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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 21

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Mar 14Mar 21Mar 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 7▲ 60 vs year ago 15 · +400.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

484 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 494▼ 402 vs year ago 886 · −45.4%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 61▲ 10 vs year ago 45 · +22.2%

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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	—	High	1,883	123.20	2,320	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,620	94.05	1,523	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	88.52	1,165	197
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,010	68.88	696	30

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	—	74	$224	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	81	$119	13
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	850	$850	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	1,168	$1,377	15
Open Heifers	Open	—	693	$645	3thin
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	1,250	$1,230	3thin

Every lot

28 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	541	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	730	10
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	677	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	846	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,861	117.19/cwt	108.00–132.00	2,181	14
Bulls	—	—	1,962	144.24/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,830	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,002	68.52/cwt	58.00–78.00	687	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	79.15/cwt	75.00–83.00	802	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	711	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	73.81/cwt	58.00–79.00	954	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	88.54/cwt	65.00–99.00	1,161	173
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,421	102.95/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,463	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,592	91.38/cwt	86.00–98.00	1,455	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,709	102.73/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,756	4
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	72	212.73/head	170.00–260.00	213	4
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	80	270.00/head	270.00–270.00	270	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	69	63.01/head	35.00–110.00	63	6
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	70	183.57/head	50.00–270.00	184	2
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	100	160.00/head	160.00–160.00	160	5
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	ApprovedJersey	850	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Approved	305	310.00/head	310.00–310.00	310	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	875	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	900	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows4 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	900	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	918	817.30/head	700.00–975.00	817	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	1,220	2,110.45/head	2,025.00–2,250.00	2,110	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	1,326	1,499.73/head	1,300.00–1,625.00	1,500	7
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	ApprovedCrossbred	1,050	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	1,350	1,415.74/head	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,416	2

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 Mar 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 75Last week 7Year ago 15

Slaughter CattleReceipts 484Last week 494Year ago 886

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 55Last week 61Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	677	125.00	125.00
10	—	541	135.00	135.00
2	—	775	120.00	120.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	80	270.00	270.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	4	—	72	170.00–260.00	212.73

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	6	—	69	35.00–110.00	63.01
—	N/A	5	—	100	160.00	160.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	2	—	70	50.00–270.00	183.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	305	310.00	310.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	900	825.00	825.00
—	Open	1	—	875	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	4	—	918	700.00–975.00	817.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	3	—	1,220	2,025.00–2,250.00	2,110.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	7	—	1,326	1,300.00–1,625.00	1,499.73

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per head · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	900	560.00	560.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,350	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,415.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	860.00	860.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,962	142.00–147.00	144.24
14	—	1,861	108.00–132.00	117.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,421	100.00–109.00	102.95
12	—	1,292	58.00–79.00	73.81
173	—	1,311	65.00–99.00	88.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,709	100.00–106.00	102.73
13	—	1,592	86.00–98.00	91.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	75.00–83.00	79.15
1	—	1,225	58.00	58.00
27	—	1,002	58.00–78.00	68.52

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.