Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Weight class

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb steers averaged $377.50/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$377.50

1 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−135.08

vs KY average

−158.87 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	445	377.50	1,680	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

377.50

—

KY average26 barns · 599 hd

512.58

−135.08

National average176 barns · 7,261 hd

536.37

−158.87

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	1,573	202.38	3,184	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,690	178.27	3,013	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,372	172.08	2,362	125
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,098	148.50	1,631	137
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,054	184.50	1,944	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	870	183.00	1,592	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	—	—	$995	110
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$759	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$3,100	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,986	9
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,900	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,907	11
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,927	34

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,291.67/head	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,292	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Open Heifers	Medium	0–100	—	730.00/head	710.00–750.00	730	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	290.00/head	150.00–575.00	290	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,128.61/head	525.00–1,600.00	1,129	61
Bred Heifers	MediumJersey	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	897.56/head	550.00–1,125.00	898	43
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABrown Swiss	0–50	—	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	215	712.50/cwt	712.50–712.50	1,532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,925	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	315	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	835	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	965	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,027	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	570	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,240	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	755	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,397	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	900–950	910	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,502	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	965	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,978	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	320	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	880	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	393	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	914	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	865	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	195	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	1,336	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	189.06/cwt	183.00–199.00	3,059	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,781	167.44/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,982	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	140.42/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,998	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	186.50/cwt	176.00–213.00	2,432	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	167.72/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,356	52
Bulls	—	—	1,720	208.03/cwt	200.00–218.00	3,578	13
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	870	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,592	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,115	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,985	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,033	186.67/cwt	181.00–196.00	1,928	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	126.35/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,310	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	161.06/cwt	151.00–179.00	1,804	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	143.54/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,595	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	114.59/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,018	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,780	156.77/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,791	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,437	154.60/cwt	145.00–159.00	2,222	23
Bulls	—	—	1,349	191.77/cwt	184.00–198.00	2,587	10
Bulls	—	—	1,910	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	4,489	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	3,100.00/head	2,850.00–3,350.00	3,100	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	585.56/head	400.00–900.00	586	9
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	940.91/head	675.00–1,300.00	941	11
Open Heifers	SupremeJersey	0–100	—	1,041.67/head	950.00–1,100.00	1,042	3
Open Heifers	ApprovedCrossbred	0–100	—	937.50/head	875.00–1,000.00	938	2
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	2,225.96/head	1,750.00–2,400.00	2,226	26
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,762.50/head	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,763	2
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,290.00/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,290	5
Bred Heifers	SupremeBrown Swiss	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,725	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,360.00/head	2,050.00–2,700.00	2,360	5

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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 40Last week 33Year ago 50

Slaughter CattleReceipts 328Last week 385Year ago 230

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 241Last week 268Year ago 289

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,291.67
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,725.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	2,050.00–2,700.00	2,360.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	710.00–750.00	730.00
Open Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	0–100	—	950.00–1,100.00	1,041.67
Open Heifers — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	875.00–1,000.00	937.50
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	26	0–100	—	1,750.00–2,400.00	2,225.96
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	0–50	—	150.00–575.00	290.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	61	0–50	—	525.00–1,600.00	1,128.61
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	43	0–50	—	550.00–1,125.00	897.56
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	610.00	610.00
Bred Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,762.50
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,290.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme · Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Heifers — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,850.00–3,350.00	3,100.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	0–50	—	400.00–900.00	585.56
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	325.00	325.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	0–50	—	675.00–1,300.00	940.91

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	230	542.50	542.50
1	400–450	445	377.50	377.50
1	800–850	835	287.50	287.50
1	1000–1050	1,030	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	712.50	712.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	437.50	437.50
1	550–600	590	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	715	285.00	285.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	265.00	265.00
1	450–500	465	170.00	170.00
1	550–600	570	217.50	217.50
1	750–800	755	185.00	185.00
1	850–900	865	195.00	195.00
3	950–1000	965	210.00	210.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	910	165.00	165.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	275.00	275.00
2	950–1000	965	205.00	205.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	490.00	490.00
1	800–850	835	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	685.00	685.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,618	183.00–199.00	189.06
6	—	1,781	160.00–174.00	167.44
2	—	1,780	154.00–159.00	156.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	140.00–141.00	140.42
48	—	1,304	176.00–213.00	186.50
52	—	1,405	160.00–175.00	167.72
23	—	1,437	145.00–159.00	154.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,037	120.00–133.00	126.35
64	—	1,120	151.00–179.00	161.06
50	—	1,111	135.00–150.00	143.54
4	—	888	112.00–118.00	114.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,720	200.00–218.00	208.03
10	—	1,349	184.00–198.00	191.77
1	—	1,910	235.00	235.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	183.00	183.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	178.00	178.00
3	—	1,033	181.00–196.00	186.67

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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Steers · 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

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Replacement Dairy Cattle

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