Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $277.50/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$277.50

1 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,443

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−99.05

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	520	277.50	1,443	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

277.50

—

KY average15 barns · 460 hd

376.55

−99.05

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	—	High	1,680	188.23	3,163	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,736	165.84	2,879	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,353	159.57	2,159	100
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	136.63	1,497	108
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,124	179.28	2,016	7thin

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	—	—	$1,048	117
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$921	25
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,250	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,594	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,264	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,919	4thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,612	10
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,620	5

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,120.96/head	500.00–1,385.00	1,121	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,182	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,280	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	543	176.23/cwt	172.50–180.00	957	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	721	194.87/cwt	175.00–199.00	1,405	6
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	800–850	810	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,134	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	700–750	710	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,200	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	870	177.01/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,722	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	735	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,488	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	770	195.71/cwt	183.00–204.00	1,507	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	958	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,820	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	846	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,557	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	923	181.59/cwt	170.00–193.00	1,676	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	250–300	285	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	613	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	630	198.50/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,251	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	260	262.50/cwt	255.00–270.00	683	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	675	191.25/cwt	183.00–201.00	1,291	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	490	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,090	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	200–250	235	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	529	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	935	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,636	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	750–800	790	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,335	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	550–600	585	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	980	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	650	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,219	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,070	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,840	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,005	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,910	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	550	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,196	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	956	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	323.10/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	205	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	851	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,684	172.18/cwt	166.00–178.00	2,900	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,841	159.89/cwt	152.00–165.00	2,944	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	130.50/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,566	2
Bulls	—	—	1,803	207.41/cwt	200.00–216.00	3,740	6
Bulls	—	—	1,700	188.02/cwt	180.00–197.00	3,196	11
Bulls	—	—	1,521	169.43/cwt	153.00–176.00	2,577	6
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,065	169.14/cwt	166.00–175.00	1,801	3
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,169	186.89/cwt	185.00–193.00	2,185	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	137.94/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,505	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	108.56/cwt	100.00–113.00	952	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	123.09/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,313	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	153.35/cwt	146.00–168.00	1,836	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,189	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	144.07/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,789	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	158.61/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,173	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	172.26/cwt	166.00–188.00	2,382	25
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	719.55/head	425.00–1,075.00	720	11
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,078.93/head	900.00–1,275.00	1,079	14
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	1,029.55/head	460.00–1,225.00	1,030	67
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Heifers	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,833.33/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,833	3
Bred Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,620.00/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,620	5
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,383.33/head	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,383	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	1,012.50/head	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,013	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,375	2
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,691.67/head	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,692	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumCrossbred	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedCrossbred	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	325.00/head	250.00–400.00	325	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABrown Swiss	0–50	—	285.00/head	285.00–285.00	285	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 Jan 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 47Year ago 29

Slaughter CattleReceipts 338Last week 398Year ago 214

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 219Last week 251Year ago 143

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	47	0–50	—	500.00–1,385.00	1,120.96
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	67	0–50	—	460.00–1,225.00	1,029.55
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	250.00–400.00	325.00
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	285.00	285.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	0–50	—	425.00–1,075.00	719.55
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	14	0–50	—	900.00–1,275.00	1,078.93
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,833.33
Bred Heifers — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,691.67
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	0–100	—	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,620.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,383.33
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,375.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	435	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	475	385.00	385.00
1	700–750	710	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	387.50	387.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	940	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	332.50	332.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	543	172.50–180.00	176.23
7	650–700	675	183.00–201.00	191.25
6	700–750	721	175.00–199.00	194.87
4	750–800	770	183.00–204.00	195.71
3	800–850	846	184.00	184.00
3	850–900	870	175.00–180.00	177.01
2	900–950	923	170.00–193.00	181.59
3	950–1000	958	190.00	190.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	190.00	190.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	172.00	172.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	150.00	150.00
1	700–750	710	169.00	169.00
1	800–850	810	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	255.00–270.00	262.50
1	450–500	490	222.50	222.50
1	550–600	550	217.50	217.50
2	600–650	630	190.00–207.00	198.50
1	650–700	650	187.50	187.50
1	700–750	735	202.50	202.50
1	900–950	935	175.00	175.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	225.00	225.00
1	250–300	285	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	585	167.50	167.50
1	750–800	790	169.00	169.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	660	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	315	310.00–335.00	323.10
1	350–400	360	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	520	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	415.00	415.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,684	166.00–178.00	172.18
7	—	1,841	152.00–165.00	159.89
1	—	1,520	144.00	144.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	129.00–132.00	130.50
13	—	1,242	135.00–149.00	144.07
60	—	1,370	150.00–165.00	158.61
25	—	1,383	166.00–188.00	172.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,091	130.00–145.00	137.94
11	—	877	100.00–113.00	108.56
21	—	1,067	116.00–129.00	123.09
32	—	1,197	146.00–168.00	153.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,803	200.00–216.00	207.41
11	—	1,700	180.00–197.00	188.02
6	—	1,521	153.00–176.00	169.43
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,065	166.00–175.00	169.14
4	—	1,169	185.00–193.00	186.89

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle