Sale reports / Kentucky / Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction / 2023-03-14

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 14
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 98 vs last sale 105▼ 68 vs year ago 75 · −90.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
494 head
▼ 92 vs last sale 586▼ 26 vs year ago 520 · −5.0%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 36▼ 54 vs year ago 115 · −47.0%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.71/cwt on 7 head.
Average price
$107.71
7 head · 859 lb average
Value per head Derived
$926
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−80.47
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 3859107.719267thin
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 sale7 hd
107.71
—
KY average25 barns · 6,622 hd
188.19
−80.47
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—High1,744118.702,07044
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,59793.261,4896thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28989.641,156120
CowsLean 85-90%Low99672.0371825

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—70$2392thin
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A—104$2554thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)—1,044$1,0506
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)—1,100$7251thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen—1,335$1,6544thin
Open HeifersOpen—472$60127
Springer Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)—949$9577

Every lot

26 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 · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Large 3829106.00/cwt106.00–106.008794
Heifers—Large 3900110.00/cwt110.00–110.009903
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32593.62/cwt90.00–98.001,2402
Bulls——1,725117.52/cwt103.00–129.002,02736
Bulls——1,995134.11/cwt130.00–136.002,6756
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95354.18/cwt51.00–57.005162
Cows—Lean 85-90%97579.25/cwt77.00–82.007733
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00472.73/cwt65.00–75.0073020
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17671.53/cwt60.00–78.008419
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29688.98/cwt81.00–99.001,15395
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,314103.76/cwt100.00–116.001,36316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58290.91/cwt82.00–97.001,4385
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,670105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,7541
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves—N/A4530.00/head30.00–30.00301
Baby Heifer Calves—N/A70130.00/head130.00–130.001301
Baby Heifer Calves—N/A150430.00/head430.00–430.004302
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium995908.00/head875.00–975.009083
Bred Heifers—Approved1,0931,192.91/head1,100.00–1,300.001,1933
Bred Heifers—Medium1,100725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers—ApprovedJersey800738.28/head725.00–750.007382
Springer Heifers—Approved9851,062.18/head810.00–1,500.001,0624
Springer Heifers—Medium1,100975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves1 lot · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves—N/A70239.29/head100.00–360.002392
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows2 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows—Approved1,3301,480.31/head1,410.00–1,525.001,4803
Fresh/Milking Cows—Supreme1,3502,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers—Supreme472601.18/head535.00–635.0060127

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.