Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-21

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $280.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$280.00

1 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,456

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−140.22

vs KY average

−142.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	520	280.00	1,456	1thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

280.00

—

KY average27 barns · 1,277 hd

420.22

−140.22

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−142.17

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	1,610	212.88	3,428	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,640	184.75	3,031	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,374	179.54	2,467	108
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,098	156.03	1,713	123
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,351	192.66	2,603	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,315	183.00	2,406	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	—	—	$1,411	150
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$1,323	57
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,057	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,867	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$3,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$2,483	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,433	3thin
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$2,000	3thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$2,000	15
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$2,206	18

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,890.00/head	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,890	10
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	2,575.00/head	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,575	14
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	395.83/head	325.00–450.00	396	6
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,477.25/head	625.00–2,000.00	1,477	100
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABrown Swiss	0–50	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	N/A	0–100	—	1,625.00/head	1,575.00–1,675.00	1,625	2
Bulls	N/ABeef Cross	0–100	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	550–600	590	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,047	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	300	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	780	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	1000–1050	1,015	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,360	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	850–900	885	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,323	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	965	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,220	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,066	192.24/cwt	189.00–195.00	2,049	4
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	305	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	862	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	765	225.63/cwt	210.00–242.50	1,726	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,045	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,923	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	885	248.74/cwt	247.50–250.00	2,201	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	940	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,904	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	900–950	905	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,330	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	425	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,296	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	769	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	540	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,404	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	407	367.34/cwt	357.50–387.50	1,495	3
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	537	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,888	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	170.77/cwt	166.00–181.00	1,822	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	144.43/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,544	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	157.43/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,776	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	129.62/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,291	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	192.42/cwt	182.00–208.00	3,075	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,783	171.51/cwt	166.00–180.00	3,058	6
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,315	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,406	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,351	192.66/cwt	187.00–198.00	2,603	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	158.92/cwt	152.00–164.00	2,384	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	193.08/cwt	183.00–219.00	2,506	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	172.77/cwt	167.00–180.00	2,427	35
Bulls	—	—	1,830	231.93/cwt	222.00–249.00	4,244	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,671	160.49/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,682	4
Bulls	—	—	1,675	214.80/cwt	205.00–220.00	3,598	9
Bulls	—	—	1,235	184.53/cwt	169.00–199.00	2,279	8
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	1,007.14/head	525.00–1,675.00	1,007	7
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,386.22/head	625.00–1,875.00	1,386	49
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	1,409.30/head	650.00–1,625.00	1,409	43
Bred Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	2,166.67/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,167	3
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	0–100	—	858.33/head	825.00–900.00	858	3
Open Heifers	SupremeJersey	0–100	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,725.00/head	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,725	2
Bred Heifers	SupremeBrown Swiss	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Heifers	MediumJersey	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,437.50/head	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,438	4

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.

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

Tue Apr 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 48Last week 49Year ago 82

Slaughter CattleReceipts 312Last week 322Year ago 360

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 301Last week 309Year ago 279

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	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	10	—	—	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,890.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,437.50
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	14	0–100	—	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,575.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	0–100	—	825.00–900.00	858.33
Open Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	0–50	—	325.00–450.00	395.83
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	100	0–50	—	625.00–2,000.00	1,477.25
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	43	0–50	—	650.00–1,625.00	1,409.30
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,166.67
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bulls$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–100	—	1,575.00–1,675.00	1,625.00
Bulls — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–100	—	2,750.00	2,750.00
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	0–50	—	525.00–1,675.00	1,007.14
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	49	0–50	—	625.00–1,875.00	1,386.22
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	425.00	425.00
Bred Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,725.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme · Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	282.50	282.50
1	400–450	425	305.00	305.00
2	500–550	537	175.00	175.00
2	550–600	590	177.50	177.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	407	357.50–387.50	367.34
1	500–550	540	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	555	225.00	225.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	260.00	260.00
3	750–800	765	210.00–242.50	225.63
2	850–900	885	247.50–250.00	248.74
1	900–950	940	202.50	202.50
1	950–1000	965	230.00	230.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	184.00	184.00
4	1050–1100	1,066	189.00–195.00	192.24
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	885	262.50	262.50
4	900–950	905	257.50	257.50
1	1000–1050	1,015	232.50	232.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	447.50	447.50
1	500–550	500	377.50	377.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,067	166.00–181.00	170.77
25	—	1,069	135.00–149.00	144.43
68	—	1,128	150.00–165.00	157.43
6	—	996	126.00–134.00	129.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,598	182.00–208.00	192.42
6	—	1,783	166.00–180.00	171.51
4	—	1,671	158.00–164.00	160.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,500	152.00–164.00	158.92
51	—	1,298	183.00–219.00	193.08
35	—	1,405	167.00–180.00	172.77
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	183.00	183.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,351	187.00–198.00	192.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,830	222.00–249.00	231.93
9	—	1,675	205.00–220.00	214.80
8	—	1,235	169.00–199.00	184.53

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 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