Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-13

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $327.00/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$327.00

5 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−99.23

vs KY average

−144.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	335.00	1,786	4thin
Medium 1-2	525	295.00	1,549	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about $237 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

327.00

—

KY average26 barns · 1,670 hd

426.23

−99.23

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−144.98

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	1,737	178.57	3,102	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,375	161.78	2,225	108
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,714	160.53	2,751	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,148	135.51	1,555	120
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,325	168.75	2,236	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,350	200.00	2,700	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,208	185.38	2,240	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,223	186.45	2,280	4thin

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	—	—	$881	112
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$781	37
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,277	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,000	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,947	9
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$2,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,425	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,984	51
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$815	3thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 Heifers	Supreme	—	—	3,364.29/head	3,000.00–3,750.00	3,364	7
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,757.89/head	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,758	19
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,775	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeCrossbred	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	981.25/head	850.00–1,150.00	981	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,465.91/head	2,000.00–3,200.00	2,466	22
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	913.61/head	610.00–1,125.00	914	18
Bred Cows	Medium	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	273.33/head	185.00–385.00	273	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,009.89/head	550.00–1,310.00	1,010	45
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	818.67/head	410.00–1,135.00	819	64
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	970	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,416	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	865	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,695	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	845	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,546	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	625	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	956	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	685	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,308	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	763	180.42/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,377	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,448	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	325	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	723	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	900	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,463	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	943	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,697	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,018	176.69/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,799	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,050	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,797	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	525	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,549	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	138.26/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,636	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	142.49/cwt	134.00–149.00	1,968	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	158.27/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,214	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	152.89/cwt	146.00–168.00	1,877	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	107.55/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,116	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	123.43/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,285	27
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,700	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,230	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,030	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,357	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,307	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,223	186.45/cwt	175.00–198.00	2,280	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,360	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,856	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,178	180.45/cwt	179.00–184.00	2,126	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,950	140.67/cwt	135.00–146.00	2,743	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	160.53/cwt	154.00–166.00	2,713	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,612	173.76/cwt	169.00–182.00	2,801	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	171.95/cwt	166.00–184.00	2,318	45
Bulls	—	—	1,471	166.63/cwt	150.00–175.00	2,451	9
Bulls	—	—	1,955	188.34/cwt	180.00–196.00	3,682	11
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	673.61/head	435.00–935.00	674	18
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Bred Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,850	3
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,375.00/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,375	2
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,670.00/head	2,050.00–3,000.00	2,670	5
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	0–100	—	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	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 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 83Year ago 80

Slaughter CattleReceipts 320Last week 338Year ago 502

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 292Last week 219Year ago 264

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	3,000.00–3,750.00	3,364.29
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	19	—	—	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,757.89
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,775.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	850.00–1,150.00	981.25
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	22	—	—	2,000.00–3,200.00	2,465.91
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	18	0–50	—	610.00–1,125.00	913.61
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	18	0–50	—	435.00–935.00	673.61
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	325.00	325.00
Bred Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,850.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,375.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,050.00–3,000.00	2,670.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	0–50	—	185.00–385.00	273.33
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	45	0–50	—	550.00–1,310.00	1,009.89
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	64	0–50	—	410.00–1,135.00	818.67
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	1	0–100	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	560.00	560.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	153.00	153.00
1	650–700	685	191.00	191.00
5	750–800	763	170.00–186.00	180.42
1	800–850	845	183.00	183.00
1	850–900	865	196.00	196.00
4	900–950	943	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	970	146.00	146.00
3	1000–1050	1,018	170.00–180.00	176.69
1	1050–1100	1,050	180.00	180.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	965	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	222.50	222.50
1	900–950	900	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	533	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	585	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	312.50	312.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,183	130.00–145.00	138.26
30	—	1,228	146.00–168.00	152.89
12	—	1,038	100.00–114.00	107.55
27	—	1,041	116.00–129.00	123.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,381	134.00–149.00	142.49
48	—	1,399	150.00–165.00	158.27
45	—	1,348	166.00–184.00	171.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,950	135.00–146.00	140.67
7	—	1,690	154.00–166.00	160.53
3	—	1,612	169.00–182.00	173.76
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	200.00	200.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	165.00	165.00
3	—	1,357	170.00	170.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,223	175.00–198.00	186.45
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	210.00	210.00
5	—	1,178	179.00–184.00	180.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,471	150.00–175.00	166.63
11	—	1,955	180.00–196.00	188.34

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

Steers · 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

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Replacement Dairy Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle