Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-26

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $160.67/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$160.67

3 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$897

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$31.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−97.31

vs KY average

−106.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	171.00	953	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	560	140.00	784	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.00/cwt here — about $169 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

160.67

—

KY average25 barns · 1,603 hd

257.98

−97.31

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−106.20

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	1,614	166.85	2,693	79
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,327	133.01	1,765	77
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,652	132.22	2,185	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,080	110.80	1,196	99
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,375	148.55	2,043	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,060	128.74	1,365	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,445	158.00	2,283	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,443	142.49	2,056	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	—	—	$472	67
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$325	48
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,056	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,308	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,130	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$900	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$984	10
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$822	17
Springer Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,575	1thin
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,175	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Bulls	—	—	1,035	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,190	1
Bulls	—	—	1,639	171.70/cwt	150.00–187.00	2,814	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	120.94/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,615	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,092	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	235	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	400	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	955	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,289	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	560	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	790	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	414	152.79/cwt	145.00–157.00	633	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	257	153.02/cwt	147.00–156.00	393	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	600–650	629	173.14/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,089	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,025	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,363	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	940	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,081	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	500–550	520	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,087	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	350–400	370	239.22/cwt	236.00–240.00	885	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	300–350	343	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	815	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	470	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,201	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	325	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	517	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	305	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	941	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,445	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,283	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,443	142.49/cwt	142.00–143.00	2,056	2
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,375	148.55/cwt	148.00–149.00	2,043	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	75.17/cwt	62.50–94.00	799	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	114.69/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,189	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,657	133.63/cwt	125.00–145.00	2,214	16
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,012.50/head	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,013	2
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	6
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Open Heifers	Medium	0–100	—	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	88.00/head	70.00–110.00	88	5
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,056.25/head	1,775.00–2,150.00	2,056	4
Open Heifers	Common	0–100	—	451.67/head	430.00–475.00	452	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Open Heifers	CommonJersey	0–100	—	460.00/head	460.00–460.00	460	1
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Springer Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	857.50/head	710.00–935.00	858	4
Springer Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	425.58/head	120.00–680.00	426	43
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	712.00/head	550.00–925.00	712	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	621.90/head	260.00–840.00	622	21
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	440.40/head	210.00–740.00	440	25
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,625.00/head	1,575.00–1,675.00	1,625	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	230.56/head	100.00–530.00	231	18
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	90.00/head	60.00–140.00	90	3
Bred Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,060	128.74/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,365	2
Bulls	—	—	1,515	141.99/cwt	132.00–149.00	2,151	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	135.71/cwt	125.00–167.00	1,805	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	127.68/cwt	120.00–149.00	1,504	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	102.86/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,079	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	120.96/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,954	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	815	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,149	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	400–450	416	221.44/cwt	197.00–228.00	921	5

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 58Year ago 30

Slaughter CattleReceipts 386Last week 358Year ago 792

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 165Last week 119Year ago 92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	115.00	115.00
67	—	1,639	150.00–187.00	171.70
11	—	1,515	132.00–149.00	141.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,335	114.00–124.00	120.94
1	—	1,040	105.00	105.00
64	—	1,330	125.00–167.00	135.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,063	62.50–94.00	75.17
40	—	1,037	110.00–119.00	114.69
26	—	1,178	120.00–149.00	127.68
21	—	1,049	97.00–109.00	102.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,657	125.00–145.00	133.63
2	—	1,615	120.00–122.00	120.96
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	142.00–143.00	142.49
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	148.00–149.00	148.55
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	127.00–130.00	128.74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	170.00	170.00
3	250–300	257	147.00–156.00	153.02
1	300–350	325	159.00	159.00
3	400–450	414	145.00–157.00	152.79
1	450–500	470	158.00	158.00
1	800–850	815	141.00	141.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	343	237.50	237.50
11	350–400	370	236.00–240.00	239.22
5	400–450	416	197.00–228.00	221.44
2	500–550	520	209.00	209.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	122.00	122.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	141.00	141.00
1	900–950	940	115.00	115.00
1	950–1000	955	135.00	135.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	133.00	133.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	629	170.00–178.00	173.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	166.00	166.00
1	500–550	545	177.00	177.00
1	550–600	570	165.00	165.00
1	750–800	770	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	155.00	155.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	550.00–925.00	712.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	6	0–100	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	0–100	—	660.00	660.00
Open Heifers — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	0–100	—	430.00–475.00	451.67
Open Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	460.00	460.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	0–100	—	710.00–935.00	857.50
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	675.00	675.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	710.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,775.00–2,150.00	2,056.25
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,575.00–1,675.00	1,625.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	0–50	—	70.00–110.00	88.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	25	0–50	—	210.00–740.00	440.40
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	18	0–50	—	100.00–530.00	230.56
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Springer Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Springer Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	43	0–50	—	120.00–680.00	425.58
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	21	0–50	—	260.00–840.00	621.90
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	0–50	—	60.00–140.00	90.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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Replacement Dairy Cattle