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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 19

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Sep 12Sep 19Sep 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 118▼ 2 vs year ago 64 · −3.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

532 head

▲ 99 vs last sale 433▲ 65 vs year ago 467 · +13.9%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

414 head

▲ 201 vs last sale 213▲ 250 vs year ago 164 · +152.4%

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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 $185.43/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$185.43

7 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$906

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$672

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$126.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−61.35

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	497	203.50	1,011	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	440	77.00	339	1thin

One grade step is worth $126.50/cwt here — about $672 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

185.43

—

KY average27 barns · 7,976 hd

246.78

−61.35

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	1,654	121.80	2,015	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	105.21	1,605	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,393	99.93	1,392	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,154	87.63	1,011	134
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,368	133.20	1,822	6thin

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	—	—	$214	45
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$125	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$2,178	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,886	42
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,876	30
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,530	10
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,364	11
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$2,177	81
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$888	95
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,022	8
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,843	15

Every lot

73 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	339	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	475	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,021	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	792	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,159	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	660	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	620	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3Value Added	673	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	801	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	675	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	567	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	700	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	420	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	840	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,075	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	930	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,200	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	968	130.48/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,263	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,022	123.96/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,267	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,070	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,380	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	235	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	242	1
Dairy Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	260	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	226	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Fancy	271	166.99/cwt	166.00–178.00	453	13
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	290	129.50/cwt	128.00–131.00	376	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Fancy	340	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	490	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Fancy	445	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	632	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	595	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	672	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	730	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	650	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	930	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	846	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,526	109.84/cwt	87.00–119.00	1,676	21
Bulls	—	—	1,698	133.13/cwt	130.00–151.00	2,261	15
Bulls	—	—	1,739	125.18/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,177	24
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	77.72/cwt	60.00–89.00	861	67
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	104.29/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,182	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,212	112.75/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,367	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,218	94.00/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,145	48
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,319	114.55/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,511	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,322	85.97/cwt	76.00–89.00	1,137	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,361	103.76/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,412	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,459	95.34/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,391	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	105.43/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,595	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	113.39/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,746	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,577	95.87/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,512	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,368	133.20/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,822	6
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,207.27/head	1,090.00–1,440.00	1,207	33
Open Heifers	—	Approved	—	744.82/head	520.00–960.00	745	56
Open Heifers	—	ApprovedJersey	—	510.00/head	510.00–510.00	510	2
Open Heifers	—	MediumJersey	—	446.67/head	420.00–490.00	447	3
Open Heifers	—	Medium	—	430.00/head	430.00–430.00	430	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows6 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	2,294.64/head	1,700.00–3,000.00	2,295	70
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	ApprovedBrown Swiss	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,521.43/head	1,425.00–1,625.00	1,521	7
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	ApprovedCrossbred	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	ApprovedJersey	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	MediumJersey	—	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	328.82/head	150.00–450.00	329	17
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	152.08/head	50.00–270.00	152	24
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	130.00/head	130.00–130.00	130	1
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	80.00/head	70.00–90.00	80	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Supreme	—	2,287.50/head	1,800.00–2,700.00	2,288	8
Bred Cows	—	Supreme	—	2,081.25/head	1,600.00–2,500.00	2,081	24
Bred Cows	—	Supreme	—	1,937.50/head	1,500.00–2,425.00	1,938	38
Bred Cows	—	Approved	—	1,393.75/head	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,394	4
Bred Cows	—	Approved	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Approved	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	1,083.33/head	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,083	3
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedJersey	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	—	MediumBeef Cross	—	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	201.11/head	100.00–340.00	201	9
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	130.00/head	130.00–130.00	130	1
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	67.50/head	30.00–130.00	68	12
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,679.17/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,679	6
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,540.00/head	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,540	5
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,306.25/head	1,000.00–1,475.00	1,306	4
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,300.00/head	1,125.00–1,450.00	1,300	5
Bred Heifers	—	MediumBeef Cross	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Supreme	—	2,021.88/head	1,600.00–2,300.00	2,022	8
Springer Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,977.08/head	1,550.00–2,250.00	1,977	12
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,308.33/head	1,075.00–1,475.00	1,308	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 Sep 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 62Last week 118Year ago 64

Slaughter CattleReceipts 532Last week 433Year ago 467

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 414Last week 213Year ago 164

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	1	—	—	430.00	430.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	33	—	—	1,090.00–1,440.00	1,207.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	56	—	—	520.00–960.00	744.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	420.00–490.00	446.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	510.00	510.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	985.00	985.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	7	—	—	1,425.00–1,625.00	1,521.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	70	—	—	1,700.00–3,000.00	2,294.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	24	—	—	50.00–270.00	152.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	—	—	70.00–90.00	80.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	17	—	—	150.00–450.00	328.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	130.00	130.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	—	1,600.00–2,500.00	2,081.25
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	38	—	—	1,500.00–2,425.00	1,937.50
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,800.00–2,700.00	2,287.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,083.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,393.75
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	130.00	130.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	—	—	30.00–130.00	67.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	—	—	100.00–340.00	201.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,679.17
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,540.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,125.00–1,450.00	1,300.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,475.00	1,306.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium · Beef Cross$ 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
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	—	1,550.00–2,250.00	1,977.08
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,600.00–2,300.00	2,021.88

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)	3	—	—	1,075.00–1,475.00	1,308.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	129.00	129.00
1	—	930	129.00	129.00
1	—	840	128.00	128.00
2	—	968	129.00–132.00	130.48
3	—	1,022	120.00–131.00	123.96
1	—	660	94.00	94.00
1	—	785	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	60.00	60.00
1	—	675	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	142.00	142.00
1	—	340	144.00	144.00
13	—	271	166.00–178.00	166.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	128.00–131.00	129.50
1	—	930	91.00	91.00
1	—	730	89.00	89.00
4	—	595	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	103.00	103.00
1	—	260	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	77.00	77.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,513	100.00–109.00	105.43
3	—	1,540	110.00–120.00	113.39
3	—	1,577	90.00–99.00	95.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,319	110.00–125.00	114.55
24	—	1,361	100.00–109.00	103.76
8	—	1,322	76.00–89.00	85.97
34	—	1,459	92.00–99.00	95.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,133	100.00–108.00	104.29
48	—	1,218	90.00–98.00	94.00
5	—	1,212	110.00–116.00	112.75
67	—	1,108	60.00–89.00	77.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,368	125.00–136.00	133.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,698	130.00–151.00	133.13
24	—	1,739	120.00–129.00	125.18
21	—	1,526	87.00–119.00	109.84

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.