Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-16

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $291.50/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$291.50

5 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$365

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

$64.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−61.05

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	538	304.38	1,637	4thin
Large 1-2	530	240.00	1,272	1thin

One grade step is worth $64.38/cwt here — about $365 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 sale5 hd

291.50

—

KY average26 barns · 919 hd

352.55

−61.05

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	1,496	186.30	2,786	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,649	160.36	2,645	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,351	158.14	2,137	104
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,137	138.67	1,577	132
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,245	184.50	2,297	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	775	171.00	1,325	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,490	190.00	2,831	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,343	180.25	2,421	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	960	173.00	1,661	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	—	—	$959	158
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$749	49
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$2,750	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,450	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,022	9
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	—	—	$1,900	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,425	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,550	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,513	4thin
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$2,600	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,540	10
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$990	11

Every lot, as filed

77 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	Select and Choice	—	1,490	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,831	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,430	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,402	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,300	186.38/cwt	179.00–195.00	2,423	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,020	213.01/cwt	212.00–214.00	2,173	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	280	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	644	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Fancy	200–250	215	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	683	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	775	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,325	1
Bulls	—	—	1,294	169.10/cwt	160.00–177.00	2,188	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	768	172.04/cwt	160.00–184.00	1,321	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	700	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,015	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	455	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,308	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	870	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	523	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,687	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	210	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	520	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	355	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	666	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	980	208.01/cwt	200.00–211.00	2,038	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	750–800	780	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	174.27/cwt	172.50–176.00	1,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	295.25/cwt	280.00–310.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,136	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	390	130.26/cwt	110.00–150.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	157.16/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,123	56
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,205	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,362	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	110.42/cwt	98.00–119.00	1,143	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	174.52/cwt	166.00–194.00	2,202	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	127.04/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,372	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	159.12/cwt	151.00–179.00	1,785	25
Bulls	N/ABeef Cross	0–100	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,233.33/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,233	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	919.11/head	475.00–1,150.00	919	73
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	651.00/head	400.00–1,000.00	651	20
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	223.75/head	110.00–450.00	224	4
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,375.00/head	2,050.00–2,700.00	2,375	2
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Heifers	ApprovedCrossbred	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,375	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,048.80/head	410.00–1,500.00	1,049	79
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	255.00/head	235.00–275.00	255	2
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,223.75/head	1,010.00–1,625.00	1,224	4
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,218.75/head	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,219	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	342.50/head	285.00–400.00	343	2
Bred Heifers	SupremeCrossbred	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	5
Open Heifers	Medium	0–100	—	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	922.50/head	560.00–1,300.00	923	24
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	886.67/head	800.00–960.00	887	6
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,118.75/head	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,119	8
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,550.00/head	1,800.00–3,200.00	2,550	3
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	345.00/head	325.00–375.00	345	3
Bred Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Select	—	960	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,661	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,713	144.79/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,480	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	156.04/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,572	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	171.97/cwt	166.00–178.00	2,774	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	142.30/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,703	60
Bulls	—	—	1,550	187.85/cwt	180.00–196.00	2,912	12
Bulls	—	—	1,691	207.61/cwt	200.00–222.00	3,511	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,434	145.28/cwt	135.00–149.00	2,083	25
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,285	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,223	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 Sep 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 68Last week 80Year ago 65

Slaughter CattleReceipts 363Last week 380Year ago 269

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 319Last week 283Year ago 185

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	168.00	168.00
2	—	1,300	179.00–195.00	186.38
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	173.00	173.00
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	171.00	171.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	196.00	196.00
1	—	1,285	173.00	173.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,294	160.00–177.00	169.10
12	—	1,550	180.00–196.00	187.85
8	—	1,691	200.00–222.00	207.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,351	150.00–165.00	157.16
23	—	1,262	166.00–194.00	174.52
25	—	1,434	135.00–149.00	145.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,035	98.00–119.00	110.42
36	—	1,080	120.00–133.00	127.04
25	—	1,122	151.00–179.00	159.12
60	—	1,197	135.00–150.00	142.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,713	140.00–148.00	144.79
7	—	1,648	153.00–160.00	156.04
12	—	1,613	166.00–178.00	171.97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	355	187.50	187.50
1	400–450	440	160.00	160.00
1	650–700	665	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	700	145.00	145.00
2	750–800	768	160.00–184.00	172.04
1	850–900	870	220.00	220.00
6	950–1000	980	200.00–211.00	208.01
2	1000–1050	1,020	212.00–214.00	213.01
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	317.50	317.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	780	228.00	228.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	110.00–150.00	130.26
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	490	307.50	307.50
1	500–550	510	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	595	302.50	302.50
2	850–900	875	172.50–176.00	174.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	250.00	250.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	247.50	247.50
1	450–500	455	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	280.00–310.00	295.25
1	600–650	620	212.50	212.50

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–100	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,233.33
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,218.75
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	73	0–50	—	475.00–1,150.00	919.11
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	0–50	—	110.00–450.00	223.75
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	79	0–50	—	410.00–1,500.00	1,048.80
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	285.00–400.00	342.50
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	20	0–50	—	400.00–1,000.00	651.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	235.00–275.00	255.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	24	0–50	—	560.00–1,300.00	922.50
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	0–50	—	325.00–375.00	345.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,050.00–2,700.00	2,375.00
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,118.75
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,050.00	3,050.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Heifers — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,375.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,800.00–3,200.00	2,550.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	0–100	—	1,010.00–1,625.00	1,223.75
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	675.00	675.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	6	0–100	—	800.00–960.00	886.67

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

Slaughter Cattle

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