Sale reports / Kentucky / Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction / 2026-01-29

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 29
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
12 head
22 vs last sale 34 79 vs year ago 91 · 86.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
257 head
32 vs last sale 289 166 vs year ago 423 · 39.2%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
96 head
108 vs last sale 204 186 vs year ago 282 · 66.0%
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Weight class

Bulls · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
400–500 lb bulls averaged $272.50/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$272.50
1 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,322
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
107.50
vs KY average

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2485272.501,3221thin
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
272.50
KY average2 barns · 3 hd
380.00
−107.50
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,534185.922,85215
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,689176.212,97712
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,390170.482,370111
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,148152.151,746102
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceLow830164.001,3611thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,215220.002,6731thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,885195.003,6761thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Baby Bull CalvesN/A$90565
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A$86514
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$2,2501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)$1,5751thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen$2,1252thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300270437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,1811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250235350.00/cwt350.00–350.008231
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500485272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,3221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350345262.50/cwt262.50–262.509061
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900875237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,0781
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross0–50967.27/head600.00–1,385.0096722
Baby Bull CalvesN/A0–50872.91/head410.00–1,160.0087343
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross0–50893.85/head600.00–1,050.0089413
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A0–50485.00/head485.00–485.004851
Bred CowsSupremeBeef Cross2,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred HeifersSupremeJersey1,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Fresh/Milking CowsSupreme2,125.00/head2,100.00–2,150.002,1252
Bulls1,664202.05/cwt196.00–210.003,3624
Bulls1,260170.26/cwt164.00–174.002,1453
Bulls1,572183.72/cwt175.00–195.002,8888
CowsBoner 80-85%1,300129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,6771
CowsBoner 80-85%1,363179.53/cwt171.00–212.002,44753
CowsBoner 80-85%1,399151.01/cwt147.00–154.002,1137
CowsBoner 80-85%1,419164.44/cwt155.00–170.002,33350
SteersChoice1,215220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,6731
SteersSelect and Choice1,885195.00/cwt195.00–195.003,6761
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,643165.49/cwt159.00–169.002,7193
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice830164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,3611
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,520159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,4171
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,728182.38/cwt175.00–194.003,1528
CowsLean 85-90%852121.44/cwt119.00–124.001,0353
CowsLean 85-90%1,203164.27/cwt156.00–183.001,97643
CowsLean 85-90%1,037133.77/cwt126.00–139.001,38712
CowsLean 85-90%1,144147.41/cwt140.00–155.001,68644

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.