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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 10
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
33 head
15 vs last sale 48 1 vs year ago 32 · +3.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
385 head
37 vs last sale 348 56 vs year ago 329 · +17.0%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
268 head
4 vs last sale 264 53 vs year ago 215 · +24.7%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 200–300 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
200–300 lb heifers averaged $300.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$300.00
1 head · 235 lb average
Value per head Derived
$705
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
148.23
vs KY average

What quality paid 200–300 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2235300.007051thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 200–300 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
300.00
KY average14 barns · 54 hd
448.23
−148.23
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
BullsHigh1,530192.702,94819
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,751168.382,94820
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,381163.522,258130
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,131145.691,648149
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,204179.832,1667thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,440190.002,7361thin

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$930132
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A$77149
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$2,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)$1,8132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)$1,4752thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$2,11010
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)$1,5251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)$1,3583thin
BullsN/A$1,0001thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen$1,90319
Open HeifersOpen$1,59514

Every lot, as filed

63 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,713150.87/cwt149.00–153.002,5842
CowsBoner 80-85%1,407162.82/cwt155.00–170.002,29187
CowsBoner 80-85%1,365135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,8431
CowsLean 85-90%1,190113.10/cwt111.00–116.001,3462
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,761162.62/cwt155.00–170.002,86413
CowsLean 85-90%1,091126.91/cwt120.00–134.001,38520
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,245182.45/cwt180.00–186.002,2724
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,150176.34/cwt176.00–177.002,0283
Open HeifersApproved0–1001,137.50/head1,025.00–1,375.001,1384
Open HeifersMediumCrossbred0–100725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred HeifersApproved1,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred HeifersApprovedBeef Cross1,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Fresh/Milking CowsMedium1,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Fresh/Milking CowsSupreme2,400.00/head2,050.00–2,750.002,4005
Fresh/Milking CowsApproved1,681.25/head1,500.00–1,850.001,6818
Fresh/Milking CowsSupremeJersey2,033.33/head1,850.00–2,150.002,0333
Bred CowsSupremeJersey1,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsSupremeJersey1,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Baby Heifer CalvesN/AJersey0–50362.50/head225.00–450.003634
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross0–501,095.71/head650.00–1,425.001,09621
Baby Bull CalvesN/A0–50849.50/head425.00–1,110.0085050
BullsN/AJersey0–1001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Dairy HeifersLarge 3700–750735192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,4111
Dairy HeifersLarge 31050–11001,065180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9171
Dairy HeifersLarge 3350–400365167.50/cwt167.50–167.506111
Dairy SteersLarge 3600–650615250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5381
Dairy SteersLarge 3750–800785225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7661
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 3850–900855157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,3471
Dairy SteersLarge 3650–700657277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,8232
Dairy SteersLarge 31000–10501,000220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2001
Dairy SteersLarge 3700–750700190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3301
Dairy HeifersLarge 3900–950940180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6921
Dairy HeifersLarge 3800–850805210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6911
Dairy HeifersLarge 3500–550510180.00/cwt180.00–180.009181
Dairy HeifersLarge 3450–500470162.50/cwt162.50–162.507641
Dairy HeifersLarge 3250–300265267.50/cwt267.50–267.507091
Dairy HeifersLarge 3850–900883182.33/cwt178.00–185.001,6103
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250235300.00/cwt300.00–300.007051
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400390390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5211
SteersSelect and Choice1,440190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,7361
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,739190.34/cwt173.00–208.003,3105
CowsBoner 80-85%1,356148.33/cwt140.00–154.002,01120
CowsBoner 80-85%1,301181.38/cwt171.00–204.002,36022
CowsLean 85-90%1,159158.00/cwt151.00–171.001,83149
CowsLean 85-90%1,123143.61/cwt135.00–150.001,61378
Bulls1,920236.00/cwt236.00–236.004,5311
Bulls1,414189.19/cwt182.00–195.002,6754
Bulls1,367161.77/cwt151.00–169.002,2115
Bulls1,629206.63/cwt203.00–212.003,3669
Bred HeifersSupreme2,266.67/head2,000.00–2,800.002,2676
Bred HeifersApprovedJersey1,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred HeifersSupremeJersey1,883.33/head1,850.00–1,900.001,8833
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey0–50306.84/head150.00–460.0030719
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross0–501,182.30/head500.00–1,485.001,18263
Bred CowsSupreme2,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred HeifersMediumCrossbred1,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred HeifersMediumBeef Cross1,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Open HeifersSupreme0–1001,894.44/head1,800.00–2,125.001,8949
Bred CowsApprovedJersey1,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsApprovedBeef Cross1,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A0–50553.96/head400.00–925.0055424
Fresh/Milking CowsApprovedJersey1,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Fresh/Milking CowsSupremeCrossbred1,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001

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.