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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 4

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Sep 27Oct 4Oct 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 208 vs last sale 215▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

684 head

▲ 315 vs last sale 369▲ 684 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 101▲ 67 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	1,855	107.94	2,003	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,354	76.40	1,035	187
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	76.17	1,127	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	966	60.97	589	78

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	—	85	$181	13
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	72	$112	20
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	1,150	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	950	$725	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	950	$775	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	898	$660	6
Bulls	N/A	—	1,018	$914	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	1,025	$872	4thin
Open Heifers	Open	—	601	$427	12

Every lot

36 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 Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	465	103.03/cwt	102.00–105.00	479	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	743	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	765	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	805	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	789	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,535	92.74/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,424	2
Bulls	—	—	1,868	107.59/cwt	102.00–118.00	2,010	22
Bulls	—	—	1,977	120.67/cwt	120.00–122.00	2,386	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	888	47.69/cwt	45.00–50.00	423	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	60.92/cwt	45.00–72.00	581	63
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	66.10/cwt	58.00–77.00	708	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	64.22/cwt	58.00–79.00	810	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,359	76.64/cwt	65.00–86.00	1,042	160
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,386	85.02/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,178	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,479	76.17/cwt	74.00–83.00	1,127	17
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	N/A	888	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	—	N/A	950	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bulls	—	N/A	1,007	903.05/head	860.00–950.00	903	3
Bulls	—	N/A	1,250	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows3 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	CommonJersey	800	544.69/head	540.00–550.00	545	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	1,250	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	1,250	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	65	130.00/head	130.00–130.00	130	1
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	81	197.85/head	190.00–220.00	198	4
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	81	173.86/head	110.00–190.00	174	7
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	150	220.00/head	220.00–220.00	220	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Common	300	135.00/head	135.00–135.00	135	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	450	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	2
Open Heifers	—	Approved	600	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	3
Open Heifers	—	ApprovedJersey	702	493.25/head	460.00–500.00	493	6
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium	950	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedJersey	1,150	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	ApprovedJersey	885	585.00/head	585.00–585.00	585	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	900	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	5
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	950	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	5
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	66	112.26/head	80.00–190.00	112	4
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	73	109.42/head	80.00–120.00	109	15
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	75	140.00/head	140.00–140.00	140	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.

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

Tue Oct 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7Last week 215Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 684Last week 369Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 67Last week 101Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	1,250	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	2	—	800	540.00–550.00	544.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	1,250	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	3	—	1,007	860.00–950.00	903.05
—	N/A	1	—	1,250	900.00	900.00
—	N/A	1	—	888	900.00	900.00
—	N/A	1	—	950	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	65	130.00	130.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	150	220.00	220.00
—	N/A	4	—	81	190.00–220.00	197.85

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	7	—	81	110.00–190.00	173.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	300	135.00	135.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	2	—	450	300.00	300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	3	—	600	475.00	475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	6	—	702	460.00–500.00	493.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	725.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	950	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	585.00	585.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	900	675.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	4	—	66	80.00–190.00	112.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	75	140.00	140.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	15	—	73	80.00–120.00	109.42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	98.00	98.00
3	—	465	102.00–105.00	103.03
3	—	743	103.00	103.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	90.00–95.00	92.74
22	—	1,868	102.00–118.00	107.59
3	—	1,977	120.00–122.00	120.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,262	58.00–79.00	64.22
160	—	1,359	65.00–86.00	76.64
14	—	1,386	81.00–89.00	85.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,479	74.00–83.00	76.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,071	58.00–77.00	66.10
4	—	888	45.00–50.00	47.69
63	—	953	45.00–72.00	60.92

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.