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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 2

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

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Feeder Cattle receipts

145 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 202▲ 145 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

481 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 415▲ 481 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

93 head

▼ 136 vs last sale 229▲ 93 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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	—	Low	1,635	109.95	1,797	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	83.47	1,255	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,179	79.63	939	169
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,027	66.20	680	41
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,253	96.00	1,203	2thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	86	$132	28
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	101	$126	14
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	—	1,310	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	1,284	$978	9
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	—	1,220	$805	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	—	1,100	$850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	1,056	$683	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	975	$600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	—	1,250	$1,050	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,103	16
Open Heifers	Open	—	704	$516	7
Springer Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	1,323	$1,128	8
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	1,130	$1,072	5

Every lot

71 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 · Dairy Steers11 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	218	75.55/cwt	67.50–85.00	165	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Value Added	287	103.50/cwt	100.00–121.00	297	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Fancy	320	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	410	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	338	84.34/cwt	84.00–85.00	285	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	350	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	284	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Fancy	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	495	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	535	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	615	87.48/cwt	85.00–90.00	538	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	775	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	884	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,070	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	952	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	280	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	154	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	300	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	252	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	705	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	691	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	818	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	532	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3Fancy	830	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	822	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	915	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	641	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	965	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	676	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,040	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,019	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,358	92.92/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,262	10
Bulls	—	—	1,634	109.83/cwt	98.00–116.00	1,795	46
Bulls	—	—	1,821	121.67/cwt	117.00–127.00	2,216	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	73.16/cwt	73.00–74.00	732	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	67.30/cwt	65.00–70.00	687	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	58.70/cwt	50.00–64.00	623	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	58.41/cwt	50.00–64.00	668	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	79.26/cwt	72.00–84.00	931	100
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	68.03/cwt	65.00–71.00	803	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	88.62/cwt	85.00–115.00	1,058	43
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	82.02/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,220	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	89.91/cwt	87.00–104.00	1,367	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	75.08/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,145	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,253	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,203	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	N/A	1,250	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Supreme	300	360.00/head	360.00–360.00	360	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	475	280.00/head	280.00–280.00	280	1
Open Heifers	—	Supreme	480	420.00/head	420.00–420.00	420	1
Open Heifers	—	MediumJersey	863	410.00/head	385.00–435.00	410	2
Open Heifers	—	Supreme	950	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Open Heifers	—	Supreme	1,000	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows5 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	1,666.67/head	1,575.00–1,750.00	1,667	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,195.00/head	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,195	5
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	887.50/head	800.00–950.00	888	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	MediumJersey	—	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Cows3 lots · lightest first
Springer Cows	—	Medium	1,250	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Springer Cows	—	Approved	1,320	962.50/head	900.00–1,000.00	963	4
Springer Cows	—	Supreme	1,350	1,433.33/head	1,275.00–1,675.00	1,433	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	1,083	680.00/head	600.00–760.00	680	2
Springer Heifers	—	Supreme	1,150	1,462.50/head	1,275.00–1,650.00	1,463	2
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	1,185	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	77	94.55/head	60.00–125.00	95	11
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	120	230.00/head	230.00–230.00	230	1
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	200	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	1
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	250	290.00/head	290.00–290.00	290	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves5 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	63	30.00/head	30.00–30.00	30	2
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	79	124.06/head	30.00–180.00	124	16
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	84	160.00/head	140.00–200.00	160	4
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	103	116.67/head	100.00–130.00	117	3
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	122	220.00/head	150.00–260.00	220	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Supreme	1,192	1,208.33/head	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,208	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium	1,220	805.00/head	800.00–810.00	805	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium	1,308	883.33/head	800.00–950.00	883	3
Bred Cows	—	Approved	1,310	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Common	1,325	750.00/head	725.00–775.00	750	2
Bred Cows	—	Approved	1,410	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Common	950	565.00/head	545.00–585.00	565	2
Bred Heifers	—	ApprovedJersey	975	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	1,100	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	1,150	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	1,175	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1

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 Aug 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 202Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 481Last week 415Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 93Last week 229Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	108.00	108.00
2	—	218	67.50–85.00	75.55
1	—	350	81.00	81.00
2	—	615	85.00–90.00	87.48
1	—	775	114.00	114.00
3	—	338	84.00–85.00	84.34
1	—	1,070	89.00	89.00
1	—	570	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	287	100.00–121.00	103.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	128.00	128.00
1	—	485	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	98.00	98.00
2	—	818	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,040	98.00	98.00
1	—	915	70.00	70.00
1	—	965	70.00	70.00
1	—	300	84.00	84.00
1	—	280	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	99.00	99.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	950	810.00	810.00
—	Open	1	—	480	420.00	420.00
—	Open	1	—	1,000	925.00	925.00
—	Open	1	—	300	360.00	360.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	475	280.00	280.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	2	—	863	385.00–435.00	410.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,195.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,575.00–1,750.00	1,666.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	675.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	800.00–950.00	887.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	675.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Cows — Medium$ per head · estimate wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Cows — Approved$ per head · estimate wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,320	900.00–1,000.00	962.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Cows — Supreme$ per head · estimate wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,350	1,275.00–1,675.00	1,433.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per head · estimate wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,083	600.00–760.00	680.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · estimate wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · estimate wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,275.00–1,650.00	1,462.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	1	—	120	230.00	230.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	11	—	77	60.00–125.00	94.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	1	—	200	200.00	200.00
—	N/A	1	—	250	290.00	290.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	16	—	79	30.00–180.00	124.06
—	N/A	3	—	103	100.00–130.00	116.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	2	—	63	30.00	30.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	3	—	122	150.00–260.00	220.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	4	—	84	140.00–200.00	160.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per head · estimate wt
—	N/A	1	—	1,250	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Common$ per head · estimate wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,325	725.00–775.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · estimate wt
—	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,025.00	1,025.00
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium$ per head · estimate wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,220	800.00–810.00	805.00
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,308	800.00–950.00	883.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · estimate wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,192	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,208.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · estimate wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · estimate wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	900.00	900.00
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · estimate wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	975	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Common$ per head · estimate wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	545.00–585.00	565.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,180	65.00–71.00	68.03
100	—	1,174	72.00–84.00	79.26
5	—	1,144	50.00–64.00	58.41
43	—	1,194	85.00–115.00	88.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,000	73.00–74.00	73.16
10	—	1,062	50.00–64.00	58.70
24	—	1,021	65.00–70.00	67.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,488	78.00–85.00	82.02
6	—	1,525	70.00–77.00	75.08
13	—	1,520	87.00–104.00	89.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,358	84.00–96.00	92.92
46	—	1,634	98.00–116.00	109.83
15	—	1,821	117.00–127.00	121.67

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.