Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-22

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $170.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$170.00

1 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$867

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−167.89

vs KY average

−170.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	510	170.00	867	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

170.00

—

KY average25 barns · 1,169 hd

337.89

−167.89

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−170.18

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	1,468	192.88	2,832	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	170.80	2,749	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,332	159.72	2,127	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,096	138.05	1,513	144
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,252	173.13	2,167	16
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,240	173.00	2,145	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,077	192.54	2,074	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	—	—	$858	110
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$827	34
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,085	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,250	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,550	3thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,280	5
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,052	15

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Bulls	—	—	1,752	216.27/cwt	200.00–225.00	3,789	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	160.94/cwt	159.00–163.00	2,668	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,240	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,145	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,278	182.40/cwt	174.00–187.00	2,331	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	1000–1050	1,023	212.48/cwt	210.00–215.00	2,174	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,027	181.24/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,861	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	995	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,791	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	850–900	870	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,792	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	280	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	833	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	769	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	800	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,392	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	200–250	230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	345	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	850–900	850	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,275	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	700–750	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	390	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,471	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	144.16/cwt	131.00–149.00	1,932	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	174.14/cwt	166.00–188.00	2,178	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	157.66/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,173	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	127.27/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,329	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	157.85/cwt	152.00–174.00	1,765	22
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,250.00/head	1,625.00–3,300.00	2,250	6
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	858.33/head	825.00–875.00	858	3
Open Heifers	Medium	0–100	—	551.67/head	510.00–585.00	552	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	783.82/head	400.00–930.00	784	34
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	980.50/head	630.00–1,300.00	981	20
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABrown Swiss	0–50	—	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	648.33/head	420.00–980.00	648	12
Bred Heifers	MediumJersey	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Heifers	MediumCrossbred	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	365.00/head	350.00–380.00	365	2
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,316.11/head	1,025.00–1,625.00	1,316	9
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	956.52/head	400.00–1,310.00	957	69
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	758.33/head	700.00–800.00	758	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,000.00–3,000.00	2,500	2
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,085.00/head	1,600.00–2,550.00	2,085	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	208.33/head	140.00–300.00	208	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,077	192.54/cwt	188.00–199.00	2,074	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	110.77/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,140	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	141.97/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,591	80
Bulls	—	—	1,418	192.19/cwt	185.00–199.00	2,725	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	180.91/cwt	170.00–194.00	2,820	5
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,208	157.68/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,905	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	790	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,469	1
Bulls	—	—	1,149	164.68/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,892	9

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 Jul 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 48Last week 66Year ago 75

Slaughter CattleReceipts 293Last week 356Year ago 323

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 229Last week 384Year ago 220

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,752	200.00–225.00	216.27
5	—	1,418	185.00–199.00	192.19
9	—	1,149	155.00–175.00	164.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	159.00–163.00	160.94
1	—	1,765	140.00	140.00
5	—	1,559	170.00–194.00	180.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,340	131.00–149.00	144.16
28	—	1,251	166.00–188.00	174.14
45	—	1,378	150.00–165.00	157.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,044	120.00–134.00	127.27
22	—	1,118	152.00–174.00	157.85
18	—	1,029	100.00–118.00	110.77
80	—	1,121	135.00–150.00	141.97
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	173.00	173.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,278	174.00–187.00	182.40
6	—	1,208	150.00–163.00	157.68
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,077	188.00–199.00	192.54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	870	206.00	206.00
2	1000–1050	1,023	210.00–215.00	212.48
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	790	186.00	186.00
1	800–850	800	174.00	174.00
2	950–1000	995	180.00	180.00
8	1000–1050	1,027	180.00–186.00	181.24
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	142.50	142.50
1	450–500	495	120.00	120.00
1	700–750	740	120.00	120.00
1	850–900	850	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	297.50	297.50
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	150.00	150.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	217.50	217.50
1	500–550	510	170.00	170.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,625.00–3,300.00	2,250.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00–3,000.00	2,500.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,600.00–2,550.00	2,085.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	825.00–875.00	858.33
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,725.00	1,725.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	0–100	—	510.00–585.00	551.67
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	9	0–100	—	1,025.00–1,625.00	1,316.11
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	0–100	—	700.00–800.00	758.33
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	34	0–50	—	400.00–930.00	783.82
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	500.00	500.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	69	0–50	—	400.00–1,310.00	956.52
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	0–50	—	140.00–300.00	208.33
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	20	0–50	—	630.00–1,300.00	980.50
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	0–50	—	420.00–980.00	648.33
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	350.00–380.00	365.00

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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Heifers · 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

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