Sale reports / Kentucky / Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction / 2024-08-27

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 27
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
153 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 92▲ 50 vs year ago 103 · +48.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
246 head
▼ 107 vs last sale 353▼ 98 vs year ago 344 · −28.5%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
298 head
▲ 116 vs last sale 182▲ 192 vs year ago 106 · +181.1%
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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 $141.67/cwt on 3 head.
Average price
$141.67
3 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$779
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$59
per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−102.04
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1-2510145.007401thin
Medium and Large 2-3570140.007982thin
One grade step is worth $5.00/cwt here — about −$59 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 sale3 hd
141.67
—
KY average26 barns · 619 hd
243.71
−102.04
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—Average1,476156.172,30522
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,708136.602,33423
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,376133.851,84262
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,099112.101,23288
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,086151.511,6454thin
Dairy HeifersSelectLow936137.071,2835thin

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——$397123
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A——$32177
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)——$1,8002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$1,7134thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)——$1,6252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)——$1,31510
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)——$1,1003thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$1,5751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)——$1,5333thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)——$1,1673thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen——$1,3504thin
Open HeifersOpen——$1,28023
Springer Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$2,1752thin
Springer Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)——$6001thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385172.50/cwt172.50–172.506641
Steers400–450Medium 1-2400140.00/cwt140.00–140.005601
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1481
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470172.50/cwt172.50–172.508111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375166.00/cwt166.00–166.006231
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2450154.00/cwt154.00–154.006931
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3518147.97/cwt146.00–150.007662
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0731
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3890145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2911
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2260252.50/cwt252.50–252.506571
Bulls400–450Medium 1-2415136.00/cwt136.00–136.005641
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2488170.00/cwt170.00–170.008304
Bulls500–550Medium 1-2510145.00/cwt145.00–145.007401
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3570140.00/cwt140.00–140.007982
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers300–350Large 3315126.00/cwt126.00–126.003971
Dairy Heifers300–350Large 3Fancy330157.00/cwt157.00–157.005181
Dairy Heifers300–350Small and Medium 3335107.43/cwt105.00–110.003602
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3353134.00/cwt134.00–134.004732
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3420120.00/cwt120.00–120.005041
Dairy Heifers450–500Large 3Fancy480152.00/cwt152.00–152.007304
Dairy Heifers450–500Large 3485139.00/cwt138.00–140.006742
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3555134.00/cwt134.00–134.007441
Dairy Heifers550–600Small and Medium 357571.00/cwt71.00–71.004081
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3625109.00/cwt109.00–109.006811
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3Value Added635159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0101
Dairy Heifers700–750Large 3745123.00/cwt123.00–123.009161
Dairy Heifers750–800Small and Medium 376081.00/cwt81.00–81.006161
Dairy Heifers800–850Large 3810129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0451
Dairy Heifers850–900Large 3893154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,3752
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3915141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,2901
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 3984155.50/cwt148.00–158.001,5304
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Large 31,010153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,5452
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 31,050153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,6071
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers21 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers200–250Large 3210171.00/cwt171.00–171.003593
Dairy Steers200–250Small and Medium 3245115.00/cwt115.00–115.002821
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3260154.00/cwt154.00–154.004001
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3383170.00/cwt170.00–170.006512
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3420150.00/cwt150.00–150.006302
Dairy Steers400–450Small and Medium 3445134.00/cwt134.00–134.005961
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3460165.00/cwt165.00–165.007591
Dairy Steers450–500Small and Medium 3470132.00/cwt132.00–132.006201
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3519162.77/cwt155.00–175.008458
Dairy Steers500–550Small and Medium 3525122.59/cwt118.00–127.006442
Dairy Steers550–600Small and Medium 3567130.99/cwt130.00–132.0074310
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3571172.45/cwt157.00–177.0098510
Dairy Steers600–650Small and Medium 3626131.95/cwt130.00–140.008265
Dairy Steers650–700Small and Medium 3657130.00/cwt130.00–130.008543
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3670170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,13915
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3738160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1812
Dairy Steers750–800Small and Medium 3760129.00/cwt125.00–133.009802
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3788140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1032
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3845164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,3861
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3923129.38/cwt123.00–136.001,1942
Dairy Steers1050–1100Large 31,063143.49/cwt143.00–144.001,5252
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,338137.84/cwt129.00–143.001,8448
Bulls——1,391152.84/cwt150.00–160.002,1266
Bulls——1,678177.01/cwt173.00–182.002,9708
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99788.19/cwt60.00–108.0087926
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,091139.14/cwt136.00–143.001,5184
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,133126.04/cwt120.00–134.001,42832
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,160114.68/cwt110.00–119.001,33026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,318150.21/cwt146.00–160.001,98012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,376136.19/cwt130.00–144.001,87429
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,408122.75/cwt114.00–128.001,72819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,425107.17/cwt97.50–118.001,5272
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,624154.46/cwt145.00–163.002,5084
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,695122.09/cwt115.00–126.002,0693
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,732134.86/cwt130.00–143.002,33616
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select931134.84/cwt132.00–138.001,2554
Dairy Heifers—Select955146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,3941
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,086151.51/cwt146.00–155.001,6454
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—SupremeBeef Cross—1,850.00/head1,650.00–1,950.001,8503
Bred Cows—SupremeBeef Cross—1,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Bred Cows—SupremeBeef Cross—1,733.33/head1,700.00–1,750.001,7333
Bred Cows—SupremeBeef Cross—1,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252
Bred Cows—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,175.00/head1,100.00–1,250.001,1752
Bred Cows—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,158.33/head1,000.00–1,350.001,1586
Bred Cows—ApprovedCrossbred—1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—MediumBeef Cross—950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—SupremeBeef Cross—1,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Heifers—Supreme—1,650.00/head1,600.00–1,700.001,6502
Bred Heifers—SupremeBeef Cross—1,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Heifers—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Heifers—MediumJersey—975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Heifers—MediumBeef Cross—825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves0–50N/ABeef Cross—502.59/head180.00–700.0050327
Baby Heifer Calves0–50N/A—261.28/head80.00–640.0026139
Baby Heifer Calves0–50N/AJersey—91.67/head40.00–160.00926
Baby Heifer Calves0–50N/ACrossbred—76.00/head50.00–130.00765
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers0–100Supreme—1,425.00/head1,175.00–1,850.001,42519
Open Heifers0–100Approved—775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Open Heifers0–100Medium—637.50/head600.00–675.006382
Open Heifers0–100Common—310.00/head310.00–310.003101
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves0–50N/ABeef Cross—542.89/head200.00–780.0054338
Baby Bull Calves0–50N/A—374.65/head100.00–670.0037571
Baby Bull Calves0–50N/ACrossbred—160.00/head80.00–300.001603
Baby Bull Calves0–50N/AJersey—99.09/head40.00–190.009911
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows3 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows—Supreme—2,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Fresh/Milking Cows—ApprovedJersey—1,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Fresh/Milking Cows—MediumJersey—825.00/head825.00–825.008252
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers—Supreme—2,175.00/head2,050.00–2,300.002,1752
Springer Heifers—MediumBrown Swiss—600.00/head600.00–600.006001

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.