Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-17

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $265.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$265.00

1 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,524

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−81.48

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	575	265.00	1,524	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

265.00

—

KY average25 barns · 407 hd

346.48

−81.48

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	—	Low	1,691	200.35	3,388	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,687	167.02	2,817	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,286	166.04	2,136	125
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	142.49	1,542	109
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,155	177.57	2,052	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,199	171.64	2,057	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,152	190.30	2,191	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,100	198.00	2,178	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	—	—	$852	145
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$912	73
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	—	—	$2,371	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,194	17
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,080	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,675	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,150	9
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,888	4thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,677	13
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,088	16

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
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	635	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,168	180.93/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,113	3
Bulls	—	—	1,429	170.91/cwt	159.00–178.00	2,442	5
Bulls	—	—	1,816	218.59/cwt	210.00–229.00	3,970	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	940	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,598	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	735	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,103	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	970	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,474	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	780	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,404	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	590	133.47/cwt	130.00–137.00	787	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	330	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	693	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	535	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	762	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	865	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,393	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	770	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,324	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	815	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,190	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	460	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	817	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	385	169.21/cwt	165.00–172.50	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	195.50/cwt	195.00–196.00	1,535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	952	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	855	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,693	2
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	420	107.68/cwt	100.00–115.00	452	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	530	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	822	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	460	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	699	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,894	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	650–700	675	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	905	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	550–600	585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	907	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	600–650	610	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	686	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	700–750	725	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	928	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	127.07/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,342	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	143.50/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,590	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	107.12/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,085	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	157.13/cwt	151.00–169.00	1,642	24
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,080	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,814	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	159.18/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,077	53
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Heifers	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,375.00/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,375	2
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,025.00/head	1,550.00–2,525.00	2,025	8
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	223.75/head	100.00–440.00	224	16
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	717.50/head	700.00–735.00	718	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	350.00/head	250.00–450.00	350	2
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,575.00/head	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,575	3
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,085.71/head	1,675.00–3,200.00	2,086	7
Open Heifers	Medium	0–100	—	605.00/head	575.00–635.00	605	2
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,137.50/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,138	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABrown Swiss	0–50	—	420.00/head	420.00–420.00	420	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	618.00/head	300.00–960.00	618	20
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	746.89/head	350.00–1,090.00	747	74
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,371.43/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,371	7
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedCrossbred	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,251.11/head	1,125.00–1,550.00	1,251	9
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,300.00/head	1,650.00–2,700.00	2,300	15
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	427	237.13/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,013	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	174.47/cwt	166.00–183.00	2,814	12
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,238	172.85/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,140	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,135	199.68/cwt	190.00–215.00	2,266	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,100	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,178	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	983	163.74/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,610	3
Bulls	—	—	1,677	192.25/cwt	180.00–200.00	3,224	9
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,355	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,575	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,219	183.38/cwt	176.00–188.00	2,235	5
Bulls	—	—	1,880	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	4,474	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	174.28/cwt	166.00–195.00	2,194	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	145.61/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,014	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	157.09/cwt	147.00–164.00	2,804	9
Bred Cows	SupremeAyshire	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,912.50/head	1,500.00–2,425.00	1,913	4
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,190.19/head	600.00–1,550.00	1,190	54
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,050.00/head	600.00–1,440.00	1,050	51
Open Heifers	SupremeJersey	0–100	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Open Heifers	SupremeBeef Cross	0–100	—	1,225.00/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,225	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075	2
Bred Heifers	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,200.00/head	1,700.00–2,700.00	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 Jun 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 69Last week 72Year ago 31

Slaughter CattleReceipts 400Last week 431Year ago 270

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 341Last week 319Year ago 235

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	165.00–172.50	169.21
1	400–450	440	170.00	170.00
1	450–500	460	177.50	177.50
1	500–550	535	142.50	142.50
2	550–600	590	130.00–137.00	133.47
1	600–650	635	195.00	195.00
1	750–800	780	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	855	138.00	138.00
1	900–950	940	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	970	152.00	152.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	100.00–115.00	107.68
1	600–650	610	112.50	112.50
1	700–750	725	128.00	128.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	210.00	210.00
4	400–450	427	200.00–250.00	237.13
1	700–750	735	150.00	150.00
1	750–800	770	172.00	172.00
1	800–850	815	146.00	146.00
1	850–900	865	161.00	161.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	152.00	152.00
1	500–550	530	155.00	155.00
1	550–600	585	155.00	155.00
1	650–700	675	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	392.50	392.50
2	450–500	498	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	575	265.00	265.00
3	750–800	768	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	312.50	312.50
1	350–400	390	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	625	303.00	303.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	297.50	297.50
1	350–400	395	215.00	215.00
1	450–500	485	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	785	195.00–196.00	195.50
1	800–850	835	172.00	172.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	184.00	184.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,168	180.00–183.00	180.93
3	—	1,135	190.00–215.00	199.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,429	159.00–178.00	170.91
10	—	1,816	210.00–229.00	218.59
9	—	1,677	180.00–200.00	192.25
1	—	1,880	238.00	238.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,056	120.00–134.00	127.07
62	—	1,108	135.00–150.00	143.50
3	—	1,013	100.00–110.00	107.12
24	—	1,045	151.00–169.00	157.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,305	150.00–165.00	159.18
64	—	1,259	166.00–195.00	174.28
8	—	1,383	139.00–149.00	145.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,613	166.00–183.00	174.47
9	—	1,785	147.00–164.00	157.09
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	168.00	168.00
3	—	1,238	171.00–175.00	172.85
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	198.00	198.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	983	160.00–169.00	163.74
1	—	1,355	190.00	190.00
5	—	1,219	176.00–188.00	183.38

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,675.00–3,200.00	2,085.71
Bred Heifers — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,375.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,200.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,500.00–2,425.00	1,912.50
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,575.00
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	—	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,371.43
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	1,650.00–2,700.00	2,300.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Ayshire$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	8	—	—	1,550.00–2,525.00	2,025.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,137.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	16	0–50	—	100.00–440.00	223.75
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	420.00	420.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	74	0–50	—	350.00–1,090.00	746.89
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	54	0–50	—	600.00–1,550.00	1,190.19
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	700.00–735.00	717.50
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	575.00–635.00	605.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	9	0–100	—	1,125.00–1,550.00	1,251.11
Open Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Open Heifers — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,225.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	250.00–450.00	350.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	20	0–50	—	300.00–960.00	618.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	51	0–50	—	600.00–1,440.00	1,050.00

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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Every lot, as filed

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