Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-26

Weight class

Bulls · summary 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

300–400 lb bulls averaged $152.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$152.00

1 head · 380 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−155.34

vs KY average

What quality paid 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	380	152.00	578	1thin

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

How it compared 300–400 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

152.00

—

KY average3 barns · 7 hd

307.34

−155.34

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	1,752	156.75	2,746	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,664	128.40	2,137	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,372	127.36	1,748	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,194	110.59	1,320	105
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,181	141.53	1,671	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,518	162.06	2,460	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,790	150.00	2,685	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	—	—	$478	68
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$412	36
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,950	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,288	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$850	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$2,404	7
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,008	3thin
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,600	1thin
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	300	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	675	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,055	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,350	1
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,100.00/head	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,100	2
Bred Heifers	MediumJersey	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,930.00/head	1,900.00–3,600.00	2,930	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	486.08/head	150.00–660.00	486	51
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	200.00/head	190.00–210.00	200	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	202.50/head	150.00–280.00	203	4
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	220.00/head	130.00–330.00	220	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	590.91/head	200.00–880.00	591	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	238	243.54/cwt	240.00–247.00	580	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	330	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	432	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	510	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,204	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	995	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,294	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	850	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,148	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	600–650	645	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	574	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	610	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,305	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,035	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,581	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,411	123.68/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,745	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	113.51/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,372	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	108.62/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,434	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	134.75/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,789	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	124.18/cwt	120.00–143.00	1,565	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	77.18/cwt	68.00–89.00	736	6
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,188	144.43/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,716	8
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,166	135.73/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,583	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,790	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,685	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,518	162.06/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,460	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	96.60/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,106	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	995	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,626	132.50/cwt	130.00–137.00	2,154	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	126.16/cwt	118.00–129.00	2,126	11
Bulls	—	—	1,971	165.77/cwt	157.00–176.00	3,267	4
Bulls	—	—	1,576	149.53/cwt	144.00–153.00	2,357	5
Bred Heifers	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	329.50/head	100.00–650.00	330	20
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	621.82/head	330.00–820.00	622	11
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	365.00/head	360.00–370.00	365	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Springer Heifers	MediumCrossbred	—	—	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	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

Thu Dec 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 31Last week 85Year ago 37

Slaughter CattleReceipts 254Last week 333Year ago 328

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 137Last week 259Year ago 104

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	240.00–247.00	243.54
1	300–350	300	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	510	236.00	236.00
2	600–650	610	214.00	214.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	131.00	131.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	850	135.00	135.00
1	950–1000	995	130.00	130.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	135.00	135.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	128.00	128.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	970	163.00	163.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	825.00	825.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	1,900.00–3,600.00	2,930.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	51	0–50	—	150.00–660.00	486.08
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	4	0–50	—	150.00–280.00	202.50
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	0–50	—	200.00–880.00	590.91
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	0–50	—	130.00–330.00	220.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	20	0–50	—	100.00–650.00	329.50
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	0–50	—	330.00–820.00	621.82
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	360.00–370.00	365.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Springer Heifers — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	675.00	675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,411	115.00–129.00	123.68
3	—	1,320	105.00–111.00	108.62
42	—	1,328	130.00–149.00	134.75
1	—	1,105	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,209	105.00–119.00	113.51
25	—	1,260	120.00–143.00	124.18
6	—	954	68.00–89.00	77.18
21	—	1,145	90.00–102.00	96.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,626	130.00–137.00	132.50
11	—	1,685	118.00–129.00	126.16
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,188	140.00–150.00	144.43
4	—	1,166	133.00–137.00	135.73
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	160.00–164.00	162.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,971	157.00–176.00	165.77
5	—	1,576	144.00–153.00	149.53

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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Bulls · summary 300–400 lb

What quality paid 300–400 lb

How it compared 300–400 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Slaughter Cattle