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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, May 3

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Apr 26May 3May 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 243 vs last sale 280▼ 28 vs year ago 65 · −43.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

377 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 432▲ 3 vs year ago 374 · +0.8%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

143 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 188▼ 216 vs year ago 359 · −60.2%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.50/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$131.50

8 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$49.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.07

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	525	137.71	722	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	800	88.00	704	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.71/cwt here — about $18 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

131.50

—

KY average27 barns · 5,578 hd

149.57

−18.07

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,936	114.75	2,222	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,499	86.86	1,302	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	84.61	1,083	135
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	968	69.41	672	35

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	774	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	684	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	772	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	704	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	430	52.48/cwt	51.00–54.00	226	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	495	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	342	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	512	61.61/cwt	55.00–65.00	315	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	620	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	521	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	695	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	514	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	725	74.41/cwt	70.00–79.00	539	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3Fancy	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	830	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	697	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	870	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	679	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3Fancy	890	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	917	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3Replacement	1,035	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	942	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3Replacement	1,075	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,107	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	550	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	264	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	565	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	503	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	740	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	629	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,717	101.73/cwt	91.00–109.00	1,747	11
Bulls	—	—	1,991	116.13/cwt	110.00–121.00	2,312	23
Bulls	—	—	2,052	125.90/cwt	122.00–133.00	2,583	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	413	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	904	63.02/cwt	57.00–68.00	570	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	82.29/cwt	80.00–84.00	792	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	73.02/cwt	69.00–78.00	739	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	74.41/cwt	65.00–79.00	931	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	58.83/cwt	53.00–64.00	753	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	85.73/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,099	78
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	100.93/cwt	93.00–112.00	1,327	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	76.57/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,139	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	86.32/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,293	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,509	94.52/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,426	12
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	N/A	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	SupremeBeef Cross	240	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,008	1
Open Heifers	—	Approved	285	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	513	1
Open Heifers	—	Supreme	300	565.00/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,695	4
Open Heifers	—	Medium	300	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,020	1
Open Heifers	—	Approved	345	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,673	1
Open Heifers	—	Approved	400	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,740	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	425	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,318	1
Open Heifers	—	Supreme	485	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,910	4
Open Heifers	—	Supreme	546	670.71/cwt	660.00–675.00	3,662	7
Open Heifers	—	Approved	550	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,860	6
Open Heifers	—	Supreme	600	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,150	3
Open Heifers	—	ApprovedJersey	650	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	3,738	1
Open Heifers	—	Supreme	700	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	5,950	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows4 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	—	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,250.00	—	5
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	912.50/cwt	900.00–950.00	—	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	850.00/cwt	825.00–875.00	—	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,631.25/cwt	1,600.00–1,675.00	—	4
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	—	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Supreme	—	1,608.33/cwt	1,550.00–1,650.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Approved	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	MediumBeef Cross	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	MediumBeef Cross	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	CommonBeef Cross	—	800.00/cwt	750.00–850.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	CommonBeef Cross	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Common	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	CommonBeef Cross	—	737.50/cwt	675.00–775.00	—	4
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	284.00/cwt	150.00–430.00	—	5
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	142.50/cwt	80.00–190.00	—	4
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/AGuernsey	—	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	—	1
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	70.00/cwt	50.00–100.00	—	6
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	210.00/cwt	90.00–460.00	—	6
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	130.00/cwt	110.00–140.00	—	5
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	64.44/cwt	30.00–190.00	—	9
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	34.00/cwt	20.00–60.00	—	5
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	883.33/cwt	800.00–925.00	—	3
Bred Heifers	—	Common	—	665.00/cwt	600.00–775.00	—	4

This sale against other markets

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmers Regional Livestock Auction of Glasgow Dairy Auction - Smiths Grove, KY

Tue May 3, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 37Last week 280Year ago 65

Slaughter CattleReceipts 377Last week 432Year ago 374

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 143Last week 188Year ago 359

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	84.00	84.00
1	—	830	84.00	84.00
3	—	512	55.00–65.00	61.61
1	—	695	74.00	74.00
1	—	495	69.00	69.00
1	—	870	78.00	78.00
2	—	725	70.00–79.00	74.41
2	—	430	51.00–54.00	52.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	100.00	100.00
1	—	890	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	103.00	103.00
1	—	1,035	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	85.00	85.00
2	—	565	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	492	139.00	139.00
3	—	568	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	88.00	88.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	4	—	485	600.00	600.00
—	Open	3	—	600	525.00	525.00
—	Open	1	—	700	850.00	850.00
—	Open	4	—	300	560.00–570.00	565.00
—	Open	7	—	546	660.00–675.00	670.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	6	—	550	520.00	520.00
—	Open	1	—	345	485.00	485.00
—	Open	1	—	285	180.00	180.00
—	Open	1	—	400	435.00	435.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	240	420.00	420.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	650	575.00	575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	425	310.00	310.00
—	Open	1	—	300	340.00	340.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	900.00–950.00	912.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	825.00–875.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,600.00–1,675.00	1,631.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,608.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Common · Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–850.00	800.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	675.00–775.00	737.50
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	150.00–430.00	284.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	50.00–100.00	70.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Guernsey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	140.00	140.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	—	—	80.00–190.00	142.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	30.00–190.00	64.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	110.00–140.00	130.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	20.00–60.00	34.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	90.00–460.00	210.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–925.00	883.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Common$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	—	—	600.00–775.00	665.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per cwt · n/c wt
—	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	48.00	48.00
12	—	904	57.00–68.00	63.02
20	—	1,012	69.00–78.00	73.02
2	—	963	80.00–84.00	82.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,488	71.00–79.00	76.57
12	—	1,509	90.00–106.00	94.52
37	—	1,498	80.00–89.00	86.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,282	80.00–92.00	85.73
21	—	1,315	93.00–112.00	100.93
32	—	1,251	65.00–79.00	74.41
4	—	1,280	53.00–64.00	58.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · estimate wt
10	—	2,052	122.00–133.00	125.90
23	—	1,991	110.00–121.00	116.13
11	—	1,717	91.00–109.00	101.73

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.