Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-29

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $101.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$101.00

1 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−139.33

vs KY average

−159.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	525	101.00	530	1thin

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 sale1 hd

101.00

—

KY average26 barns · 1,875 hd

240.33

−139.33

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−159.46

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	1,626	145.86	2,372	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,628	123.64	2,013	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,356	120.56	1,635	167
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,171	106.30	1,245	145
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,123	135.75	1,524	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,000	163.04	1,630	3thin

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	—	—	$518	96
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$479	49
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$2,733	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,200	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,109	35
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,525	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,917	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$675	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$2,471	97
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$736	7
Springer Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,175	2thin
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,675	2thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,305.00/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,305	5
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	3
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,615.00/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,615	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	493.53/head	150.00–750.00	494	68
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	122.00/head	70.00–230.00	122	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	674.35/head	250.00–810.00	674	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	394	111.38/cwt	100.00–115.00	439	4
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	475	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	466	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,055	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,266	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	488	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	634	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	950–1000	960	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,430	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	765	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,079	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	750–800	790	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	735	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	625	150.64/cwt	142.00–159.00	941	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	238	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	411	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	795	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,264	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	200–250	245	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	267	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	675	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,060	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	545	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	480	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	713	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	550	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	886	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,020	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,306	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	825	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	982	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	277	169.86/cwt	150.00–175.00	471	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	518	174.35/cwt	170.00–177.00	903	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	438	178.49/cwt	166.00–181.00	782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	750–800	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	800–850	820	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	350	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,094	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	121.83/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,648	109
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,438	86.51/cwt	75.00–98.00	1,244	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	133.24/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,049	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	110.11/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,509	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,234	119.77/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,478	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	85.50/cwt	60.00–99.00	883	37
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,015	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,259	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,150	138.69/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,595	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,000	163.04/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,630	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,663	121.41/cwt	116.00–129.00	2,019	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	134.62/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,805	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	133.43/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,538	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,214	109.21/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,326	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,551	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	170.48/cwt	160.00–184.00	2,983	3
Bulls	—	—	1,643	149.61/cwt	145.00–157.00	2,458	11
Bulls	—	—	1,575	135.39/cwt	124.00–144.00	2,132	11
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	414.00/head	150.00–680.00	414	25
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	143.33/head	90.00–240.00	143	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	605.24/head	250.00–770.00	605	21
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,900.00/head	1,700.00–3,500.00	2,900	12
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350	2
Bred Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,233.33/head	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,233	3
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,566.67/head	2,425.00–2,675.00	2,567	3
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Springer Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,175.00/head	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,175	2
Bred Heifers	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,287.50/head	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,288	2
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	1,237.50/head	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,238	2
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,506.52/head	1,500.00–3,350.00	2,507	23
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,675.00/head	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,675	2
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,610.23/head	1,500.00–3,650.00	2,610	88
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	725.00/head	650.00–800.00	725	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Open Heifers	Medium	0–100	—	536.67/head	510.00–550.00	537	3
Open Heifers	CommonCrossbred	0–100	—	420.00/head	420.00–420.00	420	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 Oct 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 102Last week 72Year ago 81

Slaughter CattleReceipts 449Last week 349Year ago 375

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 357Last week 183Year ago 153

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,305.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	88	—	—	1,500.00–3,650.00	2,610.23
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	650.00–800.00	725.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,615.00
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	1,700.00–3,500.00	2,900.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	—	1,500.00–3,350.00	2,506.52
Bred Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	735.00	735.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,233.33
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,237.50
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	68	0–50	—	150.00–750.00	493.53
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	0–50	—	70.00–230.00	122.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	23	0–50	—	250.00–810.00	674.35
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	25	0–50	—	150.00–680.00	414.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	0–50	—	90.00–240.00	143.33
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	21	0–50	—	250.00–770.00	605.24
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,425.00–2,675.00	2,566.67
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	675.00	675.00
Bred Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Heifers — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,287.50
Springer Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,175.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,675.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	0–100	—	510.00–550.00	536.67
Open Heifers — Common · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	420.00	420.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	172.00	172.00
1	350–400	385	165.00	165.00
1	450–500	485	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	122.50	122.50
4	350–400	394	100.00–115.00	111.38
1	500–550	525	101.00	101.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	98.00	98.00
1	500–550	545	88.00	88.00
1	750–800	790	93.00	93.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	120.00	120.00
4	450–500	488	130.00	130.00
1	500–550	505	120.00	120.00
1	550–600	550	161.00	161.00
2	600–650	625	142.00–159.00	150.64
1	650–700	675	157.00	157.00
1	750–800	765	141.00	141.00
1	800–850	825	119.00	119.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	128.00	128.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	120.00	120.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	960	149.00	149.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	172.50	172.50
5	250–300	277	150.00–175.00	169.86
6	400–450	438	166.00–181.00	178.49
11	500–550	518	170.00–177.00	174.35
1	750–800	795	159.00	159.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	109.00	109.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	142.50	142.50
1	750–800	785	120.00	120.00
1	800–850	820	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	153.00	153.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	1,353	115.00–129.00	121.83
3	—	1,438	75.00–98.00	86.51
33	—	1,370	103.00–114.00	110.11
22	—	1,341	130.00–146.00	134.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,538	130.00–140.00	133.24
24	—	1,663	116.00–129.00	121.41
1	—	1,410	110.00	110.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,234	115.00–129.00	119.77
37	—	1,033	60.00–99.00	85.50
4	—	1,153	130.00–142.00	133.43
70	—	1,214	100.00–114.00	109.21
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	124.00	124.00
4	—	1,150	135.00–144.00	138.69
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	162.00–165.00	163.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,750	160.00–184.00	170.48
11	—	1,643	145.00–157.00	149.61
11	—	1,575	124.00–144.00	135.39

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