Sale reports / Kentucky / Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction / 2023-06-06

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 6
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 145▼ 197 vs year ago 264 · −74.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
458 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 522▼ 31 vs year ago 489 · −6.3%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
121 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 123▲ 30 vs year ago 91 · +33.0%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.90/cwt on 7 head.
Average price
$140.90
7 head · 455 lb average
Value per head Derived
$641
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$239
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$90.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−87.29
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2398179.577144thin
Medium and Large 2-353289.334753thin
One grade step is worth $90.24/cwt here — about $239 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 sale7 hd
140.90
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KY average26 barns · 4,354 hd
228.19
−87.29
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—High1,695125.252,12352
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,567110.721,73540
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,389104.521,45286
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,12291.941,032175
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,470125.521,8452thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,384122.971,7023thin

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——$30041
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A——$29028
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)——$9525
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)——$9002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$8404thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$8123thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)——$7802thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)——$7101thin
BullsN/A——$1,4752thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen——$93711
Open HeifersOpen——$48312
Springer Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)——$1,2502thin

Every lot

84 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 1-2245220.00/cwt220.00–220.005391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438144.14/cwt136.00–152.006312
Steers—Medium and Large 2-346592.00/cwt92.00–92.004281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470210.00/cwt210.00–210.009871
Steers—Medium and Large 2-352086.00/cwt86.00–86.004471
Steers—Medium and Large 2-361090.00/cwt90.00–90.005491
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345174.00/cwt174.00–174.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-346086.00/cwt86.00–86.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-356583.00/cwt83.00–83.004691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,2071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3820107.00/cwt107.00–107.008771
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385131.00/cwt131.00–131.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515132.00/cwt132.00–132.006801
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 341375.15/cwt64.00–87.003102
Dairy Heifers—Large 347584.02/cwt82.00–86.003992
Dairy Heifers—Large 351587.00/cwt87.00–87.004481
Dairy Heifers—Large 368060.00/cwt60.00–60.004081
Dairy Heifers—Large 385564.00/cwt64.00–64.005471
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Value Added895125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1191
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Value Added940119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1191
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Value Added1,020123.00/cwt121.00–125.001,2552
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Value Added1,135126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,4301
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers13 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3Fancy275145.00/cwt145.00–145.003991
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 3355114.00/cwt114.00–114.004051
Dairy Steers—Large 3Fancy378136.00/cwt136.00–136.005143
Dairy Steers—Large 3430115.00/cwt115.00–115.004951
Dairy Steers—Large 3Fancy465147.00/cwt147.00–147.006841
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 3510112.90/cwt103.00–118.005763
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added518141.51/cwt141.00–142.007332
Dairy Steers—Large 3628116.59/cwt112.00–121.007322
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added713135.00/cwt135.00–135.009633
Dairy Steers—Large 3727128.67/cwt128.00–129.009353
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added765145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1091
Dairy Steers—Large 3768124.00/cwt124.00–124.009523
Dairy Steers—Large 3850110.00/cwt110.00–110.009351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38998.03/cwt84.00–110.001,3627
Bulls——1,671121.33/cwt117.00–125.002,02717
Bulls——1,786134.44/cwt126.00–145.002,40128
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97570.38/cwt44.00–79.0068629
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09385.03/cwt80.00–89.0092934
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16295.26/cwt90.00–99.001,10762
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,178105.03/cwt100.00–118.001,23750
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37594.93/cwt91.00–99.001,30514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,379108.61/cwt100.00–128.001,49865
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50985.78/cwt84.00–88.001,2947
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54298.00/cwt97.00–99.001,5113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,569111.75/cwt104.00–120.001,75337
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,328129.96/cwt120.00–137.001,7262
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,495109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,6301
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,470125.52/cwt120.00–131.001,8452
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—N/ABeef Cross—1,475.00/head1,425.00–1,525.001,4752
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows4 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows—Approved—1,175.00/head1,000.00–1,450.001,1754
Fresh/Milking Cows—ApprovedJersey—1,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Fresh/Milking Cows—Medium—762.50/head650.00–875.007632
Fresh/Milking Cows—MediumJersey—752.50/head600.00–850.007534
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves—N/ABeef Cross—351.90/head190.00–460.0035221
Baby Heifer Calves—N/ABrown Swiss—140.00/head140.00–140.001402
Baby Heifer Calves—N/ACrossbred—95.00/head80.00–110.00952
Baby Heifer Calves—N/A—83.33/head40.00–110.00833
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves—N/ABeef Cross—342.50/head210.00–430.0034316
Baby Bull Calves—N/A—282.08/head70.00–430.0028224
Baby Bull Calves—N/AJersey—40.00/head40.00–40.00401
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—ApprovedCrossbred—1,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0503
Bred Cows—MediumCrossbred—670.00/head525.00–935.006703
Bred Cows—MediumCrossbred—510.00/head510.00–510.005101
Bred Cows—CommonCrossbred—375.00/head375.00–375.003751
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Heifers—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
Bred Heifers—MediumBeef Cross—910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bred Heifers—MediumJersey—710.00/head710.00–710.007101
Bred Heifers—CommonCrossbred—450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Bred Heifers—CommonCrossbred—400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers—ApprovedBeef Cross—735.00/head735.00–735.007352
Open Heifers—Approved—600.00/head550.00–650.006002
Open Heifers—ApprovedJersey—530.00/head530.00–530.005301
Open Heifers—MediumCrossbred—430.00/head410.00–450.004302
Open Heifers—CommonBeef Cross—417.50/head360.00–475.004182
Open Heifers—CommonCrossbred—385.00/head385.00–385.003851
Open Heifers—CommonJersey—260.00/head260.00–260.002602
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers—Supreme—1,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Springer Heifers—Approved—1,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251

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.