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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 6

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

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Feeder Cattle receipts

232 head

▲ 164 vs last sale 68▲ 181 vs year ago 51 · +354.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

419 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 445▼ 2 vs year ago 421 · −0.5%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

145 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 104▼ 23 vs year ago 168 · −13.7%

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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	1,660	109.14	1,812	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,517	85.55	1,298	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	81.16	991	131
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,019	67.30	686	59

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	—	—	$195	15
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$142	38
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	1,255	$949	10
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	—	925	$937	5
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,203	17
Open Heifers	Open	—	766	$667	20

Every lot

52 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 Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	320	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	298	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	375	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	409	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	420	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	500	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	830	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	706	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	895	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	841	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	323	100.15/cwt	96.00–109.00	323	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	373	116.71/cwt	90.00–124.00	435	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	435	91.01/cwt	80.00–110.00	396	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	485	103.23/cwt	81.00–114.00	501	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	500	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	440	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	613	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	533	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	785	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	667	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	89.59/cwt	81.00–94.00	1,286	3
Bulls	—	—	1,676	117.08/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,962	5
Bulls	—	—	1,687	110.00/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,856	22
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	85.40/cwt	80.00–97.00	837	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	59.31/cwt	50.00–64.00	593	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	68.39/cwt	65.00–76.00	698	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	61.70/cwt	58.00–63.00	711	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	39.27/cwt	32.00–45.00	459	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	66.58/cwt	64.00–69.00	792	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	80.34/cwt	70.00–85.00	971	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	88.73/cwt	84.00–108.00	1,108	55
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,509	94.52/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,426	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,516	85.31/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,293	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	73.55/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,131	6
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	265.71/head	170.00–370.00	266	7
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	190.00/head	130.00–250.00	190	3
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	100.00/head	50.00–140.00	100	5
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	226.67/head	170.00–330.00	227	9
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	183.75/head	110.00–310.00	184	8
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	89.52/head	20.00–250.00	90	21
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium	1,192	678.33/head	650.00–710.00	678	3
Bred Cows	—	Common	1,200	635.00/head	635.00–635.00	635	1
Bred Cows	—	Approved	1,288	993.75/head	900.00–1,150.00	994	4
Bred Cows	—	Supreme	1,313	1,425.00/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,425	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows5 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	2,100.00/head	1,800.00–2,275.00	2,100	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,531.25/head	1,300.00–1,725.00	1,531	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	843.33/head	750.00–925.00	843	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	MediumJersey	—	825.00/head	750.00–900.00	825	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	655.00/head	600.00–710.00	655	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	900	742.50/head	710.00–775.00	743	2
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	913	1,125.00/head	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,125	2
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	1,000	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Approved	490	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Open Heifers	—	Approved	600	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	4
Open Heifers	—	Common	725	410.00/head	410.00–410.00	410	1
Open Heifers	—	Approved	790	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	3
Open Heifers	—	Approved	809	732.50/head	700.00–750.00	733	8
Open Heifers	—	Medium	890	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Open Heifers	—	Approved	975	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	1,000	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	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 Sep 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 68Year ago 51

Slaughter CattleReceipts 419Last week 445Year ago 421

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 145Last week 104Year ago 168

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	93.00	93.00
1	—	420	119.00	119.00
1	—	830	85.00	85.00
1	—	375	109.00	109.00
1	—	895	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	88.00	88.00
4	—	435	80.00–110.00	91.01
2	—	613	87.00	87.00
3	—	323	96.00–109.00	100.15
3	—	485	81.00–114.00	103.23
8	—	373	90.00–124.00	116.71
1	—	785	85.00	85.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	130.00–250.00	190.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	170.00–370.00	265.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	50.00–140.00	100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	110.00–310.00	183.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	21	—	—	20.00–250.00	89.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	170.00–330.00	226.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · estimate wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,288	900.00–1,150.00	993.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · estimate wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,313	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Common$ per head · estimate wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	635.00	635.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium$ per head · estimate wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,192	650.00–710.00	678.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	600.00–710.00	655.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	750.00–925.00	843.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	750.00–900.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,800.00–2,275.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,725.00	1,531.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · estimate wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · estimate wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	900	710.00–775.00	742.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · estimate wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	913	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	975	800.00	800.00
—	Open	3	—	790	775.00	775.00
—	Open	1	—	490	300.00	300.00
—	Open	8	—	809	700.00–750.00	732.50
—	Open	4	—	600	575.00	575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	890	610.00	610.00
—	Open	1	—	1,000	735.00	735.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common$ per head · estimate wt
—	Open	1	—	725	410.00	410.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,509	90.00–110.00	94.52
37	—	1,516	80.00–89.00	85.31
6	—	1,538	70.00–75.00	73.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	980	80.00–97.00	85.40
13	—	1,000	50.00–64.00	59.31
32	—	1,021	65.00–76.00	68.39
4	—	1,168	32.00–45.00	39.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,190	64.00–69.00	66.58
5	—	1,153	58.00–63.00	61.70
52	—	1,208	70.00–85.00	80.34
55	—	1,249	84.00–108.00	88.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,435	81.00–94.00	89.59
5	—	1,676	115.00–123.00	117.08
22	—	1,687	105.00–114.00	110.00

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.