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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 23
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 68▼ 35 vs year ago 109 · −32.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
327 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 363▲ 37 vs year ago 290 · +12.8%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
365 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 319▲ 109 vs year ago 256 · +42.6%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb heifers averaged $217.50/cwt on 3 head.
Average price
$217.50
3 head · 633 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,378
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$458
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$63.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−115.24
vs KY average
−127.00 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2643238.751,5342thin
Medium 1-2615175.001,0761thin
One grade step is worth $63.75/cwt here — about $458 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 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale3 hd
217.50
—
KY average26 barns · 946 hd
332.74
−115.24
National average169 barns · 7,179 hd
344.50
−127.00
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
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,220171.002,0861thin
Bulls—High1,798199.423,58524
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,669166.292,77624
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,365164.082,240104
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,140140.951,606140
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceLow1,240177.942,20613
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,215168.482,0472thin

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——$982173
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A——$84240
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)——$2,4755
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$2,4132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)——$1,7886
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)——$1,3751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$2,8705
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)——$2,26215
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)——$1,4083thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen——$1,55723
Open HeifersOpen——$1,37534

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
Steers300–350Large 1-2330312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,0311
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,050193.00/cwt193.00–193.002,0271
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225407.50/cwt407.50–407.509171
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,1474
Heifers350–400Medium 1-2350180.00/cwt180.00–180.006301
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2398335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3332
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2605220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3311
Heifers600–650Medium 1-2615175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0761
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,7511
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3781
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,5391
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2920177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,6331
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2925210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9431
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,9211
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,065202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,1511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy215470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,0112
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,2901
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2241
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2430352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,5161
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3440180.00/cwt180.00–180.007921
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2595220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3091
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2660230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5181
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,2601
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers250–300Small and Medium 3265187.50/cwt187.50–187.504971
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3595155.00/cwt155.00–155.009221
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3Value Added698227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,5844
Dairy Heifers700–750Small and Medium 3740155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1471
Dairy Heifers750–800Large 3Value Added758216.44/cwt210.00–223.001,6412
Dairy Heifers750–800Large 3760180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3681
Dairy Heifers750–800Small and Medium 3765140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0711
Dairy Heifers800–850Large 3820199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,6321
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3905207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,8731
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 3964196.67/cwt167.00–211.001,8967
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 31,071187.08/cwt170.00–209.002,0044
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,215168.48/cwt168.00–169.002,0472
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,335164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,1891
Bulls——1,797192.84/cwt183.00–199.003,46511
Bulls——1,837208.41/cwt200.00–217.003,82812
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,057127.38/cwt120.00–134.001,34631
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,063110.71/cwt100.00–118.001,1776
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,151142.78/cwt135.00–150.001,64376
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,219158.08/cwt151.00–169.001,92727
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,321175.31/cwt166.00–198.002,31644
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,373158.59/cwt150.00–165.002,17749
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,509143.61/cwt132.00–149.002,16711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,600145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,3201
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,623173.02/cwt166.00–184.002,80814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,749158.19/cwt152.00–163.002,7679
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,162165.39/cwt160.00–168.001,9223
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,202195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,3443
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,289176.01/cwt171.00–181.002,2697
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,220171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,0861
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves5 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves0–50N/ABeef Cross—1,093.77/head525.00–1,500.001,09465
Baby Bull Calves0–50N/A—943.09/head500.00–1,160.00943102
Baby Bull Calves0–50N/ABrown Swiss—610.00/head610.00–610.006101
Baby Bull Calves0–50N/ACrossbred—485.00/head485.00–485.004851
Baby Bull Calves0–50N/AJersey—396.25/head200.00–500.003964
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves0–50N/ABeef Cross—992.14/head500.00–1,325.0099221
Baby Heifer Calves0–50N/A—691.67/head350.00–1,000.0069218
Baby Heifer Calves0–50N/ACrossbred—375.00/head375.00–375.003751
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Supreme—3,300.00/head2,800.00–3,550.003,3004
Bred Heifers—Supreme—2,927.50/head1,650.00–3,450.002,92810
Bred Heifers—Supreme—1,550.00/head1,500.00–1,600.001,5502
Bred Heifers—Approved—1,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Heifers—Approved—1,137.50/head1,025.00–1,250.001,1382
Bred Heifers—Approved—1,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Heifers—MediumCrossbred—800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Heifers—Medium—800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Heifers—MediumJersey—775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows5 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows—Supreme—2,083.33/head1,550.00–3,000.002,0839
Fresh/Milking Cows—SupremeCrossbred—2,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Fresh/Milking Cows—Approved—1,287.50/head1,150.00–1,400.001,2884
Fresh/Milking Cows—ApprovedJersey—1,225.00/head1,100.00–1,325.001,2256
Fresh/Milking Cows—MediumJersey—850.00/head775.00–925.008503
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—SupremeBeef Cross—2,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4755
Bred Cows—SupremeBeef Cross—2,412.50/head2,400.00–2,425.002,4132
Bred Cows—SupremeBeef Cross—2,031.25/head1,750.00–2,300.002,0314
Bred Cows—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—ApprovedJersey—1,300.00/head1,225.00–1,375.001,3002
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers0–100Supreme—1,531.48/head1,100.00–1,925.001,53127
Open Heifers0–100Approved—921.25/head810.00–975.009214
Open Heifers0–100Medium—625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Open Heifers0–100MediumJersey—600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Open Heifers0–100Common—500.00/head500.00–500.005001

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.