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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 10
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
72 head
44 vs last sale 28 18 vs year ago 54 · +33.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
431 head
129 vs last sale 302 29 vs year ago 460 · 6.3%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
319 head
18 vs last sale 301 138 vs year ago 181 · +76.2%
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Weight class

Steers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
700–800 lb steers averaged $202.50/cwt on 2 head.
Average price
$202.50
2 head · 730 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,478
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
109.50
vs KY average
121.99 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1-2730202.501,4782thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale2 hd
202.50
KY average22 barns · 294 hd
312.00
−109.50
National average137 barns · 5,516 hd
324.49
−121.99
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,547193.552,99540
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,577172.222,71512
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,286166.642,143122
CowsLean 85-90%High1,038145.251,508113
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceLow1,166172.842,01619
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,118168.731,8862thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceLow1,127172.261,9415thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Baby Bull CalvesN/A$834128
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A$91268
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$2,18512
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)$2,06125
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)$1,55010
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$2,0397
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)$1,69810
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)$1,4502thin
BullsN/A$1,9004thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen$1,45821
Open HeifersOpen$9168

Every lot, as filed

80 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred HeifersSupreme1,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABrown Swiss0–50680.00/head680.00–680.006801
Bred CowsSupremeBeef Cross2,266.67/head1,975.00–2,625.002,2676
Bred CowsSupremeBeef Cross1,925.00/head1,675.00–2,175.001,9255
HeifersSelect and Choice1,175159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,8681
CowsLean 85-90%1,104158.99/cwt151.00–174.001,75535
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,665158.13/cwt157.00–159.002,6332
Bulls1,714210.61/cwt200.00–229.003,61015
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,559175.04/cwt166.00–190.002,72910
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,078162.32/cwt158.00–165.001,7503
Dairy HeifersLarge 3450–500485202.50/cwt202.50–202.509821
Bulls1,592189.19/cwt179.00–199.003,01219
Bulls990164.70/cwt148.00–178.001,6316
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,118168.73/cwt163.00–174.001,8862
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,183174.81/cwt169.00–180.002,06816
HeifersSelect and Choice1,115175.57/cwt166.00–180.001,9584
Dairy HeifersLarge 3750–800780214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,6691
Dairy HeifersLarge 3950–1000995190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8911
Dairy HeifersLarge 3800–850800204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,6321
Dairy HeifersLarge 31000–10501,014182.69/cwt180.00–184.001,8526
Dairy HeifersLarge 31050–11001,050184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,9322
Dairy SteersLarge 3300–350323240.12/cwt225.00–255.007762
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300270257.50/cwt257.50–257.506951
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450410290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1891
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350310400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2401
BullsMedium 1-2550–600560172.50/cwt172.50–172.509661
SteersMedium 1-2700–750705202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,4281
SteersMedium 1-2750–800755202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,5291
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3600–650635186.19/cwt182.50–190.001,1822
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3800–850815159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2961
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3650–700690170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1731
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 3800–850810139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1261
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350335190.00/cwt190.00–190.006371
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600590207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,2241
CowsBoner 80-85%1,160137.95/cwt132.00–142.001,6003
CowsBoner 80-85%1,286154.39/cwt145.00–160.001,98531
CowsBoner 80-85%1,290171.93/cwt161.00–199.002,21888
CowsLean 85-90%1,022143.05/cwt135.00–150.001,46257
CowsLean 85-90%1,045113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1811
CowsLean 85-90%969129.09/cwt120.00–134.001,25120
Bred CowsApprovedBeef Cross1,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsApprovedJersey1,166.67/head1,150.00–1,175.001,1673
Bred CowsSupremeBeef Cross2,332.81/head1,775.00–2,800.002,33316
Bred CowsApprovedJersey1,425.00/head1,325.00–1,650.001,4254
Bred CowsMedium975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred CowsSupremeJersey1,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred HeifersSupreme2,039.29/head1,525.00–3,300.002,0397
Bred CowsSupremeCrossbred1,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred HeifersSupremeJersey1,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred HeifersSupreme1,860.00/head1,725.00–2,000.001,8605
Bred HeifersApprovedCrossbred1,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A0–50777.50/head500.00–1,100.0077816
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey0–50304.29/head210.00–360.003047
BullsN/AJersey0–1001,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Fresh/Milking CowsApproved1,315.00/head1,100.00–1,475.001,3155
Open HeifersApproved0–100850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsSupreme2,225.00/head2,000.00–2,350.002,2254
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred0–50543.33/head490.00–600.005433
Baby Heifer CalvesN/AJersey0–50413.33/head350.00–510.004133
Baby Bull CalvesN/A0–50758.53/head480.00–1,150.0075968
Open HeifersSupremeJersey0–1001,060.00/head1,040.00–1,080.001,0602
Fresh/Milking CowsSupreme2,306.25/head1,775.00–3,450.002,3064
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross0–50992.71/head490.00–1,460.0099348
Bred HeifersSupremeCrossbred1,562.50/head1,550.00–1,575.001,5632
Bred CowsApprovedBeef Cross1,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred HeifersApprovedCrossbred1,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Open HeifersMedium0–100600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Fresh/Milking CowsMediumJersey775.00/head775.00–775.007751
BullsN/ABeef Cross0–1002,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Fresh/Milking CowsApprovedCrossbred1,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred CowsSupremeCrossbred1,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred CowsSupreme1,825.00/head1,650.00–1,975.001,8253
Open HeifersSupreme0–1001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Fresh/Milking CowsSupremeJersey1,512.50/head1,500.00–1,525.001,5132
Bred HeifersApprovedJersey1,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Fresh/Milking CowsApprovedJersey1,167.86/head1,000.00–1,475.001,1687
Fresh/Milking CowsSupremeCrossbred1,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Open HeifersApprovedJersey0–100918.33/head900.00–935.009183
BullsN/A0–1001,787.50/head1,700.00–1,875.001,7882
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross0–501,027.00/head480.00–1,530.001,02750

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.