Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-27

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $339.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$339.00

2 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−22.32

vs KY average

−35.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	513	339.00	1,739	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

339.00

—

KY average17 barns · 566 hd

361.32

−22.32

National average120 barns · 5,578 hd

374.14

−35.14

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	1,519	189.52	2,878	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,619	164.07	2,656	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,302	163.43	2,128	113
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,001	142.85	1,430	85
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,184	177.77	2,105	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,500	174.00	2,610	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,095	192.00	2,102	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	970	156.00	1,513	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	—	—	$991	88
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$952	54
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,296	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,638	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,508	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,625	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$2,214	9
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$1,600	2thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,542	6
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$929	14

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	965	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,747	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,500	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,610	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	108.00/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,107	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	350–400	353	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,190	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	200–250	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	335	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,131	1
Steers	Large 1-2	250–300	280	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	700	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,115	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,252	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	200.18/cwt	190.00–217.00	3,209	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	265	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	735	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	665	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	998	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	210	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	541	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	575	230.11/cwt	217.50–242.50	1,323	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	1050–1100	1,055	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,173	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	750–800	765	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,549	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	495	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	300–350	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	934	189.22/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,767	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	790	158.08/cwt	146.00–170.00	1,249	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	510	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	210	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	898	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	420	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	830	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	345	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	222.50/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	975	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	950–1000	960	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,450	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	125.02/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,151	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	152.02/cwt	146.00–166.00	1,551	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,706	155.29/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,649	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	169.08/cwt	162.00–177.00	2,653	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	138.41/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,965	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	139.45/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,390	40
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	525.00/head	440.00–610.00	525	2
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	460.00/head	460.00–460.00	460	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	N/AJersey	0–100	—	1,600.00/head	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,600	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	753.68/head	370.00–1,000.00	754	19
Open Heifers	Medium	0–100	—	685.00/head	685.00–685.00	685	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABrown Swiss	0–50	—	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,625.00/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,625	2
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,025.00–1,450.00	1,175	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	410.00/head	410.00–410.00	410	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Open Heifers	ApprovedCrossbred	0–100	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	812.20/head	450.00–970.00	812	41
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	0–100	—	550.00/head	500.00–600.00	550	2
Open Heifers	SupremeBeef Cross	0–100	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	0–100	—	812.50/head	775.00–850.00	813	2
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,440.91/head	1,750.00–2,750.00	2,441	11
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,142.50/head	1,035.00–1,450.00	1,143	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	900.00/head	825.00–975.00	900	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,098.18/head	660.00–1,450.00	1,098	33
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,202.79/head	560.00–1,520.00	1,203	43
Bred Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Heifers	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,357.14/head	1,650.00–2,700.00	2,357	7
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,337.50/head	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,338	2
Bulls	—	—	1,543	152.93/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,360	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,225	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,487	1
Bulls	—	—	1,369	176.60/cwt	170.00–186.00	2,418	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	171.24/cwt	161.00–197.00	2,173	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	152.58/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,055	42
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,187	177.48/cwt	170.00–186.00	2,107	5
Bulls	—	—	1,878	235.49/cwt	231.00–240.00	4,423	2
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,240	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,922	1
Steers	Select	—	970	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,513	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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 73Last week 68Year ago 93

Slaughter CattleReceipts 290Last week 283Year ago 361

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 215Last week 270Year ago 128

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	181.00	181.00
1	—	1,225	203.00	203.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	174.00	174.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	104.00–112.00	108.00
7	—	921	120.00–129.00	125.02
36	—	1,020	146.00–166.00	152.02
40	—	997	130.00–145.00	139.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,706	150.00–158.00	155.29
14	—	1,569	162.00–177.00	169.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,420	136.00–141.00	138.41
68	—	1,269	161.00–197.00	171.24
42	—	1,347	145.00–160.00	152.58
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	202.00	202.00
5	—	1,187	170.00–186.00	177.48
1	—	1,240	155.00	155.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,603	190.00–217.00	200.18
2	—	1,543	150.00–157.00	152.93
13	—	1,369	170.00–186.00	176.60
2	—	1,878	231.00–240.00	235.49
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	156.00	156.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	353	337.00	337.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	257.50	257.50
1	250–300	265	277.50	277.50
1	500–550	510	227.50	227.50
2	550–600	575	217.50–242.50	230.11
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	212.50	212.50
1	400–450	420	197.50	197.50
1	950–1000	960	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	415.00	415.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	513	339.00	339.00
4	600–650	613	302.00	302.00
1	800–850	835	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	427.50	427.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	275.00	275.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	150.00	150.00
2	750–800	790	146.00–170.00	158.08
5	900–950	934	186.00–190.00	189.22
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,055	206.00	206.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	495	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	765	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	645	210.00–235.00	222.50

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	2	0–50	—	440.00–610.00	525.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	460.00	460.00
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	710.00	710.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	41	0–50	—	450.00–970.00	812.20
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	43	0–50	—	560.00–1,520.00	1,202.79
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,750.00–2,750.00	2,440.91
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,337.50
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,625.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,650.00–2,700.00	2,357.14
Bred Heifers — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bulls — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–100	—	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,600.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	19	0–50	—	370.00–1,000.00	753.68
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	410.00	410.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	450.00	450.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	33	0–50	—	660.00–1,450.00	1,098.18
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	685.00	685.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	800.00	800.00
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	500.00–600.00	550.00
Open Heifers — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	775.00–850.00	812.50
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	0–100	—	1,035.00–1,450.00	1,142.50
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	0–100	—	825.00–975.00	900.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,025.00–1,450.00	1,175.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00

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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Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

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Replacement Dairy Cattle