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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 11
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
114 head
▲ 107 vs last sale 7▼ 49 vs year ago 163 · −30.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
346 head
▼ 338 vs last sale 684▼ 47 vs year ago 393 · −12.0%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
137 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 67▼ 67 vs year ago 204 · −32.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week dairy feeder steers were steady, slaughter cows were steady with slaughter bulls being 1.00 lower this week not as much demand. Good demand and buyers for fresh dairy cows, springer cows and springer heifers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $107.27/cwt on 4 head.
Average price
$107.27
4 head · 439 lb average
Value per head Derived
$471
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−58.51
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2439107.274714thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale4 hd
107.27
—
KY average25 barns · 5,564 hd
165.78
−58.51
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
Bulls—Low1,62399.461,61426
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27472.25920128
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51371.541,08241
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04360.8263417
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,28096.001,2291thin

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——$13316
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A——$11423
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)——$6855
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)——$5995
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)——$5784thin
BullsN/A——$1,1882thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen——$1,1134thin
Open HeifersOpen——$40420
Springer Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)——$1,2507
Springer Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$1,1448
Springer Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$1,34618
Springer Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)——$1,0632thin

Every lot

70 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270154.00/cwt154.00–154.004161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-242594.00/cwt94.00–94.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-253090.53/cwt89.00–92.004802
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323131.00/cwt131.00–131.004232
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540104.00/cwt104.00–104.005621
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 331564.00/cwt64.00–64.002021
Dairy Heifers—Large 349084.00/cwt84.00–84.004121
Dairy Heifers—Large 353256.00/cwt56.00–56.002983
Dairy Heifers—Large 356054.00/cwt54.00–54.003021
Dairy Heifers—Large 362577.00/cwt77.00–77.004812
Dairy Heifers—Large 367565.00/cwt65.00–65.004391
Dairy Heifers—Large 379089.00/cwt89.00–89.007031
Dairy Heifers—Large 382580.99/cwt80.00–82.006682
Dairy Heifers—Large 387975.74/cwt70.00–80.006664
Dairy Heifers—Large 392774.83/cwt62.00–88.006943
Dairy Heifers—Large 3950106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0071
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,00485.00/cwt85.00–85.008535
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,053100.75/cwt100.00–101.001,0618
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3358112.73/cwt80.00–120.004046
Dairy Steers—Large 3485101.00/cwt101.00–101.004901
Dairy Steers—Large 364088.00/cwt88.00–88.005631
Dairy Steers—Large 384576.00/cwt76.00–76.006421
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,28096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,2291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——94068.00/cwt68.00–68.006391
Bulls——1,35987.25/cwt81.00–90.001,1864
Bulls——1,53589.33/cwt86.00–94.001,3713
Bulls——1,665112.00/cwt111.00–113.001,8652
Bulls——1,666110.83/cwt107.00–119.001,8466
Bulls——1,789101.20/cwt95.00–105.001,81010
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00360.33/cwt57.00–64.006056
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02551.00/cwt45.00–56.005235
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09869.50/cwt68.00–73.007636
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17296.70/cwt88.00–109.001,13310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26957.94/cwt50.00–62.0073518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28572.38/cwt64.00–86.00930100
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49376.54/cwt75.00–80.001,14313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51063.17/cwt60.00–65.009546
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52570.86/cwt66.00–74.001,08122
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—N/ABeef Cross—1,187.50/head1,175.00–1,200.001,1882
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers—Supreme—1,497.73/head1,300.00–1,700.001,49811
Springer Heifers—Approved—1,210.00/head1,200.00–1,250.001,2105
Springer Heifers—Approved—1,062.50/head1,000.00–1,125.001,0632
Springer Heifers—Medium—850.00/head800.00–900.008502
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers—Approved—472.86/head435.00–535.004737
Open Heifers—ApprovedBeef Cross—450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Open Heifers—ApprovedJersey—411.67/head385.00–445.004129
Open Heifers—Medium—203.33/head190.00–210.002033
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Cows7 lots · lightest first
Springer Cows—Supreme—1,533.33/head1,450.00–1,700.001,5333
Springer Cows—Supreme—1,387.50/head1,350.00–1,425.001,3882
Springer Cows—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,181.25/head1,050.00–1,225.001,1814
Springer Cows—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0503
Springer Cows—Approved—1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Springer Cows—MediumBeef Cross—825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Springer Cows—Medium—825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows3 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows—Supreme—1,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Fresh/Milking Cows—Approved—1,125.00/head1,100.00–1,150.001,1252
Fresh/Milking Cows—Medium—825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves—N/ABeef Cross—150.00/head110.00–250.001504
Baby Heifer Calves—N/ACrossbred—120.00/head50.00–200.001203
Baby Heifer Calves—N/AJersey—120.00/head110.00–150.001204
Baby Heifer Calves—N/A—98.33/head50.00–140.009812
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves—N/AGuernsey—170.00/head170.00–170.001701
Baby Bull Calves—N/A—148.57/head50.00–210.001497
Baby Bull Calves—N/ABeef Cross—115.00/head70.00–190.001158
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—ApprovedBeef Cross—712.50/head675.00–750.007132
Bred Cows—MediumBeef Cross—700.00/head700.00–700.007002
Bred Cows—ApprovedBeef Cross—675.00/head675.00–675.006753
Bred Cows—ApprovedBeef Cross—580.00/head485.00–675.005802
Bred Cows—MediumBeef Cross—575.00/head575.00–575.005752
Bred Cows—MediumBeef Cross—523.33/head485.00–600.005233

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.