Sale reports / Kentucky / Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction / 2024-07-02

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 2
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 159 vs last sale 217▼ 31 vs year ago 89 · −34.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
343 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 348▼ 70 vs year ago 413 · −16.9%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
226 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 189▲ 94 vs year ago 132 · +71.2%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $143.00/cwt on 5 head.
Average price
$143.00
5 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$782
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$363
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$82.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−129.95
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2510209.001,0661thin
Medium 1-2556126.507034thin
One grade step is worth $82.50/cwt here — about $363 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale5 hd
143.00
—
KY average15 barns · 244 hd
272.95
−129.95
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—High1,457158.922,31547
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,652143.412,36914
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,365140.021,91143
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,028119.091,225114
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,209148.211,7919thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage857130.611,1193thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,120136.001,5231thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage855147.001,2571thin
HeifersSelectAverage790139.001,0981thin

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——$50155
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A——$37930
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$2,1694thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)——$1,9002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)——$1,7348
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)——$1,64523
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)——$1,6254thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)——$1,6478
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)——$1,5001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$6501thin
BullsN/A——$1,6132thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen——$1,92523
Open HeifersOpen——$1,00512
Springer Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$1,8501thin
Springer Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)——$2,5754thin
Springer Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$2,1882thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers600–650Small and Medium 1-2640152.00/cwt152.00–152.009731
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,6411
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,0881
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,0191
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525100.00/cwt100.00–100.005251
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565175.00/cwt175.00–175.009891
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0551
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685133.00/cwt133.00–133.009111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2215248.00/cwt248.00–248.005332
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255310.00/cwt310.00–310.007911
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375265.00/cwt265.00–265.009941
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,2201
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2460218.34/cwt200.00–237.501,0042
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2485151.00/cwt151.00–151.007321
Bulls500–550Medium 1-2505128.00/cwt128.00–128.006461
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2510209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,0661
Bulls550–600Medium 1-2573126.00/cwt126.00–126.007223
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3610151.00/cwt151.00–151.009211
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3690162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1181
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3710140.00/cwt140.00–140.009941
Dairy Steers850–900Small and Medium 3855124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0601
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers500–550Small and Medium 3540115.00/cwt115.00–115.006211
Dairy Heifers600–650Small and Medium 3615114.00/cwt114.00–114.007011
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3695142.00/cwt142.00–142.009871
Dairy Heifers700–750Small and Medium 3735111.52/cwt110.00–113.008202
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3900138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2421
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select790139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0981
Heifers—Select and Choice855147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2571
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,108140.96/cwt122.00–149.001,56214
Bulls——1,507161.32/cwt150.00–165.002,43119
Bulls——1,738173.63/cwt166.00–185.003,01814
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%987111.28/cwt100.00–119.001,09819
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,027126.85/cwt120.00–134.001,30352
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03477.63/cwt56.00–98.0080319
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060141.30/cwt135.00–156.001,49824
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,358125.76/cwt121.00–129.001,7087
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,360137.60/cwt130.00–145.001,87125
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,381154.59/cwt148.00–160.002,13511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,611150.70/cwt147.00–159.002,4286
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,682137.95/cwt130.00–143.002,3208
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select857130.61/cwt128.00–133.001,1193
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,020131.59/cwt128.00–135.001,3422
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,135146.20/cwt141.00–149.001,6594
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,433161.96/cwt160.00–165.002,3213
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,120136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,5231
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls0–100N/A—1,612.50/head1,300.00–1,925.001,6132
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves0–50N/ABeef Cross—559.55/head200.00–920.0056022
Baby Bull Calves0–50N/A—513.10/head160.00–670.0051329
Baby Bull Calves0–50N/ACrossbred—170.00/head170.00–170.001701
Baby Bull Calves0–50N/AJersey—66.67/head60.00–80.00673
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves0–50N/ABeef Cross—525.38/head160.00–830.0052513
Baby Heifer Calves0–50N/A—288.57/head100.00–540.0028914
Baby Heifer Calves0–50N/AJersey—230.00/head230.00–230.002301
Baby Heifer Calves0–50N/ACrossbred—130.00/head70.00–190.001302
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Supreme—2,010.00/head1,750.00–2,150.002,0105
Bred Heifers—Supreme—1,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Heifers—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,112.50/head1,025.00–1,200.001,1132
Bred Heifers—MediumJersey—900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Heifers—Medium—650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Cows1 lot · lightest first
Springer Cows—Supreme—1,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Supreme—2,350.00/head2,000.00–2,700.002,3502
Bred Cows—SupremeBeef Cross—2,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Bred Cows—Supreme—2,150.00/head1,600.00–2,550.002,1503
Bred Cows—SupremeBeef Cross—1,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
Bred Cows—SupremeBeef Cross—1,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Supreme—1,752.78/head1,500.00–2,200.001,75318
Bred Cows—SupremeBeef Cross—1,687.50/head1,675.00–1,700.001,6882
Bred Cows—SupremeBeef Cross—1,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6254
Bred Cows—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4753
Bred Cows—ApprovedCrossbred—1,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,191.67/head1,050.00–1,475.001,1923
Bred Cows—MediumBeef Cross—825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers0–100SupremeBrown Swiss—1,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Open Heifers0–100Supreme—1,217.50/head1,060.00–1,600.001,2186
Open Heifers0–100Approved—750.00/head750.00–750.007502
Open Heifers0–100ApprovedJersey—710.00/head710.00–710.007101
Open Heifers0–100MediumJersey—635.00/head635.00–635.006351
Open Heifers0–100Medium—510.00/head510.00–510.005101
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows4 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows—Supreme—2,208.82/head1,525.00–3,350.002,20917
Fresh/Milking Cows—Approved—1,287.50/head1,175.00–1,400.001,2882
Fresh/Milking Cows—ApprovedJersey—1,150.00/head1,100.00–1,200.001,1502
Fresh/Milking Cows—MediumJersey—925.00/head925.00–925.009252
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers—Supreme—2,575.00/head2,000.00–2,950.002,5754
Springer Heifers—Supreme—2,187.50/head2,025.00–2,350.002,1882

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.