Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $292.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$292.00

1 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,460

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−48.08

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	500	292.00	1,460	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

292.00

—

KY average24 barns · 659 hd

340.08

−48.08

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	1,595	189.59	3,024	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,622	158.56	2,571	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,326	158.30	2,099	127
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,100	138.97	1,528	93
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,400	194.00	2,716	3thin

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	—	—	$930	134
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$834	60
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,885	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,442	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$2,338	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,425	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$2,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,325	2thin
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$2,600	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,864	7
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$794	14

Every lot, as filed

78 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 Steers	Large 3	800–850	824	214.74/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,769	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,035	165.50/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,713	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	535	207.40/cwt	197.00–218.00	1,110	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	550	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,199	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	405	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	855	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	900–950	915	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,922	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,065	173.15/cwt	158.00–191.00	1,844	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	270	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	729	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	908	191.49/cwt	189.00–194.00	1,739	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	733	172.94/cwt	156.00–190.00	1,268	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	1000–1050	1,005	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,010	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	575	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	700–750	725	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	250–300	295	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	519	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	800	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,592	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	405	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	684	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	985	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,201	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	894	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	338	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	544	3
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	700–750	745	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	961	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	900–950	940	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,335	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	478	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	803	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	166.52/cwt	156.00–190.00	2,113	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	149.04/cwt	140.00–156.00	2,087	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	150.77/cwt	146.00–165.00	1,628	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	137.81/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,538	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	105.10/cwt	90.00–113.00	1,177	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	126.13/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,313	9
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	240.00/head	240.00–240.00	240	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	330.00/head	200.00–460.00	330	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	261.25/head	130.00–390.00	261	8
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	206.67/head	150.00–260.00	207	3
Bulls	N/A	0–100	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,127.08/head	600.00–1,520.00	1,127	65
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,287.50/head	1,900.00–2,875.00	2,288	4
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	0–100	—	775.00/head	700.00–875.00	775	7
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	3,000.00/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,000	2
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,410.00/head	2,175.00–2,850.00	2,410	5
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	787.50/head	725.00–850.00	788	2
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,267.50/head	1,175.00–1,360.00	1,268	2
Open Heifers	ApprovedCrossbred	0–100	—	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedCrossbred	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,003.61/head	430.00–1,440.00	1,004	36
Open Heifers	Medium	0–100	—	510.00/head	510.00–510.00	510	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,325.00/head	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,325	2
Open Heifers	MediumCrossbred	0–100	—	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	664.21/head	280.00–990.00	664	19
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	817.17/head	300.00–960.00	817	60
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,885.00/head	2,675.00–3,175.00	2,885	5
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,337.50/head	2,050.00–2,625.00	2,338	2
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	—	—	1,410	176.85/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,494	5
Bulls	—	—	1,744	196.88/cwt	188.00–205.00	3,434	14
Bulls	—	—	1,712	214.58/cwt	210.00–219.00	3,674	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,266	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	166.18/cwt	157.00–182.00	2,612	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,691	150.48/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,545	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	960	188.51/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,810	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	765	208.47/cwt	206.00–211.00	1,595	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	500–550	545	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,166	1
Bulls	—	—	1,224	151.94/cwt	137.00–160.00	1,860	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	135.28/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,893	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,400	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,716	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	670	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	951	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 May 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 68Last week 73Year ago 40

Slaughter CattleReceipts 283Last week 363Year ago 270

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 270Last week 168Year ago 101

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	405	211.00	211.00
2	500–550	535	197.00–218.00	207.40
1	550–600	550	218.00	218.00
2	750–800	765	206.00–211.00	208.47
4	800–850	824	214.00–215.00	214.74
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	161.00	161.00
2	450–500	478	168.00	168.00
1	900–950	940	142.00	142.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	169.00	169.00
1	550–600	595	140.00	140.00
1	650–700	670	142.00	142.00
2	700–750	733	156.00–190.00	172.94
1	800–850	800	199.00	199.00
2	900–950	908	189.00–194.00	191.49
2	950–1000	960	187.00–190.00	188.51
2	1000–1050	1,035	160.00–171.00	165.50
4	1050–1100	1,065	158.00–191.00	173.15
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	915	210.00	210.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	200.00	200.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	337.50	337.50
1	500–550	520	257.50	257.50
1	650–700	680	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	172.00	172.00
1	800–850	830	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	176.00	176.00
1	700–750	725	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	500	292.00	292.00
1	750–800	750	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	352.50	352.50
1	400–450	405	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	985	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	231.00	231.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	214.00	214.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,269	156.00–190.00	166.52
49	—	1,400	140.00–156.00	149.04
6	—	1,399	130.00–139.00	135.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,080	146.00–165.00	150.77
57	—	1,116	130.00–145.00	137.81
3	—	1,120	90.00–113.00	105.10
9	—	1,041	121.00–129.00	126.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	139.00	139.00
10	—	1,572	157.00–182.00	166.18
7	—	1,691	140.00–155.00	150.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,410	170.00–182.00	176.85
14	—	1,744	188.00–205.00	196.88
6	—	1,712	210.00–219.00	214.58
5	—	1,224	137.00–160.00	151.94
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	194.00	194.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	240.00	240.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	0–50	—	130.00–390.00	261.25
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	65	0–50	—	600.00–1,520.00	1,127.08
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	60	0–50	—	300.00–960.00	817.17
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	200.00–460.00	330.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	0–50	—	150.00–260.00	206.67
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	36	0–50	—	430.00–1,440.00	1,003.61
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	19	0–50	—	280.00–990.00	664.21
Bulls$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–100	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,900.00–2,875.00	2,287.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,400.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	7	0–100	—	700.00–875.00	775.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	725.00–850.00	787.50
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	1,175.00–1,360.00	1,267.50
Open Heifers — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	675.00	675.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	510.00	510.00
Open Heifers — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,175.00–2,850.00	2,410.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,675.00–3,175.00	2,885.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,050.00–2,625.00	2,337.50
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,000.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,325.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle