Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-23

Weight class

Bulls · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb bulls averaged $230.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$230.00

1 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$978

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−177.16

vs KY average

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	425	230.00	978	1thin

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

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

230.00

—

KY average12 barns · 149 hd

407.16

−177.16

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	1,582	189.28	2,994	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,721	166.29	2,861	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,355	165.36	2,240	125
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,132	137.85	1,560	97
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,207	172.64	2,084	14
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,143	184.00	2,103	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,265	180.62	2,285	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,445	188.00	2,717	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	—	—	$990	84
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$781	29
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,613	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,781	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,270	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,436	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$1,667	3thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,846	6
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,265	4thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,175	3
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,625.00–1,925.00	1,750	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	275.00/head	275.00–275.00	275	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	387.50/head	300.00–475.00	388	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	100.00/head	100.00–100.00	100	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,051.91/head	500.00–1,460.00	1,052	47
Bulls	N/AJersey	0–100	—	1,275.00/head	1,050.00–1,500.00	1,275	2
Bulls	N/ABeef Cross	0–100	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	835	195.52/cwt	169.00–200.00	1,633	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,020	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,632	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	792	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,457	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	720	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,098	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	860	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,462	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,743	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	850–900	873	151.50/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,323	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	295	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	597	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	765	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	612	181.49/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,111	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	924	175.63/cwt	156.00–180.00	1,623	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,075	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,785	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	595	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,086	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	915	169.39/cwt	159.00–180.00	1,550	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,216	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,019	177.52/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,809	4
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	850–900	885	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	220.02/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,445	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,717	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,218	1
Bulls	—	—	1,363	163.56/cwt	159.00–170.00	2,229	3
Bulls	—	—	1,235	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,902	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	137.61/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,578	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	124.83/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,383	20
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,143	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,103	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,265	180.62/cwt	173.00–188.00	2,285	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	152.84/cwt	146.00–163.00	1,718	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,742	158.08/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,754	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	146.53/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,066	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	173.24/cwt	166.00–194.00	2,299	64
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,186	175.07/cwt	170.00–186.00	2,076	12
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,333	158.09/cwt	151.00–165.00	2,107	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,825	145.94/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,663	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	103.51/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,144	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	174.46/cwt	167.00–187.00	2,948	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	160.21/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,198	48
Bulls	—	—	1,573	199.92/cwt	196.00–207.00	3,145	6
Bulls	—	—	1,644	187.38/cwt	180.00–195.00	3,081	17
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	957.43/head	500.00–1,125.00	957	35
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	125.00/head	125.00–125.00	125	1
Bred Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	733.33/head	400.00–1,000.00	733	15
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	1,312.50/head	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,313	2
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,820.00/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,820	5
Bred Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	962.73/head	500.00–1,310.00	963	11
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,500.00/head	1,200.00–1,800.00	1,500	2
Open Heifers	SupremeJersey	0–100	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Heifers	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	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 Dec 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 81Last week 30Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 285Last week 349Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 184Last week 241Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,825.00	2,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,312.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,625.00–1,925.00	1,750.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	2,075.00	2,075.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	835.00	835.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	1,200.00–1,800.00	1,500.00
Open Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	275.00	275.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	300.00–475.00	387.50
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	15	0–50	—	400.00–1,000.00	733.33
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	0–50	—	500.00–1,310.00	962.73
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	100.00	100.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	47	0–50	—	500.00–1,460.00	1,051.91
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	35	0–50	—	500.00–1,125.00	957.43
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–100	—	1,050.00–1,500.00	1,275.00
Bulls — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–100	—	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,820.00
Bred Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	202.50	202.50
1	550–600	595	182.50	182.50
3	750–800	792	184.00	184.00
7	800–850	835	169.00–200.00	195.52
2	900–950	915	159.00–180.00	169.39
1	1000–1050	1,020	160.00	160.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	166.00	166.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	873	150.00–153.00	151.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	170.00	170.00
4	600–650	612	180.00–186.00	181.49
2	700–750	720	152.50	152.50
1	750–800	760	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	860	170.00	170.00
9	900–950	924	156.00–180.00	175.63
4	1000–1050	1,019	170.00–180.00	177.52
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	150.00	150.00
1	850–900	885	159.00	159.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,050	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	715	217.50–222.50	220.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	188.00	188.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	134.00	134.00
12	—	1,410	140.00–149.00	146.53
64	—	1,327	166.00–194.00	173.24
48	—	1,372	150.00–165.00	160.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,147	130.00–145.00	137.61
20	—	1,108	115.00–129.00	124.83
25	—	1,124	146.00–163.00	152.84
3	—	1,105	100.00–110.00	103.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,742	150.00–165.00	158.08
2	—	1,825	145.00–147.00	145.94
11	—	1,690	167.00–187.00	174.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,363	159.00–170.00	163.56
1	—	1,235	235.00	235.00
6	—	1,573	196.00–207.00	199.92
17	—	1,644	180.00–195.00	187.38
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,265	173.00–188.00	180.62
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,186	170.00–186.00	175.07
2	—	1,333	151.00–165.00	158.09

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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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Bulls · summary 400–500 lb

What quality paid 400–500 lb

How it compared 400–500 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle