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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 28

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Nov 21Nov 28Dec 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 112▼ 80 vs year ago 138 · −58.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

360 head

▲ 111 vs last sale 249▼ 143 vs year ago 503 · −28.4%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

164 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 179▼ 3 vs year ago 167 · −1.8%

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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 $105.98/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$105.98

13 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$38.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−88.52

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	592	120.84	715	8thin
Small 1-2	360	83.00	299	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	516	82.00	423	4thin

One grade step is worth $38.84/cwt here — about $292 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 sale13 hd

105.98

—

KY average15 barns · 3,047 hd

194.50

−88.52

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	1,676	115.83	1,941	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,644	100.56	1,653	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,379	95.71	1,320	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,069	79.06	845	102
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,252	109.55	1,372	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	935	126.00	1,178	1thin

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	—	—	$280	45
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$157	29
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,446	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$975	1thin
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$1,625	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$2,000	6
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$813	24
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,886	16
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,750	5

Every lot

76 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 1-2	315	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	479	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	570	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	145.64/cwt	140.00–151.00	845	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,082	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	240	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	370	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	383	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	360	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	299	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	563	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	299	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	402	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	454	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	541	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	119.37/cwt	115.00–124.00	750	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	553	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,070	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,111	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	235	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	864	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,009	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	440	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	277	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	455	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	273	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	920	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	736	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	960	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	922	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,115	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	948	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3Value Added	1,128	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,297	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3Value Added	1,165	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,328	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	380	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	412	141.44/cwt	125.00–146.00	583	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	455	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	605	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	610	131.36/cwt	126.00–134.00	801	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	950	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,140	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,010	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,212	1
Dairy Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	1,170	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,053	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	935	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,178	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,474	106.41/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,568	7
Bulls	—	—	1,746	118.44/cwt	115.00–123.00	2,068	9
Bulls	—	—	1,937	129.96/cwt	127.00–134.00	2,517	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	937	51.67/cwt	40.00–68.00	484	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	76.11/cwt	70.00–79.00	776	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	84.12/cwt	80.00–89.00	919	52
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,201	96.07/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,154	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	86.31/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,059	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,403	94.10/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,320	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,428	103.90/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,484	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,313	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,637	94.91/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,554	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,653	104.44/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,726	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,715	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,269	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,208	105.74/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,277	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,385	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,676	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	353.08/head	100.00–560.00	353	13
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	255.00/head	100.00–390.00	255	30
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABrown Swiss	—	190.00/head	190.00–190.00	190	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,188.00/head	1,060.00–1,275.00	1,188	10
Open Heifers	—	Approved	—	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	3
Open Heifers	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Open Heifers	—	MediumBeef Cross	—	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	—	483.33/head	470.00–540.00	483	6
Open Heifers	—	Common	—	266.67/head	200.00–400.00	267	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,841.67/head	1,575.00–2,050.00	1,842	3
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Heifers	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,985.71/head	1,625.00–2,275.00	1,986	14
Springer Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,900.00/head	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,900	4
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,187.50/head	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,188	2
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	265.00/head	100.00–550.00	265	14
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	57.14/head	20.00–250.00	57	14
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	50.00/head	50.00–50.00	50	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows1 lot · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	2,000.00/head	1,625.00–2,350.00	2,000	6

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 Nov 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 58Last week 112Year ago 138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 360Last week 249Year ago 503

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 164Last week 179Year ago 167

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	30	—	—	100.00–390.00	255.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	190.00	190.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	13	—	—	100.00–560.00	353.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	1,625.00	1,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	470.00–540.00	483.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	550.00	550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	10	—	—	1,060.00–1,275.00	1,188.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	200.00–400.00	266.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	860.00	860.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	810.00	810.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,575.00–2,050.00	1,841.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	675.00	675.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00

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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,900.00
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	—	1,625.00–2,275.00	1,985.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,187.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	14	—	—	20.00–250.00	57.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	14	—	—	100.00–550.00	265.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer 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
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	1,625.00–2,350.00	2,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	72.00	72.00
1	—	490	82.00	82.00
1	—	510	89.00	89.00
1	—	650	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	108.00	108.00
2	—	628	115.00–124.00	119.37
1	—	1,010	110.00	110.00
1	—	955	112.00	112.00
1	—	515	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	154.00	154.00
1	—	405	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	152.00	152.00
2	—	580	140.00–151.00	145.64
1	—	880	123.00	123.00
1	—	435	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	80.00	80.00
1	—	440	63.00	63.00
1	—	455	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,165	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	96.00	96.00
1	—	1,115	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	133.00	133.00
3	—	610	126.00–134.00	131.36
6	—	412	125.00–146.00	141.44
1	—	1,010	120.00	120.00
1	—	950	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,170	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,085	93.00	93.00
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	855	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	58.00	58.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	85.00	85.00
20	—	1,653	100.00–111.00	104.44
11	—	1,637	90.00–98.00	94.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,428	100.00–112.00	103.90
35	—	1,403	90.00–99.00	94.10
17	—	1,227	83.00–89.00	86.31
1	—	1,715	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	937	40.00–68.00	51.67
15	—	1,201	90.00–108.00	96.07
52	—	1,092	80.00–89.00	84.12
18	—	1,019	70.00–79.00	76.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,208	94.00–110.00	105.74
1	—	1,385	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,474	100.00–114.00	106.41
3	—	1,937	127.00–134.00	129.96
9	—	1,746	115.00–123.00	118.44

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.