Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $270.00/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$270.00

3 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−53.21

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	590	270.00	1,593	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

270.00

—

KY average26 barns · 695 hd

323.21

−53.21

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	1,663	168.49	2,803	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	146.34	2,414	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,345	142.54	1,918	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,054	125.55	1,323	100
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,221	168.23	2,054	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,300	150.00	1,950	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,001	176.30	1,765	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	—	—	$867	153
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$802	72
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,883	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,838	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	—	—	$785	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,994	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,463	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$975	1thin
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$1,900	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,352	13
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$924	14
Springer Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,080	2thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	399.09/head	210.00–590.00	399	11
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	464.00/head	360.00–570.00	464	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,068.67/head	430.00–1,400.00	1,069	75
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,162.50/head	1,900.00–2,425.00	2,163	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	745.08/head	300.00–850.00	745	61
Bulls	N/ABeef Cross	0–100	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	527	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,043	5
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	370	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	450	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,484	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	670	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,173	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	750	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,493	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	580	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,224	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	650–700	665	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	878	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	630	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,210	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	545	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,101	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	525	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,030	177.50/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,828	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,070	173.98/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,862	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	830	196.97/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,635	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	520	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,170	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	441	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	851	4
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	855	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,573	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	375	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	825	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	650–700	680	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	799	1
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	734	202.89/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,489	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	925	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,832	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	1000–1050	1,035	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,439	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	280	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	633	3
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	750	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,523	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	230	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	460	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	595	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,025	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	88.19/cwt	70.00–100.00	817	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	127.57/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,397	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	124.09/cwt	112.00–128.00	1,774	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	137.48/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,817	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	158.04/cwt	146.00–179.00	2,124	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	143.06/cwt	135.00–163.00	1,521	22
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,950	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,251	165.67/cwt	150.00–173.00	2,073	5
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,070	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,937	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,215	193.23/cwt	188.00–200.00	2,348	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	894	167.84/cwt	156.00–179.00	1,500	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,759	137.19/cwt	131.00–144.00	2,413	7
Bulls	—	—	1,640	162.69/cwt	156.00–169.00	2,668	14
Bulls	—	—	1,760	181.23/cwt	171.00–204.00	3,190	17
Bulls	—	—	1,444	145.92/cwt	134.00–152.00	2,107	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	113.05/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,074	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	152.74/cwt	145.00–165.00	2,403	10
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	586.43/head	330.00–890.00	586	14
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	460.00/head	410.00–510.00	460	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	367.50/head	170.00–460.00	368	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	914.71/head	430.00–1,280.00	915	51
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,887.50/head	1,675.00–2,100.00	1,888	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABrown Swiss	0–50	—	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bred Heifers	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,495.00/head	1,110.00–1,750.00	1,495	3
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	2
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	0–100	—	510.00/head	510.00–510.00	510	1
Open Heifers	CommonJersey	0–100	—	485.00/head	485.00–485.00	485	1
Open Heifers	MediumCrossbred	0–100	—	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	2
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Heifers	SupremeJersey	—	—	2,100.00/head	1,725.00–2,475.00	2,100	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,125	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,741.67/head	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,742	3
Springer Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Springer Heifers	MediumJersey	—	—	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	1
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	924.17/head	835.00–950.00	924	6
Open Heifers	Medium	0–100	—	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedCrossbred	—	—	1,212.50/head	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,213	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeCrossbred	—	—	1,737.50/head	1,725.00–1,750.00	1,738	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	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 Apr 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 94Last week 103Year ago 145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 277Last week 354Year ago 491

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 283Last week 299Year ago 181

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	0–50	—	210.00–590.00	399.09
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	0–50	—	360.00–570.00	464.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	75	0–50	—	430.00–1,400.00	1,068.67
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	61	0–50	—	300.00–850.00	745.08
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,900.00–2,425.00	2,162.50
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,375.00	2,375.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	—	785.00	785.00
Bulls — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–100	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	14	0–50	—	330.00–890.00	586.43
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	0–50	—	410.00–510.00	460.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	0–50	—	170.00–460.00	367.50
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	51	0–50	—	430.00–1,280.00	914.71
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,675.00–2,100.00	1,887.50
Bred Heifers — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,725.00–2,475.00	2,100.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	0–100	—	1,110.00–1,750.00	1,495.00
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	510.00	510.00
Open Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	485.00	485.00
Open Heifers — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	625.00	625.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	6	0–100	—	835.00–950.00	924.17
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	660.00	660.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,125.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,741.67
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,212.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,725.00–1,750.00	1,737.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Springer Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	835.00	835.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	170.00	170.00
1	500–550	535	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	315	287.50	287.50
1	550–600	560	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	695	240.00	240.00
1	950–1000	975	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	321.00	321.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	229.00	229.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	441	193.00	193.00
5	500–550	527	198.00	198.00
1	550–600	580	211.00	211.00
1	600–650	630	192.00	192.00
1	650–700	670	175.00	175.00
1	750–800	750	199.00	199.00
2	800–850	830	192.00–202.00	196.97
1	900–950	925	198.00	198.00
2	1000–1050	1,030	170.00–185.00	177.50
3	1050–1100	1,070	170.00–178.00	173.98
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	148.00	148.00
1	650–700	665	132.00	132.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	139.00	139.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	202.00	202.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	680	117.50	117.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	200.00	200.00
3	250–300	280	226.00	226.00
1	350–400	375	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	520	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	595	212.50	212.50
Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	734	200.00–210.00	202.89
1	750–800	750	203.00	203.00
2	850–900	855	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	340	337.50	337.50
3	550–600	590	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	628	269.00	269.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	170.00	170.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	926	70.00–100.00	88.19
56	—	1,095	120.00–134.00	127.57
22	—	1,063	135.00–163.00	143.06
13	—	950	105.00–117.00	113.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,430	112.00–128.00	124.09
42	—	1,322	130.00–144.00	137.48
28	—	1,344	146.00–179.00	158.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,759	131.00–144.00	137.19
10	—	1,573	145.00–165.00	152.74
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,251	150.00–173.00	165.67
1	—	1,070	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	188.00–200.00	193.23
4	—	894	156.00–179.00	167.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,640	156.00–169.00	162.69
17	—	1,760	171.00–204.00	181.23
6	—	1,444	134.00–152.00	145.92

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

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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