Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-03

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $252.50/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$252.50

1 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−87.62

vs KY average

−139.12 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	605	252.50	1,528	1thin

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

252.50

—

KY average8 barns · 73 hd

340.12

−87.62

National average133 barns · 14,997 hd

391.62

−139.12

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	1,556	191.65	2,982	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,815	169.49	3,076	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,422	166.54	2,368	140
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,122	150.58	1,689	142
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,143	182.34	2,084	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,555	168.00	2,612	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	995	171.00	1,701	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	—	—	$887	93
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$723	31
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,950	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$2,486	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,228	19
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,150	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,814	7
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$2,359	57
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$784	4thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Open Heifers	MediumJersey	0–100	—	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	2
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,850	3
Bred Heifers	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,945.24/head	1,550.00–2,200.00	1,945	21
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,720.31/head	2,250.00–3,650.00	2,720	32
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,787.50/head	2,450.00–3,600.00	2,788	4
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,587.50/head	2,200.00–3,450.00	2,588	8
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	578.00/head	400.00–1,010.00	578	20
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	460.00/head	460.00–460.00	460	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,039.00/head	500.00–1,350.00	1,039	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	780	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,381	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	660	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,280	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,000	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,900	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,078	181.46/cwt	179.00–184.00	1,956	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	570	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,154	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	875	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,680	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	485	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	640	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	640	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,040	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	871	184.13/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,604	7
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	405	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	628	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	345	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	923	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	362	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	805	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	820	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,591	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	520	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	190	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	1,451	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,234	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	176.40/cwt	171.00–198.00	2,433	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,434	163.69/cwt	154.00–170.00	2,347	101
Heifers	Select	—	995	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,701	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,446	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,801	179.93/cwt	171.00–186.00	3,241	7
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,555	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,612	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,267	172.76/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,189	3
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,090	186.45/cwt	180.00–191.00	2,032	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	144.15/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,555	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	158.14/cwt	151.00–174.00	1,834	73
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,871	162.26/cwt	158.00–167.00	3,036	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	132.38/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,436	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,517	144.00/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,184	3
Bulls	—	—	1,403	164.77/cwt	155.00–176.00	2,312	4
Bulls	—	—	1,548	193.40/cwt	185.00–199.00	2,994	9
Bulls	—	—	1,670	206.93/cwt	200.00–221.00	3,456	6
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,050.00–2,550.00	2,300	2
Bred Heifers	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,700	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	801.64/head	460.00–1,135.00	802	58
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	345.00/head	285.00–375.00	345	7
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,198.21/head	700.00–1,400.00	1,198	28
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	1,964.29/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,964	7
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	2,083.33/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,083	3
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,525.00/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,525	2
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,950	2
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,733.33/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,733	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumCrossbred	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	0–100	—	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	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 Feb 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 48Last week 12Year ago 77

Slaughter CattleReceipts 348Last week 257Year ago 355

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 264Last week 96Year ago 305

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	575.00	575.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	885.00	885.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,850.00
Bred Heifers — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,050.00–2,550.00	2,300.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,700.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	21	—	—	1,550.00–2,200.00	1,945.24
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	32	—	—	2,250.00–3,650.00	2,720.31
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,733.33
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,450.00–3,600.00	2,787.50
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	2,200.00–3,450.00	2,587.50
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,964.29
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,083.33
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,525.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	20	0–50	—	400.00–1,010.00	578.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	460.00	460.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	0–50	—	500.00–1,350.00	1,039.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	58	0–50	—	460.00–1,135.00	801.64
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	0–50	—	285.00–375.00	345.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	28	0–50	—	700.00–1,400.00	1,198.21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	180.00	180.00
1	500–550	520	188.00	188.00
1	550–600	570	202.50	202.50
1	600–650	640	162.50	162.50
1	750–800	780	177.00	177.00
1	800–850	820	194.00	194.00
7	850–900	871	182.00–185.00	184.13
6	1000–1050	1,000	190.00	190.00
2	1050–1100	1,078	179.00–184.00	181.46
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	155.00	155.00
1	450–500	485	132.00	132.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	267.50	267.50
2	350–400	362	222.50	222.50
1	650–700	660	194.00	194.00
1	850–900	875	192.00	192.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	532.50	532.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	252.50	252.50
1	900–950	945	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	547.50	547.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	147.00	147.00
7	—	1,801	171.00–186.00	179.93
7	—	1,871	158.00–167.00	162.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,379	171.00–198.00	176.40
101	—	1,434	154.00–170.00	163.69
3	—	1,517	140.00–146.00	144.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	118.00	118.00
61	—	1,079	137.00–150.00	144.15
73	—	1,160	151.00–174.00	158.14
7	—	1,085	125.00–134.00	132.38
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	171.00	171.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	168.00	168.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,267	170.00–176.00	172.76
7	—	1,090	180.00–191.00	186.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,403	155.00–176.00	164.77
9	—	1,548	185.00–199.00	193.40
6	—	1,670	200.00–221.00	206.93

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

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

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Replacement Dairy Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle