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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 20

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

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Feeder Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 80▲ 50 vs year ago 20 · +250.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

271 head

▼ 108 vs last sale 379▼ 313 vs year ago 584 · −53.6%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

147 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 161▲ 92 vs year ago 55 · +167.3%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $223.00/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 32 of 36 comparable sales and sits +10.28 against this barn's trailing median of $212.72.

Average price

$223.00

7 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,126

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−21.19

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	505	223.00	1,126	7thin

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 sale7 hd

223.00

—

KY average25 barns · 2,122 hd

244.19

−21.19

This barn, trailing median36 sales

212.72

+10.28

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

36 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $228.64, low $171.41, median $212.72 across 36 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,515	123.73	1,874	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,742	116.75	2,034	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,406	112.19	1,577	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	99.78	1,088	89
Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,331	124.00	1,651	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,235	143.51	1,772	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	—	—	$403	56
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$262	31
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,131	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$575	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$625	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$585	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,171	15
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$723	7
Springer Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,925	1thin
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,733	3thin
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,700	2thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,070	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,010	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	505	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,126	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	315	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	387	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	342	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	684	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	532	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	857	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	680	167.98/cwt	166.00–169.00	1,142	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	761	147.83/cwt	130.00–153.00	1,125	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	857	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,320	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3Value Added	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	735	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	757	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	940	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,034	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	975	113.86/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,110	7
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,235	143.51/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,772	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,260	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,499	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,545	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,148	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,323	114.72/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,518	9
Bulls	—	—	1,524	124.78/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,902	5
Bulls	—	—	1,851	138.89/cwt	130.00–151.00	2,571	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	74.38/cwt	60.00–84.00	723	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	91.17/cwt	85.00–94.00	911	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,005	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	794	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	100.50/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,067	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,192	111.41/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,328	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	94.90/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,227	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	108.92/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,454	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,477	116.88/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,726	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	111.08/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,849	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,778	119.37/cwt	116.00–127.00	2,122	13
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	488.00/head	260.00–660.00	488	15
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	—	387.69/head	200.00–500.00	388	39
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/ACrossbred	—	70.00/head	70.00–70.00	70	1
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	60.00/head	60.00–60.00	60	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Springer Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,875.00/head	1,625.00–2,125.00	1,875	2
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	2
Open Heifers	—	Approved	—	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	—	526.25/head	490.00–550.00	526	4
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows6 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	2,000.00/head	1,750.00–2,125.00	2,000	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	ApprovedJersey	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,281.25/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,281	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	MediumJersey	—	712.50/head	600.00–825.00	713	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Common	—	450.00/head	425.00–475.00	450	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	CommonJersey	—	392.50/head	385.00–400.00	393	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/ABeef Cross	—	415.00/head	120.00–630.00	415	14
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/AJersey	—	175.00/head	160.00–190.00	175	2
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	—	130.67/head	70.00–320.00	131	15
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	SupremeBeef Cross	—	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	1,383.33/head	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,383	3
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedJersey	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	—	MediumJersey	—	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	—	MediumBeef Cross	—	755.00/head	535.00–975.00	755	2
Bred Cows	—	CommonBeef Cross	—	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Cows1 lot · lightest first
Springer Cows	—	Supreme	—	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Heifers	—	MediumBeef Cross	—	585.00/head	585.00–585.00	585	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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 70Last week 80Year ago 20

Slaughter CattleReceipts 271Last week 379Year ago 584

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 147Last week 161Year ago 55

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	70.00	70.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	15	—	—	260.00–660.00	488.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	39	—	—	200.00–500.00	387.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	—	—	60.00	60.00

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	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00

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)	2	—	—	1,625.00–2,125.00	1,875.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	885.00	885.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,035.00	1,035.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	490.00–550.00	526.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,281.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	425.00–475.00	450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,750.00–2,125.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	385.00–400.00	392.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ 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 — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	600.00–825.00	712.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	—	—	160.00–190.00	175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	14	—	—	120.00–630.00	415.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	15	—	—	70.00–320.00	130.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,725.00	1,725.00

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)	3	—	—	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,383.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Common · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	375.00	375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	535.00–975.00	755.00

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)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,925.00	1,925.00

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	—	—	625.00	625.00

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	—	—	585.00	585.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	166.00–169.00	167.98
3	—	532	161.00	161.00
3	—	857	154.00	154.00
7	—	342	200.00	200.00
8	—	761	130.00–153.00	147.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	103.00	103.00
7	—	975	107.00–116.00	113.86
1	—	940	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	505	223.00	223.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,335	103.00–113.00	108.92
1	—	1,005	79.00	79.00
3	—	1,293	90.00–99.00	94.90
37	—	1,477	114.00–127.00	116.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,665	107.00–115.00	111.08
13	—	1,778	116.00–127.00	119.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	999	85.00–94.00	91.17
26	—	1,062	95.00–104.00	100.50
35	—	1,192	105.00–119.00	111.41
11	—	972	60.00–84.00	74.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	140.00–147.00	143.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,260	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,545	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,323	109.00–119.00	114.72
5	—	1,851	130.00–151.00	138.89
5	—	1,524	120.00–129.00	124.78

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.