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

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 8
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
82 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 148▼ 63 vs year ago 145 · −43.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
448 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 455▼ 33 vs year ago 481 · −6.9%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
169 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 136▲ 76 vs year ago 93 · +81.7%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.78/cwt on 9 head.
Average price
$160.78
9 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$814
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$10
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$64.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−69.62
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2401196.757894thin
Medium and Large 2-3590132.007795thin
One grade step is worth $64.75/cwt here — about $10 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 sale9 hd
160.78
—
KY average25 barns · 5,212 hd
230.40
−69.62
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—Average1,567128.722,01746
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,380113.981,57378
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,595113.091,80325
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10694.511,045142
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,261124.711,5739thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,138134.001,5252thin
SteersSelectAverage1,475124.001,8291thin

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——$21936
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A——$14336
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$1,6002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)——$1,4752thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)——$1,2002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)——$1,0255
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)——$1,3501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)——$1,1504thin
BullsN/A——$1,2502thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen——$1,5687
Open HeifersOpen——$69650
Springer Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$1,5001thin
Springer Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)——$1,2673thin
Springer Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)——$1,5253thin

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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Large 3730147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0731
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340216.00/cwt216.00–216.007341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2355180.00/cwt180.00–180.006391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410201.00/cwt201.00–201.008241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465122.00/cwt122.00–122.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2500190.00/cwt190.00–190.009501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540155.00/cwt155.00–155.008371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3633132.00/cwt132.00–132.008362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680119.00/cwt119.00–119.008091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820115.00/cwt115.00–115.009431
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 337589.59/cwt83.00–96.003362
Dairy Heifers—Large 342590.00/cwt90.00–90.003831
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Value Added635115.00/cwt115.00–115.007301
Dairy Heifers—Large 377090.97/cwt86.00–94.007003
Dairy Heifers—Large 382096.00/cwt96.00–96.007871
Dairy Heifers—Large 387394.35/cwt93.00–95.008243
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Value Added935124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1591
Dairy Heifers—Large 397593.00/cwt93.00–93.009071
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Value Added1,008128.00/cwt120.00–131.001,2906
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Value Added1,060125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3251
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers14 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3285122.00/cwt122.00–122.003481
Dairy Steers—Large 3320112.00/cwt112.00–112.003581
Dairy Steers—Large 3Fancy325145.00/cwt145.00–145.004711
Dairy Steers—Large 3383113.00/cwt113.00–113.004332
Dairy Steers—Large 3Fancy388138.00/cwt138.00–138.005353
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 342080.00/cwt80.00–80.003361
Dairy Steers—Large 3Fancy440140.00/cwt140.00–140.006161
Dairy Steers—Large 3Fancy470146.00/cwt146.00–146.006861
Dairy Steers—Large 3585101.00/cwt101.00–101.005911
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 376585.00/cwt85.00–85.006501
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added800137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0961
Dairy Steers—Large 3805100.00/cwt100.00–100.008051
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 394580.00/cwt80.00–80.007561
Dairy Steers—Large 31,065123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,3101
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,475124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,8291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,094103.89/cwt90.00–115.001,1377
Bulls——1,488125.35/cwt120.00–129.001,86515
Bulls——1,754138.06/cwt131.00–151.002,42224
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04273.12/cwt50.00–84.0076226
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06190.79/cwt85.00–94.0096338
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14399.19/cwt95.00–104.001,13447
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,157109.90/cwt105.00–122.001,27231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,374116.43/cwt105.00–133.001,60069
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,405100.70/cwt98.00–103.001,4155
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,52091.14/cwt88.00–94.001,3853
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,4081
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,592115.10/cwt105.00–130.001,83222
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,655101.58/cwt100.00–103.001,6812
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,138134.00/cwt133.00–135.001,5252
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,261124.71/cwt120.00–128.001,5739
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—N/ABeef Cross—1,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bulls—N/AJersey—850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows5 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows—Supreme—2,241.67/head2,175.00–2,300.002,2423
Fresh/Milking Cows—ApprovedCrossbred—1,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Fresh/Milking Cows—Approved—1,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Fresh/Milking Cows—Medium—975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Fresh/Milking Cows—MediumJersey—725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves—N/ABeef Cross—220.00/head130.00–420.0022015
Baby Heifer Calves—N/A—99.41/head50.00–200.009917
Baby Heifer Calves—N/ACrossbred—42.50/head30.00–60.00434
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves—N/ABeef Cross—380.00/head160.00–490.0038011
Baby Bull Calves—N/A—172.50/head100.00–250.0017320
Baby Bull Calves—N/ACrossbred—54.00/head30.00–70.00545
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—SupremeBeef Cross—1,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Bred Cows—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4752
Bred Cows—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Bred Cows—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,200.00/head1,100.00–1,300.001,2002
Bred Cows—MediumBeef Cross—937.50/head925.00–950.009382
Bred Cows—MediumCrossbred—850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Approved—1,387.50/head1,300.00–1,475.001,3882
Bred Heifers—Approved—1,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Heifers—MediumJersey—950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Heifers—Medium—875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers—Approved—917.17/head825.00–985.0091723
Open Heifers—MediumJersey—560.00/head560.00–560.005601
Open Heifers—Medium—549.32/head535.00–560.0054922
Open Heifers—Common—267.50/head210.00–350.002684
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Cows4 lots · lightest first
Springer Cows—Supreme—1,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Springer Cows—Supreme—1,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Springer Cows—Approved—1,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Springer Cows—MediumJersey—900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers—Supreme—1,675.00/head1,600.00–1,750.001,6752
Springer Heifers—Approved—1,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251

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.