Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-08

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $305.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$305.00

2 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.24

vs KY average

−11.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	305.00	1,678	2thin

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 sale2 hd

305.00

—

KY average23 barns · 853 hd

309.24

−4.24

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−11.55

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	1,655	169.46	2,805	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,354	144.83	1,961	95
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,655	143.47	2,375	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,073	124.86	1,339	114
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,277	158.97	2,029	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,351	176.40	2,384	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,093	179.00	1,956	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,300	190.55	2,477	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	—	—	$811	208
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$752	73
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,750	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,706	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,058	10
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,740	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,633	3thin
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$1,850	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$2,059	16
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,226	19

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	915	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,556	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	763	148.84/cwt	140.00–157.50	1,136	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	950–1000	985	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,773	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	700–750	715	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,258	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	550–600	575	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	676	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	818	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,411	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	620	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,147	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	210	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	275.39/cwt	252.50–300.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	798	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	981	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,296	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	1
Bulls	N/A	0–100	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,049.71/head	300.00–1,430.00	1,050	102
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	192.59/head	110.00–430.00	193	27
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	970	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,484	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	375	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	459	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	540	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	869	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	385	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	780	1
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	475	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,033	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	729	154.53/cwt	140.00–162.50	1,127	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	856	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	872	157.92/cwt	151.00–167.50	1,377	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,214	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,191	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,242	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	847	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	695	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,140	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	855	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,513	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	907	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,266	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	253	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,072	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	293	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,326	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	88.66/cwt	72.00–103.00	875	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	115.06/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,231	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,467	121.45/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,782	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	151.25/cwt	145.00–176.00	2,037	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	126.96/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,369	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	140.25/cwt	135.00–151.00	1,537	28
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,175	143.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,686	3
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,350	183.61/cwt	177.00–193.00	2,479	2
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,316	158.28/cwt	152.00–167.00	2,083	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,300	190.55/cwt	183.00–200.00	2,477	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,115	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,107	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,070	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,808	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,520	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,797	3
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,098	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,812	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	153.25/cwt	145.00–166.00	2,480	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,672	139.13/cwt	132.00–144.00	2,326	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	138.46/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,866	36
Bulls	—	—	1,748	161.89/cwt	156.00–167.00	2,830	6
Bulls	—	—	1,142	150.38/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,717	3
Bulls	—	—	1,753	179.73/cwt	170.00–208.00	3,151	10
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,700.00–2,175.00	1,975	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	590.48/head	160.00–960.00	590	21
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	332.50/head	240.00–480.00	333	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	733.47/head	300.00–1,100.00	733	75
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	883.70/head	400.00–1,180.00	884	46
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	0–100	—	937.50/head	900.00–975.00	938	2
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,363.50/head	1,110.00–1,525.00	1,364	10
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,275	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,358.33/head	1,850.00–3,050.00	2,358	12
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,500.00–2,400.00	1,950	2
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,228.13/head	1,525.00–2,750.00	2,228	8
Open Heifers	SupremeGuernsey	0–100	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Open Heifers	SupremeJersey	0–100	—	1,115.00/head	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,115	5
Bred Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,962.50/head	2,600.00–3,300.00	2,963	4
Bred Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,150.00/head	1,600.00–2,800.00	2,150	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	440.00/head	440.00–440.00	440	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	280.00/head	140.00–420.00	280	5

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 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 94Year ago 86

Slaughter CattleReceipts 302Last week 277Year ago 339

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 371Last week 283Year ago 154

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	160.00	160.00
1	400–450	430	150.00	150.00
1	500–550	535	160.00	160.00
2	600–650	620	185.00	185.00
1	650–700	665	140.00	140.00
4	700–750	729	140.00–162.50	154.53
2	750–800	763	140.00–157.50	148.84
2	800–850	818	172.50	172.50
3	850–900	872	151.00–167.50	157.92
1	900–950	915	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	970	153.00	153.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	176.00	176.00
1	950–1000	985	180.00	180.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	122.50	122.50
1	550–600	575	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	457.50	457.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	252.50–300.00	275.39
1	400–450	405	315.00	315.00
2	750–800	798	233.00	233.00
4	950–1000	981	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	390	275.00	275.00
2	400–450	440	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	550	305.00	305.00
1	850–900	865	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	380.00	380.00
3	250–300	253	380.00	380.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	202.50	202.50
1	500–550	540	161.00	161.00
1	650–700	695	164.00	164.00
1	850–900	855	177.00	177.00
Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	217.50	217.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	275.00	275.00
4	450–500	458	265.00	265.00
3	500–550	507	235.00	235.00
2	550–600	558	222.50	222.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	172.50	172.50
1	550–600	585	155.00	155.00
1	650–700	670	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	245	437.50	437.50
2	250–300	293	452.50	452.50

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–100	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	102	0–50	—	300.00–1,430.00	1,049.71
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	27	0–50	—	110.00–430.00	192.59
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	0–50	—	240.00–480.00	332.50
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	75	0–50	—	300.00–1,100.00	733.47
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,025.00	2,025.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,700.00–2,175.00	1,975.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,600.00–3,300.00	2,962.50
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	21	0–50	—	160.00–960.00	590.48
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	46	0–50	—	400.00–1,180.00	883.70
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	440.00	440.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	0–50	—	140.00–420.00	280.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,275.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	12	—	—	1,850.00–3,050.00	2,358.33
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	900.00–975.00	937.50
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	900.00	900.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	10	0–100	—	1,110.00–1,525.00	1,363.50
Open Heifers — Supreme · Guernsey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Open Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	0–100	—	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,115.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,500.00–2,400.00	1,950.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,525.00–2,750.00	2,228.13
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,600.00–2,800.00	2,150.00
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
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Bred Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	987	72.00–103.00	88.66
16	—	1,070	108.00–119.00	115.06
59	—	1,078	120.00–134.00	126.96
28	—	1,096	135.00–151.00	140.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,467	120.00–127.00	121.45
54	—	1,347	145.00–176.00	151.25
36	—	1,348	130.00–144.00	138.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,618	145.00–166.00	153.25
9	—	1,672	132.00–144.00	139.13
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,175	140.00–145.00	143.45
2	—	1,350	177.00–193.00	183.61
4	—	1,316	152.00–167.00	158.28
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	183.00–200.00	190.55
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	189.00	189.00
1	—	1,070	169.00	169.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,520	184.00	184.00
2	—	1,098	165.00	165.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,748	156.00–167.00	161.89
3	—	1,142	150.00–151.00	150.38
10	—	1,753	170.00–208.00	179.73

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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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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Slaughter Cattle