Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-24

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $209.00/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$209.00

3 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,432

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−99.91

vs KY average

−111.91 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	685	209.00	1,432	3thin

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

209.00

—

KY average24 barns · 798 hd

308.91

−99.91

National average140 barns · 7,079 hd

320.91

−111.91

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	1,747	190.65	3,330	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	163.22	1,991	139
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	160.56	2,481	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,083	144.57	1,566	53
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,167	184.03	2,148	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,070	204.92	2,192	16

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	—	—	$874	15
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$812	19
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	—	—	$1,910	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,892	12
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	—	—	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$1,758	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	—	—	$1,287	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,258	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,113	2thin
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$1,538	2thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$2,113	4thin
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,226	27

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
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	650–700	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	750–800	795	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,200	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	690	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,277	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	750	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,508	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	928	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,139	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	657	215.41/cwt	200.00–223.00	1,415	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	745	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,646	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	562	163.20/cwt	150.00–180.00	917	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	633.33/head	450.00–1,000.00	633	3
Bred Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Heifers	ApprovedCrossbred	—	—	1,258.33/head	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,258	3
Bulls	N/A	0–100	—	1,537.50/head	1,525.00–1,550.00	1,538	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,186.67/head	830.00–1,550.00	1,187	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	175.45/cwt	168.00–196.00	2,204	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	135.26/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,680	11
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,167	184.03/cwt	178.00–194.00	2,148	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	161.26/cwt	152.00–167.00	1,925	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	159.40/cwt	150.00–170.00	2,488	21
Bulls	—	—	865	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,055	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	165.42/cwt	157.00–177.00	2,539	5
Bulls	—	—	1,909	211.30/cwt	205.00–219.00	4,034	7
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,150	177.94/cwt	176.00–180.00	2,046	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	161.81/cwt	156.00–174.00	1,786	13
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,051	211.15/cwt	207.00–213.00	2,219	13
Bulls	—	—	1,794	193.61/cwt	184.00–201.00	3,473	17
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	684	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,717	20
Bulls	Large 3	450–500	465	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	772	1
Bulls	Large 3	400–450	400	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	668	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	521	147.42/cwt	120.00–170.00	768	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	927	177.61/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,646	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	650–700	698	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,815	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,070	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,712	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	810	249.09/cwt	239.50–258.00	2,018	23
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	870	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,001	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	979	185.60/cwt	182.00–188.00	1,817	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	936	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,228	4
Open Heifers	MediumAyshire	0–100	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	1,012.50/head	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,013	2
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	0–100	—	867.50/head	835.00–900.00	868	2
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,987.50/head	1,700.00–2,275.00	1,988	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,100.00–2,375.00	2,250	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedCrossbred	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,205.00/head	1,700.00–2,450.00	2,205	5
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Heifers	MediumJersey	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Heifers	MediumJersey	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	420.00/head	250.00–590.00	420	2
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,058.33/head	1,825.00–2,250.00	2,058	3
Bred Heifers	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,430.00/head	1,300.00–1,560.00	1,430	2
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	SupremeCrossbred	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Open Heifers	SupremeCrossbred	0–100	—	1,441.67/head	1,350.00–1,625.00	1,442	3
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Open Heifers	SupremeBeef Cross	0–100	—	1,308.33/head	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,308	3
Open Heifers	Medium	0–100	—	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	735.71/head	250.00–1,390.00	736	7
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	742.00/head	300.00–1,110.00	742	5
Open Heifers	ApprovedCrossbred	0–100	—	1,140.00/head	960.00–1,200.00	1,140	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	1,117.50/head	825.00–1,410.00	1,118	2
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	0–100	—	1,125.00/head	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,125	3
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,471.88/head	1,275.00–1,560.00	1,472	8
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	843.33/head	500.00–1,330.00	843	9
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedCrossbred	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	138.41/cwt	132.00–146.00	2,050	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,288	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	179.86/cwt	171.00–194.00	2,779	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	146.34/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,651	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	132.88/cwt	124.00–139.00	1,354	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	145.95/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,689	21
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	600–650	645	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,432	3
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	515	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	682	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	700–750	700	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	952	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	878	185.01/cwt	182.00–188.00	1,624	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	628	170.54/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,071	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	980	192.72/cwt	180.00–198.00	1,889	7

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 69Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 343Last week 400Year ago 348

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 377Last week 341Year ago 189

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	140.00	140.00
1	650–700	650	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	230.00	230.00
3	650–700	657	200.00–223.00	215.41
11	750–800	750	201.00	201.00
2	850–900	878	182.00–188.00	185.01
5	900–950	927	170.00–187.00	177.61
5	950–1000	979	182.00–188.00	185.60
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	698	260.00	260.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	132.50	132.50
1	700–750	700	136.00	136.00
1	750–800	795	151.00	151.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	521	120.00–170.00	147.42
3	550–600	562	150.00–180.00	163.20
2	600–650	628	169.00–172.00	170.54
1	650–700	690	185.00	185.00
5	900–950	928	190.00	190.00
7	950–1000	980	180.00–198.00	192.72
1	1050–1100	1,070	160.00	160.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	167.00	167.00
1	450–500	465	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	232.50	232.50
3	650–700	685	209.00	209.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	650–700	684	251.00	251.00
1	700–750	745	221.00	221.00
23	800–850	810	239.50–258.00	249.09
2	850–900	870	230.00	230.00
4	900–950	936	238.00	238.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	0–50	—	450.00–1,000.00	633.33
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	0–50	—	300.00–1,110.00	742.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	825.00–1,410.00	1,117.50
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	0–50	—	500.00–1,330.00	843.33
Bred Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00–2,275.00	1,987.50
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,700.00–2,450.00	2,205.00
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,825.00–2,250.00	2,058.33
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,175.00	2,175.00
—	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Heifers — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,258.33
Bred Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,560.00	1,430.00
Bulls$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–100	—	1,525.00–1,550.00	1,537.50
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	0–50	—	830.00–1,550.00	1,186.67
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	250.00–590.00	420.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	0–50	—	250.00–1,390.00	735.71
Open Heifers — Medium · Ayshire$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	700.00	700.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012.50
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	835.00–900.00	867.50
Open Heifers — Supreme · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	0–100	—	1,350.00–1,625.00	1,441.67
Open Heifers — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	0–100	—	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,308.33
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	675.00	675.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	0–100	—	960.00–1,200.00	1,140.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	0–100	—	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,125.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	8	0–100	—	1,275.00–1,560.00	1,471.88
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	2,100.00–2,375.00	2,250.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,256	168.00–196.00	175.45
11	—	1,242	128.00–139.00	135.26
45	—	1,194	152.00–167.00	161.26
21	—	1,157	140.00–151.00	145.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,561	150.00–170.00	159.40
5	—	1,481	132.00–146.00	138.41
7	—	1,545	171.00–194.00	179.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,104	156.00–174.00	161.81
2	—	1,073	120.00	120.00
20	—	1,128	140.00–155.00	146.34
18	—	1,019	124.00–139.00	132.88
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,167	178.00–194.00	184.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	122.00	122.00
5	—	1,535	157.00–177.00	165.42
7	—	1,909	205.00–219.00	211.30
17	—	1,794	184.00–201.00	193.61
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,150	176.00–180.00	177.94
13	—	1,051	207.00–213.00	211.15

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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Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

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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