Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $130.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$130.00

1 head · 690 lb average

Value per head Derived

$897

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−101.38

vs KY average

−108.88 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	690	130.00	897	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

130.00

—

KY average26 barns · 1,152 hd

231.38

−101.38

National average180 barns · 9,669 hd

238.88

−108.88

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	1,658	154.94	2,569	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,585	132.07	2,093	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,369	131.62	1,802	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,154	110.91	1,280	97
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,294	141.98	1,837	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,173	110.49	1,296	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,072	152.88	1,639	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,708	152.93	2,612	2thin

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	—	—	$456	108
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$396	51
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,692	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$988	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,725	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,208	3thin
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$800	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,975	2thin
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$789	14
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,906	4thin
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,800	4thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 Heifers	Large 3	500–550	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	300–350	345	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	811	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	478	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	927	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	950	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,283	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	280	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	455	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	650–700	695	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,188	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	885	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,115	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	815	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,092	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	1050–1100	1,065	141.67/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,509	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	700–750	713	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,255	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,023	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,852	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	686	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Fancy	450–500	450	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	776	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	550–600	583	170.62/cwt	162.00–177.50	995	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	189.40/cwt	187.50–190.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,088	120.02/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,306	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	585	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	717	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	490	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	510	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	590	158.68/cwt	150.00–167.50	936	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	368	169.91/cwt	167.50–175.00	625	3
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	430	138.27/cwt	137.50–139.00	595	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	650–700	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	275	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	364	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	300	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	458	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	415	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	689	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	473	135.08/cwt	130.00–140.00	639	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	310	123.87/cwt	120.00–127.50	384	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	678	165.04/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,119	5
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	540	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	551	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	743	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,189	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	534	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Fancy	300–350	336	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	585	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	165.09/cwt	150.00–173.00	627	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	842	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	119.47/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,428	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	136.79/cwt	132.00–145.00	2,120	11
Bulls	—	—	1,292	140.92/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,821	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	137.65/cwt	130.00–157.00	1,820	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,448	124.59/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,804	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	81.46/cwt	69.00–98.00	806	19
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,173	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,296	2
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,490	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,310	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,228	137.64/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,690	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,708	152.93/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,612	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,072	152.88/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,639	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	109.12/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,489	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	129.88/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,643	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,619	127.34/cwt	124.00–129.00	2,062	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	108.92/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,251	26
Bulls	—	—	1,739	150.84/cwt	145.00–159.00	2,623	5
Bulls	—	—	1,875	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,469	1
Bulls	—	—	1,817	165.76/cwt	163.00–168.00	3,012	3
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	N/AJersey	0–100	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	574.58/head	380.00–700.00	575	24
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	200.00/head	150.00–250.00	200	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	198.89/head	80.00–410.00	199	9
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	455.89/head	180.00–560.00	456	73
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	500.43/head	250.00–650.00	500	23
Open Heifers	CommonJersey	0–100	—	360.00/head	360.00–360.00	360	1
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	0–100	—	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	1
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	863.00/head	775.00–910.00	863	5
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,575.00–2,375.00	1,975	2
Open Heifers	Common	0–100	—	385.00/head	385.00–385.00	385	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,691.67/head	1,525.00–1,925.00	1,692	3
Bred Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,906.25/head	1,700.00–2,125.00	1,906	4
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,941.67/head	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,942	3
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,725	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	256.67/head	170.00–360.00	257	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	385.00/head	180.00–590.00	385	2
Open Heifers	MediumBrown Swiss	0–100	—	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	2
Open Heifers	ApprovedBrown Swiss	0–100	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	0–100	—	430.00/head	430.00–430.00	430	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	310.87/head	140.00–560.00	311	23

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 Oct 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 68Year ago 118

Slaughter CattleReceipts 286Last week 239Year ago 361

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 208Last week 205Year ago 176

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	162.50	162.50
1	350–400	375	120.00	120.00
1	500–550	515	135.00	135.00
1	550–600	585	122.50	122.50
1	800–850	815	134.00	134.00
1	850–900	885	126.00	126.00
1	950–1000	950	135.00	135.00
2	1050–1100	1,088	110.00–130.00	120.02
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	583	162.00–177.50	170.62
1	650–700	695	171.00	171.00
2	700–750	713	176.00	176.00
3	1050–1100	1,065	139.00–143.00	141.67
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	172.50	172.50
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	104.00	104.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	345	235.00	235.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	132.50	132.50
1	300–350	300	152.50	152.50
3	350–400	368	167.50–175.00	169.91
2	400–450	415	166.00	166.00
2	450–500	478	194.00	194.00
2	550–600	590	150.00–167.50	158.68
5	650–700	678	162.00–167.00	165.04
2	700–750	743	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	120.00–127.50	123.87
2	400–450	430	137.50–139.00	138.27
2	450–500	473	130.00–140.00	135.08
1	500–550	540	102.00	102.00
1	650–700	685	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	160.00	160.00
1	450–500	450	152.50	152.50
1	500–550	530	164.00	164.00
1	600–650	610	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	180.00	180.00
4	400–450	415	187.50–190.00	189.40
1	450–500	485	194.00	194.00
7	1000–1050	1,023	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	132.50	132.50
1	650–700	690	130.00	130.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	142.50	142.50
1	400–450	400	120.00	120.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	336	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	465	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	380	150.00–173.00	165.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	247.50	247.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,195	115.00–124.00	119.47
19	—	989	69.00–98.00	81.46
16	—	1,265	125.00–139.00	129.88
26	—	1,149	100.00–114.00	108.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,550	132.00–145.00	136.79
11	—	1,619	124.00–129.00	127.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,322	130.00–157.00	137.65
31	—	1,448	116.00–129.00	124.59
4	—	1,365	103.00–114.00	109.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,292	139.00–143.00	140.92
5	—	1,739	145.00–159.00	150.84
1	—	1,875	185.00	185.00
3	—	1,817	163.00–168.00	165.76
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	110.00–111.00	110.49
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	155.00	155.00
3	—	1,228	135.00–140.00	137.64
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,708	151.00–155.00	152.93
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,072	150.00–156.00	152.88

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,725.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,525.00–1,925.00	1,691.67
Bred Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Bulls — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–100	—	800.00	800.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	24	0–50	—	380.00–700.00	574.58
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	150.00–250.00	200.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	0–50	—	80.00–410.00	198.89
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	73	0–50	—	180.00–560.00	455.89
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	23	0–50	—	250.00–650.00	500.43
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	0–50	—	170.00–360.00	256.67
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	180.00–590.00	385.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	23	0–50	—	140.00–560.00	310.87
Open Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	360.00	360.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	735.00	735.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	0–100	—	775.00–910.00	863.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Open Heifers — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	385.00	385.00
Open Heifers — Medium · Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	610.00	610.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	800.00	800.00
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	430.00	430.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,575.00–2,375.00	1,975.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,700.00–2,125.00	1,906.25
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,941.67

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

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle