Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-27

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $187.43/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 4 of 36 comparable sales and sits −25.29 against this barn's trailing median of $212.72.

Average price

$187.43

4 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−62.16

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	570	187.43	1,068	4thin

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

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 sale4 hd

187.43

—

KY average26 barns · 2,940 hd

249.59

−62.16

This barn, trailing median36 sales

212.72

−25.29

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	—	Average	1,520	127.14	1,933	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,666	121.97	2,032	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,353	116.39	1,575	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	99.15	1,055	78
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,110	105.00	1,166	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,595	161.00	2,568	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,070	117.00	1,252	1thin

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	—	—	$353	84
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$274	32
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,531	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	—	—	$1,275	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,225	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,192	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$540	2thin
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$1,349	4thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,532	11
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$742	10
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,231	8
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,013	2thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	MediumJersey	—	—	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,200	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,393.75/head	2,025.00–2,575.00	2,394	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,291.67/head	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,292	3
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,837.50/head	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,838	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	163.33/head	130.00–190.00	163	3
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	413.33/head	230.00–650.00	413	12
Bulls	N/A	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	N/AJersey	—	—	520.00/head	520.00–520.00	520	1
Bulls	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	1,812.50/head	1,550.00–2,075.00	1,813	2
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	345	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	224	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Fancy	—	542	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	710	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	625	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,056	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Fancy	—	395	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	529	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	710	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	838	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Fancy	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	372	82.54/cwt	75.00–92.00	307	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	530	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	567	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	520	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	749	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	308	83.55/cwt	77.00–90.00	257	2
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	530	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	451	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	445	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	516	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	889	113.76/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,011	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	335	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	690	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	413	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	781	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	383	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	575	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	931	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,052	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,000	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,250	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	654	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	883	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	785	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	950	4
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	315	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	529	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	276	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	753	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	335	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	168.35/cwt	160.00–177.00	943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	260	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	715	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	91.84/cwt	87.00–94.00	898	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	111.87/cwt	107.00–122.00	1,293	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	75.49/cwt	62.50–84.00	754	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,649	124.63/cwt	120.00–132.00	2,055	22
Steers	Choice	—	1,595	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,568	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	96.47/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,235	5
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,110	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,166	1
Steers	Select	—	1,070	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,252	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	104.27/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,295	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	115.12/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,611	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	100.70/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,063	24
Bulls	—	—	1,670	129.89/cwt	123.00–134.00	2,169	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	125.43/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,686	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,713	114.64/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,964	8
Bulls	—	—	983	111.12/cwt	102.00–118.00	1,092	10
Bulls	—	—	1,917	141.29/cwt	136.00–152.00	2,709	9
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	210.00/head	210.00–210.00	210	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	—	—	150.00/head	150.00–150.00	150	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	351.21/head	100.00–570.00	351	66
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	—	—	127.50/head	100.00–140.00	128	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	—	—	495.45/head	250.00–700.00	495	11
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,225	5
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,583.33/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,583	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	191.11/head	100.00–300.00	191	18
Open Heifers	Common	—	—	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Open Heifers	Medium	—	—	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Heifers	MediumJersey	—	—	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Bred Heifers	CommonJersey	—	—	470.00/head	470.00–470.00	470	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,200	2
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	837.50/head	775.00–900.00	838	2
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Springer Heifers	MediumCrossbred	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Springer Heifers	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Open Heifers	Approved	—	—	808.75/head	700.00–835.00	809	8

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 94Last week 70Year ago 20

Slaughter CattleReceipts 317Last week 271Year ago 584

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 189Last week 147Year ago 55

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	500.00	500.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,200.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	2,025.00–2,575.00	2,393.75
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,291.67
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,837.50
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,200.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	—	775.00–900.00	837.50
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Springer Heifers — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Springer Heifers — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	130.00–190.00	163.33
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	66	—	—	100.00–570.00	351.21
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	100.00–140.00	127.50
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	—	—	250.00–700.00	495.45
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,225.00
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,583.33
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	—	—	230.00–650.00	413.33
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	210.00	210.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	150.00	150.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	18	—	—	100.00–300.00	191.11
Bulls$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bulls — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	520.00	520.00
Bulls — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	1,550.00–2,075.00	1,812.50
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	610.00	610.00
Bred Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	470.00	470.00
Open Heifers — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	300.00	300.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	650.00	650.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	8	—	—	700.00–835.00	808.75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	65.00	65.00
1	—	530	85.00	85.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	542	131.00	131.00
1	—	395	134.00	134.00
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	118.00	118.00
3	—	372	75.00–92.00	82.54
1	—	530	107.00	107.00
2	—	308	77.00–90.00	83.55
1	—	445	116.00	116.00
1	—	1,000	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	169.00	169.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	144.00	144.00
3	—	889	105.00–118.00	113.76
1	—	335	206.00	206.00
2	—	413	189.00	189.00
6	—	931	113.00	113.00
7	—	654	135.00	135.00
4	—	785	121.00	121.00
4	—	276	224.00	224.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	150.00	150.00
1	—	315	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	173.00	173.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	138.00	138.00
2	—	560	160.00–177.00	168.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	978	87.00–94.00	91.84
26	—	1,156	107.00–122.00	111.87
10	—	999	62.50–84.00	75.49
24	—	1,056	95.00–105.00	100.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,649	120.00–132.00	124.63
8	—	1,713	111.00–118.00	114.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,280	90.00–99.00	96.47
9	—	1,242	100.00–108.00	104.27
35	—	1,399	110.00–119.00	115.12
28	—	1,344	120.00–135.00	125.43
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	161.00	161.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	117.00	117.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	105.00	105.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,670	123.00–134.00	129.89
10	—	983	102.00–118.00	111.12
9	—	1,917	136.00–152.00	141.29

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Farmers Regional Livestock Auction of Glasgow Dairy Auction - Smiths Grove, KY

Replacement Dairy Cattle

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