Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Weight class

Heifers · summary 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

300–400 lb heifers averaged $219.63/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$219.63

8 head · 333 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$68.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−68.47

vs KY average

−77.76 vs national

What quality paid 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	323	236.67	765	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	360	168.50	607	2thin

One grade step is worth $68.17/cwt here — about $159 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 300–400 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

219.63

—

KY average14 barns · 411 hd

288.10

−68.47

National average176 barns · 5,927 hd

297.38

−77.76

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	1,556	125.54	1,953	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,612	123.17	1,986	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,349	118.26	1,596	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	105.98	1,183	77
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,360	132.76	1,806	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,190	115.00	1,369	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,110	110.00	1,221	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,211	126.93	1,537	5thin

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	—	—	$364	67
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$230	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,350	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$550	1thin
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$1,050	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,488	4thin
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$708	9
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,669	4thin
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,575	8

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
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	250–300	293	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	686	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	515	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	906	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	215	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	452	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	475	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	789	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	545	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	670	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	780	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	998	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	705	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	987	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,068	116.95/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,249	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,032	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,342	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	768	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,206	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	638	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,129	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	660	133.98/cwt	131.00–140.00	884	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	945	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,210	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	965	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	268	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	309	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	732	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	680	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,128	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	900–950	920	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	920	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	250–300	287	163.89/cwt	147.50–175.00	470	5
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	600–650	605	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	200–250	235	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	364	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	127.54/cwt	123.00–138.00	2,043	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	115.52/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,883	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	115.82/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,605	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,152	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	104.63/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,198	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	94.46/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,015	7
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	428.41/head	190.00–680.00	428	22
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	105.00/head	90.00–120.00	105	6
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	40.00/head	40.00–40.00	40	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,791.67/head	1,500.00–2,175.00	1,792	3
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	880.00/head	800.00–960.00	880	2
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBrown Swiss	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	367.69/head	100.00–540.00	368	39
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Open Heifers	Common	0–100	—	405.00/head	370.00–440.00	405	2
Open Heifers	Medium	0–100	—	682.50/head	600.00–710.00	683	4
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,837.50/head	1,700.00–2,075.00	1,838	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,125.00–1,475.00	1,300	2
Springer Heifers	MediumJersey	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bulls	N/A	0–100	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	163.64/head	80.00–250.00	164	11
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	314.55/head	130.00–610.00	315	11
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,023	103.16/cwt	94.00–109.00	1,055	3
Bulls	—	—	1,972	135.51/cwt	132.00–142.00	2,672	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	108.02/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,539	4
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,533	139.14/cwt	137.00–141.00	2,133	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	826	81.56/cwt	73.00–88.00	674	7
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,190	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,369	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,015	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,218	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,110	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,211	126.93/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,537	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	123.97/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,604	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	114.83/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,332	33
Bulls	—	—	1,502	127.46/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,914	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	650–700	675	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,121	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Fancy	450–500	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	2

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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

Tue Mar 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 74Last week 94Year ago 105

Slaughter CattleReceipts 264Last week 317Year ago 586

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 137Last week 189Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	234.00	234.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	210.00	210.00
1	400–450	430	170.00	170.00
1	450–500	475	166.00	166.00
2	500–550	515	176.00	176.00
2	600–650	638	177.00	177.00
3	650–700	660	131.00–140.00	133.98
1	700–750	705	140.00	140.00
2	750–800	768	157.00	157.00
2	950–1000	965	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	155.00	155.00
5	250–300	287	147.50–175.00	163.89
1	400–450	430	150.00	150.00
1	600–650	605	142.00	142.00
1	900–950	920	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	675	166.00	166.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	123.00	123.00
1	650–700	680	136.00	136.00
1	750–800	780	128.00	128.00
1	800–850	815	100.00	100.00
1	900–950	945	128.00	128.00
3	1000–1050	1,032	130.00	130.00
2	1050–1100	1,068	110.00–124.00	116.95
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	203.00	203.00
1	600–650	630	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	201.00	201.00
1	500–550	545	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	169.00	169.00
1	350–400	390	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	245.00	245.00
5	300–350	309	237.00	237.00
1	350–400	395	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,602	123.00–138.00	127.54
4	—	1,630	114.00–119.00	115.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,386	111.00–119.00	115.82
1	—	1,200	96.00	96.00
4	—	1,425	107.00–109.00	108.02
26	—	1,294	120.00–137.00	123.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,145	100.00–109.00	104.63
7	—	1,075	90.00–99.00	94.46
7	—	826	73.00–88.00	81.56
33	—	1,160	110.00–125.00	114.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,023	94.00–109.00	103.16
5	—	1,972	132.00–142.00	135.51
9	—	1,502	124.00–129.00	127.46
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	137.00–141.00	139.14
1	—	1,015	120.00	120.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,211	122.00–131.00	126.93

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	22	0–50	—	190.00–680.00	428.41
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	0–50	—	90.00–120.00	105.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	39	0–50	—	100.00–540.00	367.69
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	40.00	40.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	0–50	—	80.00–250.00	163.64
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	0–50	—	130.00–610.00	314.55
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,475.00	1,300.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,500.00–2,175.00	1,791.67
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,700.00–2,075.00	1,837.50
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Springer Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	800.00–960.00	880.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Open Heifers — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	370.00–440.00	405.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	0–100	—	600.00–710.00	682.50
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Bulls$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–100	—	1,050.00	1,050.00

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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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Heifers · summary 300–400 lb

What quality paid 300–400 lb

How it compared 300–400 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle