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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 2
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
64 head
12 vs last sale 52 36 vs year ago 28 · +128.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
327 head
9 vs last sale 318 25 vs year ago 302 · +8.3%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
286 head
33 vs last sale 319 15 vs year ago 301 · 5.0%
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Weight class

Bulls · summary 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
300–400 lb bulls averaged $327.50/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$327.50
1 head · 360 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,179
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
180.27
vs KY average

What quality paid 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3360327.501,1791thin
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
327.50
KY average23 barns · 198 hd
507.77
−180.27
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
BullsHigh1,623215.573,49933
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,648184.813,04524
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,337182.592,441122
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,101162.261,787124
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,184198.902,3554thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,410222.003,1301thin

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$1,296128
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A$1,12745
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)$2,9884thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)$2,6729
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)$2,2348
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$2,1752thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen$1,6336
Open HeifersOpen$1,56526

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross0–501,472.89/head700.00–1,850.001,47371
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred0–50537.50/head400.00–675.005382
Bred HeifersApprovedJersey1,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross0–501,283.06/head625.00–1,675.001,28331
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 3700–750735197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,4521
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550540300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350305445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3571
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800780280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350305345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0521
HeifersMedium 1-2250–300285317.50/cwt317.50–317.509051
Dairy HeifersLarge 3950–1000985200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9703
Dairy HeifersLarge 3900–950923202.98/cwt196.00–210.001,8742
Dairy HeifersLarge 3800–850808225.99/cwt225.00–227.001,8262
Dairy HeifersLarge 3650–700655221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,4481
Dairy HeifersLarge 3550–600590218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,2861
Dairy HeifersLarge 3350–400365320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1681
Dairy SteersLarge 3300–350305350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0681
Dairy HeifersLarge 31000–10501,005191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,9201
Dairy HeifersLarge 31150–12001,150200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,3001
Dairy HeifersLarge 31100–11501,140200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,2801
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 3850–900885185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6371
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3850–900880172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,5181
Dairy SteersLarge 3250–300267465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,2424
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3500–550510270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3771
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3200–250215300.00/cwt300.00–300.006451
Dairy SteersLarge 3750–800795230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8291
Dairy SteersLarge 31150–12001,180186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,1951
Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550518300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5543
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3550–600550275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5131
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700690220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5181
Dairy SteersLarge 3650–700665270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7961
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450428390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6694
Dairy SteersLarge 3850–900860220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300265532.50/cwt532.50–532.501,4111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500495385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300258608.83/cwt600.00–617.501,5712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950925240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2201
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400360327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,1791
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300290330.00/cwt330.00–330.009571
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey0–50300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Baby Bull CalvesN/A0–501,110.19/head575.00–1,400.001,11054
Fresh/Milking CowsMediumCrossbred1,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Fresh/Milking CowsApprovedJersey1,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Fresh/Milking CowsSupremeJersey2,050.00/head1,750.00–2,350.002,0502
Fresh/Milking CowsApproved1,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Open HeifersApprovedCrossbred0–1001,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Open HeifersApprovedJersey0–100900.00/head725.00–1,000.009003
Open HeifersSupremeCrossbred0–1001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Open HeifersSupreme0–1001,818.06/head1,400.00–2,275.001,81818
Open HeifersMedium0–100675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Fresh/Milking CowsMedium1,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Open HeifersApproved0–100937.50/head725.00–1,150.009382
Bred HeifersSupreme3,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred HeifersSupreme2,928.57/head2,600.00–3,150.002,9297
Bred HeifersApproved2,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred HeifersApproved2,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred HeifersSupreme2,587.50/head2,500.00–2,700.002,5884
Bred HeifersMedium1,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A0–50780.36/head525.00–1,000.0078014
Bred CowsSupremeBeef Cross2,987.50/head2,750.00–3,400.002,9884
Bred HeifersApprovedBeef Cross2,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred HeifersApprovedJersey1,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred HeifersApprovedJersey1,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bulls1,915268.00/cwt268.00–268.005,1321
Bulls1,723228.91/cwt221.00–241.003,94414
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,605159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,5521
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,674180.29/cwt174.00–185.003,01814
Bulls1,321184.82/cwt174.00–190.002,4415
Bulls1,609208.99/cwt200.00–219.003,36313
CowsLean 85-90%1,102144.47/cwt138.00–149.001,59216
CowsBoner 80-85%1,339162.40/cwt160.00–164.002,1754
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,184198.90/cwt193.00–203.002,3554
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,410222.00/cwt222.00–222.003,1301
CowsBoner 80-85%1,349174.10/cwt165.00–180.002,34946
CowsBoner 80-85%1,329189.14/cwt181.00–222.002,51472
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,612194.71/cwt187.00–212.003,1399
CowsLean 85-90%1,130130.55/cwt129.00–132.001,4753
CowsLean 85-90%1,112158.84/cwt150.00–165.001,76658
CowsLean 85-90%1,086174.56/cwt166.00–188.001,89647

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.