Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-14

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $288.00/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$288.00

6 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.28

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	531	288.00	1,529	6thin

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 sale6 hd

288.00

—

KY average16 barns · 222 hd

284.72

+3.28

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	—	Average	1,624	156.51	2,542	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,629	138.82	2,262	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,377	136.10	1,874	128
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,148	118.09	1,355	141
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,266	152.82	1,934	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,110	163.28	1,812	6thin

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	—	—	$635	83
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$421	39
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,307	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,129	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,706	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,556	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,225	2thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$2,274	39
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$972	16
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$2,150	2thin
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,025	5

Every lot, as filed

83 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,250	3
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,159.38/head	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,159	8
Bred Heifers	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	212.50/head	180.00–290.00	213	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	709.29/head	430.00–960.00	709	14
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	145.00/head	140.00–150.00	145	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	216.00/head	130.00–350.00	216	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	760.36/head	240.00–970.00	760	28
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	360.00/head	360.00–360.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	206.03/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,611	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	800–850	825	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	883	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,090	136.45/cwt	125.00–148.00	1,487	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	750–800	795	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,359	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	1050–1100	1,085	155.54/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,688	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	650–700	660	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,115	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	872	134.97/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,177	3
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	370	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	805	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	700–750	720	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	918	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	420	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	872	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	790	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,003	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	750–800	785	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	879	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	330	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	403	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,020	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	550–600	575	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,024	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	950	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,121	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	543	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,330	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	638	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,493	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	328	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	836	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,529	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	124.89/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,472	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	97.94/cwt	77.00–109.00	1,049	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	140.80/cwt	136.00–155.00	1,947	78
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	121.73/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,624	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	115.31/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,310	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	141.66/cwt	136.00–160.00	2,267	45
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,173	140.54/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,649	2
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,303	157.73/cwt	151.00–166.00	2,055	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,238	174.41/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,159	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	130.52/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,795	40
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,046	157.72/cwt	153.00–161.00	1,650	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,713	115.32/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,975	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,718	132.59/cwt	127.00–135.00	2,278	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	135.38/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,633	27
Bulls	—	—	1,597	158.30/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,528	15
Bulls	—	—	1,364	133.75/cwt	125.00–141.00	1,824	6
Bulls	—	—	1,905	172.18/cwt	166.00–185.00	3,280	7
Bred Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,150.00–1,475.00	1,300	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	281.05/head	150.00–680.00	281	19
Bred Heifers	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,306.67/head	1,500.00–2,750.00	2,307	15
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,106.25/head	1,575.00–3,000.00	2,106	4
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,775.00/head	2,050.00–3,050.00	2,775	8
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	611.43/head	170.00–780.00	611	49
Bred Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Open Heifers	CommonJersey	0–100	—	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Heifers	MediumJersey	—	—	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,850	3
Bred Heifers	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,150.00/head	1,650.00–2,650.00	2,150	2
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,225.00/head	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,225	4
Springer Heifers	ApprovedCrossbred	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	807.50/head	710.00–910.00	808	4
Bred Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	0–100	—	848.33/head	810.00–875.00	848	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,359.03/head	1,525.00–3,700.00	2,359	36

How this sale compares

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.

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Farmers Regional Livestock Auction of Glasgow Dairy Auction - Smiths Grove, KY

Tue Jan 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 29Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 502Last week 214Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 264Last week 143Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,250.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	36	—	—	1,525.00–3,700.00	2,359.03
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	8	0–100	—	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,159.38
Open Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	500.00	500.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	0–100	—	710.00–910.00	807.50
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	0–100	—	810.00–875.00	848.33
Bred Heifers — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Heifers — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	0–50	—	180.00–290.00	212.50
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	14	0–50	—	430.00–960.00	709.29
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	140.00–150.00	145.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	19	0–50	—	150.00–680.00	281.05
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	0–50	—	130.00–350.00	216.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	28	0–50	—	240.00–970.00	760.36
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	360.00	360.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	49	0–50	—	170.00–780.00	611.43
Bred Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,475.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	1,500.00–2,750.00	2,306.67
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,575.00–3,000.00	2,106.25
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	2,050.00–3,050.00	2,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	710.00	710.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,850.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,650.00–2,650.00	2,150.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,225.00
Springer Heifers — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	430	303.00	303.00
1	550–600	560	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	775	201.00–211.00	206.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	285.00	285.00
2	900–950	900	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	895	180.00	180.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	100.00	100.00
1	750–800	785	112.00	112.00
1	800–850	825	107.00	107.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	127.00	127.00
3	850–900	872	128.00–139.00	134.97
1	950–1000	950	118.00	118.00
2	1050–1100	1,090	125.00–148.00	136.45
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	169.00	169.00
1	750–800	795	171.00	171.00
2	1050–1100	1,085	151.00–160.00	155.54
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	217.50	217.50
1	400–450	420	207.50	207.50
1	500–550	510	180.00	180.00
1	550–600	575	178.00	178.00
1	700–750	720	127.50	127.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	255.00	255.00
2	400–450	403	253.00	253.00
5	500–550	543	245.00	245.00
2	600–650	638	234.00	234.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	297.50	297.50
1	400–450	420	270.00	270.00
6	500–550	531	288.00	288.00
1	600–650	605	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,179	120.00–129.00	124.89
34	—	1,071	77.00–109.00	97.94
34	—	1,136	110.00–119.00	115.31
27	—	1,206	130.00–144.00	135.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,383	136.00–155.00	140.80
10	—	1,334	117.00–124.00	121.73
40	—	1,375	125.00–135.00	130.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,600	136.00–160.00	141.66
2	—	1,713	111.00–120.00	115.32
13	—	1,718	127.00–135.00	132.59
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	139.00–142.00	140.54
5	—	1,303	151.00–166.00	157.73
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	173.00–176.00	174.41
4	—	1,046	153.00–161.00	157.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,597	150.00–164.00	158.30
6	—	1,364	125.00–141.00	133.75
7	—	1,905	166.00–185.00	172.18

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.

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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Farmers Regional Livestock Auction of Glasgow Dairy Auction - Smiths Grove, KY

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle