Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$235.00

1 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,246

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−174.79

vs KY average

−182.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	530	235.00	1,246	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

235.00

—

KY average26 barns · 1,086 hd

409.79

−174.79

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−182.11

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	1,671	223.82	3,739	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,662	188.24	3,129	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,336	180.10	2,406	136
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,083	156.89	1,699	149
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,343	197.96	2,658	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,325	219.25	2,905	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	124
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$1,260	49
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,383	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,233	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$2,150	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$3,506	9
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,780	5
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,819	8
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,100	7

Every lot, as filed

64 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	Supreme	—	—	3,505.56/head	2,600.00–3,750.00	3,506	9
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	3,250.00/head	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,250	3
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	2,062.50/head	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,063	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,575.00/head	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,575	4
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	575.00/head	525.00–625.00	575	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,427.78/head	850.00–1,800.00	1,428	36
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	1,157.63/head	725.00–1,475.00	1,158	59
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	985	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,093	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	900–950	910	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	850–900	890	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,448	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	361	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,282	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	318	335.66/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,067	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	975	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,389	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	285	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	941	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	895	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,902	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	610	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,373	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	1000–1050	1,006	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,389	3
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	650–700	660	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	391.22/cwt	340.00–445.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,388	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumCrossbred	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,175	2
Bred Heifers	SupremeJersey	—	—	2,075.00/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,075	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	857.50/head	500.00–1,500.00	858	10
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	2,525.00/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,525	2
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,215.00/head	1,150.00–1,475.00	1,215	5
Open Heifers	Medium	0–100	—	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,468.85/head	600.00–1,925.00	1,469	65
Bred Cows	ApprovedCrossbred	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,713	230.16/cwt	222.00–240.00	3,943	16
Bulls	—	—	1,118	184.65/cwt	173.00–199.00	2,064	3
Bulls	—	—	1,760	215.53/cwt	200.00–220.00	3,793	11
Bulls	—	—	1,670	245.27/cwt	243.00–247.00	4,096	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	160.73/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,218	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	198.30/cwt	182.00–212.00	3,193	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,480	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	3,345	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	127.76/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,270	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	157.51/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,774	66
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,325	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,849	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,230	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,183	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,375	198.82/cwt	190.00–205.00	2,734	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	171.12/cwt	166.00–185.00	1,910	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	141.94/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,364	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,741	173.14/cwt	167.00–179.00	3,014	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	173.95/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,348	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	190.82/cwt	181.00–210.00	2,504	59
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,170	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,486	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.

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

Tue May 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 44Last week 50Year ago 73

Slaughter CattleReceipts 363Last week 272Year ago 363

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 251Last week 177Year ago 168

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	2,600.00–3,750.00	3,505.56
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,250.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,075.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,525.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,575.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,062.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,175.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	525.00–625.00	575.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	600.00	600.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	36	0–50	—	850.00–1,800.00	1,427.78
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	0–50	—	500.00–1,500.00	857.50
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	59	0–50	—	725.00–1,475.00	1,157.63
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	65	0–50	—	600.00–1,925.00	1,468.85
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	0–100	—	1,150.00–1,475.00	1,215.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	550.00	550.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	895	212.50	212.50
1	950–1000	985	212.50	212.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	910	230.00	230.00
3	1000–1050	1,006	237.50	237.50
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	890	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	530	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	460.00	460.00
2	300–350	308	340.00–445.00	391.22
1	700–750	720	280.00	280.00
1	950–1000	950	242.50	242.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	330.00	330.00
5	300–350	318	320.00–340.00	335.66
3	350–400	361	355.00	355.00
1	950–1000	975	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	555.00	555.00
1	300–350	315	485.00	485.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,713	222.00–240.00	230.16
3	—	1,118	173.00–199.00	184.65
11	—	1,760	200.00–220.00	215.53
5	—	1,670	243.00–247.00	245.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,380	155.00–164.00	160.73
65	—	1,350	165.00–180.00	173.95
59	—	1,312	181.00–210.00	190.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,610	182.00–212.00	198.30
10	—	1,741	167.00–179.00	173.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	994	120.00–134.00	127.76
66	—	1,126	150.00–165.00	157.51
45	—	1,116	166.00–185.00	171.12
30	—	961	135.00–149.00	141.94
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	226.00	226.00
1	—	1,170	212.50	212.50
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	215.00	215.00
1	—	1,230	177.50	177.50
4	—	1,375	190.00–205.00	198.82

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

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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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