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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 31

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Oct 24Oct 31Nov 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

81 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 92▼ 6 vs year ago 87 · −6.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

375 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 314▼ 100 vs year ago 475 · −21.1%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

153 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 189▲ 7 vs year ago 146 · +4.8%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.67/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$105.67

6 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$36.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−98.06

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	570	136.00	775	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	539	99.60	537	5thin

One grade step is worth $36.40/cwt here — about $238 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 sale6 hd

105.67

—

KY average26 barns · 4,391 hd

203.72

−98.06

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	—	Low	1,741	115.80	2,016	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,572	95.95	1,508	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	92.31	1,260	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,120	77.28	866	107
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,153	132.92	1,533	15
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,145	110.00	1,260	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,041	130.00	1,353	7thin

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	—	—	$308	48
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$202	34
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$737	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	—	—	$1,125	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$950	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$825	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$710	1thin
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$635	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,399	10
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$942	13
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,531	4thin

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	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,197	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	755	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,329	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,505	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	314	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	410	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	775	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	798	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	522	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	632	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	650	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	689	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	670	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	489	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	765	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	612	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	965	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	869	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,030	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,071	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,055	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,287	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,122	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,290	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,185	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,339	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers11 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	345	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	317	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Fancy	425	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	655	5
Dairy Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	435	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	348	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	470	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	597	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	560	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	610	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	1
Dairy Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	875	131.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,146	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,030	129.15/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,330	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,060	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,251	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,030	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,401	5
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,068	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,228	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,562	109.00/cwt	93.00–114.00	1,703	15
Bulls	—	—	1,805	118.65/cwt	115.00–123.00	2,142	21
Bulls	—	—	2,079	126.29/cwt	125.00–127.00	2,626	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	56.78/cwt	41.00–64.00	573	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	70.69/cwt	65.00–74.00	722	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	79.75/cwt	75.00–84.00	899	55
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,266	90.09/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,141	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	94.34/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,258	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,362	86.63/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,180	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	78.42/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,102	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,454	102.79/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,495	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,546	102.60/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,586	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	89.29/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,427	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,145	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,260	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,126	142.21/cwt	128.00–144.00	1,601	11
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,228	107.36/cwt	94.00–115.00	1,318	4
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	N/AJersey	—	635.00/head	635.00–635.00	635	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	4
Open Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	5
Open Heifers	—	Medium	—	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Open Heifers	—	Common	—	485.00/head	485.00–485.00	485	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	363.23/head	180.00–570.00	363	31
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	215.63/head	100.00–340.00	216	16
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	50.00/head	50.00–50.00	50	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	—	MediumJersey	—	792.50/head	685.00–900.00	793	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium	—	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	3
Bred Heifers	—	MediumBeef Cross	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Heifers	—	MediumBeef Cross	—	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	264.50/head	150.00–430.00	265	20
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	130.00/head	70.00–170.00	130	8
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	91.67/head	70.00–130.00	92	6
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows4 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	2,112.50/head	1,675.00–2,525.00	2,113	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,250.00/head	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,250	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	625.00/head	600.00–650.00	625	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	MediumCrossbred	—	535.00/head	535.00–535.00	535	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,900.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900	2
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,162.50/head	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,163	2

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 Oct 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 81Last week 92Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 375Last week 314Year ago 475

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 153Last week 189Year ago 146

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	610.00	610.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	485.00	485.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	1,035.00	1,035.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	31	—	—	180.00–570.00	363.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	50.00	50.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	16	—	—	100.00–340.00	215.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	685.00–900.00	792.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	625.00	625.00

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	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	635.00	635.00

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	—	—	950.00	950.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	710.00	710.00

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	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	—	—	70.00–170.00	130.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	70.00–130.00	91.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	20	—	—	150.00–430.00	264.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,675.00–2,525.00	2,112.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	535.00	535.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	600.00–650.00	625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,250.00

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)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,162.50

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)	2	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	176.00	176.00
1	—	630	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	85.00	85.00
1	—	420	100.00	100.00
1	—	285	110.00	110.00
1	—	380	108.00	108.00
1	—	840	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	122.00	122.00
1	—	650	106.00	106.00
3	—	1,122	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,185	113.00	113.00
2	—	1,030	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	90.00	90.00
2	—	765	80.00	80.00
1	—	670	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,060	118.00	118.00
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
1	—	470	127.00	127.00
1	—	560	109.00	109.00
4	—	875	130.00–134.00	131.01
8	—	1,030	120.00–131.00	129.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	92.00	92.00
1	—	435	80.00	80.00
1	—	830	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	439	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,010	41.00–64.00	56.78
19	—	1,021	65.00–74.00	70.69
20	—	1,266	86.00–97.00	90.09
55	—	1,127	75.00–84.00	79.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,598	86.00–93.00	89.29
6	—	1,546	98.00–106.00	102.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,333	90.00–99.00	94.34
2	—	1,405	78.00–79.00	78.42
21	—	1,362	82.00–89.00	86.63
9	—	1,454	100.00–110.00	102.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	115.00	115.00
5	—	1,030	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,228	94.00–115.00	107.36
11	—	1,126	128.00–144.00	142.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,562	93.00–114.00	109.00
4	—	2,079	125.00–127.00	126.29
21	—	1,805	115.00–123.00	118.65

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.