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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 17

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Dec 10Dec 17Dec 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 62▲ 48 vs year ago 37 · +129.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

333 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 322▲ 5 vs year ago 328 · +1.5%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

259 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 231▲ 155 vs year ago 104 · +149.0%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $185.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$185.00

1 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,008

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−71.48

vs KY average

−99.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	545	185.00	1,008	1thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

185.00

—

KY average28 barns · 1,777 hd

256.48

−71.48

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−99.95

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,572	136.45	2,145	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,652	124.76	2,061	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,389	120.95	1,680	99
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,167	100.97	1,179	120
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,198	136.93	1,641	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,323	140.18	1,855	19

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	—	—	$482	84
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$336	47
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,750	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,350	2thin
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$1,800	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$980	10
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$960	62
Springer Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,650	1thin
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,295	5
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$800	1thin

Every lot

82 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	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	540	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	530	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	698	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	729	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	725	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,008	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,391	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,231	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	207.66/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,190	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	914	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Large 3	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 3	415	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	529	1
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 3	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 3	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 3	531	156.93/cwt	151.00–161.00	833	6
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 3	560	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	823	1
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Large 3	610	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,061	1
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Large 3Value Added	620	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,138	1
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 3	678	143.49/cwt	140.00–147.00	973	2
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Large 3	708	144.52/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,023	2
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Small and Medium 3	780	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	905	1
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 3	835	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,086	1
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 3	995	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,393	1
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,019	133.31/cwt	125.00–142.00	1,358	7
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Small and Medium 3	1,035	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,180	1
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 3	1,065	136.67/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,456	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Small and Medium 3	420	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	651	1
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	485	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	873	1
Dairy Steers	600–650	Small and Medium 3	630	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	806	1
Dairy Steers	650–700	Small and Medium 3	690	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	890	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,188	126.12/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,498	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,340	140.50/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,883	14
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,410	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,242	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,440	126.39/cwt	109.00–139.00	1,820	10
Bulls	—	—	1,665	144.26/cwt	140.00–153.00	2,402	10
Bulls	—	—	1,960	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	3,116	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	77.57/cwt	65.00–88.00	801	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	97.66/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,108	43
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,239	109.09/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,352	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,252	119.64/cwt	116.00–130.00	1,498	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	129.10/cwt	121.00–146.00	1,740	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,422	116.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,650	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	104.45/cwt	92.00–109.00	1,504	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,644	116.75/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,919	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	128.27/cwt	121.00–138.00	2,123	16
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,125	121.53/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,367	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,218	139.86/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,703	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,265	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,973	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	0–100	N/A	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/ABeef Cross	—	562.50/head	280.00–840.00	563	16
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/A	—	238.80/head	110.00–540.00	239	25
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/AJersey	—	153.33/head	100.00–190.00	153	3
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/ACrossbred	—	116.67/head	110.00–120.00	117	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/ABeef Cross	—	610.53/head	200.00–860.00	611	19
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/A	—	457.10/head	150.00–630.00	457	62
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/AJersey	—	176.67/head	160.00–200.00	177	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,862.50/head	1,800.00–1,925.00	1,863	2
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	—	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Heifers	—	SupremeBeef Cross	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	0–100	SupremeBrown Swiss	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Open Heifers	0–100	Supreme	—	1,282.92/head	1,110.00–1,485.00	1,283	24
Open Heifers	0–100	Approved	—	844.40/head	750.00–985.00	844	25
Open Heifers	0–100	Medium	—	684.17/head	660.00–710.00	684	6
Open Heifers	0–100	Common	—	382.50/head	310.00–410.00	383	4
Open Heifers	0–100	CommonCrossbred	—	310.00/head	310.00–310.00	310	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers	—	Supreme	—	2,525.00/head	1,750.00–3,000.00	2,525	4
Springer Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Springer Heifers	—	Medium	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Cows1 lot · lightest first
Springer Cows	—	Supreme	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows5 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	ApprovedJersey	—	1,233.33/head	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,233	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	MediumCrossbred	—	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	MediumJersey	—	808.33/head	700.00–875.00	808	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	CommonJersey	—	562.50/head	525.00–600.00	563	2

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 Dec 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 62Year ago 37

Slaughter CattleReceipts 333Last week 322Year ago 328

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 259Last week 231Year ago 104

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	25	0–50	—	110.00–540.00	238.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	0–50	—	100.00–190.00	153.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	0–50	—	110.00–120.00	116.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	16	0–50	—	280.00–840.00	562.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	19	0–50	—	200.00–860.00	610.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	62	0–50	—	150.00–630.00	457.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	0–50	—	160.00–200.00	176.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–100	—	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00–1,925.00	1,862.50
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,675.00	1,675.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00

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	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	25	0–100	—	750.00–985.00	844.40

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	0–100	—	310.00–410.00	382.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	6	0–100	—	660.00–710.00	684.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme · Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	24	0–100	—	1,110.00–1,485.00	1,282.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Common · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	310.00	310.00

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	—	—	800.00	800.00

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	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,750.00–3,000.00	2,525.00

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	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	700.00–875.00	808.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	525.00–600.00	562.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,233.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	155.00	155.00
1	450–500	480	151.00	151.00
1	500–550	545	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	225.00	225.00
1	250–300	265	200.00	200.00
1	300–350	300	232.50	232.50
1	350–400	360	202.50	202.50
1	600–650	635	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	150.00	150.00
1	450–500	465	150.00	150.00
6	500–550	531	151.00–161.00	156.93
1	550–600	560	147.00	147.00
1	600–650	610	174.00	174.00
2	650–700	678	140.00–147.00	143.49
2	700–750	708	139.00–150.00	144.52
1	800–850	835	130.00	130.00
1	950–1000	995	140.00	140.00
7	1000–1050	1,019	125.00–142.00	133.31
3	1050–1100	1,065	135.00–139.00	136.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	183.50	183.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	127.50	127.50
1	450–500	495	120.00	120.00
1	750–800	780	116.00	116.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	155.00	155.00
1	600–650	630	128.00	128.00
1	650–700	690	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	155.00	155.00
1	500–550	535	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	573	195.00–220.00	207.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	180.00	180.00
1	550–600	580	157.50	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,135	90.00–104.00	97.66
21	—	1,032	65.00–88.00	77.57
17	—	1,252	116.00–130.00	119.64
39	—	1,239	105.00–114.00	109.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,644	110.00–120.00	116.75
16	—	1,655	121.00–138.00	128.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,440	92.00–109.00	104.45
43	—	1,422	110.00–120.00	116.06
46	—	1,348	121.00–146.00	129.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,340	130.00–149.00	140.50
3	—	1,188	124.00–129.00	126.12
2	—	1,410	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,218	132.00–145.00	139.86
2	—	1,125	120.00–123.00	121.53
1	—	1,265	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,960	159.00	159.00
10	—	1,665	140.00–153.00	144.26
10	—	1,440	109.00–139.00	126.39

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.