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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 16
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 86▲ 72 vs year ago 11 · +654.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
345 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 339▼ 240 vs year ago 585 · −41.0%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
198 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 154▲ 140 vs year ago 58 · +241.4%
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Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
400–500 lb heifers averaged $171.67/cwt on 3 head.
Average price
$171.67
3 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$810
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$154
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$42.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−100.13
vs KY average
−107.48 vs national

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2455200.009101thin
Medium and Large 2-3480157.507562thin
One grade step is worth $42.50/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale3 hd
171.67
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KY average26 barns · 1,224 hd
271.79
−100.13
National average180 barns · 10,971 hd
279.15
−107.48
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—Low1,642157.272,58228
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,614139.872,25818
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,307135.621,77368
CowsLean 85-90%High1,123121.301,36277
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,430158.002,2591thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,255130.111,6337thin
Dairy HeifersSelectLow1,030123.001,2671thin
Dairy SteersSelectHigh1,010155.001,5664thin
HeifersSelectHigh1,030143.001,4731thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,143136.291,5584thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,475167.002,4633thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,245153.001,9051thin

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——$47553
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A——$33830
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)——$2,14812
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)——$1,93315
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)——$1,4252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$1,3833thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$2,2694thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)——$1,6503thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)——$1,1432thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen——$2,05644
Open HeifersOpen——$97318

Every lot

89 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers450–500Small and Medium 1-2470124.00/cwt124.00–124.005831
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530155.00/cwt155.00–155.008221
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285234.00/cwt234.00–234.006671
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330225.00/cwt225.00–225.007431
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390165.00/cwt165.00–165.006441
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455200.00/cwt200.00–200.009101
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480157.50/cwt155.00–160.007562
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3850135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1481
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers450–500Large 3475145.00/cwt145.00–145.006891
Dairy Heifers550–600Small and Medium 356595.00/cwt95.00–95.005371
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007081
Dairy Heifers650–700Small and Medium 366084.00/cwt84.00–84.005541
Dairy Heifers800–850Small and Medium 3825108.95/cwt107.00–111.008992
Dairy Heifers800–850Large 3838132.99/cwt131.00–135.001,1142
Dairy Heifers850–900Large 3873131.33/cwt123.00–140.001,1472
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 3975127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2381
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 31,085130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4113
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers19 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Small and Medium 3275152.00/cwt152.00–152.004182
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3290210.00/cwt210.00–210.006091
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3Fancy305225.00/cwt225.00–225.006861
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3320193.38/cwt190.00–200.006193
Dairy Steers300–350Small and Medium 3345176.00/cwt176.00–176.006071
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3390179.00/cwt179.00–179.006981
Dairy Steers350–400Small and Medium 3395160.00/cwt160.00–160.006321
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3400190.00/cwt190.00–190.007601
Dairy Steers400–450Small and Medium 3415148.97/cwt132.00–157.006183
Dairy Steers450–500Small and Medium 3480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007201
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3495171.00/cwt171.00–171.008461
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3500167.00/cwt167.00–167.008351
Dairy Steers500–550Small and Medium 3510124.00/cwt124.00–124.006321
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3605171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0351
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3665171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,1371
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3750146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0951
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3815147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,2021
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3875125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0941
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3945121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1431
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,245153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,9051
Steers—Choice1,475167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,4633
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,023128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,3092
Heifers—Select1,030143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,4731
Heifers—Select and Choice1,263144.58/cwt143.00–146.001,8262
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,108132.75/cwt131.00–134.001,4713
Bulls——1,646147.97/cwt140.00–152.002,4368
Bulls——1,734165.98/cwt157.00–190.002,87817
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%943109.13/cwt100.00–114.001,02914
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04087.43/cwt77.50–97.009096
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,151120.32/cwt115.00–124.001,38518
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,187131.34/cwt125.00–151.001,55939
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,284125.41/cwt120.00–128.001,61013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295117.38/cwt115.00–119.001,5203
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,314139.23/cwt130.00–160.001,82952
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555126.50/cwt126.00–127.001,9674
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,631143.69/cwt130.00–154.002,34414
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,010155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5664
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,030123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,2671
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,255130.11/cwt127.00–135.001,6337
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,430158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,2591
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers0–100Supreme—1,215.00/head1,160.00–1,325.001,2159
Open Heifers0–100ApprovedBeef Cross—975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Open Heifers0–100Approved—822.00/head700.00–910.008225
Open Heifers0–100Medium—530.00/head510.00–550.005302
Open Heifers0–100Common—435.00/head435.00–435.004351
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Supreme—2,608.33/head2,525.00–2,675.002,6083
Bred Heifers—SupremeBeef Cross—1,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6503
Bred Heifers—SupremeBrown Swiss—1,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Heifers—Approved—1,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Heifers—MediumJersey—710.00/head710.00–710.007101
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Supreme—2,410.00/head1,800.00–3,025.002,41010
Bred Cows—Supreme—2,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—SupremeBeef Cross—2,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0752
Bred Cows—Supreme—1,911.54/head1,500.00–3,150.001,91213
Bred Cows—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4252
Bred Cows—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium—950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—MediumJersey—725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Cows—Medium—600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves0–50N/ABeef Cross—427.50/head250.00–700.0042812
Baby Heifer Calves0–50N/A—320.77/head200.00–580.0032113
Baby Heifer Calves0–50N/AJersey—170.00/head160.00–180.001704
Baby Heifer Calves0–50N/ACrossbred—150.00/head150.00–150.001501
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves0–50N/ABeef Cross—533.89/head230.00–830.0053418
Baby Bull Calves0–50N/A—458.67/head220.00–640.0045930
Baby Bull Calves0–50N/AJersey—356.00/head340.00–360.003565
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows5 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows—Supreme—2,387.50/head1,625.00–3,250.002,38832
Fresh/Milking Cows—SupremeCrossbred—2,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Fresh/Milking Cows—Approved—1,195.00/head1,025.00–1,475.001,1955
Fresh/Milking Cows—ApprovedJersey—1,118.75/head1,075.00–1,225.001,1194
Fresh/Milking Cows—MediumJersey—775.00/head725.00–825.007752

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.