Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-14

Weight class

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb steers averaged $385.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$385.00

1 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−159.43

vs KY average

−151.50 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	385.00	1,713	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

385.00

—

KY average27 barns · 894 hd

544.43

−159.43

National average176 barns · 9,307 hd

536.50

−151.50

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	1,641	217.54	3,570	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,738	182.21	3,167	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,337	181.88	2,431	123
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,081	161.37	1,744	151
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,141	181.35	2,069	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,020	184.00	1,877	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,282	231.00	2,961	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	—	—	$1,516	135
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$1,038	49
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,150	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,750	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,700	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,984	28
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$2,442	12
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$1,650	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,825	22
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,621	14

Every lot, as filed

71 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	Medium	—	—	1,530.00/head	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,530	5
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,800	10
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,525.00/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,525	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	2,075.00/head	1,650.00–2,350.00	2,075	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumCrossbred	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	827.59/head	600.00–1,050.00	828	27
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	525.00/head	500.00–550.00	525	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,373.75/head	950.00–1,725.00	1,374	20
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,563.92/head	925.00–2,000.00	1,564	79
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	362.50/head	300.00–425.00	363	2
Bulls	N/A	0–100	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	810	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,499	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	740	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,258	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	995	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,831	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	950–1000	950	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,209	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	930	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,795	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	800–850	801	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,922	4
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	535	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,043	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,060	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,003	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	982	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,347	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	250–300	255	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	587	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	460	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	943	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	870	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,427	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,922	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,027	185.06/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,901	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	280	336.03/cwt	317.50–367.50	941	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	440	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,628	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	205	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	718	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	600–650	600	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,713	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	250–300	295	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,980	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	191.95/cwt	181.00–220.00	2,513	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	159.16/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,717	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	173.74/cwt	166.00–197.00	1,929	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,240	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,792	173.98/cwt	167.00–179.00	3,118	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,684	190.45/cwt	184.00–206.00	3,207	8
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,145	187.25/cwt	180.00–193.00	2,144	3
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,135	172.51/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,958	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	143.47/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,499	24
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,282	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,961	4
Bulls	—	—	1,289	193.69/cwt	188.00–198.00	2,497	8
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,020	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,877	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	173.23/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,372	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	2,000	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,800	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	156.45/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,945	6
Bulls	—	—	1,835	229.38/cwt	221.00–243.00	4,209	10
Bulls	—	—	1,777	215.71/cwt	205.00–220.00	3,833	6
Bulls	—	—	1,675	259.19/cwt	256.00–261.00	4,341	2
Bred Heifers	SupremeBrown Swiss	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	3,177.08/head	2,550.00–3,650.00	3,177	24
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	2,137.50/head	1,750.00–2,350.00	2,138	4
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	2,325.00/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,325	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	1,489.35/head	825.00–1,675.00	1,489	54
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Open Heifers	MediumCrossbred	0–100	—	766.67/head	700.00–800.00	767	3
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,725.00/head	2,500.00–3,150.00	2,725	6
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	1,075.00/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075	2
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	2,027.78/head	1,750.00–2,500.00	2,028	9
Bred Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,325	2

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 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 49Last week 54Year ago 82

Slaughter CattleReceipts 322Last week 290Year ago 285

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 309Last week 288Year ago 275

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,530.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	10	—	—	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,800.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,525.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,650.00–2,350.00	2,075.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	27	0–50	—	600.00–1,050.00	827.59
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	500.00–550.00	525.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	20	0–50	—	950.00–1,725.00	1,373.75
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	79	0–50	—	925.00–2,000.00	1,563.92
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	300.00–425.00	362.50
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	54	0–50	—	825.00–1,675.00	1,489.35
Bulls$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–100	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme · Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,325.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	—	2,550.00–3,650.00	3,177.08
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	2,500.00–3,150.00	2,725.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,750.00–2,350.00	2,137.50
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,325.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,900.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Open Heifers — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	0–100	—	700.00–800.00	766.67
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	9	0–100	—	1,750.00–2,500.00	2,027.78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	740	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	810	185.00	185.00
1	850–900	870	164.00	164.00
1	900–950	930	193.00	193.00
1	950–1000	995	184.00	184.00
3	1000–1050	1,027	180.00–195.00	185.06
1	1050–1100	1,060	189.00	189.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	801	240.00	240.00
1	950–1000	950	232.50	232.50
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	157.50	157.50
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	535	195.00	195.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	350.00	350.00
6	250–300	280	317.50–367.50	336.03
1	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	440	370.00	370.00
2	950–1000	982	239.00	239.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	385.00	385.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	205.00	205.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	565	370.00	370.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,309	181.00–220.00	191.95
52	—	1,369	165.00–180.00	173.23
1	—	2,000	140.00	140.00
6	—	1,243	150.00–164.00	156.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,079	150.00–165.00	159.16
58	—	1,110	166.00–197.00	173.74
5	—	939	130.00–134.00	132.01
24	—	1,045	135.00–149.00	143.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,792	167.00–179.00	173.98
8	—	1,684	184.00–206.00	190.45
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,145	180.00–193.00	187.25
2	—	1,135	170.00–175.00	172.51
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,282	231.00	231.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,289	188.00–198.00	193.69
10	—	1,835	221.00–243.00	229.38
6	—	1,777	205.00–220.00	215.71
2	—	1,675	256.00–261.00	259.19
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	184.00	184.00

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 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