Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-05

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $118.50/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$118.50

2 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$43.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−114.06

vs KY average

−139.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	580	140.00	812	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	575	97.00	558	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.00/cwt here — about $254 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale2 hd

118.50

—

KY average24 barns · 1,480 hd

232.56

−114.06

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−139.89

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	1,556	145.54	2,265	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,635	117.60	1,923	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,338	116.36	1,557	122
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	99.85	1,128	147
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,143	137.36	1,570	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,180	162.00	1,912	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,190	148.00	1,761	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,445	135.00	1,951	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	—	—	$520	77
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$439	41
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,175	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,130	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$510	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,475	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,200	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,025	1thin
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$1,675	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$967	6
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$651	17
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,550	2thin
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$975	1thin

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
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,225	4
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,050.00–1,425.00	1,175	8
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	340.00/head	340.00–340.00	340	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	588.18/head	380.00–780.00	588	11
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	486.25/head	150.00–650.00	486	40
Bulls	N/ABeef Cross	0–100	—	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	115.03/cwt	114.00–116.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	116.67/cwt	116.00–118.00	919	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	250–300	285	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	349	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	539	143.52/cwt	125.00–148.00	774	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	658	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	855	2
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	650–700	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	558	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,000	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,300	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	375	156.44/cwt	152.00–161.00	587	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	990	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,346	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	800–850	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	785	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,021	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	267	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	470	3
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	525	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	572	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	545	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	976	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	430	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	300–350	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	106.40/cwt	106.00–107.00	513	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	113.80/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,350	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	102.15/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,206	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	117.39/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,937	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,972	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	117.47/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,568	77
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	84.91/cwt	60.00–94.00	1,072	6
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,143	137.36/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,570	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,951	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,190	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,761	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,180	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,912	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	82.30/cwt	60.00–94.00	827	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	105.25/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,444	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	129.63/cwt	125.00–141.00	1,744	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	106.51/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,656	2
Bulls	—	—	1,371	127.03/cwt	116.00–137.00	1,742	6
Bulls	—	—	1,606	162.94/cwt	156.00–168.00	2,617	4
Bulls	—	—	1,632	149.00/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,432	12
Open Heifers	MediumCrossbred	0–100	—	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	2
Bred Heifers	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	77.50/head	60.00–90.00	78	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonJersey	—	—	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	CommonCrossbred	—	—	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium	—	—	510.00/head	510.00–510.00	510	1
Bred Heifers	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Heifers	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,200	4
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	793.75/head	700.00–950.00	794	8
Open Heifers	Common	0–100	—	431.67/head	400.00–485.00	432	3
Springer Heifers	Medium	—	—	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Open Heifers	Medium	0–100	—	573.75/head	550.00–635.00	574	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	135.00/head	110.00–160.00	135	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	403.70/head	130.00–770.00	404	27
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	629.69/head	200.00–830.00	630	32
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	150.00/head	150.00–150.00	150	1

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 Nov 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 73Last week 102Year ago 147

Slaughter CattleReceipts 394Last week 449Year ago 346

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 180Last week 357Year ago 160

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,225.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,050.00–1,425.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	510.00	510.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	340.00	340.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	0–50	—	380.00–780.00	588.18
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	110.00–160.00	135.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	27	0–50	—	130.00–770.00	403.70
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	40	0–50	—	150.00–650.00	486.25
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	0–50	—	60.00–90.00	77.50
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	32	0–50	—	200.00–830.00	629.69
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–100	—	1,675.00	1,675.00
Open Heifers — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	560.00	560.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	8	0–100	—	700.00–950.00	793.75
Open Heifers — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	0–100	—	400.00–485.00	431.67
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	0–100	—	550.00–635.00	573.75
Bred Heifers — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,200.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	425.00	425.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	500.00	500.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	2,025.00	2,025.00
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	100.00	100.00
2	550–600	568	114.00–116.00	115.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	171.00	171.00
1	350–400	353	140.00	140.00
1	550–600	580	140.00	140.00
1	600–650	630	126.00	126.00
1	700–750	715	121.00	121.00
3	750–800	788	116.00–118.00	116.67
1	900–950	910	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	117.50	117.50
1	450–500	495	95.00	95.00
1	550–600	575	97.00	97.00
2	600–650	633	92.00	92.00
1	750–800	760	101.00	101.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	122.50	122.50
1	400–450	425	120.00	120.00
1	500–550	525	109.00	109.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	176.00	176.00
1	400–450	430	156.00	156.00
1	500–550	545	179.00	179.00
1	750–800	785	130.00	130.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	152.00–161.00	156.44
5	500–550	539	125.00–148.00	143.52
2	650–700	658	130.00	130.00
1	950–1000	990	136.00	136.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	130.00	130.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	115.00	115.00
1	650–700	680	100.00	100.00
1	800–850	805	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	482	106.00–107.00	106.40
1	600–650	615	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,186	110.00–123.00	113.80
57	—	1,181	95.00–109.00	102.15
44	—	1,005	60.00–94.00	82.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,650	110.00–124.00	117.39
3	—	1,553	126.00–128.00	127.00
2	—	1,555	104.00–109.00	106.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,335	110.00–124.00	117.47
6	—	1,263	60.00–94.00	84.91
17	—	1,372	98.00–109.00	105.25
22	—	1,345	125.00–141.00	129.63
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	135.00–140.00	137.36
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	162.00	162.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,371	116.00–137.00	127.03
4	—	1,606	156.00–168.00	162.94
12	—	1,632	140.00–155.00	149.00

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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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