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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 6

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Jan 30Feb 6Feb 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 54▲ 56 vs year ago 24 · +233.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

379 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 335▼ 445 vs year ago 824 · −54.0%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

161 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 159▲ 107 vs year ago 54 · +198.1%

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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 $237.83/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$237.83

6 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,127

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.14

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	474	237.83	1,127	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

237.83

—

KY average25 barns · 8,759 hd

244.97

−7.14

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	1,603	124.33	1,992	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,669	109.23	1,823	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,299	100.30	1,303	135
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	87.07	875	41
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,250	119.25	1,491	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,312	139.00	1,824	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,165	129.00	1,503	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,355	147.50	1,999	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,218	122.50	1,492	2thin

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	—	—	$354	31
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$257	45
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,088	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$785	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$750	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,046	6
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$1,450	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,281	4thin
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$780	24
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,067	6

Every lot

77 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	237.83/cwt	182.00–261.00	1,127	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	761	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,212	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers11 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	240	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	334	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	310	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	443	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	423	145.07/cwt	121.00–170.00	614	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Fancy	465	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	795	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	505	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	763	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	557	136.47/cwt	125.00–171.00	760	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	723	127.09/cwt	104.00–151.00	919	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	755	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,133	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	885	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,159	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	925	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,286	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	260	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	400	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3Fancy	345	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	566	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3Fancy	415	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	685	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	415	138.63/cwt	133.00–144.00	575	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	570	115.93/cwt	114.00–120.00	661	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	615	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	916	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	740	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,014	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,218	122.50/cwt	113.00–132.00	1,492	2
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,355	147.50/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,999	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,165	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,503	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,168	102.71/cwt	75.00–114.00	1,200	7
Bulls	—	—	1,623	123.89/cwt	118.00–129.00	2,011	27
Bulls	—	—	1,741	133.39/cwt	130.00–143.00	2,322	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	70.17/cwt	64.00–76.00	634	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	83.00/cwt	78.00–86.00	821	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	92.59/cwt	87.00–99.00	950	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	103.25/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,157	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	86.19/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,011	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	78.60/cwt	77.00–81.00	924	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	100.78/cwt	90.00–109.00	1,321	82
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	113.85/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,577	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,619	93.60/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,515	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,632	107.16/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,749	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,732	117.07/cwt	112.00–126.00	2,028	15
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,250	119.25/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,491	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,312	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,824	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Springer Heifers	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Springer Heifers	—	ApprovedJersey	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Springer Heifers	—	MediumJersey	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Heifers	—	ApprovedBrown Swiss	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Heifers	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Heifers	—	MediumCrossbred	—	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Heifers	—	MediumAyshire	—	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,136.00/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,136	5
Open Heifers	—	Approved	—	831.36/head	625.00–960.00	831	11
Open Heifers	—	MediumAyshire	—	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Open Heifers	—	MediumCrossbred	—	485.00/head	485.00–485.00	485	2
Open Heifers	—	Medium	—	484.00/head	390.00–560.00	484	5
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows3 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,287.50/head	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,288	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves7 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABrown Swiss	—	360.00/head	360.00–360.00	360	1
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	275.83/head	100.00–410.00	276	12
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	261.79/head	70.00–410.00	262	28
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/AAyshire	—	210.00/head	210.00–210.00	210	1
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	170.00/head	170.00–170.00	170	1
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	100.00/head	100.00–100.00	100	1
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/AGuernsey	—	90.00/head	90.00–90.00	90	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	465.00/head	200.00–610.00	465	6
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	332.50/head	200.00–400.00	333	24
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	210.00/head	210.00–210.00	210	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	SupremeBeef Cross	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedJersey	—	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	—	MediumBeef Cross	—	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	1
Bred Cows	—	MediumCrossbred	—	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1

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 Feb 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 54Year ago 24

Slaughter CattleReceipts 379Last week 335Year ago 824

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 161Last week 159Year ago 54

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00

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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 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)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00

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)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved · Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium · Ayshire$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00

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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,136.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium · Ayshire$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	11	—	—	625.00–960.00	831.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	390.00–560.00	484.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	485.00	485.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,287.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	—	—	100.00–410.00	275.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Guernsey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	90.00	90.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	170.00	170.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	360.00	360.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	100.00	100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Ayshire$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	210.00	210.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	28	—	—	70.00–410.00	261.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	24	—	—	200.00–400.00	332.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	210.00	210.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	—	—	200.00–610.00	465.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	785.00	785.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00

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

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	—	—	825.00	825.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	139.00	139.00
2	—	723	104.00–151.00	127.09
3	—	380	170.00	170.00
1	—	310	143.00	143.00
4	—	557	125.00–171.00	136.47
2	—	423	121.00–170.00	145.07
1	—	925	139.00	139.00
1	—	885	131.00	131.00
1	—	505	151.00	151.00
2	—	755	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	154.00	154.00
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
3	—	570	114.00–120.00	115.93
2	—	415	133.00–144.00	138.63
1	—	740	137.00	137.00
1	—	615	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	165.00	165.00
1	—	345	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	474	182.00–261.00	237.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · estimate wt
19	—	1,632	102.00–110.00	107.16
5	—	1,619	91.00–96.00	93.60
15	—	1,732	112.00–126.00	117.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · estimate wt
21	—	1,173	83.00–89.00	86.19
27	—	1,385	110.00–122.00	113.85
5	—	1,176	77.00–81.00	78.60
82	—	1,311	90.00–109.00	100.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · estimate wt
17	—	1,026	87.00–99.00	92.59
6	—	903	64.00–76.00	70.17
4	—	1,121	100.00–106.00	103.25
14	—	989	78.00–86.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · estimate wt
4	—	1,250	114.00–121.00	119.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · estimate wt
2	—	1,218	113.00–132.00	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · estimate wt
2	—	1,355	144.00–151.00	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · estimate wt
2	—	1,165	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · estimate wt
3	—	1,312	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · estimate wt
18	—	1,741	130.00–143.00	133.39
27	—	1,623	118.00–129.00	123.89
7	—	1,168	75.00–114.00	102.71

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