Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-05

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $269.05/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$269.05

8 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,488

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$55.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−74.36

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	542	289.98	1,571	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	572	234.17	1,339	3thin

One grade step is worth $55.82/cwt here — about $232 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

269.05

—

KY average24 barns · 489 hd

343.41

−74.36

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	1,660	206.14	3,423	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,632	172.13	2,809	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,314	169.61	2,228	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,063	143.43	1,525	128
Dairy Heifers	Choice	High	1,470	209.00	3,072	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,140	184.64	2,105	14
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,095	168.00	1,840	1thin
Heifers	Choice	High	1,250	217.00	2,713	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,290	177.00	2,283	1thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,575	220.00	3,465	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	—	—	$826	154
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$700	73
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,231	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,925	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,582	15
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$2,461	18
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,250	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,467	9
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,339	15

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	978.33/head	885.00–1,050.00	978	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeGuernsey	—	—	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,500.00–2,400.00	1,950	2
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,691.67/head	1,300.00–2,000.00	1,692	9
Open Heifers	Medium	0–100	—	592.50/head	500.00–685.00	593	2
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,461.11/head	2,050.00–2,900.00	2,461	18
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	732.67/head	310.00–980.00	733	86
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	353.33/head	220.00–530.00	353	3
Bred Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	161.57/cwt	156.00–174.00	1,793	22
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	740	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,221	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	750–800	760	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,543	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	565	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,172	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,470	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,072	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	935	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,823	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,156	183.84/cwt	178.00–189.00	2,125	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	823	184.03/cwt	183.00–185.00	1,515	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	900	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,809	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	967	199.81/cwt	199.00–203.00	1,932	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	680	156.96/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,067	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	968	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,588	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	920	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,776	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	770	155.16/cwt	149.00–161.00	1,195	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	610	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,312	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	215	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	495	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	250–300	290	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	674	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	250–300	280	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	600–650	605	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,104	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	620	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	296.23/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	296.35/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	458	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,672	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	600–650	620	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	146.96/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,596	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	112.33/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,106	12
Steers	Choice	—	1,575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,465	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,290	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,283	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	131.80/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,704	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	149.20/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,960	6
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	901.60/head	390.00–1,220.00	902	25
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	296.67/head	280.00–330.00	297	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	446.00/head	340.00–510.00	446	5
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	215.00/head	180.00–250.00	215	2
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,625.00/head	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,625	2
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,225	2
Bred Heifers	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABrown Swiss	0–50	—	460.00/head	460.00–460.00	460	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,006.29/head	490.00–1,340.00	1,006	62
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	632.00/head	300.00–1,010.00	632	40
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeCrossbred	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Open Heifers	ApprovedCrossbred	0–100	—	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,187.50/head	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,188	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,742.31/head	2,350.00–3,250.00	2,742	13
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	—	—	2,053	238.88/cwt	234.00–243.00	4,904	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	180.12/cwt	171.00–196.00	2,295	39
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,095	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,840	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	133.70/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,341	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	182.11/cwt	174.00–188.00	2,832	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	166.14/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,788	5
Bulls	—	—	1,636	202.49/cwt	197.00–210.00	3,313	11
Bulls	—	—	1,345	179.71/cwt	161.00–185.00	2,417	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,250	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,713	1
Bulls	—	—	1,811	221.86/cwt	218.00–228.00	4,018	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	164.19/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,223	39

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.

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Farmers Regional Livestock Auction of Glasgow Dairy Auction - Smiths Grove, KY

Tue Aug 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 79Last week 48Year ago 82

Slaughter CattleReceipts 330Last week 266Year ago 345

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 321Last week 217Year ago 132

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	0–100	—	885.00–1,050.00	978.33
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	9	0–100	—	1,300.00–2,000.00	1,691.67
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	500.00–685.00	592.50
Open Heifers — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	735.00	735.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Guernsey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,625.00	1,625.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,500.00–2,400.00	1,950.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,187.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	—	2,050.00–2,900.00	2,461.11
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	2,350.00–3,250.00	2,742.31
Bred Heifers — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,600.00	3,600.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,625.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,225.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	86	0–50	—	310.00–980.00	732.67
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	0–50	—	280.00–330.00	296.67
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	180.00–250.00	215.00
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	460.00	460.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	62	0–50	—	490.00–1,340.00	1,006.29
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	0–50	—	220.00–530.00	353.33
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	25	0–50	—	390.00–1,220.00	901.60
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	0–50	—	340.00–510.00	446.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	40	0–50	—	300.00–1,010.00	632.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,110	156.00–174.00	161.57
67	—	1,086	140.00–155.00	146.96
12	—	985	108.00–116.00	112.33
27	—	1,003	128.00–138.00	133.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	128.00–135.00	131.80
6	—	1,314	144.00–153.00	149.20
39	—	1,274	171.00–196.00	180.12
39	—	1,354	155.00–170.00	164.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,555	174.00–188.00	182.11
5	—	1,678	164.00–168.00	166.14
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	209.00	209.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	195.00	195.00
13	—	1,156	178.00–189.00	183.84
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	217.00	217.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,053	234.00–243.00	238.88
11	—	1,636	197.00–210.00	202.49
7	—	1,345	161.00–185.00	179.71
6	—	1,811	218.00–228.00	221.86
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	168.00	168.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	175.00	175.00
1	500–550	535	160.00	160.00
1	600–650	620	154.00	154.00
2	650–700	680	154.00–160.00	156.96
1	700–750	740	165.00	165.00
2	750–800	770	149.00–161.00	155.16
2	800–850	823	183.00–185.00	184.03
2	900–950	920	193.00	193.00
5	950–1000	967	199.00–203.00	199.81
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	203.00	203.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	230.00	230.00
2	250–300	285	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	565	207.50	207.50
1	600–650	610	215.00	215.00
3	900–950	900	201.00	201.00
3	950–1000	968	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	362.50	362.50
2	450–500	455	287.50–305.00	296.35
4	500–550	537	292.50–307.50	296.23
1	550–600	560	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	458	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	242.50	242.50
2	550–600	585	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	415.00	415.00

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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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

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle