Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-11

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $156.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$156.00

1 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−114.81

vs KY average

−141.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	570	156.00	889	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

156.00

—

KY average24 barns · 1,301 hd

270.81

−114.81

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−141.00

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,649	159.77	2,635	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,653	139.95	2,313	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,374	138.35	1,901	107
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,142	119.93	1,369	120
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,251	152.84	1,912	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,095	155.76	1,706	2thin

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	—	—	$506	97
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$456	39
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	—	—	$2,525	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,531	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$750	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,417	9
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$2,096	7
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$3,200	2thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,944	12
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,476	10
Springer Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,413	4thin
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,888	2thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,662.50/head	1,075.00–1,875.00	1,663	8
Springer Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,412.50/head	1,750.00–2,900.00	2,413	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,695.00/head	2,100.00–3,000.00	2,695	5
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumCrossbred	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,137.50/head	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,138	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	146.36/head	90.00–230.00	146	11
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	718.28/head	350.00–1,030.00	718	29
Bred Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	634.67/head	400.00–900.00	635	15
Bulls	N/ABeef Cross	0–100	—	3,200.00/head	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,200	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	900–950	905	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,539	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	415	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	585	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	955	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	269.84/cwt	260.00–280.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	561	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	774	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,035	136.52/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,413	2
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	950–1000	960	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	960	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	710	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	138.21/cwt	130.00–146.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,142	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	146.55/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,945	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,505	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	113.26/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,256	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,723	133.54/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,301	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	147.60/cwt	140.00–154.00	2,359	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	134.79/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,859	48
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,251	152.84/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,912	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,095	155.76/cwt	149.00–165.00	1,706	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	126.02/cwt	124.00–128.00	2,149	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,508	126.50/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,908	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	90.68/cwt	69.00–104.00	1,023	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	124.02/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,410	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	136.23/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,605	39
Bulls	—	—	1,560	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,231	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	156.88/cwt	154.00–161.00	2,447	6
Bulls	—	—	1,805	168.30/cwt	165.00–175.00	3,038	4
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	371.00/head	160.00–570.00	371	20
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	206.67/head	110.00–340.00	207	3
Open Heifers	MediumCrossbred	0–100	—	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	220.00/head	220.00–220.00	220	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	468.57/head	140.00–710.00	469	56
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,556.25/head	2,025.00–2,800.00	2,556	8
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,245.83/head	2,000.00–2,375.00	2,246	6
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,225	2
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,837.50/head	1,725.00–1,950.00	1,838	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,387.50/head	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,388	2
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Springer Heifers	MediumJersey	—	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1

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 Feb 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 32Last week 77Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 329Last week 355Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 215Last week 305Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	810.00	810.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	8	0–100	—	1,075.00–1,875.00	1,662.50
Open Heifers — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	650.00	650.00
Springer Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,750.00–2,900.00	2,412.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	2,100.00–3,000.00	2,695.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,137.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,387.50
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	400.00	400.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	0–50	—	90.00–230.00	146.36
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	29	0–50	—	350.00–1,030.00	718.28
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	56	0–50	—	140.00–710.00	468.57
Bred Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,525.00	2,525.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,725.00–1,950.00	1,837.50
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,225.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	15	0–50	—	400.00–900.00	634.67
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	20	0–50	—	160.00–570.00	371.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	0–50	—	110.00–340.00	206.67
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–100	—	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,200.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	2,025.00–2,800.00	2,556.25
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	2,000.00–2,375.00	2,245.83
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Springer Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	905	170.00	170.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	100.00	100.00
1	950–1000	960	100.00	100.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	127.50	127.50
1	950–1000	955	149.00	149.00
2	1000–1050	1,035	133.00–140.00	136.52
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	160.00	160.00
1	400–450	415	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	255.00	255.00
2	300–350	305	260.00–280.00	269.84
1	750–800	760	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	156.00	156.00
1	700–750	705	140.00	140.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	710	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	130.00–146.00	138.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	331.00	331.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,327	140.00–158.00	146.55
1	—	1,320	114.00	114.00
48	—	1,379	130.00–139.00	134.79
14	—	1,508	120.00–129.00	126.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,109	105.00–118.00	113.26
19	—	1,128	69.00–104.00	90.68
31	—	1,137	120.00–129.00	124.02
39	—	1,178	130.00–149.00	136.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,723	130.00–138.00	133.54
14	—	1,598	140.00–154.00	147.60
4	—	1,705	124.00–128.00	126.02
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,251	147.00–157.00	152.84
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	149.00–165.00	155.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	143.00	143.00
6	—	1,560	154.00–161.00	156.88
4	—	1,805	165.00–175.00	168.30

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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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Dairy Cattle

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