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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 16
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
112 head
62 vs last sale 50 43 vs year ago 69 · +62.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
285 head
19 vs last sale 304 115 vs year ago 400 · 28.7%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
317 head
6 vs last sale 323 24 vs year ago 341 · 7.0%
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Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $320.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$320.00
1 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,712
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
94.09
vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2535320.001,7121thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
320.00
KY average26 barns · 403 hd
414.09
−94.09
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
BullsLow1,648211.793,49127
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,333178.062,373104
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,653170.452,81711
CowsLean 85-90%High1,085153.631,66698
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceLow1,232198.852,4503thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,135203.782,3136thin

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$1,116142
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A$1,17173
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)$2,3105
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)$1,8501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)$3,2001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)$2,5805
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$2,1252thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen$2,34111
Open HeifersOpen$2,23934

Every lot, as filed

75 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 CowsApprovedBeef Cross1,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A0–50890.79/head500.00–1,325.0089119
Baby Heifer CalvesN/AJersey0–50300.00/head225.00–375.003002
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABrown Swiss0–50500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey0–50218.75/head125.00–450.002198
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred0–50450.00/head400.00–500.004503
Dairy HeifersLarge 3850–900883216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,9073
SteersMedium 1-2350–400370220.00/cwt220.00–220.008141
SteersMedium 1-2300–350305255.00/cwt255.00–255.007781
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600555350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9431
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750735270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300260335.00/cwt335.00–335.008711
Dairy HeifersLarge 3950–1000960170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6321
Dairy HeifersLarge 3700–750749226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,6935
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3800–850840237.11/cwt219.00–255.001,9922
Dairy SteersLarge 31000–10501,035170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7601
Dairy HeifersLarge 3900–950935200.99/cwt200.00–202.001,8792
Dairy HeifersLarge 31100–11501,115200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,2301
Dairy SteersLarge 3700–750718290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0823
Dairy HeifersLarge 31000–10501,029199.06/cwt184.00–210.002,0486
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 3500–550515170.00/cwt170.00–170.008761
Dairy SteersLarge 3650–700671279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,8726
Dairy SteersLarge 3950–1000985265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,61013
Dairy SteersLarge 3900–950935260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4311
Dairy SteersLarge 3850–900883298.69/cwt294.00–299.002,63716
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3650–700682250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7052
Dairy SteersLarge 3800–850806301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,42611
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3700–750740240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7761
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3400–450420255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0711
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3950–1000995174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,7311
Dairy SteersLarge 3550–600590290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450430325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3981
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250245330.00/cwt320.00–340.008092
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800750184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,3801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650616330.94/cwt325.00–332.502,0395
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500455360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6381
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550535320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7121
Fresh/Milking CowsApprovedJersey1,200.00/head1,050.00–1,350.001,2002
Fresh/Milking CowsSupreme2,971.43/head2,650.00–3,550.002,9717
Fresh/Milking CowsMedium1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsSupremeJersey1,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred HeifersSupreme3,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred HeifersMedium1,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Open HeifersApprovedJersey0–100775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Open HeifersSupreme0–1002,391.67/head1,500.00–2,800.002,39230
Fresh/Milking CowsSupremeJersey1,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred0–50600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Open HeifersSupremeJersey0–1001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Open HeifersApproved0–1001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Open HeifersMedium0–100700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred CowsSupremeBeef Cross2,600.00/head2,550.00–2,650.002,6002
Bred CowsApprovedBeef Cross2,250.00/head2,050.00–2,450.002,2502
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross0–501,329.44/head500.00–1,800.001,32962
Bred HeifersApprovedCrossbred1,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred HeifersSupremeBeef Cross2,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred HeifersSupreme2,925.00/head2,650.00–3,300.002,9254
Baby Bull CalvesN/A0–501,064.71/head625.00–1,500.001,06568
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross0–501,320.59/head525.00–1,700.001,32151
Bulls1,543190.79/cwt180.00–198.002,9446
Bulls1,608207.98/cwt200.00–219.003,34412
Bulls1,772230.87/cwt223.00–243.004,0919
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,694171.15/cwt164.00–177.002,8997
CowsLean 85-90%1,052173.01/cwt166.00–186.001,82022
CowsLean 85-90%1,108143.43/cwt135.00–149.001,58927
CowsLean 85-90%950124.19/cwt117.00–134.001,18011
CowsLean 85-90%1,126158.18/cwt150.00–165.001,78138
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,615182.45/cwt181.00–184.002,9472
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,280183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,3421
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,208206.78/cwt200.00–213.002,4982
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,545155.99/cwt155.00–157.002,4102
CowsBoner 80-85%1,303190.56/cwt181.00–209.002,48342
CowsBoner 80-85%1,302173.53/cwt165.00–180.002,25943
CowsBoner 80-85%1,469160.67/cwt152.00–164.002,36019
HeifersSelect and Choice1,130210.67/cwt204.00–218.002,3814
HeifersSelect and Choice1,145190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,1762

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.