Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Weight class

Heifers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb heifers averaged $169.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$169.00

1 head · 735 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,242

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−42.97

vs KY average

−65.36 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	735	169.00	1,242	1thin

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

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

169.00

—

KY average16 barns · 189 hd

211.97

−42.97

National average125 barns · 7,387 hd

234.36

−65.36

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	1,560	148.81	2,321	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,631	137.69	2,246	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,320	134.77	1,779	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,126	115.21	1,297	103

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	—	—	$451	84
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$472	47
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,213	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,119	9
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,378	8
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$969	9
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,475	3thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,075.00–1,425.00	1,325	6
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	394.58/head	100.00–540.00	395	48
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	150.00/head	70.00–230.00	150	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	500–550	520	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	858	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,000	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,380	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	650–700	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	510	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	704	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	305	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	293	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	875	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,173	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	425	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	548	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	550–600	560	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	437	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	273	169.75/cwt	161.00–179.00	463	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	760	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	866	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	385	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	337	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	445	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	805	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	500–550	520	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,030	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	600–650	615	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,144	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	479	178.40/cwt	175.00–180.00	855	3
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	800–850	825	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,122	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	350–400	370	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	803	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	700–750	720	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	979	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	650–700	695	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,091	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	350–400	350	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	219.50/cwt	219.00–220.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	150.16/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,008	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	136.41/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,771	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,553	108.14/cwt	101.00–114.00	1,679	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	92.40/cwt	59.00–109.00	1,023	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	122.84/cwt	113.00–129.00	1,628	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	125.51/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,422	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	115.16/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,314	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	137.52/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,331	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	151.75/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,264	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	124.54/cwt	124.00–125.00	2,015	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,684	134.97/cwt	130.00–142.00	2,273	11
Bulls	—	—	1,658	157.48/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,611	9
Bulls	—	—	1,438	133.58/cwt	118.00–141.00	1,921	12
Bulls	—	—	1,675	169.76/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,843	5
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,216.67/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,217	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	367.27/head	50.00–750.00	367	22
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	110.00/head	110.00–110.00	110	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	582.92/head	170.00–750.00	583	24
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,475.00/head	2,200.00–2,925.00	2,475	3
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,525.00/head	1,325.00–1,675.00	1,525	3
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	0–100	—	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	0–100	—	711.67/head	700.00–735.00	712	3
Bred Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	708.33/head	625.00–750.00	708	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	900.00/head	850.00–950.00	900	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,112.50/head	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,113	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	572.81/head	150.00–810.00	573	32
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	155.00/head	120.00–190.00	155	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 Sep 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 49Last week 153Year ago 45

Slaughter CattleReceipts 293Last week 246Year ago 393

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 175Last week 298Year ago 164

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,075.00–1,425.00	1,325.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,216.67
Bred Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	625.00–750.00	708.33
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	48	0–50	—	100.00–540.00	394.58
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	70.00–230.00	150.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	32	0–50	—	150.00–810.00	572.81
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	120.00–190.00	155.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	22	0–50	—	50.00–750.00	367.27
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	110.00	110.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	24	0–50	—	170.00–750.00	582.92
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,200.00–2,925.00	2,475.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	700.00	700.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	0–100	—	1,325.00–1,675.00	1,525.00
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	610.00	610.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	0–100	—	700.00–735.00	711.67
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	850.00–950.00	900.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,112.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	165.00	165.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	129.00	129.00
1	750–800	760	114.00	114.00
1	850–900	875	134.00	134.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	138.00	138.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	96.00	96.00
1	350–400	385	87.50	87.50
1	550–600	560	78.00	78.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	140.00	140.00
1	500–550	510	138.00	138.00
1	650–700	665	122.00	122.00
1	700–750	720	136.00	136.00
1	800–850	825	136.00	136.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	161.00–179.00	169.75
1	400–450	445	181.00	181.00
3	450–500	479	175.00–180.00	178.40
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	198.00	198.00
2	600–650	615	186.00	186.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	217.00	217.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	157.00	157.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	186.00	186.00
1	300–350	320	189.00	189.00
1	400–450	400	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	219.00–220.00	219.50
1	700–750	735	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,337	145.00–158.00	150.16
37	—	1,298	130.00–144.00	136.41
2	—	1,553	101.00–114.00	108.14
20	—	1,325	113.00–129.00	122.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,107	59.00–109.00	92.40
49	—	1,133	120.00–134.00	125.51
28	—	1,141	110.00–119.00	115.16
2	—	968	137.00–138.00	137.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,492	150.00–153.00	151.75
2	—	1,618	124.00–125.00	124.54
11	—	1,684	130.00–142.00	134.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,658	150.00–164.00	157.48
12	—	1,438	118.00–141.00	133.58
5	—	1,675	165.00–175.00	169.76

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 700–800 lb

What quality paid 700–800 lb

How it compared 700–800 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Dairy Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle