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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 11
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
64 head
12 vs last sale 76 0 vs year ago 64 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
313 head
24 vs last sale 289 29 vs year ago 284 · +10.2%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
227 head
0 vs last sale 227 46 vs year ago 181 · +25.4%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
300–400 lb heifers averaged $238.75/cwt on 4 head.
Average price
$238.75
4 head · 357 lb average
Value per head Derived
$853
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
128.00
vs KY average
175.14 vs national

What quality paid 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 2-3357238.758534thin
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 sale4 hd
238.75
KY average25 barns · 443 hd
366.75
−128.00
National average185 barns · 6,662 hd
413.89
−175.14
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
BullsAverage1,665190.383,16921
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,705151.992,59213
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,359149.302,029109
CowsLean 85-90%High1,116126.571,413125
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,299175.732,28411
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,360190.002,5841thin

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$815100
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A$82536
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)$2,0253thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$1,6752thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$1,5833thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)$1,4753thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen$1,30010
Open HeifersOpen$1,77930

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3250–300295130.00/cwt130.00–130.003841
Bulls1,652188.81/cwt182.00–195.003,11913
Bulls1,350170.89/cwt167.00–178.002,3073
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,240197.00/cwt197.00–197.002,4431
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,323179.37/cwt170.00–186.002,3736
CowsLean 85-90%1,168144.19/cwt141.00–149.001,68416
CowsLean 85-90%1,150131.91/cwt125.00–140.001,51766
Dairy HeifersLarge 3950–1000975188.16/cwt180.00–196.001,8352
Dairy HeifersLarge 3900–950908187.00/cwt186.00–188.001,6982
Dairy HeifersLarge 31050–11001,075186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,0001
Dairy SteersLarge 3250–300275150.00/cwt150.00–150.004131
Dairy HeifersLarge 3750–800785194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,5231
Dairy HeifersLarge 3650–700660170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1221
HeifersMedium 2-3300–350340220.00/cwt220.00–220.007481
BullsMedium 2-3350–400355240.00/cwt240.00–240.008521
BullsMedium 1-2400–450420150.00/cwt150.00–150.006301
Dairy HeifersLarge 3800–850815192.49/cwt182.00–199.001,5696
Dairy HeifersLarge 3700–750728187.11/cwt181.00–195.001,3624
Dairy HeifersLarge 31000–10501,023184.48/cwt183.00–186.001,8872
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350325250.00/cwt250.00–250.008131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600568268.67/cwt262.50–275.001,5262
HeifersMedium 2-3350–400363245.00/cwt245.00–245.008893
CowsLean 85-90%987105.08/cwt93.00–114.001,03723
CowsLean 85-90%1,111119.59/cwt111.00–124.001,32920
HeifersSelect and Choice1,360190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,5841
Bulls1,886206.17/cwt201.00–209.003,8885
CowsBoner 80-85%1,359151.17/cwt145.00–160.002,05459
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,643153.60/cwt149.00–160.002,5246
Baby Bull CalvesN/A0–50800.11/head400.00–1,075.0080046
Bred HeifersSupremeJersey1,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Fresh/Milking CowsApprovedCrossbred1,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Fresh/Milking CowsMediumJersey975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross0–50896.53/head400.00–1,225.0089749
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross0–50833.57/head410.00–1,085.0083421
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey0–50162.00/head100.00–250.001625
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A0–50813.00/head500.00–950.0081315
Bred CowsApproved1,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred HeifersApprovedBrown Swiss1,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Open HeifersApproved0–100950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Fresh/Milking CowsSupremeCrossbred1,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Fresh/Milking CowsApproved1,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred HeifersApproved1,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred HeifersApprovedJersey1,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred HeifersSupreme2,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Open HeifersSupreme0–1001,807.24/head1,125.00–2,250.001,80729
Fresh/Milking CowsApprovedJersey1,258.33/head1,075.00–1,425.001,2586
Bred CowsApprovedBeef Cross1,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred CowsSupremeBeef Cross1,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred CowsSupremeBeef Cross2,487.50/head2,275.00–2,700.002,4882
Bred HeifersSupreme1,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,861140.07/cwt137.00–144.002,6074
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,279164.95/cwt164.00–167.002,1104
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,623164.66/cwt162.00–167.002,6723
CowsBoner 80-85%1,373122.43/cwt120.00–126.001,6813
CowsBoner 80-85%1,418137.10/cwt130.00–144.001,94428
CowsBoner 80-85%1,272165.69/cwt161.00–177.002,10819

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.