Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-25

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $148.75/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$148.75

2 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$863

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$37.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−124.58

vs KY average

−120.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	580	167.50	972	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	580	130.00	754	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.50/cwt here — about $218 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 sale2 hd

148.75

—

KY average24 barns · 1,362 hd

273.33

−124.58

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−120.53

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	1,520	158.80	2,413	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,302	143.73	1,871	73
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,551	143.33	2,223	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,116	125.31	1,399	108
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,251	147.43	1,844	8thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Low	942	132.49	1,248	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,674	140.77	2,356	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Low	765	127.00	972	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,017	153.48	1,560	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,785	155.00	2,767	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	—	—	$502	64
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$390	44
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$2,075	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,768	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$800	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,175	4thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$968	8
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$996	25
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,350	1thin
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,792	3thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	565	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	253	350.30/cwt	320.00–380.00	886	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	425	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	803	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	834	164.03/cwt	157.00–166.00	1,368	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	473	180.35/cwt	171.00–190.00	853	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	935	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,169	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	930	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,600	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	895	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,423	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	690	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	938	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	610	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	927	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	778	166.28/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,294	21
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,060	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,707	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	500–550	532	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,138	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	619	140.26/cwt	140.00–141.00	868	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	400–450	417	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	938	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	876	170.59/cwt	150.00–176.00	1,494	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	707	162.83/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,151	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	565	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	932	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	687	160.99/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,106	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	800–850	839	201.85/cwt	197.00–203.00	1,694	35
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	805	143.53/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	215	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,243	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	650–700	661	123.01/cwt	121.00–125.00	813	5
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	700–750	725	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	691	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	900–950	910	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,301	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	370	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	522	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	305	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	387	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	850–900	860	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,101	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	110.41/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,147	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	80.51/cwt	52.00–99.00	845	13
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,003	124.23/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,246	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	917	135.80/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,245	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	127.43/cwt	121.00–134.00	1,444	36
Bulls	—	—	1,773	179.38/cwt	167.00–194.00	3,180	8
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Open Heifers	Medium	0–100	—	610.00/head	585.00–660.00	610	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	203.33/head	140.00–300.00	203	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	403.71/head	130.00–600.00	404	35
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,200	2
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,791.67/head	1,625.00–1,900.00	1,792	3
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	4
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	0–100	—	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumCrossbred	—	—	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Open Heifers	MediumCrossbred	0–100	—	685.00/head	685.00–685.00	685	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	539.58/head	220.00–940.00	540	24
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	786.25/head	535.00–925.00	786	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	112.50/head	80.00–140.00	113	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	132.50/head	90.00–230.00	133	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Open Heifers	ApprovedCrossbred	0–100	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,918.75/head	1,550.00–2,125.00	1,919	8
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,233.64/head	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,234	11
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	893.75/head	825.00–950.00	894	8
Bred Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	235.00/head	70.00–520.00	235	16
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	767.27/head	400.00–950.00	767	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	139.56/cwt	130.00–144.50	1,799	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	122.89/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,562	5
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,251	147.43/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,844	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,785	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,767	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,298	150.66/cwt	141.00–158.00	1,956	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	135.22/cwt	129.00–140.00	2,109	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	150.29/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,319	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	151.67/cwt	145.00–159.00	2,004	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	141.90/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,630	44
Dairy Steers	Select	—	765	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	972	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,025	149.72/cwt	143.00–156.00	1,535	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	2,425	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,934	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	490	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	706	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	650–700	657	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,452	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	350–400	395	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	893	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,000	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,610	1
Bulls	—	—	1,581	160.12/cwt	151.00–164.00	2,531	16
Bulls	—	—	1,186	138.15/cwt	118.00–148.00	1,638	9

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 Jun 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 31Year ago 89

Slaughter CattleReceipts 348Last week 270Year ago 413

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 189Last week 235Year ago 132

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	401.00	401.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	175.00	175.00
1	450–500	475	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	175.00	175.00
1	800–850	840	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	320.00–380.00	350.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	140.00	140.00
1	450–500	485	135.00	135.00
1	550–600	580	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	167.50	167.50
1	750–800	775	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	326.00	326.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	189.00	189.00
2	450–500	473	171.00–190.00	180.35
1	550–600	565	165.00	165.00
1	600–650	610	152.00	152.00
11	650–700	687	150.00–163.00	160.99
10	700–750	707	162.00–166.00	162.83
21	750–800	778	155.00–169.00	166.28
11	800–850	834	157.00–166.00	164.03
8	850–900	876	150.00–176.00	170.59
1	900–950	930	172.00	172.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	161.00	161.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	532	214.00	214.00
19	650–700	657	221.00	221.00
35	800–850	839	197.00–203.00	201.85
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	395	226.00	226.00
7	400–450	417	225.00	225.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	141.00	141.00
1	450–500	470	145.00	145.00
5	650–700	661	121.00–125.00	123.01
1	850–900	860	128.00	128.00
1	900–950	910	143.00	143.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	490	144.00	144.00
8	600–650	619	140.00–141.00	140.26
1	650–700	690	136.00	136.00
2	800–850	805	138.00–149.00	143.53
1	850–900	895	159.00	159.00
1	900–950	935	125.00	125.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	127.00	127.00
1	700–750	725	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,039	100.00–119.00	110.41
13	—	1,050	52.00–99.00	80.51
36	—	1,133	121.00–134.00	127.43
44	—	1,149	135.00–150.00	141.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,289	130.00–144.50	139.56
5	—	1,271	117.00–127.00	122.89
32	—	1,321	145.00–159.00	151.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,560	129.00–140.00	135.22
7	—	1,543	145.00–158.00	150.29
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	123.00–126.00	124.23
5	—	917	131.00–140.00	135.80
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,251	141.00–152.00	147.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,773	167.00–194.00	179.38
16	—	1,581	151.00–164.00	160.12
9	—	1,186	118.00–148.00	138.15
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	155.00	155.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	141.00–158.00	150.66
1	—	2,425	121.00	121.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	143.00–156.00	149.72
1	—	1,000	161.00	161.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	535.00–925.00	786.25
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	525.00	525.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	0–100	—	585.00–660.00	610.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	860.00	860.00
Open Heifers — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	685.00	685.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	800.00	800.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	11	0–100	—	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,233.64
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	8	0–100	—	825.00–950.00	893.75
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	0–50	—	140.00–300.00	203.33
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	35	0–50	—	130.00–600.00	403.71
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	0–50	—	90.00–230.00	132.50
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	22	0–50	—	400.00–950.00	767.27
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,075.00	2,075.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,550.00–2,125.00	1,918.75
Bred Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	560.00	560.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,625.00–1,900.00	1,791.67
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	24	0–50	—	220.00–940.00	539.58
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	0–50	—	80.00–140.00	112.50
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	16	0–50	—	70.00–520.00	235.00

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

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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