Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Weight class

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $355.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$355.00

1 head · 400 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,420

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−108.82

vs KY average

−116.05 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	400	355.00	1,420	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

355.00

—

KY average26 barns · 1,123 hd

463.82

−108.82

National average183 barns · 11,527 hd

471.05

−116.05

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	1,684	221.26	3,727	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,652	182.52	3,015	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,354	178.68	2,420	110
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	155.60	1,697	107
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,284	208.96	2,683	5thin

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	—	—	$1,295	86
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$1,199	39
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$3,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,000	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,733	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,375	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,950	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,513	2thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,447	8
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	Supreme	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	3,350.00/head	2,950.00–3,800.00	3,350	3
Bred Cows	Medium	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	262.50/head	150.00–475.00	263	6
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,509.38/head	825.00–1,925.00	1,509	48
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	550–600	592	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,421	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	975	191.43/cwt	182.50–200.00	1,866	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	950–1000	960	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	850–900	855	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,731	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	880	220.00/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,936	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	785	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,393	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,023	207.46/cwt	200.00–212.50	2,122	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	700–750	737	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,769	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	1000–1050	1,040	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,340	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	505	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,136	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	980	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,254	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,208	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	800–850	800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,440	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	945	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	311	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	1,641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	937.50/head	875.00–1,000.00	938	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,216.67/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,217	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,225	2
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,400	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	1,167.97/head	600.00–1,650.00	1,168	32
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,348.39/head	1,000.00–1,825.00	1,348	31
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	391.67/head	325.00–475.00	392	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	760.00/head	475.00–1,150.00	760	5
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	—	—	1,848	246.97/cwt	245.00–248.00	4,564	3
Bulls	—	—	1,778	212.54/cwt	200.00–220.00	3,779	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,404	158.72/cwt	148.00–164.00	2,228	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	191.25/cwt	181.00–209.00	2,511	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	141.95/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,515	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	158.26/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,735	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	170.27/cwt	166.00–180.00	1,926	27
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,247	199.29/cwt	193.00–207.50	2,485	3
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,340	223.47/cwt	220.00–226.00	2,994	2
Bulls	—	—	1,683	230.31/cwt	222.00–237.00	3,876	14
Bulls	—	—	1,355	189.95/cwt	180.00–196.00	2,574	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	172.95/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,380	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,788	169.36/cwt	165.00–178.00	3,028	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	189.83/cwt	184.00–198.00	2,992	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	130.16/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,263	6

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 May 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 50Last week 45Year ago 85

Slaughter CattleReceipts 272Last week 336Year ago 386

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 177Last week 265Year ago 342

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	875.00–1,000.00	937.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,216.67
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,400.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,950.00–3,800.00	3,350.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,700.00	3,700.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,400.00	3,400.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	0–50	—	150.00–475.00	262.50
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	48	0–50	—	825.00–1,925.00	1,509.38
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	32	0–50	—	600.00–1,650.00	1,167.97
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	31	0–50	—	1,000.00–1,825.00	1,348.39
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	0–50	—	325.00–475.00	391.67
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	0–50	—	475.00–1,150.00	760.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	1,475.00	1,475.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	592	240.00	240.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	980	230.00	230.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	785	177.50	177.50
2	850–900	880	215.00–225.00	220.00
2	900–950	945	215.00	215.00
2	950–1000	975	182.50–200.00	191.43
3	1000–1050	1,023	200.00–212.50	207.46
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	737	240.00	240.00
1	950–1000	960	227.50	227.50
1	1000–1050	1,040	225.00	225.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	160.00	160.00
1	800–850	800	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	355.00	355.00
1	750–800	760	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	855	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	527.50	527.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	960	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	595	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	530	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,848	245.00–248.00	246.97
9	—	1,778	200.00–220.00	212.54
14	—	1,683	222.00–237.00	230.31
4	—	1,355	180.00–196.00	189.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,404	148.00–164.00	158.72
43	—	1,313	181.00–209.00	191.25
56	—	1,376	165.00–180.00	172.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,067	135.00–149.00	141.95
47	—	1,096	150.00–165.00	158.26
27	—	1,131	166.00–180.00	170.27
6	—	970	125.00–134.00	130.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,788	165.00–178.00	169.36
9	—	1,576	184.00–198.00	189.83
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	193.00–207.50	199.29
2	—	1,340	220.00–226.00	223.47

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 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

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Replacement Dairy Cattle

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