Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-07

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $221.14/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$221.14

7 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,159

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$568

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

$119.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−56.09

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	518	238.17	1,234	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	560	119.00	666	1thin

One grade step is worth $119.17/cwt here — about $568 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 sale7 hd

221.14

—

KY average25 barns · 527 hd

277.23

−56.09

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	1,594	151.20	2,411	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,577	128.90	2,033	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,353	127.05	1,719	112
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,085	109.22	1,185	115
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,198	138.90	1,664	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,145	148.15	1,697	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Low	987	118.38	1,168	3thin

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	—	—	$481	60
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$384	41
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,139	6
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$1,463	2thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,481	6
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$832	10
Springer Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$2,050	2thin
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,650	1thin
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,575	5

Every lot, as filed

83 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	400–450	415	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	789	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,198	138.90/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,664	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	788	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,135	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	865	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,237	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	838	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,282	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,031	173.93/cwt	157.00–178.00	1,793	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,075	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,634	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	925	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,388	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	750	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,178	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	810	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,304	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	983	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,671	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	610	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	508	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,260	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	685	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,445	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	950	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,099	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	835	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	928	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	850–900	885	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,292	3
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	485	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	742	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	550–600	575	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	765	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	800–850	805	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,087	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	800–850	812	131.64/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,069	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	950–1000	955	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,203	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	375	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	570	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	342	139.52/cwt	123.00–145.00	477	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,614	121.36/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,959	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	110.59/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,503	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	83.99/cwt	70.00–99.00	801	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	105.22/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,167	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	131.65/cwt	125.00–146.00	1,761	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	114.95/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,332	39
Bulls	N/A	0–100	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	266.82/head	100.00–550.00	267	22
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	469.35/head	100.00–630.00	469	31
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,941.67/head	1,500.00–2,275.00	1,942	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	721.11/head	450.00–840.00	721	18
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	595.63/head	320.00–800.00	596	16
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	792.50/head	735.00–850.00	793	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,225.00/head	1,075.00–1,450.00	1,225	4
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	0–100	—	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Open Heifers	Common	0–100	—	335.00/head	270.00–400.00	335	2
Springer Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,025.00–2,075.00	2,050	2
Open Heifers	Medium	0–100	—	597.50/head	585.00–610.00	598	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	113.33/head	80.00–170.00	113	3
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	945	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,559	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,060	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,484	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	482	170.27/cwt	161.00–180.00	821	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	885	168.21/cwt	167.00–173.00	1,489	5
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,123	137.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,545	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,716	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	125.63/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,367	31
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,185	152.82/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,811	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	120.49/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,668	33
Dairy Steers	Select	—	910	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	974	1
Bulls	—	—	1,131	130.65/cwt	119.00–137.00	1,478	7
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,110	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,776	1
Bulls	—	—	1,654	146.77/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,428	19
Bulls	—	—	1,745	167.48/cwt	156.00–193.00	2,923	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	134.32/cwt	128.00–145.00	2,091	16
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,025	124.07/cwt	117.00–130.00	1,272	2
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,631.25/head	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,631	4
Bulls	N/ABeef Cross	0–100	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	121.82/head	50.00–150.00	122	11
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,225	2
Springer Heifers	ApprovedCrossbred	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	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.

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

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

Tue May 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 96Last week 69Year ago 70

Slaughter CattleReceipts 354Last week 411Year ago 469

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 139Last week 133Year ago 114

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	170.00	170.00
3	450–500	482	161.00–180.00	170.27
2	750–800	788	144.00	144.00
3	800–850	838	153.00	153.00
5	850–900	885	167.00–173.00	168.21
1	900–950	945	165.00	165.00
2	950–1000	983	170.00	170.00
5	1000–1050	1,031	157.00–178.00	173.93
1	1050–1100	1,060	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	342	123.00–145.00	139.52
1	350–400	375	152.00	152.00
2	450–500	485	153.00	153.00
1	550–600	575	133.00	133.00
3	800–850	812	127.00–134.00	131.64
3	850–900	885	146.00	146.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	150.00	150.00
1	600–650	610	144.00	144.00
1	750–800	750	157.00	157.00
1	800–850	810	161.00	161.00
1	850–900	865	143.00	143.00
1	900–950	925	150.00	150.00
1	950–1000	950	149.00	149.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	152.00	152.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	805	135.00	135.00
1	950–1000	955	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	189.00	189.00
1	750–800	785	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	508	248.00	248.00
1	650–700	685	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	120.00	120.00
1	550–600	560	119.00	119.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	168.00	168.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,198	137.00–142.00	138.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,614	115.00–125.00	121.36
1	—	1,560	110.00	110.00
16	—	1,557	128.00–145.00	134.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,359	107.00–114.00	110.59
72	—	1,338	125.00–146.00	131.65
33	—	1,384	115.00–124.00	120.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	954	70.00–99.00	83.99
19	—	1,109	100.00–109.00	105.22
39	—	1,159	110.00–119.00	114.95
31	—	1,088	120.00–139.00	125.63
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	135.00–140.00	137.55
2	—	1,185	147.00–159.00	152.82
1	—	1,110	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	107.00	107.00
2	—	1,025	117.00–130.00	124.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,131	119.00–137.00	130.65
19	—	1,654	140.00–155.00	146.77
14	—	1,745	156.00–193.00	167.48

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–100	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bulls — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–100	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	22	0–50	—	100.00–550.00	266.82
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	16	0–50	—	320.00–800.00	595.63
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	0–50	—	80.00–170.00	113.33
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	31	0–50	—	100.00–630.00	469.35
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	18	0–50	—	450.00–840.00	721.11
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	0–50	—	50.00–150.00	121.82
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,500.00–2,275.00	1,941.67
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	860.00	860.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	735.00–850.00	792.50
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,225.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	0–100	—	1,075.00–1,450.00	1,225.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	825.00	825.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	725.00	725.00
Open Heifers — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	270.00–400.00	335.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	585.00–610.00	597.50
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,631.25
Springer Heifers — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Springer Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,025.00–2,075.00	2,050.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle