Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-21

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $178.33/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$178.33

3 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−100.42

vs KY average

−126.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	178.33	967	3thin

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 sale3 hd

178.33

—

KY average26 barns · 1,952 hd

278.75

−100.42

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−126.09

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	—	Low	1,543	162.39	2,506	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,720	145.08	2,496	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,398	144.36	2,018	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,160	121.80	1,413	90
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,195	145.47	1,738	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,993	171.50	3,418	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,365	131.00	1,788	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,198	158.18	1,894	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	—	—	$678	67
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$466	17
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,042	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,745	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,725	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,953	8
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,655	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,358	3thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$2,020	27
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,156	4thin
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,033	3thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	SupremeBrown Swiss	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeCrossbred	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	340.00/head	150.00–500.00	340	7
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	604.44/head	300.00–940.00	604	9
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	667.84/head	400.00–790.00	668	37
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	130.00/head	100.00–160.00	130	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	751.48/head	300.00–1,000.00	751	27
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	160.00/head	160.00–160.00	160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	639	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	568	169.02/cwt	165.00–173.00	960	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	910	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	178.00/cwt	177.00–179.00	993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	901	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	675	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,148	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	800–850	805	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,047	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	550–600	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	830	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,353	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	465	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	684	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	625	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	953	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	340	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	507	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	490	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	872	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	430	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	641	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	450–500	470	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	952	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	700	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,204	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	373	143.22/cwt	135.00–152.50	534	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	835	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	770	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	950	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,644	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,280	159.02/cwt	152.00–164.00	2,035	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	122.02/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,618	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,561	134.21/cwt	125.00–139.00	2,095	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	113.66/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,230	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,268	136.65/cwt	131.00–154.00	1,733	23
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,993	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	3,418	6
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,365	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,788	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,134	138.11/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,566	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	149.02/cwt	140.00–175.00	2,019	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,649	149.27/cwt	143.00–170.00	2,461	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,115	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,561	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,230	149.67/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,841	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	125.92/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,505	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,875	136.00/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,550	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	96.55/cwt	78.00–104.00	966	11
Bulls	—	—	1,451	139.21/cwt	130.00–144.00	2,020	5
Bulls	—	—	1,491	174.24/cwt	167.00–190.00	2,598	11
Bulls	—	—	1,751	159.48/cwt	156.00–162.00	2,792	5
Bred Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,200.00/head	1,500.00–2,700.00	2,200	21
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,233.33/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,233	3
Open Heifers	SupremeBrown Swiss	0–100	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Open Heifers	ApprovedBrown Swiss	0–100	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Open Heifers	Medium	0–100	—	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,225.00/head	1,750.00–2,975.00	2,225	5
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,033.33/head	1,500.00–2,300.00	2,033	3
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,237.50/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,238	2
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	SupremeCrossbred	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,775.00–2,175.00	1,975	2
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,075.00/head	1,525.00–2,550.00	2,075	3
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,075.00/head	1,550.00–2,550.00	2,075	7
Bred Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBrown Swiss	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,050.00/head	1,550.00–2,550.00	2,050	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	100.00/head	100.00–100.00	100	1
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,816.67/head	1,575.00–1,950.00	1,817	6
Bred Heifers	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375	2
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,025.00/head	1,775.00–2,450.00	2,025	3

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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

Tue Jan 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 80Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 270Last week 502Year ago 425

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 177Last week 264Year ago 117

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,725.00	1,725.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	21	—	—	1,500.00–2,700.00	2,200.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,233.33
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Open Heifers — Supreme · Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	950.00	950.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	675.00	675.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	0–50	—	150.00–500.00	340.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	0–50	—	300.00–940.00	604.44
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	100.00	100.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	37	0–50	—	400.00–790.00	667.84
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	100.00–160.00	130.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	27	0–50	—	300.00–1,000.00	751.48
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	160.00	160.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,750.00–2,975.00	2,225.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,550.00–2,550.00	2,050.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,575.00–1,950.00	1,816.67
Bred Cows — Supreme · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,775.00–2,175.00	1,975.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,775.00–2,450.00	2,025.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,500.00–2,300.00	2,033.33
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,525.00–2,550.00	2,075.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,550.00–2,550.00	2,075.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,237.50
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Heifers — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	238.00	238.00
1	750–800	785	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	170.00	170.00
1	600–650	620	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	187.50	187.50
1	350–400	355	180.00	180.00
1	450–500	495	159.00	159.00
1	500–550	510	179.00	179.00
2	550–600	558	177.00–179.00	178.00
1	750–800	790	160.00	160.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	143.00	143.00
1	350–400	360	162.50	162.50
1	450–500	465	147.00	147.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	147.00	147.00
2	550–600	568	165.00–173.00	169.02
1	600–650	625	152.50	152.50
1	650–700	675	170.00	170.00
1	700–750	700	172.00	172.00
1	800–850	830	163.00	163.00
1	900–950	910	153.00	153.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	115.00	115.00
1	550–600	575	130.00	130.00
1	800–850	805	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	149.00	149.00
2	350–400	373	135.00–152.50	143.22
1	400–450	430	149.00	149.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	165.00	165.00
1	450–500	490	178.00	178.00
1	650–700	680	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	835	158.00	158.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	268.00	268.00
1	400–450	405	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	173.00	173.00
4	—	1,280	152.00–164.00	159.02
1	—	1,115	140.00	140.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,326	118.00–124.00	122.02
16	—	1,561	125.00–139.00	134.21
54	—	1,355	140.00–175.00	149.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,082	105.00–119.00	113.66
23	—	1,268	131.00–154.00	136.65
32	—	1,195	120.00–129.00	125.92
11	—	1,000	78.00–104.00	96.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,649	143.00–170.00	149.27
6	—	1,875	130.00–139.00	136.00
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,993	171.50	171.50
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	131.00	131.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,134	135.00–141.00	138.11
7	—	1,230	145.00–155.00	149.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,451	130.00–144.00	139.21
11	—	1,491	167.00–190.00	174.24
5	—	1,751	156.00–162.00	159.48

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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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