Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-31

Weight class

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $300.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$300.00

1 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,320

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−165.25

vs KY average

−167.27 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	440	300.00	1,320	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

300.00

—

KY average27 barns · 1,464 hd

465.25

−165.25

National average174 barns · 9,754 hd

467.27

−167.27

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	1,649	210.24	3,466	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,795	176.36	3,166	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,347	175.79	2,367	117
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,087	156.37	1,700	139
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,303	202.80	2,642	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	—	—	$1,413	136
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$1,123	42
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,212	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$2,181	13
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,357	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,106	12
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$2,063	2thin
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$2,700	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$2,075	31
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,389	24
Springer Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	568.75/head	500.00–625.00	569	4
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,975	2
Bred Cows	Medium	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,550.00–2,150.00	1,825	4
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,425.00/head	2,200.00–3,100.00	2,425	8
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedCrossbred	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeCrossbred	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	762.50/head	700.00–825.00	763	2
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	875.00/head	800.00–950.00	875	2
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,401.47/head	1,250.00–1,950.00	1,401	17
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,635.00/head	2,200.00–3,050.00	2,635	10
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,926.67/head	1,650.00–2,150.00	1,927	15
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,409.38/head	800.00–1,850.00	1,409	24
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	1,345.63/head	500.00–1,675.00	1,346	40
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	383.33/head	325.00–450.00	383	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,484.51/head	800.00–1,925.00	1,485	92
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bulls	N/A	0–100	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	750–800	770	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	495	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,279	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	770	243.78/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,877	2
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	800–850	820	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,394	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	465	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	893	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	945	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,914	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,045	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,672	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	577	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,154	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,054	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	225	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,001	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	320	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	832	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	815	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,793	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	353	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	292	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,694	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,391	155.41/cwt	145.00–159.00	2,162	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	169.77/cwt	166.00–180.00	1,922	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	157.89/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,740	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	130.01/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,318	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	142.87/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,450	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,048	156.08/cwt	154.00–159.00	3,197	4
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,303	202.80/cwt	185.00–215.00	2,642	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	168.36/cwt	164.00–177.00	2,988	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,697	197.50/cwt	179.00–217.00	3,352	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	189.33/cwt	176.00–220.00	2,499	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	167.99/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,286	52
Bulls	—	—	1,809	223.14/cwt	213.00–239.00	4,037	19
Bulls	—	—	1,559	199.42/cwt	190.00–207.00	3,109	15
Bulls	—	—	1,082	182.61/cwt	179.00–188.00	1,976	3
Bred Cows	ApprovedCrossbred	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	2,208.33/head	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,208	6
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	4
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,633.33/head	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,633	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	791.07/head	425.00–1,500.00	791	14
Bred Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,933.33/head	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,933	3
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,675.00/head	2,450.00–3,000.00	2,675	4
Bred Heifers	SupremeJersey	—	—	2,445.00/head	2,075.00–2,625.00	2,445	5
Bred Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Heifers	SupremeJersey	—	—	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Open Heifers	SupremeJersey	0–100	—	1,681.25/head	1,575.00–1,750.00	1,681	4
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	0–100	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Springer Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,793.75/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,794	4
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	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 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 48Last week 79Year ago 94

Slaughter CattleReceipts 319Last week 255Year ago 277

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 334Last week 355Year ago 283

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	0–50	—	500.00–625.00	568.75
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	24	0–50	—	800.00–1,850.00	1,409.38
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	14	0–50	—	425.00–1,500.00	791.07
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,975.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,550.00–2,150.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	2,200.00–3,100.00	2,425.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,208.33
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,425.00	2,425.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,633.33
Bred Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	700.00–825.00	762.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	10	—	—	2,200.00–3,050.00	2,635.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	15	—	—	1,650.00–2,150.00	1,926.67
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	800.00–950.00	875.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	17	0–100	—	1,250.00–1,950.00	1,401.47
Open Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	0–100	—	1,575.00–1,750.00	1,681.25
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	40	0–50	—	500.00–1,675.00	1,345.63
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	0–50	—	325.00–450.00	383.33
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	92	0–50	—	800.00–1,925.00	1,484.51
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	625.00	625.00
Bulls$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–100	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,933.33
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,793.75
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,450.00–3,000.00	2,675.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,075.00–2,625.00	2,445.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,125.00	2,125.00
Bred Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Springer Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	192.00	192.00
1	750–800	770	167.00	167.00
1	800–850	820	170.00	170.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	577	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	770	242.50–245.00	243.78
2	800–850	815	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	945	202.50	202.50
1	1000–1050	1,045	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	210.00	210.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	530.00	530.00
1	350–400	380	410.00	410.00
1	700–750	735	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	353	460.00	460.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	240.00	240.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	265.00	265.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	395.00	395.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	445.00	445.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	292	580.00	580.00
1	350–400	350	530.00	530.00
1	850–900	885	267.50	267.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,391	145.00–159.00	155.41
51	—	1,320	176.00–220.00	189.33
52	—	1,361	160.00–175.00	167.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,132	166.00–180.00	169.77
70	—	1,102	150.00–165.00	157.89
7	—	1,014	124.00–134.00	130.01
28	—	1,015	135.00–149.00	142.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,048	154.00–159.00	156.08
11	—	1,775	164.00–177.00	168.36
8	—	1,697	179.00–217.00	197.50
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,303	185.00–215.00	202.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,809	213.00–239.00	223.14
15	—	1,559	190.00–207.00	199.42
3	—	1,082	179.00–188.00	182.61

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 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

Farmers Regional Livestock Auction of Glasgow Dairy Auction - Smiths Grove, KY

Replacement Dairy Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle