Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-23

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $180.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$180.00

1 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−91.58

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	180.00	954	1thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

180.00

—

KY average25 barns · 642 hd

271.58

−91.58

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	—	High	1,623	146.30	2,374	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,590	127.47	2,026	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,331	123.79	1,647	107
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	110.23	1,179	119
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,235	133.64	1,650	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	800	130.00	1,040	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,360	157.00	2,135	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	—	—	$465	50
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$412	35
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,417	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,242	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$625	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$1,100	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,449	17
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$757	6
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,460	5
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,432	7

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	—	1,855	161.34/cwt	155.00–175.00	2,993	11
Bulls	—	—	1,824	148.60/cwt	141.00–154.00	2,710	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,788	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,015	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,472	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	730	181.27/cwt	174.00–185.00	1,323	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	344	225.97/cwt	225.00–229.00	777	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	300–350	315	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	759	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	400–450	405	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	932	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,065	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	151.35/cwt	147.00–164.00	1,249	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	685	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	959	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	930	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,200	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	470	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	949	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	434	223.29/cwt	221.00–229.00	969	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	520	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	993	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	610	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,397	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	930	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,646	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	413	155.47/cwt	151.00–160.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	485	162.00/cwt	161.00–163.00	786	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	550–600	572	152.02/cwt	147.00–158.00	870	3
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	750–800	755	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	974	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	650–700	655	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,002	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	540	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	859	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	380	160.00/cwt	155.00–165.00	608	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	345	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	507	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	111.68/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,448	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	131.51/cwt	125.00–144.00	1,749	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	114.25/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,235	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	90.32/cwt	79.00–99.00	873	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	131.55/cwt	125.00–141.00	2,072	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	119.51/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,940	6
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Heifers	ApprovedCrossbred	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,337.50/head	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,338	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	539.09/head	260.00–800.00	539	22
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	120.00/head	120.00–120.00	120	1
Bulls	N/AJersey	0–100	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,250	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	145.00/head	110.00–180.00	145	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	636.25/head	380.00–780.00	636	16
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,861.11/head	1,500.00–2,300.00	1,861	9
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	427.93/head	200.00–580.00	428	29
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	135.00/head	100.00–160.00	135	4
Open Heifers	Medium	0–100	—	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	837.50/head	725.00–950.00	838	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumCrossbred	—	—	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,075	2
Open Heifers	Common	0–100	—	340.00/head	340.00–340.00	340	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,130.00/head	1,110.00–1,150.00	1,130	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	3
Springer Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,643.75/head	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,644	4
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,691.67/head	1,525.00–1,775.00	1,692	3
Springer Heifers	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	206.36/head	100.00–400.00	206	11
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	800	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,360	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,135	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	588	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	119.97/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,620	37
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,235	133.64/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,650	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	124.10/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,334	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	500–550	524	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,153	6
Bulls	—	—	1,170	132.05/cwt	124.00–139.00	1,545	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	106.18/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,171	32

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 Apr 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 96Last week 83Year ago 11

Slaughter CattleReceipts 416Last week 345Year ago 541

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 139Last week 198Year ago 50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,855	155.00–175.00	161.34
21	—	1,824	141.00–154.00	148.60
15	—	1,170	124.00–139.00	132.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	110.00	110.00
16	—	1,575	125.00–141.00	131.55
6	—	1,623	115.00–124.00	119.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,297	108.00–114.00	111.68
53	—	1,330	125.00–144.00	131.51
1	—	1,175	50.00	50.00
37	—	1,350	115.00–124.00	119.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,081	110.00–119.00	114.25
17	—	967	79.00–99.00	90.32
19	—	1,075	120.00–132.00	124.10
32	—	1,103	100.00–109.00	106.18
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	130.00	130.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,235	130.00–137.00	133.64
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	157.00	157.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	344	225.00–229.00	225.97
13	400–450	434	221.00–229.00	223.29
1	450–500	470	202.00	202.00
1	500–550	520	191.00	191.00
6	700–750	730	174.00–185.00	181.27
4	1000–1050	1,015	145.00	145.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	241.00	241.00
1	400–450	405	230.00	230.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	147.00	147.00
2	350–400	380	155.00–165.00	160.00
2	400–450	413	151.00–160.00	155.47
2	450–500	485	161.00–163.00	162.00
1	500–550	540	159.00	159.00
3	550–600	572	147.00–158.00	152.02
1	650–700	655	153.00	153.00
1	750–800	755	129.00	129.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	524	220.00	220.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	140.00	140.00
1	900–950	930	129.00	129.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	825	147.00–164.00	151.35
1	950–1000	980	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	810	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	930	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	202.00	202.00
1	500–550	530	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	224.00	224.00
7	600–650	610	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	870	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	191.00	191.00
1	550–600	555	181.00	181.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	187.00	187.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,337.50
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	625.00	625.00
Bred Heifers — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	22	0–50	—	260.00–800.00	539.09
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	110.00–180.00	145.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	0–50	—	100.00–400.00	206.36
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	120.00	120.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	16	0–50	—	380.00–780.00	636.25
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	29	0–50	—	200.00–580.00	427.93
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	0–50	—	100.00–160.00	135.00
Bulls — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–100	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,250.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	9	—	—	1,500.00–2,300.00	1,861.11
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	725.00–950.00	837.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,110.00–1,150.00	1,130.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	600.00	600.00
Open Heifers — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	340.00	340.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	0–100	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,075.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Springer Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,643.75
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,525.00–1,775.00	1,691.67
Springer Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00

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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Bulls · 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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle