Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

Weight class

Steers · summary 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

300–400 lb steers averaged $287.50/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$287.50

1 head · 315 lb average

Value per head Derived

$906

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−96.35

vs KY average

−121.99 vs national

What quality paid 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	315	287.50	906	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 300–400 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

287.50

—

KY average25 barns · 317 hd

383.85

−96.35

National average158 barns · 3,378 hd

409.49

−121.99

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	1,675	163.85	2,744	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,695	140.83	2,387	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,400	140.56	1,967	118
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,160	121.36	1,408	124
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,498	169.00	2,531	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,320	193.00	2,548	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,271	156.82	1,993	8thin

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	—	—	$705	108
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$641	53
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,896	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,783	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$875	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$3,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,098	12
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,950	2thin
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$2,300	2thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,292	9
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$712	21
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$3,150	2thin
Springer Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$2,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	Supreme	—	—	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	775.00/head	700.00–825.00	775	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,210.00/head	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,210	5
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	3,150.00/head	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,150	2
Springer Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	755.17/head	420.00–1,000.00	755	29
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	653.88/head	400.00–860.00	654	49
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	270.00/head	100.00–460.00	270	9
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	843.27/head	440.00–1,060.00	843	49
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Bulls	N/ABeef Cross	0–100	—	2,300.00/head	1,850.00–2,750.00	2,300	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	615	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	750	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	460	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	589	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	393	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	550	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	735	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	978	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Fancy	450–500	480	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	906	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	480	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	336	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,045	154.00/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,609	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	965	147.95/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,428	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	890	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,397	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	790	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,027	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	700–750	705	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	592	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	460	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	722	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	310	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	530	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	600–650	605	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	472	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	550	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	776	2
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	650–700	680	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	707	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	765	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	136.50/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,895	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,600	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	160.09/cwt	157.00–165.00	2,600	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	126.76/cwt	124.00–129.00	2,199	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,708	137.78/cwt	130.00–143.00	2,353	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	91.66/cwt	79.00–103.00	882	16
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,208	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,615	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,875	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,320	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,548	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,271	156.82/cwt	148.00–165.00	1,993	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,254	138.73/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,740	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,419	153.94/cwt	145.00–168.00	2,184	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	113.80/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,296	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	127.39/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,521	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	124.09/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,720	18
Bulls	—	—	1,263	137.69/cwt	129.00–146.00	1,739	4
Bulls	—	—	1,771	178.61/cwt	171.00–189.00	3,163	12
Bulls	—	—	1,724	156.59/cwt	150.00–168.00	2,700	10
Bred Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,756.25/head	1,650.00–1,825.00	1,756	4
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,783.33/head	1,500.00–2,150.00	1,783	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	565.26/head	400.00–730.00	565	19
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	262.00/head	170.00–390.00	262	5
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,380.56/head	1,625.00–3,000.00	2,381	9
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Heifers	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,097.50/head	1,085.00–1,135.00	1,098	4
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	943.75/head	925.00–950.00	944	4
Open Heifers	Medium	0–100	—	722.50/head	710.00–735.00	723	2
Open Heifers	CommonJersey	0–100	—	400.00/head	350.00–425.00	400	3
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	0–100	—	516.88/head	500.00–585.00	517	8
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,725.00–2,175.00	1,950	2

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 Mar 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 55Last week 53Year ago 74

Slaughter CattleReceipts 369Last week 383Year ago 264

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 251Last week 335Year ago 137

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	3,250.00	3,250.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	700.00–825.00	775.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,210.00
Springer Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,150.00
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	29	0–50	—	420.00–1,000.00	755.17
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	19	0–50	—	400.00–730.00	565.26
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	0–50	—	170.00–390.00	262.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	49	0–50	—	400.00–860.00	653.88
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	0–50	—	100.00–460.00	270.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	49	0–50	—	440.00–1,060.00	843.27
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–100	—	1,850.00–2,750.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,650.00–1,825.00	1,756.25
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,500.00–2,150.00	1,783.33
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,625.00–3,000.00	2,380.56
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,725.00–2,175.00	1,950.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	0–100	—	1,085.00–1,135.00	1,097.50
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	0–100	—	925.00–950.00	943.75
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	710.00–735.00	722.50
Open Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	0–100	—	350.00–425.00	400.00
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	8	0–100	—	500.00–585.00	516.88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	140.00	140.00
1	450–500	460	128.00	128.00
2	550–600	550	141.00	141.00
1	600–650	615	122.00	122.00
1	650–700	675	125.00	125.00
1	700–750	735	133.00	133.00
1	750–800	790	130.00	130.00
1	850–900	890	157.00	157.00
2	950–1000	965	145.00–151.00	147.95
2	1000–1050	1,045	150.00–158.00	154.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	192.00	192.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	70.00	70.00
1	600–650	605	78.00	78.00
1	650–700	680	104.00	104.00
1	700–750	705	84.00	84.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	287.50	287.50
3	850–900	873	214.00	214.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	171.00	171.00
1	450–500	460	157.00	157.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	172.00	172.00
1	600–650	620	177.00	177.00
1	750–800	775	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,388	130.00–144.00	136.50
1	—	1,495	107.00	107.00
42	—	1,419	145.00–168.00	153.94
18	—	1,386	118.00–129.00	124.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,624	157.00–165.00	160.09
2	—	1,735	124.00–129.00	126.76
16	—	1,708	130.00–143.00	137.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	962	79.00–103.00	91.66
18	—	1,254	135.00–146.00	138.73
28	—	1,139	105.00–119.00	113.80
62	—	1,194	120.00–134.00	127.39
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,615	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,271	148.00–165.00	156.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,263	129.00–146.00	137.69
12	—	1,771	171.00–189.00	178.61
10	—	1,724	150.00–168.00	156.59

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

Steers · summary 300–400 lb

What quality paid 300–400 lb

How it compared 300–400 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