Sale reports / Kentucky / Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction / 2023-05-30

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, May 30
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 87▼ 80 vs year ago 225 · −35.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
522 head
▲ 104 vs last sale 418▲ 32 vs year ago 490 · +6.5%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
123 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 113▼ 10 vs year ago 133 · −7.5%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $161.07/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 36 comparable sales and sits −51.65 against this barn's trailing median of $212.72.
Average price
$161.07
14 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$868
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$205
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$61.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−32.92
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2523169.8388912thin
Medium and Large 2-3630108.506842thin
One grade step is worth $61.33/cwt here — about $205 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale14 hd
161.07
—
KY average19 barns · 1,232 hd
193.99
−32.92
This barn, trailing median36 sales
212.72
−51.65
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

36 sales
243214186157median 212.7203/0305/0507/0709/0811/03
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $228.64, low $171.41, median $212.72 across 36 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Low1,666128.802,14657
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,569112.451,76418
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,366109.181,49182
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11393.731,043166

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——$28142
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A——$17521
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)——$1,0752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)——$1,0178
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$97312
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)——$6302thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)——$9253thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)——$9106
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)——$8245
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen——$1,05311
Open HeifersOpen——$55720
Springer Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)——$1,2555

Every lot

101 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305188.00/cwt188.00–188.005731
Steers—Medium and Large 2-356080.00/cwt80.00–80.004481
Steers—Medium and Large 2-363593.00/cwt93.00–93.005911
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675100.00/cwt100.00–100.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,030131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,3491
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215192.00/cwt192.00–192.004131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320188.00/cwt188.00–188.006021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370158.00/cwt158.00–158.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380106.00/cwt106.00–106.004031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680131.00/cwt131.00–131.008911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3810106.00/cwt106.00–106.008591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-399589.00/cwt89.00–89.008861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,075104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,1181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2244198.00/cwt198.00–198.004834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385188.00/cwt188.00–188.007241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505177.00/cwt177.00–177.008941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575172.00/cwt172.00–172.009893
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600114.00/cwt114.00–114.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660103.00/cwt103.00–103.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680144.00/cwt144.00–144.009791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2855116.00/cwt116.00–116.009921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,155105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,2131
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 339064.00/cwt64.00–64.002501
Dairy Heifers—Large 355090.00/cwt90.00–90.004951
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 360570.00/cwt70.00–70.004241
Dairy Heifers—Large 389074.00/cwt74.00–74.006591
Dairy Heifers—Large 397797.02/cwt93.00–100.009483
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Value Added1,050116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2181
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,070110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1771
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Value Added1,120116.64/cwt114.00–120.001,3063
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,135105.01/cwt102.00–108.001,1923
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Value Added1,175120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4101
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers20 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3335123.00/cwt123.00–123.004121
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 336075.14/cwt70.00–80.002712
Dairy Steers—Large 3Fancy445128.00/cwt128.00–128.005701
Dairy Steers—Large 3Fancy455131.00/cwt131.00–131.005961
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 346386.28/cwt80.00–92.503992
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 353489.29/cwt71.00–100.004774
Dairy Steers—Large 3560121.00/cwt121.00–121.006781
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 358496.72/cwt81.00–105.005654
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 364090.00/cwt90.00–90.005761
Dairy Steers—Large 3690111.00/cwt111.00–111.007661
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 3695103.00/cwt103.00–103.007161
Dairy Steers—Large 3713121.61/cwt120.00–127.008675
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added719141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0146
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 374584.00/cwt84.00–84.006261
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added768131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0062
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 378096.00/cwt96.00–96.007491
Dairy Steers—Large 3795120.00/cwt120.00–120.009541
Dairy Steers—Large 386597.00/cwt97.00–97.008391
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added877129.06/cwt126.00–130.001,13213
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added955130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2421
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,418100.43/cwt95.00–112.001,4244
Bulls——1,557121.29/cwt115.00–125.001,88816
Bulls——1,740135.12/cwt126.00–155.002,35137
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09594.32/cwt90.00–99.001,03346
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10985.87/cwt80.00–89.0095225
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,120108.58/cwt100.00–124.001,21664
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12768.54/cwt40.00–79.0077231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,356110.65/cwt100.00–130.001,50075
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43894.10/cwt91.00–98.001,3536
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,3961
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,574113.54/cwt104.00–128.001,78717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,68089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,4951
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Approved—1,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,111.43/head1,060.00–1,150.001,1117
Bred Cows—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,104.17/head1,075.00–1,125.001,1046
Bred Cows—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0752
Bred Cows—MediumBeef Cross—810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Bred Cows—MediumBeef Cross—755.00/head725.00–785.007552
Bred Cows—MediumBeef Cross—753.33/head650.00–900.007533
Bred Cows—CommonBeef Cross—450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Bred Cows—CommonBeef Cross—410.00/head410.00–410.004101
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves—N/ABeef Cross—349.00/head260.00–440.0034910
Baby Bull Calves—N/A—272.59/head90.00–420.0027327
Baby Bull Calves—N/AJersey—230.00/head230.00–230.002302
Baby Bull Calves—N/ACrossbred—170.00/head120.00–260.001703
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Approved—1,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Heifers—ApprovedBrown Swiss—1,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Heifers—MediumJersey—937.50/head900.00–975.009382
Bred Heifers—MediumBeef Cross—925.00/head925.00–925.009253
Bred Heifers—MediumBeef Cross—900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Heifers—MediumCrossbred—900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Heifers—MediumCrossbred—792.50/head710.00–875.007932
Bred Heifers—MediumBeef Cross—711.67/head600.00–835.007123
Bred Heifers—MediumJersey—660.00/head660.00–660.006601
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves—N/ACrossbred—310.00/head250.00–370.003102
Baby Heifer Calves—N/ABeef Cross—241.67/head190.00–310.002426
Baby Heifer Calves—N/A—130.00/head40.00–210.0013011
Baby Heifer Calves—N/AJersey—85.00/head80.00–90.00852
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows5 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows—Supreme—1,975.00/head1,800.00–2,250.001,9753
Fresh/Milking Cows—Medium—883.33/head850.00–900.008833
Fresh/Milking Cows—MediumJersey—642.50/head625.00–660.006432
Fresh/Milking Cows—MediumCrossbred—637.50/head600.00–675.006382
Fresh/Milking Cows—Common—450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers—Approved—647.08/head360.00–770.0064712
Open Heifers—Medium—421.25/head350.00–550.004218
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers—Supreme—1,437.50/head1,375.00–1,500.001,4382
Springer Heifers—Approved—1,133.33/head1,000.00–1,250.001,1333

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.