Sale reports / Kentucky / Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction / 2023-08-01

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 1
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
148 head
▲ 105 vs last sale 43▲ 3 vs year ago 145 · +2.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
455 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 410▼ 26 vs year ago 481 · −5.4%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
136 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 143▲ 43 vs year ago 93 · +46.2%
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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.90/cwt on 11 head.
Average price
$109.90
11 head · 803 lb average
Value per head Derived
$882
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−114.89
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2805111.1989510thin
Medium and Large 2-378597.007611thin
One grade step is worth $14.19/cwt here — about $133 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 sale11 hd
109.90
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KY average26 barns · 4,198 hd
224.79
−114.89
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—Low1,680133.082,23643
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,563115.011,79823
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,350111.051,49981
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11999.281,111181
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,355122.451,6594thin

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——$21044
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A——$14233
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$9884thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)——$7033thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)——$9751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$9632thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen——$93813
Open HeifersOpen——$9436
Springer Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)——$1,4505
Springer Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$1,2833thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575132.00/cwt132.00–132.007591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added780169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,3182
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3865100.00/cwt100.00–100.008651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3702
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365112.00/cwt112.00–112.004091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425111.00/cwt111.00–111.004721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773109.96/cwt106.00–114.008502
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-378597.00/cwt97.00–97.007611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-283099.00/cwt99.00–99.008221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855100.00/cwt100.00–100.008551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2975116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,075117.00/cwt113.00–121.001,2582
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525144.00/cwt144.00–144.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2595120.00/cwt120.00–120.007141
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3345105.00/cwt105.00–105.003621
Dairy Heifers—Large 351590.00/cwt90.00–90.004641
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 354081.00/cwt81.00–81.004371
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 355572.00/cwt72.00–72.004001
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 362062.00/cwt62.00–62.003841
Dairy Heifers—Large 3650102.00/cwt102.00–102.006633
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 378589.00/cwt89.00–89.006991
Dairy Heifers—Large 3795102.00/cwt102.00–102.008111
Dairy Heifers—Large 3817107.64/cwt104.00–109.008796
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Value Added825119.00/cwt119.00–119.009821
Dairy Heifers—Large 3875110.00/cwt110.00–110.009631
Dairy Heifers—Large 3919108.62/cwt103.00–110.009985
Dairy Heifers—Large 3959111.91/cwt100.00–116.001,0734
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,005110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1061
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Value Added1,074118.40/cwt118.00–120.001,2725
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,075108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,1611
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Value Added1,103115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2682
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Value Added1,153120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3841
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,173106.03/cwt104.00–108.001,2442
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers15 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 3418104.92/cwt91.00–119.004392
Dairy Steers—Large 3627117.98/cwt116.00–120.007404
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added653148.00/cwt148.00–148.009665
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 366097.97/cwt96.00–100.006472
Dairy Steers—Large 3668116.44/cwt115.00–125.007787
Dairy Steers—Large 3742106.00/cwt106.00–106.007875
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added758148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1222
Dairy Steers—Large 3784128.57/cwt120.00–132.001,0088
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 379590.00/cwt90.00–90.007161
Dairy Steers—Large 3805126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0142
Dairy Steers—Large 3865120.84/cwt112.00–130.001,0454
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added930139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,2931
Dairy Steers—Large 3938110.54/cwt106.00–115.001,0372
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added965128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,2351
Dairy Steers—Large 3988100.05/cwt94.00–106.009882
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,362113.27/cwt104.00–119.001,5435
Bulls——1,509124.43/cwt120.00–128.001,8785
Bulls——1,754137.39/cwt130.00–152.002,41033
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94969.73/cwt50.00–84.0066219
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,120110.21/cwt105.00–123.001,23473
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13789.68/cwt85.00–94.001,02028
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16299.80/cwt95.00–104.001,16061
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,337101.95/cwt95.00–104.001,36318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,354113.65/cwt105.00–130.001,53963
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,563115.01/cwt108.00–123.001,79823
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,355122.45/cwt120.00–125.001,6594
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Heifers—MediumBeef Cross—975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Heifers—Medium—775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows7 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows—Supreme—2,237.50/head2,175.00–2,300.002,2382
Fresh/Milking Cows—Approved—1,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Fresh/Milking Cows—Medium—850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Fresh/Milking Cows—MediumCrossbred—735.00/head735.00–735.007351
Fresh/Milking Cows—MediumJersey—724.00/head585.00–875.007245
Fresh/Milking Cows—CommonJersey—392.50/head350.00–435.003932
Fresh/Milking Cows—CommonCrossbred—385.00/head385.00–385.003851
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Cows4 lots · lightest first
Springer Cows—Supreme—1,712.50/head1,600.00–1,825.001,7132
Springer Cows—ApprovedJersey—1,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Springer Cows—Approved—1,275.00/head1,200.00–1,375.001,2753
Springer Cows—Approved—1,275.00/head1,250.00–1,300.001,2752
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—ApprovedJersey—1,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,012.50/head1,000.00–1,025.001,0132
Bred Cows—Medium—925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—MediumBeef Cross—900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—MediumBeef Cross—610.00/head610.00–610.006101
Bred Cows—MediumCrossbred—575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers—Supreme—1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0003
Open Heifers—Approved—885.00/head885.00–885.008853
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves—N/ABeef Cross—222.73/head80.00–390.0022311
Baby Heifer Calves—N/ACrossbred—112.50/head80.00–140.001134
Baby Heifer Calves—N/A—99.33/head40.00–310.009915
Baby Heifer Calves—N/AJersey—93.33/head50.00–130.00933
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves—N/ABeef Cross—289.38/head110.00–560.0028916
Baby Bull Calves—N/A—185.42/head130.00–240.0018524
Baby Bull Calves—N/ACrossbred—42.50/head40.00–50.00434

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.