Sale reports / Kentucky / Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction / 2023-07-18

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 18
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
187 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 108▲ 70 vs year ago 117 · +59.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
392 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 427▼ 89 vs year ago 481 · −18.5%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
180 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 110▲ 51 vs year ago 129 · +39.5%
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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 $158.96/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 36 comparable sales and sits −53.76 against this barn's trailing median of $212.72.
Average price
$158.96
19 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$846
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$619
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$84.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−53.18
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552167.8692617thin
Medium and Large 2-336883.333072thin
One grade step is worth $84.53/cwt here — about $619 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 sale19 hd
158.96
—
KY average26 barns · 2,452 hd
212.14
−53.18
This barn, trailing median36 sales
212.72
−53.76
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—Average1,776127.872,27156
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,540109.121,68023
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,389105.851,47059
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,13185.22964125
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,178132.561,5626thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,165136.671,5923thin

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——$20438
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A——$16036
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$1,3252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)——$8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)——$7714thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)——$1,3003thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$1,1751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)——$1,1252thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen——$1,1825
Open HeifersOpen——$73226
Springer Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)——$1,5002thin
Springer Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$1,1775
Springer Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$1,6867
Springer Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)——$1,37410

Every lot

113 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3205100.00/cwt100.00–100.002051
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3295103.00/cwt103.00–103.003041
Steers—Medium and Large 2-334080.00/cwt80.00–80.002721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435161.00/cwt161.00–161.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450208.00/cwt208.00–208.009361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475176.00/cwt176.00–176.008361
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525115.00/cwt115.00–115.006041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2950167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,5871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-338060.00/cwt60.00–60.002281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy445156.00/cwt156.00–156.006941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-348096.00/cwt96.00–96.004611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-361061.00/cwt61.00–61.003721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635114.00/cwt114.00–114.007241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650110.00/cwt110.00–110.007151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-379584.00/cwt84.00–84.006681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2945110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255168.00/cwt168.00–168.004281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-336883.33/cwt70.00–98.003072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470167.00/cwt167.00–167.007851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473139.30/cwt131.00–147.006592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505140.00/cwt140.00–140.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy528187.20/cwt187.00–188.009885
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy575185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0645
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725123.00/cwt123.00–123.008921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2960116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1141
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers27 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3Fancy243157.00/cwt157.00–157.003822
Dairy Steers—Large 3255123.00/cwt123.00–123.003141
Dairy Steers—Large 3Fancy285163.00/cwt163.00–163.004651
Dairy Steers—Large 3311108.57/cwt100.00–120.003384
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 332976.40/cwt74.00–84.002514
Dairy Steers—Large 3Fancy340160.00/cwt160.00–160.005441
Dairy Steers—Large 3373107.69/cwt103.00–118.004023
Dairy Steers—Large 3Fancy391158.00/cwt158.00–158.006187
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 343584.00/cwt84.00–84.003651
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 345088.00/cwt88.00–88.003961
Dairy Steers—Large 3480122.13/cwt110.00–130.005865
Dairy Steers—Large 3525110.90/cwt100.00–122.005822
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added535154.00/cwt154.00–154.008241
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added556152.00/cwt152.00–152.008459
Dairy Steers—Large 3580102.00/cwt100.00–104.005922
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 358598.00/cwt98.00–98.005731
Dairy Steers—Large 3640125.82/cwt102.00–130.0080510
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 364089.50/cwt84.00–95.005732
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 368785.69/cwt76.00–95.005893
Dairy Steers—Large 3688111.39/cwt100.00–122.007664
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added694151.11/cwt138.00–152.001,04917
Dairy Steers—Large 3728107.07/cwt100.00–114.007792
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 372890.46/cwt88.00–93.006592
Dairy Steers—Large 3780113.00/cwt113.00–113.008811
Dairy Steers—Large 3875105.00/cwt105.00–105.009191
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added879161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,4158
Dairy Steers—Large 3962100.06/cwt94.00–105.009633
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3370109.00/cwt109.00–109.004031
Dairy Heifers—Large 3590112.49/cwt111.00–114.006642
Dairy Heifers—Large 3625112.00/cwt112.00–112.007001
Dairy Heifers—Large 3790110.00/cwt110.00–110.008691
Dairy Heifers—Large 3823103.20/cwt90.00–116.008492
Dairy Heifers—Large 389090.00/cwt90.00–90.008011
Dairy Heifers—Large 3915118.43/cwt106.00–131.001,0842
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,030122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2571
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,085119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2911
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,165136.67/cwt136.00–138.001,5923
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,178132.56/cwt127.00–137.001,5626
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,544113.05/cwt100.00–119.001,7459
Bulls——1,808124.94/cwt120.00–129.002,25921
Bulls——1,830135.37/cwt130.00–144.002,47726
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08384.30/cwt80.00–89.0091340
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11070.03/cwt50.00–79.0077741
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13694.73/cwt90.00–99.001,07623
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,260106.21/cwt101.00–115.001,33821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31296.30/cwt90.00–99.001,2635
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36984.66/cwt81.00–88.001,1594
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,398108.50/cwt100.00–118.001,51750
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,4061
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,543109.72/cwt100.00–122.001,69322
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Supreme—1,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Heifers—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Heifers—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Heifers—Approved—1,175.00/head1,150.00–1,200.001,1752
Bred Heifers—Medium—850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,325.00/head1,275.00–1,375.001,3252
Bred Cows—ApprovedBeef Cross—900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium—800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—MediumBeef Cross—767.50/head735.00–800.007682
Bred Cows—MediumJersey—650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Cows4 lots · lightest first
Springer Cows—Supreme—1,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Springer Cows—Supreme—1,500.00/head1,175.00–1,825.001,5002
Springer Cows—Approved—1,175.00/head1,125.00–1,275.001,1753
Springer Cows—MediumJersey—635.00/head635.00–635.006351
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves—N/A—207.27/head90.00–270.0020722
Baby Bull Calves—N/ABeef Cross—206.43/head100.00–320.0020614
Baby Bull Calves—N/AJersey—150.00/head40.00–260.001502
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers—Supreme—888.00/head885.00–900.0088810
Open Heifers—Approved—760.00/head500.00–800.0076010
Open Heifers—MediumBeef Cross—675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Open Heifers—MediumCrossbred—560.00/head560.00–560.005601
Open Heifers—Medium—450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Open Heifers—Common—350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Open Heifers—CommonJersey—255.00/head200.00–310.002552
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves—N/ABeef Cross—208.95/head70.00–340.0020919
Baby Heifer Calves—N/A—109.00/head40.00–180.0010910
Baby Heifer Calves—N/ACrossbred—102.00/head50.00–160.001025
Baby Heifer Calves—N/AJersey—100.00/head50.00–150.001002
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows4 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows—Supreme—1,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Fresh/Milking Cows—Approved—1,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Fresh/Milking Cows—MediumJersey—875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Fresh/Milking Cows—Medium—742.50/head685.00–800.007432
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers—Supreme—1,729.17/head1,650.00–1,850.001,7296
Springer Heifers—Supreme—1,705.00/head1,575.00–1,850.001,7055
Springer Heifers—Approved—1,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Springer Heifers—Approved—1,131.25/head950.00–1,350.001,1314
Springer Heifers—MediumCrossbred—685.00/head685.00–685.006851

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.