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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 26
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 62▼ 147 vs year ago 215 · −68.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
388 head
▼ 144 vs last sale 532▲ 19 vs year ago 369 · +5.1%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
180 head
▼ 234 vs last sale 414▲ 79 vs year ago 101 · +78.2%
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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.06/cwt on 15 head.
Average price
$131.06
15 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$741
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$250
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$55.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−89.19
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552142.2478512thin
Medium and Large 2-362086.335353thin
One grade step is worth $55.91/cwt here — about $250 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 sale15 hd
131.06
—
KY average25 barns · 6,321 hd
220.25
−89.19
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—Average1,769117.862,08534
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60095.481,52831
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35593.621,26979
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,16883.48975158
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,273124.511,5852thin

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——$25536
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A——$20610
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$1,1167
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)——$99812
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)——$9697
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)——$1,34935
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)——$1,19311
BullsN/A——$1,8001thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen——$1,24511
Open HeifersOpen——$92014
Springer Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$1,7555
Springer Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)——$1,6751thin

Every lot

90 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 1-2235170.00/cwt170.00–170.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355172.00/cwt172.00–172.006111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424198.27/cwt197.00–201.008413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,1752
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240166.92/cwt163.00–171.004012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365159.00/cwt159.00–159.005801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375198.00/cwt198.00–198.007431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2400121.00/cwt121.00–121.004841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475121.00/cwt121.00–121.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475103.00/cwt103.00–103.004891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545181.00/cwt181.00–181.009861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2545129.00/cwt129.00–129.007031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2550128.00/cwt128.00–128.007041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-360571.00/cwt71.00–71.004301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-378085.00/cwt85.00–85.006631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added950136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,2921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2970100.02/cwt98.00–102.009702
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265188.00/cwt188.00–188.004983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365221.00/cwt221.00–221.008071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3419103.84/cwt103.00–107.004355
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3655108.00/cwt108.00–108.007074
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3615102.00/cwt102.00–102.006271
Dairy Heifers—Large 3687103.37/cwt100.00–110.007103
Dairy Heifers—Large 3765116.00/cwt116.00–116.008871
Dairy Heifers—Large 3875116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0151
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 390594.00/cwt94.00–94.008511
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 396074.00/cwt74.00–74.007101
Dairy Heifers—Large 3990101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0001
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,018116.65/cwt110.00–124.001,1873
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 31,02080.00/cwt80.00–80.008161
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 31,09088.00/cwt88.00–88.009591
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3300151.00/cwt151.00–151.004531
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 3335109.00/cwt109.00–109.003651
Dairy Steers—Large 3387168.00/cwt168.00–168.006503
Dairy Steers—Large 3Fancy438168.00/cwt168.00–168.007362
Dairy Steers—Large 3439138.99/cwt133.00–142.006103
Dairy Steers—Large 3540115.00/cwt115.00–115.006211
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 365092.00/cwt92.00–92.005981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,665110.43/cwt96.00–119.001,83916
Bulls——1,859124.13/cwt120.00–129.002,30817
Bulls——1,915130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,4901
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10070.51/cwt50.00–79.0077644
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,156106.75/cwt100.00–110.001,2348
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17084.28/cwt80.00–89.0098673
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25593.36/cwt90.00–99.001,17233
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30186.50/cwt83.00–89.001,12517
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,325104.32/cwt100.00–111.001,38212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37694.01/cwt90.00–99.001,29449
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52988.20/cwt87.00–89.001,3494
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59095.04/cwt90.00–99.001,51121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,63067.00/cwt67.00–67.001,0921
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,684101.86/cwt100.00–104.001,7156
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,273124.51/cwt120.00–128.001,5852
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—N/ABeef Cross—1,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows4 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows—Supreme—2,300.00/head2,175.00–2,425.002,3002
Fresh/Milking Cows—Approved—1,243.75/head1,175.00–1,325.001,2444
Fresh/Milking Cows—Medium—841.67/head800.00–900.008423
Fresh/Milking Cows—MediumJersey—800.00/head700.00–900.008002
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves—N/ABeef Cross—262.86/head120.00–430.002637
Baby Heifer Calves—N/A—73.33/head50.00–100.00733
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves—N/ABeef Cross—321.11/head100.00–520.0032118
Baby Bull Calves—N/A—200.63/head70.00–300.0020116
Baby Bull Calves—N/AJersey—90.00/head90.00–90.00902
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Supreme—1,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—SupremeBeef Cross—1,533.33/head1,500.00–1,550.001,5333
Bred Cows—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,158.33/head1,125.00–1,200.001,1583
Bred Cows—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,056.25/head1,025.00–1,125.001,0564
Bred Cows—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium—950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—MediumBeef Cross—850.00/head775.00–925.008506
Bred Cows—MediumBeef Cross—827.50/head585.00–925.008284
Bred Cows—MediumBeef Cross—800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium—705.00/head685.00–725.007052
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Supreme—1,577.27/head1,500.00–1,650.001,57711
Bred Heifers—Supreme—1,541.67/head1,500.00–1,575.001,5423
Bred Heifers—Approved—1,288.10/head1,000.00–1,475.001,28821
Bred Heifers—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Heifers—Approved—1,162.50/head1,000.00–1,300.001,1634
Bred Heifers—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Heifers—Medium—962.50/head950.00–975.009632
Bred Heifers—MediumBeef Cross—850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Heifers—Medium—800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Heifers—MediumJersey—750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers—Supreme—1,900.00/head1,875.00–1,925.001,9004
Springer Heifers—Supreme—1,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Springer Heifers—ApprovedJersey—1,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers—Supreme—1,133.33/head1,000.00–1,350.001,1336
Open Heifers—Approved—875.00/head800.00–950.008752
Open Heifers—ApprovedBeef Cross—840.00/head750.00–975.008404
Open Heifers—Medium—485.00/head410.00–560.004852

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.