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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 25

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Jul 18Jul 25Aug 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 144 vs last sale 187▼ 159 vs year ago 202 · −78.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

410 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 392▼ 5 vs year ago 415 · −1.2%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

143 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 180▼ 86 vs year ago 229 · −37.6%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$127.00

1 head · 375 lb average

Value per head Derived

$476

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−116.60

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	375	127.00	476	1thin

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 sale1 hd

127.00

—

KY average25 barns · 4,362 hd

243.60

−116.60

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,729	126.69	2,191	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,566	110.30	1,727	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,332	108.89	1,451	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,139	92.37	1,052	132
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	2,678	78.19	2,094	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,045	124.11	1,297	3thin

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	—	—	$193	36
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$119	27
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$305	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,458	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,213	6
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	—	—	$1,025	3thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,375	1thin
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$524	6
Springer Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,792	3thin
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,556	4thin
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,398	10

Every lot

58 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	476	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	448	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	369	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	265	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	281	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Fancy	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	324	115.65/cwt	110.00–122.00	375	4
Dairy Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	355	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	277	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	420	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	487	3
Dairy Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	535	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	449	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	603	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	675	2
Dairy Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	683	91.53/cwt	90.00–93.00	625	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	805	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	676	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	953	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,048	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,045	124.11/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,297	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,578	109.53/cwt	84.00–118.00	1,728	12
Bulls	—	—	1,753	136.23/cwt	130.00–153.00	2,388	25
Bulls	—	—	1,791	125.06/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,240	20
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	68.82/cwt	40.00–79.00	665	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,132	99.79/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,130	41
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	88.07/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,024	49
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	91.55/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,120	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,252	109.54/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,371	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,322	111.69/cwt	105.00–122.00	1,477	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,414	100.95/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,427	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,559	114.93/cwt	106.00–125.00	1,792	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	101.04/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,596	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	2,678	78.19/cwt	70.00–87.00	2,094	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Open Heifers	—	Approved	—	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	1
Open Heifers	—	MediumJersey	—	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	—	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	2
Open Heifers	—	Common	—	310.00/head	310.00–310.00	310	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,975.00/head	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,975	2
Springer Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,650.00/head	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,650	3
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,289.29/head	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,289	7
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows1 lot · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	221.43/head	140.00–290.00	221	7
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	100.00/head	100.00–100.00	100	1
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	84.29/head	30.00–140.00	84	14
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	78.00/head	30.00–140.00	78	5
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	250.91/head	120.00–450.00	251	11
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	175.00/head	110.00–260.00	175	22
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	130.00/head	110.00–150.00	130	2
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	90.00/head	90.00–90.00	90	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,520.00/head	1,300.00–1,675.00	1,520	5
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,387.50/head	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,388	2
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,216.67/head	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,217	3
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Heifers	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	—	MediumBeef Cross	—	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	—	Common	—	310.00/head	310.00–310.00	310	1
Bred Cows	—	CommonBeef Cross	—	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Cows1 lot · lightest first
Springer Cows	—	Supreme	—	1,791.67/head	1,575.00–2,075.00	1,792	3

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmers Regional Livestock Auction of Glasgow Dairy Auction - Smiths Grove, KY

Tue Jul 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 43Last week 187Year ago 202

Slaughter CattleReceipts 410Last week 392Year ago 415

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 143Last week 180Year ago 229

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	400.00	400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	310.00	310.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	560.00	560.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	425.00	425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,289.29
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,975.00
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	14	—	—	30.00–140.00	84.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	100.00	100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	—	—	30.00–140.00	78.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	—	—	140.00–290.00	221.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	110.00–150.00	130.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	—	—	120.00–450.00	250.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	22	—	—	110.00–260.00	175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	90.00	90.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,300.00–1,675.00	1,520.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,387.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,216.67
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	310.00	310.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Common · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	300.00	300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,575.00–2,075.00	1,791.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	78.00	78.00
2	—	683	90.00–93.00	91.53
1	—	535	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	110.00–122.00	115.65
1	—	265	106.00	106.00
2	—	603	112.00	112.00
3	—	420	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,580	97.00–103.00	101.04
10	—	1,559	106.00–125.00	114.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	967	40.00–79.00	68.82
49	—	1,163	80.00–94.00	88.07
22	—	1,252	105.00–115.00	109.54
41	—	1,132	95.00–104.00	99.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,322	105.00–122.00	111.69
3	—	1,223	90.00–94.00	91.55
10	—	1,414	95.00–104.00	100.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,045	121.00–127.00	124.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,678	70.00–87.00	78.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,753	130.00–153.00	136.23
20	—	1,791	120.00–129.00	125.06
12	—	1,578	84.00–118.00	109.53

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.