Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-19

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $120.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$120.00

1 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−120.69

vs KY average

−147.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	585	120.00	702	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

120.00

—

KY average26 barns · 1,702 hd

240.69

−120.69

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−147.05

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	1,629	153.98	2,509	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,632	119.67	1,953	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,367	118.22	1,616	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,134	100.41	1,138	165
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,133	136.55	1,547	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,203	118.19	1,422	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,045	114.00	1,191	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,100	127.56	1,403	5thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,215	130.00	1,580	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	—	—	$523	103
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$423	54
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,388	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$775	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,375	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,900	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,240	10
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$794	21
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$2,044	4thin

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
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,043.75/head	1,625.00–2,225.00	2,044	4
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	942.50/head	910.00–975.00	943	2
Open Heifers	MediumCrossbred	0–100	—	651.43/head	610.00–735.00	651	7
Open Heifers	SupremeJersey	0–100	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Open Heifers	ApprovedCrossbred	0–100	—	952.00/head	950.00–960.00	952	5
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,637.50/head	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,638	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,133.33/head	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,133	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	950.00/head	925.00–975.00	950	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	610.34/head	300.00–870.00	610	29
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	200.00/head	190.00–210.00	200	2
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	328.85/head	100.00–760.00	329	26
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	203.33/head	90.00–340.00	203	6
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABrown Swiss	0–50	—	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	760	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	958	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	815	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,019	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	500–550	545	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	888	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	970	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,368	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,060	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,166	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	560	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	958	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	320	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	490	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	495	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	832	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	535	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	995	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,030	124.10/cwt	114.00–134.00	1,278	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	665	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	420	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	542	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	200–250	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,836	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	125.84/cwt	121.00–138.00	1,703	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	98.05/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,092	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	121.58/cwt	116.00–134.00	1,410	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	110.39/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,324	55
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,100	127.56/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,403	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,045	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,191	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,203	118.19/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,422	2
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,133	136.55/cwt	128.00–146.00	1,547	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,580	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	115.63/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,577	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	78.09/cwt	58.00–89.00	818	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,664	116.35/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,936	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	104.44/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,504	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	126.41/cwt	122.00–137.00	1,981	10
Bulls	—	—	1,473	122.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,807	2
Bulls	—	—	1,788	163.77/cwt	156.00–174.00	2,928	13
Bulls	—	—	1,470	148.10/cwt	141.00–155.00	2,177	11
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	180.00/head	180.00–180.00	180	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	545.60/head	150.00–780.00	546	25
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	235.00/head	210.00–260.00	235	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	525.54/head	170.00–740.00	526	65
Open Heifers	CommonCrossbred	0–100	—	435.00/head	435.00–435.00	435	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,375.00/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,375	2
Bred Heifers	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium	—	—	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,067.50/head	1,050.00–1,085.00	1,068	2
Open Heifers	Common	0–100	—	375.00/head	330.00–420.00	375	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 52Last week 64Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 386Last week 284Year ago 249

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 249Last week 181Year ago 179

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,625.00–2,225.00	2,043.75
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	910.00–975.00	942.50
Open Heifers — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	7	0–100	—	610.00–735.00	651.43
Open Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	0–100	—	950.00–960.00	952.00
Open Heifers — Common · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	435.00	435.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	1,050.00–1,085.00	1,067.50
Open Heifers — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	330.00–420.00	375.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,637.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,133.33
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	925.00–975.00	950.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,675.00	1,675.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	29	0–50	—	300.00–870.00	610.34
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	190.00–210.00	200.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	0–50	—	90.00–340.00	203.33
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	400.00	400.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	65	0–50	—	170.00–740.00	525.54
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	26	0–50	—	100.00–760.00	328.85
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	180.00	180.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	25	0–50	—	150.00–780.00	545.60
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	210.00–260.00	235.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,375.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	107.00	107.00
1	750–800	760	126.00	126.00
1	800–850	815	125.00	125.00
1	950–1000	970	141.00	141.00
2	1000–1050	1,030	114.00–134.00	124.10
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	163.00	163.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	153.00	153.00
1	450–500	495	168.00	168.00
1	500–550	535	186.00	186.00
1	550–600	560	171.00	171.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	120.00	120.00
1	600–650	635	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	140.00	140.00
1	400–450	420	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	102.00	102.00
15	—	1,664	110.00–120.00	116.35
10	—	1,567	122.00–137.00	126.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,353	121.00–138.00	125.84
52	—	1,364	110.00–120.00	115.63
9	—	1,440	98.00–108.00	104.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,114	90.00–104.00	98.05
14	—	1,160	116.00–134.00	121.58
55	—	1,199	105.00–115.00	110.39
31	—	1,048	58.00–89.00	78.09
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,100	120.00–136.00	127.56
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	114.00	114.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	116.00–120.00	118.19
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,133	128.00–146.00	136.55
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	130.00	130.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	120.00–125.00	122.67
13	—	1,788	156.00–174.00	163.77
11	—	1,470	141.00–155.00	148.10

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

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Replacement Dairy Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle