Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Weight class

Bulls · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb bulls averaged $280.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$280.00

1 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,218

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−93.44

vs KY average

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	435	280.00	1,218	1thin

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

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

280.00

—

KY average24 barns · 614 hd

373.44

−93.44

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	—	High	1,587	175.76	2,789	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,684	148.21	2,496	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,351	147.50	1,992	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	131.13	1,429	94
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,123	166.17	1,866	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,293	163.49	2,114	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,209	197.82	2,392	11
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,435	180.00	2,583	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	—	—	$777	136
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$701	66
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,917	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,775	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$3,000	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$775	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,960	12
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$895	25

Every lot, as filed

86 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 Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	613.41/head	370.00–1,035.00	613	22
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABrown Swiss	0–50	—	525.00/head	500.00–550.00	525	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	322.00/head	180.00–475.00	322	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	290	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	426	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	995	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,891	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	585	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,203	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	385	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	562	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	728	167.79/cwt	156.00–180.00	1,222	2
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	550–600	565	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	797	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	800–850	840	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,201	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	660	190.50/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,257	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,090	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,017	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	943	186.01/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,754	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	555	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,465	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	750	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,643	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,045	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,850	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	465	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	963	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	350–400	396	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,299	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	650–700	695	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,633	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	338	257.37/cwt	240.00–275.00	870	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	250–300	250	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	444	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	400–450	448	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,389	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	795	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,216	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	817	179.12/cwt	169.00–189.00	1,463	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	675	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,316	2
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	800	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,752	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	409	187.32/cwt	152.50–197.00	766	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	360	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	904	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,472	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,172	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	710	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	283	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	672	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	800–850	805	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	974	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	129.30/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,440	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,728	138.07/cwt	130.00–144.00	2,386	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,186	202.36/cwt	190.00–214.00	2,400	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	139.90/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,896	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,618	111.73/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,808	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,662	156.25/cwt	145.00–170.00	2,597	15
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,138	166.76/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,898	4
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,035	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,915	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,435	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,583	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,315	177.37/cwt	169.00–185.00	2,332	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	116.78/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,118	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	141.94/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,526	44
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,293	163.49/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,114	2
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,150	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,668	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	123.88/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,615	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,216	88.79/cwt	77.00–104.00	1,080	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,038	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	155.49/cwt	145.00–181.00	2,091	62
Bulls	—	—	1,643	183.20/cwt	172.00–207.00	3,010	11
Bulls	—	—	1,498	164.08/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,458	7
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	425.00/head	380.00–470.00	425	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	765.98/head	480.00–1,120.00	766	41
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	690.40/head	410.00–840.00	690	50
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	3,000.00/head	2,850.00–3,100.00	3,000	3
Bred Heifers	MediumJersey	—	—	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AGuernsey	0–50	—	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Bred Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,325.00/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,325	2
Open Heifers	Medium	0–100	—	573.33/head	510.00–610.00	573	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeGuernsey	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,175	2
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,101.36/head	1,035.00–1,350.00	1,101	11
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	868.75/head	850.00–875.00	869	4
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	0–100	—	842.00/head	785.00–875.00	842	5
Open Heifers	CommonJersey	0–100	—	430.00/head	400.00–460.00	430	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,400.00/head	1,650.00–2,850.00	2,400	7
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,262.50/head	1,075.00–1,450.00	1,263	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	463.33/head	410.00–550.00	463	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	931.43/head	510.00–1,390.00	931	70
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,200.00/head	1,750.00–2,650.00	2,200	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 Apr 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 104Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 285Last week 302Year ago 345

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 275Last week 371Year ago 198

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	22	0–50	—	370.00–1,035.00	613.41
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	380.00–470.00	425.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	41	0–50	—	480.00–1,120.00	765.98
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	500.00	500.00
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	500.00–550.00	525.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	0–50	—	180.00–475.00	322.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	50	0–50	—	410.00–840.00	690.40
Baby Bull Calves — Guernsey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	300.00	300.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	0–50	—	410.00–550.00	463.33
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	70	0–50	—	510.00–1,390.00	931.43
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,850.00–3,100.00	3,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,325.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,750.00–2,650.00	2,200.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	0–100	—	510.00–610.00	573.33
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	11	0–100	—	1,035.00–1,350.00	1,101.36
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	0–100	—	850.00–875.00	868.75
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	0–100	—	785.00–875.00	842.00
Open Heifers — Common · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	400.00–460.00	430.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Guernsey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,175.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	7	—	—	1,650.00–2,850.00	2,400.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,450.00	1,262.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	147.00	147.00
1	350–400	385	146.00	146.00
1	550–600	585	186.00	186.00
2	650–700	660	190.00–191.00	190.50
2	700–750	728	156.00–180.00	167.79
1	750–800	795	153.00	153.00
3	800–850	817	169.00–189.00	179.12
2	900–950	943	182.00–190.00	186.01
1	950–1000	995	190.00	190.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	177.00	177.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	185.00	185.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	141.00	141.00
1	800–850	840	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	565	213.00	213.00
1	700–750	735	206.00	206.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	149.00	149.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	240.00–275.00	257.37
1	350–400	360	251.00	251.00
1	450–500	465	207.00	207.00
2	550–600	555	264.00	264.00
2	650–700	675	195.00	195.00
2	700–750	710	185.00	185.00
2	750–800	750	219.00	219.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	396	328.00	328.00
3	400–450	448	310.00	310.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	235.00	235.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	177.50	177.50
5	400–450	409	152.50–197.00	187.32
1	450–500	465	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	800	219.00	219.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	850	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	805	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	435	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,114	123.00–134.00	129.30
8	—	957	113.00–119.00	116.78
44	—	1,075	135.00–155.00	141.94
7	—	1,216	77.00–104.00	88.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,728	130.00–144.00	138.07
15	—	1,662	145.00–170.00	156.25
1	—	1,580	129.00	129.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,355	130.00–144.00	139.90
2	—	1,618	110.00–114.00	111.73
7	—	1,304	120.00–128.00	123.88
62	—	1,345	145.00–181.00	155.49
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,186	190.00–214.00	202.36
2	—	1,315	169.00–185.00	177.37
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,138	159.00–170.00	166.76
1	—	1,035	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,150	145.00	145.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	158.00–169.00	163.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,643	172.00–207.00	183.20
7	—	1,498	157.00–168.00	164.08

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 400–500 lb

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How it compared 400–500 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