Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $165.33/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$165.33

3 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$28.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−77.00

vs KY average

−94.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	505	184.00	929	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	575	156.00	897	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.00/cwt here — about $32 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale3 hd

165.33

—

KY average26 barns · 1,970 hd

242.34

−77.00

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−94.30

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	1,667	149.17	2,487	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,670	130.50	2,179	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,339	129.26	1,730	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,168	109.41	1,278	130
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,201	135.88	1,631	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,125	145.50	1,637	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	—	—	$474	75
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$461	43
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,700	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,542	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,488	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,375	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,475	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,400	2thin
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$1,500	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,700	19
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,308	3thin
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,170	5
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,650	4thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	260.00/head	260.00–260.00	260	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	571.11/head	280.00–720.00	571	18
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	474.88/head	200.00–570.00	475	43
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	607.73/head	290.00–790.00	608	22
Bulls	N/A	0–100	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	825	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,040	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	685	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,062	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	628	140.75/cwt	135.00–146.00	884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	897	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,010	139.38/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,408	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	975	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,073	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	935	140.37/cwt	128.00–147.00	1,312	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	550–600	595	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,083	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	750–800	770	171.62/cwt	167.00–176.00	1,321	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	950–1000	960	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,680	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	750–800	783	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,402	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	800–850	815	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,500	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	800–850	818	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	879	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	735	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,095	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	780	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	959	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	330	126.14/cwt	117.00–135.00	416	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	660	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,155	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	650–700	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	460	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	429	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	138.95/cwt	130.00–164.00	1,829	42
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,125	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,637	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	108.27/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,277	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	119.49/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,433	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	138.98/cwt	131.00–149.00	2,176	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	77.97/cwt	61.00–99.00	828	22
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,103	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,346	2
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,233	140.50/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,732	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,774	122.02/cwt	115.00–128.00	2,165	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	122.57/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,685	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	131.92/cwt	125.00–141.00	1,553	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	109.32/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,408	8
Bulls	—	—	1,686	149.70/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,524	11
Bulls	—	—	1,480	131.05/cwt	110.00–141.00	1,940	9
Bulls	—	—	1,879	171.65/cwt	160.00–182.00	3,225	7
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	4
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,775	2
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,308.33/head	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,308	3
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	179.00/head	110.00–280.00	179	10
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,025.00–1,425.00	1,225	2
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,650	4
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,400.00/head	1,500.00–2,750.00	2,400	4
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,077.50/head	1,500.00–3,050.00	2,078	10
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,366.67/head	1,225.00–1,475.00	1,367	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumCrossbred	—	—	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,737.50/head	1,500.00–1,975.00	1,738	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	387.08/head	170.00–610.00	387	24

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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 131Year ago 92

Slaughter CattleReceipts 349Last week 286Year ago 314

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 183Last week 208Year ago 189

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	260.00	260.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	18	0–50	—	280.00–720.00	571.11
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	24	0–50	—	170.00–610.00	387.08
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	43	0–50	—	200.00–570.00	474.88
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	22	0–50	—	290.00–790.00	607.73
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	0–50	—	110.00–280.00	179.00
Bulls$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–100	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,775.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	0–100	—	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,308.33
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,400.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,425.00	1,225.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	10	—	—	1,500.00–3,050.00	2,077.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,225.00–1,475.00	1,366.67
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	625.00	625.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,975.00	1,737.50
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,650.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,500.00–2,750.00	2,400.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	628	135.00–146.00	140.75
1	650–700	685	155.00	155.00
1	700–750	745	130.00	130.00
1	750–800	780	123.00	123.00
1	800–850	825	126.00	126.00
3	900–950	935	128.00–147.00	140.37
1	950–1000	975	110.00	110.00
3	1000–1050	1,010	130.00–144.00	139.38
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	115.00	115.00
2	800–850	818	105.00–110.00	107.51
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	182.00	182.00
2	750–800	770	167.00–176.00	171.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	405	203.00	203.00
1	500–550	505	184.00	184.00
1	650–700	670	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	167.00	167.00
2	550–600	575	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	230.00	230.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	783	179.00	179.00
1	800–850	815	184.00	184.00
2	950–1000	960	175.00	175.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	140.00	140.00
1	450–500	460	166.00	166.00
1	650–700	660	175.00	175.00
1	700–750	735	149.00	149.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	117.00–135.00	126.14
1	400–450	400	130.00	130.00
2	450–500	475	134.00	134.00
1	650–700	685	100.00	100.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	165.00	165.00
1	700–750	720	152.00	152.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,316	130.00–164.00	138.95
37	—	1,375	115.00–129.00	122.57
8	—	1,288	103.00–114.00	109.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,179	100.00–114.00	108.27
60	—	1,199	115.00–127.00	119.49
22	—	1,062	61.00–99.00	77.97
6	—	1,177	125.00–141.00	131.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,566	131.00–149.00	138.98
8	—	1,774	115.00–128.00	122.02
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	145.00–146.00	145.50
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	120.00–124.00	122.00
6	—	1,233	137.00–143.00	140.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,686	145.00–158.00	149.70
9	—	1,480	110.00–141.00	131.05
7	—	1,879	160.00–182.00	171.65

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 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

Farmers Regional Livestock Auction of Glasgow Dairy Auction - Smiths Grove, KY

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle