Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-23

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $217.50/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$217.50

3 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,378

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$458

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

$63.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−115.24

vs KY average

−127.00 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	643	238.75	1,534	2thin
Medium 1-2	615	175.00	1,076	1thin

One grade step is worth $63.75/cwt here — about $458 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

217.50

—

KY average26 barns · 946 hd

332.74

−115.24

National average169 barns · 7,179 hd

344.50

−127.00

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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,220	171.00	2,086	1thin
Bulls	—	High	1,798	199.42	3,585	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,669	166.29	2,776	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,365	164.08	2,240	104
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,140	140.95	1,606	140
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,240	177.94	2,206	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,215	168.48	2,047	2thin

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	—	—	$982	173
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$842	40
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	—	—	$2,475	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,413	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,788	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,870	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,262	15
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,408	3thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,557	23
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,375	34

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,147	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,320	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	173.02/cwt	166.00–184.00	2,808	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	750–800	758	216.44/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,641	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	595	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	922	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	964	196.67/cwt	167.00–211.00	1,896	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,071	187.08/cwt	170.00–209.00	2,004	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	905	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,873	1
Steers	Large 1-2	300–350	330	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	615	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,076	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	350	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	630	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	820	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,632	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,368	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	650–700	698	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	215	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,539	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	250–300	265	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	497	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	750–800	765	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,071	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	700–750	740	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,151	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	175.31/cwt	166.00–198.00	2,316	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	158.59/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,177	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	127.38/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,346	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,219	158.08/cwt	151.00–169.00	1,927	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	142.78/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,643	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	110.71/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,177	6
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	943.09/head	500.00–1,160.00	943	102
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	691.67/head	350.00–1,000.00	692	18
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,927.50/head	1,650.00–3,450.00	2,928	10
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,137.50/head	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,138	2
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,550	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,093.77/head	525.00–1,500.00	1,094	65
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	992.14/head	500.00–1,325.00	992	21
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,225	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	850.00/head	775.00–925.00	850	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	396.25/head	200.00–500.00	396	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABrown Swiss	0–50	—	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Bred Heifers	MediumCrossbred	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,031.25/head	1,750.00–2,300.00	2,031	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,083.33/head	1,550.00–3,000.00	2,083	9
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeCrossbred	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,300	2
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,287.50/head	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,288	4
Open Heifers	Common	0–100	—	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	5
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	0–100	—	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Open Heifers	Medium	0–100	—	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Heifers	MediumJersey	—	—	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,531.48/head	1,100.00–1,925.00	1,531	27
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	921.25/head	810.00–975.00	921	4
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	485.00/head	485.00–485.00	485	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,412.50/head	2,400.00–2,425.00	2,413	2
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	3,300.00/head	2,800.00–3,550.00	3,300	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,749	158.19/cwt	152.00–163.00	2,767	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,509	143.61/cwt	132.00–149.00	2,167	11
Bulls	—	—	1,837	208.41/cwt	200.00–217.00	3,828	12
Bulls	—	—	1,797	192.84/cwt	183.00–199.00	3,465	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,215	168.48/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,047	2
Bulls	—	—	1,335	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,189	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,162	165.39/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,922	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,220	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,086	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,202	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,344	3
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,289	176.01/cwt	171.00–181.00	2,269	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 →

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

Tue Sep 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 74Last week 68Year ago 109

Slaughter CattleReceipts 327Last week 363Year ago 290

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 365Last week 319Year ago 256

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	407.50	407.50
4	300–350	335	342.50	342.50
2	350–400	398	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	605	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	680	257.50	257.50
1	700–750	745	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	760	202.50	202.50
1	900–950	925	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	980	196.00	196.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	615	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	920	177.50	177.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	698	227.00	227.00
2	750–800	758	210.00–223.00	216.44
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	155.00	155.00
1	750–800	760	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	820	199.00	199.00
1	900–950	905	207.00	207.00
7	950–1000	964	167.00–211.00	196.67
4	1050–1100	1,071	170.00–209.00	187.08
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	187.50	187.50
1	700–750	740	155.00	155.00
1	750–800	765	140.00	140.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,050	193.00	193.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	470.00	470.00
1	250–300	285	452.50	452.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	430	352.50	352.50
1	550–600	595	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	710	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	145.00	145.00
14	—	1,623	166.00–184.00	173.02
9	—	1,749	152.00–163.00	158.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,321	166.00–198.00	175.31
49	—	1,373	150.00–165.00	158.59
11	—	1,509	132.00–149.00	143.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,057	120.00–134.00	127.38
27	—	1,219	151.00–169.00	158.08
76	—	1,151	135.00–150.00	142.78
6	—	1,063	100.00–118.00	110.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,837	200.00–217.00	208.41
11	—	1,797	183.00–199.00	192.84
1	—	1,335	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	168.00–169.00	168.48
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,162	160.00–168.00	165.39
3	—	1,202	195.00	195.00
7	—	1,289	171.00–181.00	176.01
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	171.00	171.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	102	0–50	—	500.00–1,160.00	943.09
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	65	0–50	—	525.00–1,500.00	1,093.77
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	0–50	—	200.00–500.00	396.25
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	610.00	610.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	485.00	485.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	18	0–50	—	350.00–1,000.00	691.67
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	21	0–50	—	500.00–1,325.00	992.14
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	375.00	375.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,650.00–3,450.00	2,927.50
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,550.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,800.00–3,550.00	3,300.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,137.50
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Heifers — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,225.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	775.00–925.00	850.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	9	—	—	1,550.00–3,000.00	2,083.33
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,287.50
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,750.00–2,300.00	2,031.25
—	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,475.00	2,475.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,400.00–2,425.00	2,412.50
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Open Heifers — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	500.00	500.00
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	600.00	600.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	625.00	625.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	27	0–100	—	1,100.00–1,925.00	1,531.48
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	0–100	—	810.00–975.00	921.25

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

What quality paid 600–700 lb

How it compared 600–700 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Dairy Cattle