Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

Weight class

Steers · summary 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

300–400 lb steers averaged $350.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$350.00

2 head · 347 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,215

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−202.80

vs KY average

−235.92 vs national

What quality paid 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	347	350.00	1,215	2thin

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

How it compared 300–400 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

350.00

—

KY average24 barns · 337 hd

552.80

−202.80

National average148 barns · 3,133 hd

585.92

−235.92

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	—	Average	1,707	206.69	3,528	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,648	185.08	3,051	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,372	174.44	2,394	108
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	153.16	1,697	93
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,281	187.60	2,403	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,168	196.04	2,290	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,185	214.00	2,536	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,125	190.00	2,138	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	—	—	$1,391	169
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$1,202	49
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,138	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$2,025	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$3,118	14
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,353	8
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,375	2thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,630	5
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,161	7

Every lot, as filed

72 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	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Open Heifers	Medium	0–100	—	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	1,112.50/head	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,113	2
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,483.33/head	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,483	3
Open Heifers	ApprovedCrossbred	0–100	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedCrossbred	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	1,025.00/head	500.00–1,400.00	1,025	21
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	456.25/head	400.00–500.00	456	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,480.21/head	1,175.00–1,850.00	1,480	24
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	1,329.55/head	950.00–1,500.00	1,330	66
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	305.56/head	150.00–475.00	306	9
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,538.56/head	600.00–1,975.00	1,539	94
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	650–700	680	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	283.99/cwt	283.00–285.00	2,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,794	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	900–950	945	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,767	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	750–800	770	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,455	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	500	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	763	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	255	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	752	1
Bred Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,475.00–1,525.00	1,500	2
Bred Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,681.25/head	1,550.00–1,825.00	1,681	4
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	3,650.00/head	3,550.00–3,750.00	3,650	3
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	3,509.09/head	3,200.00–3,750.00	3,509	11
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	—	—	1,659	198.49/cwt	188.00–209.00	3,293	10
Bulls	—	—	1,865	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	4,513	1
Bulls	—	—	1,778	217.67/cwt	211.00–229.00	3,870	9
Bulls	—	—	1,550	180.59/cwt	176.00–184.00	2,799	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	186.15/cwt	176.00–208.00	2,455	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	149.28/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,676	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	162.54/cwt	156.00–175.00	1,861	42
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,185	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,536	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,125	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,138	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,327	189.26/cwt	182.00–196.00	2,511	7
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	960	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,690	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,168	196.04/cwt	195.00–197.00	2,290	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	168.29/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,344	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,514	152.73/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,312	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,895	170.96/cwt	165.00–176.00	3,240	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	190.37/cwt	184.00–205.00	2,962	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	135.08/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,283	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	730	115.14/cwt	110.00–120.00	841	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	830	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,718	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,097	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	780	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,521	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	320	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	864	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	200	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	770	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	215	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	700–750	740	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	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 Mar 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 54Last week 47Year ago 58

Slaughter CattleReceipts 246Last week 337Year ago 365

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 294Last week 309Year ago 314

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,550.00–1,825.00	1,681.25
Bred Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,475.00–1,525.00	1,500.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	3,550.00–3,750.00	3,650.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	3,200.00–3,750.00	3,509.09
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	500.00	500.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112.50
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	0–100	—	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,483.33
Open Heifers — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	950.00	950.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	21	0–50	—	500.00–1,400.00	1,025.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	0–50	—	400.00–500.00	456.25
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	24	0–50	—	1,175.00–1,850.00	1,480.21
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	66	0–50	—	950.00–1,500.00	1,329.55
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	0–50	—	150.00–475.00	305.56
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	94	0–50	—	600.00–1,975.00	1,538.56
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,025.00	2,025.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,475.00	2,475.00
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	152.50	152.50
1	650–700	680	147.00	147.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	345	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	830	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	360.00	360.00
2	300–350	347	350.00	350.00
2	850–900	883	283.00–285.00	283.99
1	900–950	900	286.00	286.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	475	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	830	214.00	214.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	505.00	505.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	770	189.00	189.00
1	900–950	945	187.00	187.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	315	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	780	195.00	195.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	385	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	192.50	192.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,659	188.00–209.00	198.49
1	—	1,865	242.00	242.00
9	—	1,778	211.00–229.00	217.67
2	—	1,550	176.00–184.00	180.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,319	176.00–208.00	186.15
54	—	1,393	160.00–175.00	168.29
9	—	1,514	145.00–158.00	152.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,123	140.00–155.00	149.28
42	—	1,145	156.00–175.00	162.54
9	—	950	131.00–139.00	135.08
2	—	730	110.00–120.00	115.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,895	165.00–176.00	170.96
8	—	1,556	184.00–205.00	190.37
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	214.00	214.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	190.00	190.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,327	182.00–196.00	189.26
1	—	960	176.00	176.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	195.00–197.00	196.04

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 300–400 lb

What quality paid 300–400 lb

How it compared 300–400 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