Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $205.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$205.00

1 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−73.50

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	540	205.00	1,107	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

205.00

—

KY average16 barns · 235 hd

278.50

−73.50

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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,525	198.00	3,020	1thin
Bulls	—	High	1,478	173.23	2,561	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,613	148.36	2,393	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,346	142.33	1,916	97
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,131	124.57	1,409	128
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,240	157.66	1,955	14
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,270	159.00	2,019	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,560	198.82	3,102	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,009	157.34	1,588	4thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,444	203.31	2,937	5thin

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	—	—	$663	122
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$565	49
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,116	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,778	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$3,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,028	25
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,762	15
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$1,100	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$2,413	23
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,300	13
Springer Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,775	6
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,825	1thin
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,392	3thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Springer Heifers	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Springer Heifers	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,425.00/head	1,850.00–3,000.00	2,425	2
Open Heifers	Medium	0–100	—	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedCrossbred	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,075	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumCrossbred	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeCrossbred	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,556.25/head	1,075.00–2,050.00	1,556	8
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,175.00/head	1,500.00–2,750.00	2,175	21
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,755.56/head	1,800.00–4,400.00	2,756	18
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	230.00/head	210.00–250.00	230	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	746.52/head	180.00–970.00	747	23
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	588.10/head	200.00–860.00	588	63
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	223.33/head	150.00–300.00	223	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	861.04/head	300.00–1,010.00	861	48
Bulls	N/A	0–100	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	445	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	863	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	785	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,452	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	495	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,069	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	500–550	500	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,130	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	558	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,049	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	380	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	635	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	245	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	637	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	280	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	672	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	343	174.54/cwt	169.00–180.00	599	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	328	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	850	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	665	169.09/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,124	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	595	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	827	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	890	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,620	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	965	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,301	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,009	157.34/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,588	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	152.26/cwt	145.00–178.00	1,985	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	152.58/cwt	149.00–161.00	2,338	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	137.70/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,904	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,062	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,824	137.37/cwt	132.00–140.00	2,506	5
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,485	172.06/cwt	168.00–178.00	2,555	3
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,173	153.73/cwt	144.00–163.00	1,803	11
Heifers	Choice	—	1,560	198.82/cwt	194.00–202.00	3,102	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	112.49/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,169	25
Steers	Choice	—	1,710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,591	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,378	201.64/cwt	197.00–205.00	2,779	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,525	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,020	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,270	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,019	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,234	142.53/cwt	135.00–163.00	1,759	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	122.74/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,635	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	90.77/cwt	70.00–104.00	1,035	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	127.34/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,421	61
Bulls	—	—	1,452	177.03/cwt	174.00–190.00	2,570	11
Bulls	—	—	1,520	167.27/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,543	7
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,237.50/head	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,238	2
Bred Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,220.00/head	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,220	10
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	418.75/head	150.00–700.00	419	24
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,045.00/head	1,500.00–2,575.00	2,045	10
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,195.00/head	1,050.00–1,450.00	1,195	5
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,387.50/head	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,388	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	227.50/head	140.00–340.00	228	8
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,966.67/head	1,525.00–2,525.00	1,967	3
Open Heifers	SupremeBrown Swiss	0–100	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	0–100	—	792.50/head	750.00–835.00	793	2
Springer Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,500.00–2,175.00	1,775	6
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,906.25/head	1,675.00–2,000.00	1,906	4
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 53Last week 50Year ago 94

Slaughter CattleReceipts 383Last week 230Year ago 317

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 335Last week 289Year ago 189

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,825.00	1,825.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	860.00	860.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	610.00	610.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	8	0–100	—	1,075.00–2,050.00	1,556.25
Open Heifers — Supreme · Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	750.00–835.00	792.50
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,850.00–3,000.00	2,425.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,525.00–2,525.00	1,966.67
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,237.50
Bred Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,220.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,675.00–2,000.00	1,906.25
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,075.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,825.00	1,825.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	18	—	—	1,800.00–4,400.00	2,755.56
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	—	1,500.00–2,750.00	2,175.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	1,500.00–2,575.00	2,045.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,050.00–1,450.00	1,195.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,387.50
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	210.00–250.00	230.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	23	0–50	—	180.00–970.00	746.52
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	24	0–50	—	150.00–700.00	418.75
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	63	0–50	—	200.00–860.00	588.10
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	0–50	—	150.00–300.00	223.33
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	48	0–50	—	300.00–1,010.00	861.04
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	0–50	—	140.00–340.00	227.50
Bulls$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–100	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Springer Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,500.00–2,175.00	1,775.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	260.00	260.00
1	250–300	280	240.00	240.00
3	300–350	328	259.00	259.00
2	400–450	445	194.00	194.00
1	450–500	495	216.00	216.00
2	550–600	558	188.00	188.00
2	650–700	665	165.00–173.00	169.09
1	750–800	785	185.00	185.00
1	850–900	890	182.00	182.00
1	950–1000	965	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	226.00	226.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	169.00–180.00	174.54
1	350–400	380	167.00	167.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	284.00	284.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	289.00	289.00
1	350–400	355	281.00	281.00
1	500–550	540	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	338.00	338.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,009	155.00–161.00	157.34
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,560	194.00–202.00	198.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,304	145.00–178.00	152.26
52	—	1,383	130.00–144.00	137.70
1	—	1,130	94.00	94.00
5	—	1,332	119.00–127.00	122.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,532	149.00–161.00	152.58
5	—	1,824	132.00–140.00	137.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,039	105.00–119.00	112.49
30	—	1,234	135.00–163.00	142.53
12	—	1,140	70.00–104.00	90.77
61	—	1,116	120.00–134.00	127.34
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,485	168.00–178.00	172.06
11	—	1,173	144.00–163.00	153.73
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	210.00	210.00
4	—	1,378	197.00–205.00	201.64
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	198.00	198.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	159.00	159.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,452	174.00–190.00	177.03
7	—	1,520	162.00–170.00	167.27

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

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

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle