Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Weight class

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb steers averaged $132.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$132.00

1 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−179.66

vs KY average

−231.16 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 2-3	425	132.00	561	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

132.00

—

KY average14 barns · 274 hd

311.66

−179.66

National average190 barns · 18,881 hd

363.16

−231.16

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	1,590	143.58	2,282	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	123.20	1,989	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,373	119.47	1,640	114
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,208	101.36	1,225	131
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,220	137.38	1,676	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,155	110.00	1,271	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	124.00	1,457	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,343	156.00	2,095	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,640	143.00	2,345	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	—	—	$536	84
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$391	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,450	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,400	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,336	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,291	8
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,213	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,838	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$950	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,737	13
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,191	25
Springer Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,063	2thin
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,955	5
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,925	2thin

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
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Heifers	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,218.75/head	1,700.00–2,750.00	2,219	4
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Open Heifers	Medium	0–100	—	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	0–100	—	543.75/head	525.00–550.00	544	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,025.00–1,475.00	1,250	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeCrossbred	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,229.17/head	1,550.00–3,500.00	2,229	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	925.00/head	875.00–975.00	925	2
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,336.11/head	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,336	9
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	447.50/head	370.00–590.00	448	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	106.67/head	60.00–170.00	107	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	80.00/head	50.00–120.00	80	4
Bulls	N/A	0–100	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	338	198.97/cwt	195.00–212.00	673	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	465	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	942	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	410	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	625	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	320	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	474	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,095	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,467	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	870	145.22/cwt	132.00–158.00	1,263	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	650–700	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	958	142.02/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,148	1
Steers	Large 2-3	400–450	425	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	561	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	119.44/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,977	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	128.11/cwt	125.00–141.00	1,742	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,391	117.30/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,632	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	77.56/cwt	62.00–89.00	852	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	97.59/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,154	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	128.98/cwt	125.00–140.00	2,003	13
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,155	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,271	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,175	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,457	2
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,220	137.38/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,676	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,343	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,095	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,640	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,345	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	105.13/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,341	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	120.99/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,524	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,269	110.53/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,403	50
Bulls	—	—	1,651	147.13/cwt	141.00–154.00	2,429	11
Bulls	—	—	1,381	130.97/cwt	117.00–138.00	1,809	8
Bulls	—	—	1,920	164.18/cwt	158.00–176.00	3,152	3
Springer Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,212.50/head	1,900.00–2,525.00	2,213	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	447.27/head	200.00–780.00	447	11
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	520.78/head	200.00–650.00	521	51
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	60.00/head	60.00–60.00	60	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	646.43/head	300.00–930.00	646	28
Springer Heifers	MediumCrossbred	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,422.22/head	1,000.00–1,700.00	1,422	18
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,370.83/head	1,125.00–1,450.00	1,371	6
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	3
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	0–100	—	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	2
Springer Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	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 Dec 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 38Last week 69Year ago 37

Slaughter CattleReceipts 362Last week 488Year ago 328

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 195Last week 255Year ago 104

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	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,900.00–2,525.00	2,212.50
Bred Heifers — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,336.11
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,125.00–1,450.00	1,370.83
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,475.00	1,250.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	1,550.00–3,500.00	2,229.17
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	875.00–975.00	925.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,700.00–2,750.00	2,218.75
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Springer Heifers — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	475.00	475.00
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	0–100	—	525.00–550.00	543.75
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	18	0–100	—	1,000.00–1,700.00	1,422.22
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	760.00	760.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	0–50	—	370.00–590.00	447.50
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	0–50	—	60.00–170.00	106.67
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	0–50	—	200.00–780.00	447.27
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	0–50	—	50.00–120.00	80.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	51	0–50	—	200.00–650.00	520.78
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	60.00	60.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	28	0–50	—	300.00–930.00	646.43
Bulls$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–100	—	950.00	950.00
Springer Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Springer Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,325.00	2,325.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	338	195.00–212.00	198.97
1	450–500	465	202.50	202.50
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	148.00	148.00
1	400–450	410	152.50	152.50
1	650–700	670	125.00	125.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	870	132.00–158.00	145.22
2	950–1000	958	135.00–149.00	142.02
1	1050–1100	1,095	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	820	140.00	140.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,655	110.00–124.00	119.44
13	—	1,553	125.00–140.00	128.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,360	125.00–141.00	128.11
72	—	1,391	110.00–124.00	117.30
9	—	1,276	102.00–109.00	105.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,098	62.00–89.00	77.56
43	—	1,183	90.00–104.00	97.59
14	—	1,260	116.00–129.00	120.99
50	—	1,269	105.00–115.00	110.53
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	110.00	110.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,220	130.00–149.00	137.38
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	143.00	143.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,651	141.00–154.00	147.13
8	—	1,381	117.00–138.00	130.97
3	—	1,920	158.00–176.00	164.18

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

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

What quality paid 400–500 lb

How it compared 400–500 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