Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-21

Weight class

Bulls · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb bulls averaged $120.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$120.00

1 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−130.98

vs KY average

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	635	120.00	762	1thin

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

120.00

—

KY average25 barns · 330 hd

250.98

−130.98

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	1,430	147.97	2,115	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,551	145.38	2,255	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,304	141.95	1,852	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	118.09	1,244	93
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,235	155.00	1,914	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,060	130.48	1,383	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,035	131.50	1,361	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,300	151.00	1,963	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,085	148.00	1,606	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	—	—	$593	45
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$428	25
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$875	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,075	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,475	2thin
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$668	16
Springer Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,800	1thin
Springer Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$850	1thin
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	—	1,556	165.09/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,569	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,235	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,914	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,175	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,645	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	105.90/cwt	102.00–109.00	997	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	700	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	868	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	900	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,071	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	560	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	935	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	625	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	772	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	700–750	719	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,517	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	943	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	550–600	566	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,240	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	870	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,618	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	545	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	877	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	550–600	570	112.25/cwt	112.00–112.50	640	2
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	600–650	630	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	898	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	79.80/cwt	68.00–98.00	901	11
Bulls	—	—	1,060	131.66/cwt	122.00–139.00	1,396	4
Bulls	—	—	1,518	147.68/cwt	140.00–154.00	2,242	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	145.38/cwt	130.00–162.00	2,255	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	143.47/cwt	130.00–164.00	1,871	75
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	127.69/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,671	8
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	2
Springer Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Open Heifers	Medium	0–100	—	589.44/head	510.00–650.00	589	9
Open Heifers	CommonJersey	0–100	—	275.00/head	275.00–275.00	275	1
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	833.33/head	800.00–850.00	833	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	516.54/head	220.00–740.00	517	26
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Springer Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	696.84/head	440.00–900.00	697	19
Open Heifers	Common	0–100	—	385.00/head	385.00–385.00	385	1
Bred Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	318.33/head	190.00–490.00	318	6
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	132.00/head	70.00–180.00	132	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	580.00/head	200.00–900.00	580	14
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,085	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,606	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	114.35/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,200	19
Heifers	Choice	—	1,300	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,963	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,060	130.48/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,383	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	129.24/cwt	120.00–148.00	1,367	54
Dairy Steers	Select	—	895	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,101	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	945	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,701	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	400–450	418	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	961	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 May 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 40Last week 45Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 270Last week 268Year ago 418

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 101Last week 137Year ago 113

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,556	163.00–170.00	165.09
4	—	1,060	122.00–139.00	131.66
11	—	1,518	140.00–154.00	147.68
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	155.00	155.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	127.00–134.00	130.48
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	140.00	140.00
1	—	895	123.00	123.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	941	102.00–109.00	105.90
11	—	1,129	68.00–98.00	79.80
19	—	1,049	110.00–119.00	114.35
54	—	1,058	120.00–148.00	129.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,551	130.00–162.00	145.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,304	130.00–164.00	143.47
8	—	1,309	124.00–129.00	127.69
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	151.00	151.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	123.00–124.00	123.50
1	700–750	700	124.00	124.00
1	900–950	900	119.00	119.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	112.00–112.50	112.25
1	600–650	630	94.00	94.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	150.00	150.00
1	500–550	545	161.00	161.00
1	550–600	560	167.00	167.00
1	850–900	870	186.00	186.00
1	900–950	945	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	566	219.00	219.00
5	700–750	719	211.00	211.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	178.00	178.00
1	950–1000	965	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	134.00	134.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	1,110.00	1,110.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	9	0–100	—	510.00–650.00	589.44
Open Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	275.00	275.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	0–100	—	800.00–850.00	833.33
Open Heifers — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	385.00	385.00
Springer Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Springer Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	26	0–50	—	220.00–740.00	516.54
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	19	0–50	—	440.00–900.00	696.84
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	0–50	—	190.00–490.00	318.33
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	0–50	—	70.00–180.00	132.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	14	0–50	—	200.00–900.00	580.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 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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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Bulls · summary 600–700 lb

What quality paid 600–700 lb

How it compared 600–700 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