Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $150.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$150.00

2 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$863

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−100.04

vs KY average

−94.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1-2	575	150.00	863	2thin

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 sale2 hd

150.00

—

KY average26 barns · 1,234 hd

250.04

−100.04

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−94.41

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	—	Average	1,726	162.84	2,811	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,637	141.28	2,313	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,376	140.60	1,935	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,124	115.53	1,298	95
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,248	147.84	1,845	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,300	148.85	1,935	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,375	135.00	1,856	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	—	—	$470	87
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$496	52
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,085	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$2,025	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,067	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$975	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,563	2thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,021	6
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,051	9
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$2,350	5
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,650	2thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,597	138.70/cwt	132.00–143.00	2,215	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	137.91/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,942	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	113.16/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,247	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	126.94/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,488	28
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,248	147.84/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,845	4
Steers	Select	—	1,375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,300	148.85/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,935	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	149.91/cwt	145.00–164.00	1,995	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,373	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	90.89/cwt	64.00–109.00	985	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	124.16/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,711	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,728	1
Bulls	—	—	1,649	159.81/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,635	12
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	912.50/head	875.00–925.00	913	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	461.25/head	200.00–590.00	461	56
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	201.67/head	100.00–300.00	202	6
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	650.00/head	220.00–900.00	650	20
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	176.00/head	160.00–200.00	176	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	750	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	810	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	611	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	350–400	385	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	912	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	978	153.98/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,506	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	610	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	689	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,018	154.22/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,570	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	920	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,311	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	550–600	555	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	710	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	368	132.09/cwt	130.00–141.00	486	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	500–550	508	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,067	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	403	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	709	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	218	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	185.64/cwt	184.00–188.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	255	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	141.34/cwt	135.00–152.00	1,608	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,709	150.21/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,567	8
Bulls	—	—	1,618	148.44/cwt	148.00–149.00	2,402	2
Bulls	—	—	1,853	170.09/cwt	165.00–187.00	3,152	9
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,066.67/head	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,067	3
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	403.81/head	150.00–800.00	404	21
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	75.00/head	60.00–100.00	75	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	674.40/head	240.00–850.00	674	25
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	70.00/head	60.00–80.00	70	2
Open Heifers	CommonCrossbred	0–100	—	460.00/head	460.00–460.00	460	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,043.75/head	1,975.00–2,250.00	2,044	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,462.50/head	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,463	2
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,350.00/head	1,900.00–2,675.00	2,350	5
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,337.50/head	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,338	4

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 Aug 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 92Last week 56Year ago 33

Slaughter CattleReceipts 353Last week 259Year ago 319

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 182Last week 161Year ago 74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,597	132.00–143.00	138.70
1	—	1,630	106.00	106.00
8	—	1,709	145.00–156.00	150.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,408	130.00–144.00	137.91
34	—	1,331	145.00–164.00	149.91
1	—	1,430	96.00	96.00
9	—	1,378	117.00–129.00	124.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,102	110.00–119.00	113.16
28	—	1,172	120.00–134.00	126.94
30	—	1,084	64.00–109.00	90.89
18	—	1,138	135.00–152.00	141.34
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,248	140.00–151.00	147.84
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	145.00–153.00	148.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,649	155.00–164.00	159.81
2	—	1,618	148.00–149.00	148.44
9	—	1,853	165.00–187.00	170.09

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	0–100	—	875.00–925.00	912.50
Open Heifers — Common · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	460.00	460.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	0–100	—	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,337.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	450.00	450.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,462.50
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	56	0–50	—	200.00–590.00	461.25
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	0–50	—	100.00–300.00	201.67
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	20	0–50	—	220.00–900.00	650.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	0–50	—	160.00–200.00	176.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,025.00	2,025.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,975.00–2,250.00	2,043.75
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,066.67
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,900.00–2,675.00	2,350.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	21	0–50	—	150.00–800.00	403.81
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	0–50	—	60.00–100.00	75.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	25	0–50	—	240.00–850.00	674.40
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	60.00–80.00	70.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	113.00	113.00
1	750–800	750	111.00	111.00
2	900–950	920	140.00–145.00	142.50
2	950–1000	978	148.00–160.00	153.98
5	1000–1050	1,018	151.00–159.00	154.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	324.00	324.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	177.00	177.00
1	400–450	405	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	260.00	260.00
3	400–450	430	184.00–188.00	185.64
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	237.00	237.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	368	130.00–141.00	132.09
1	550–600	555	128.00	128.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	231.00	231.00
2	400–450	403	176.00	176.00
2	450–500	455	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	311.00	311.00
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00

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

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Feeder Cattle