Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-18

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $221.60/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$221.60

5 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,252

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$27.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−52.19

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	561	227.00	1,273	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	580	200.00	1,160	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.00/cwt here — about $113 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

221.60

—

KY average20 barns · 165 hd

273.79

−52.19

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	1,586	171.63	2,722	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,384	146.39	2,026	86
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,623	144.32	2,343	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	122.39	1,371	87
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,041	149.64	1,558	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,520	195.00	2,964	1thin

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	—	—	$623	114
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$516	36
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,265	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,675	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,325	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$2,011	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,968	16
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,833	3thin
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$2,247	8
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,151	12
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$730	34
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,900	2thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,038.21/head	1,625.00–2,600.00	2,038	14
Bred Heifers	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,737.50/head	1,625.00–1,850.00	1,738	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	777.50/head	725.00–825.00	778	4
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,500.00–2,300.00	1,900	2
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,735.00/head	1,675.00–1,800.00	1,735	5
Open Heifers	Medium	0–100	—	585.00/head	585.00–585.00	585	1
Open Heifers	CommonJersey	0–100	—	474.58/head	460.00–485.00	475	12
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedCrossbred	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,075	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,133.33/head	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,133	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	403.33/head	200.00–610.00	403	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	728.40/head	250.00–1,000.00	728	50
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	160.00/head	160.00–160.00	160	1
Bulls	N/AJersey	0–100	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bulls	N/ABeef Cross	0–100	—	2,421.43/head	1,900.00–2,775.00	2,421	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	795	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,296	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	585	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	892	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	505	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	752	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	303	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	813	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	660	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	977	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	830	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,104	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	905	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,032	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	600–650	630	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,273	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,279	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	139.81/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,996	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	128.37/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,481	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,860	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,381	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	159.97/cwt	152.00–165.00	2,475	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	138.19/cwt	134.00–145.00	2,241	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	143.75/cwt	135.00–159.00	1,698	18
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	905	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,231	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,165	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,969	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,044	148.49/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,550	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,520	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,964	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	85.99/cwt	67.50–100.00	936	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	113.91/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,144	17
Bulls	—	—	1,602	163.48/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,619	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	154.46/cwt	146.00–174.00	2,068	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,477	124.50/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,839	8
Bulls	—	—	980	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,401	1
Bulls	—	—	1,619	180.73/cwt	175.00–199.50	2,926	13
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	284.17/head	140.00–400.00	284	12
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,010.71/head	1,675.00–2,425.00	2,011	7
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	667.73/head	270.00–980.00	668	22
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	569.31/head	220.00–800.00	569	58
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	123.33/head	100.00–150.00	123	3
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,381.25/head	2,000.00–2,775.00	2,381	4
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	0–100	—	552.50/head	535.00–650.00	553	10
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	0–100	—	727.00/head	700.00–835.00	727	5
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,833.33/head	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,833	3
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 50Last week 32Year ago 70

Slaughter CattleReceipts 230Last week 329Year ago 271

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 289Last week 215Year ago 147

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	1,625.00–2,600.00	2,038.21
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,675.00–2,425.00	2,010.71
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,833.33
Bred Heifers — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,625.00–1,850.00	1,737.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	725.00–825.00	777.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,075.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,675.00	1,675.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,133.33
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,500.00–2,300.00	1,900.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	0–100	—	1,675.00–1,800.00	1,735.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	585.00	585.00
Open Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	12	0–100	—	460.00–485.00	474.58
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	700.00	700.00
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	10	0–100	—	535.00–650.00	552.50
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	0–100	—	700.00–835.00	727.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	0–50	—	200.00–610.00	403.33
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	50	0–50	—	250.00–1,000.00	728.40
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	58	0–50	—	220.00–800.00	569.31
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	0–50	—	100.00–150.00	123.33
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,000.00–2,775.00	2,381.25
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,025.00	2,025.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	160.00	160.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	0–50	—	140.00–400.00	284.17
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	300.00	300.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	22	0–50	—	270.00–980.00	667.73
Bulls — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–100	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bulls — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	0–100	—	1,900.00–2,775.00	2,421.43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	149.00	149.00
1	550–600	585	152.50	152.50
1	750–800	795	163.00	163.00
1	800–850	815	120.00	120.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	196.00	196.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	303	187.00	187.00
1	650–700	660	148.00	148.00
1	800–850	830	133.00	133.00
1	900–950	905	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	173.00	173.00
1	650–700	680	179.00	179.00
1	850–900	895	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	256.00	256.00
4	550–600	561	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	294.00	294.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,428	130.00–145.00	139.81
47	—	1,339	146.00–174.00	154.46
8	—	1,477	118.00–128.00	124.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,154	120.00–134.00	128.37
18	—	1,181	135.00–159.00	143.75
13	—	1,088	67.50–100.00	85.99
17	—	1,004	105.00–119.00	113.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	128.00	128.00
3	—	1,547	152.00–165.00	159.97
5	—	1,622	134.00–145.00	138.19
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	136.00	136.00
1	—	1,165	169.00	169.00
5	—	1,044	140.00–154.00	148.49
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	195.00	195.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,602	155.00–170.00	163.48
1	—	980	143.00	143.00
13	—	1,619	175.00–199.50	180.73

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

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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Slaughter Cattle