Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-07

Weight class

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $240.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$240.00

2 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,104

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−234.70

vs KY average

−238.73 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	460	240.00	1,104	2thin

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 sale2 hd

240.00

—

KY average26 barns · 1,175 hd

474.70

−234.70

National average178 barns · 9,912 hd

478.73

−238.73

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	1,659	213.60	3,545	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,643	188.72	3,100	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,327	185.40	2,461	123
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,091	162.12	1,768	108
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,107	188.79	2,090	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,373	198.12	2,720	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,468	213.47	3,134	2thin

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	—	—	$1,321	171
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$1,007	41
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,888	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,425	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$975	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$2,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,575	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,550	3thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,491	17
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$2,022	9

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
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,285.00/head	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,285	5
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	2
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,887.50/head	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,888	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	640.63/head	400.00–975.00	641	16
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	412.50/head	375.00–450.00	413	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	450.00/head	400.00–500.00	450	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	335.71/head	150.00–500.00	336	7
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,421.90/head	650.00–1,900.00	1,422	113
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	492	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,255	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	800–850	830	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,098	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	882	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	350–400	390	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	683	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	255	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,097	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	900–950	910	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,066	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	943	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,792	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,060	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,120	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,152	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	817	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,465	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,095	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,140	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	383.32/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,361	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	173.44/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,404	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	172.79/cwt	166.00–190.00	2,016	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,627	192.07/cwt	183.00–209.00	3,125	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,737	168.64/cwt	163.00–173.00	2,929	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	162.42/cwt	157.00–164.00	2,133	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	142.23/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,333	15
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,373	198.12/cwt	193.00–203.00	2,720	2
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,107	188.79/cwt	184.00–195.00	2,090	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,468	213.47/cwt	213.00–214.00	3,134	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	159.82/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,728	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	123.92/cwt	120.00–128.00	936	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	194.65/cwt	181.00–216.00	2,519	73
Bulls	—	—	1,738	229.21/cwt	221.00–238.00	3,984	13
Bulls	—	—	1,386	188.87/cwt	184.00–194.00	2,618	7
Bulls	—	—	1,771	209.88/cwt	198.00–220.00	3,717	8
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,314.13/head	500.00–1,725.00	1,314	23
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	1,275.52/head	600.00–1,625.00	1,276	48
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABrown Swiss	0–50	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	3,150.00/head	3,050.00–3,200.00	3,150	3
Bred Heifers	SupremeJersey	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Heifers	MediumCrossbred	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,800	2
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	2,022.22/head	1,500.00–2,400.00	2,022	9
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumCrossbred	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,183.33/head	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,183	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,831.25/head	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,831	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	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 Apr 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 54Last week 48Year ago 104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 290Last week 319Year ago 302

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 288Last week 334Year ago 371

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	3,050.00–3,200.00	3,150.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,800.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,285.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,725.00	1,725.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,183.33
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,831.25
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,887.50
Bred Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	16	0–50	—	400.00–975.00	640.63
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	375.00–450.00	412.50
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	23	0–50	—	500.00–1,725.00	1,314.13
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	400.00–500.00	450.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	0–50	—	150.00–500.00	335.71
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	113	0–50	—	650.00–1,900.00	1,421.90
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	48	0–50	—	600.00–1,625.00	1,275.52
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	700.00	700.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	9	0–100	—	1,500.00–2,400.00	2,022.22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	565	360.00	360.00
7	1050–1100	1,095	238.00	238.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	492	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	500	275.00	275.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	175.00	175.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	215.00	215.00
2	900–950	943	190.00	190.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	200.00	200.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	830	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	910	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	305	360.00	360.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,020	211.00	211.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	165.00	165.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	850	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	480	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	345.00	345.00
3	1100–1150	1,140	256.00	256.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	616	375.00–400.00	383.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,386	165.00–180.00	173.44
7	—	1,313	157.00–164.00	162.42
73	—	1,294	181.00–216.00	194.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,167	166.00–190.00	172.79
15	—	937	135.00–148.00	142.23
46	—	1,081	151.00–165.00	159.82
2	—	755	120.00–128.00	123.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,627	183.00–209.00	192.07
3	—	1,737	163.00–173.00	168.64
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	193.00–203.00	198.12
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,107	184.00–195.00	188.79
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	213.00–214.00	213.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,738	221.00–238.00	229.21
7	—	1,386	184.00–194.00	188.87
8	—	1,771	198.00–220.00	209.88

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