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,235	143.51/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,772	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,260	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,499	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,545	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,148	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	100.50/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,067	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	111.41/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,328	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	74.38/cwt	60.00–84.00	723	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,477	116.88/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,726	37
Bulls	—	—	1,323	114.72/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,518	9
Bulls	—	—	1,851	138.89/cwt	130.00–151.00	2,571	5
Bulls	—	—	1,524	124.78/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,902	5
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,383.33/head	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,383	3
Bred Cows	CommonBeef Cross	—	—	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	755.00/head	535.00–975.00	755	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	130.67/head	70.00–320.00	131	15
Open Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	2
Open Heifers	Medium	—	—	526.25/head	490.00–550.00	526	4
Springer Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Heifers	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	585.00/head	585.00–585.00	585	1
Bred Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	712.50/head	600.00–825.00	713	2
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	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 Feb 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 70Last week 80Year ago 20

Slaughter CattleReceipts 271Last week 379Year ago 584

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 147Last week 161Year ago 55

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	70.00	70.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	15	—	—	260.00–660.00	488.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	39	—	—	200.00–500.00	387.69
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	60.00	60.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,625.00–2,125.00	1,875.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	885.00	885.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,035.00	1,035.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	490.00–550.00	526.25
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,281.25
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	425.00–475.00	450.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,750.00–2,125.00	2,000.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	385.00–400.00	392.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	600.00–825.00	712.50
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	160.00–190.00	175.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	14	—	—	120.00–630.00	415.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	15	—	—	70.00–320.00	130.67
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,383.33
Bred Cows — Common · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	375.00	375.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	535.00–975.00	755.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Springer Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	625.00	625.00
Bred Heifers — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	585.00	585.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	166.00–169.00	167.98
3	—	532	161.00	161.00
3	—	857	154.00	154.00
7	—	342	200.00	200.00
8	—	761	130.00–153.00	147.83
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	123.00	123.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	103.00	103.00
7	—	975	107.00–116.00	113.86
1	—	940	110.00	110.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	505	223.00	223.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,335	103.00–113.00	108.92
1	—	1,005	79.00	79.00
3	—	1,293	90.00–99.00	94.90
37	—	1,477	114.00–127.00	116.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,665	107.00–115.00	111.08
13	—	1,778	116.00–127.00	119.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	999	85.00–94.00	91.17
26	—	1,062	95.00–104.00	100.50
35	—	1,192	105.00–119.00	111.41
11	—	972	60.00–84.00	74.38
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	140.00–147.00	143.51
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,260	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,545	139.00	139.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,323	109.00–119.00	114.72
5	—	1,851	130.00–151.00	138.89
5	—	1,524	120.00–129.00	124.78

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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How this sale compares

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