Sale reports / Kentucky / Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction / 2026-06-09

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 9
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
50 head
14 vs last sale 64 22 vs year ago 72 · 30.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
304 head
23 vs last sale 327 127 vs year ago 431 · 29.5%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
323 head
37 vs last sale 286 4 vs year ago 319 · +1.3%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb heifers averaged $290.00/cwt on 2 head.
Average price
$290.00
2 head · 665 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,929
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
70.84
vs KY average
84.56 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2665290.001,9292thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale2 hd
290.00
KY average25 barns · 572 hd
360.84
−70.84
National average160 barns · 6,317 hd
374.56
−84.56
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,521219.903,34432
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,321180.362,383134
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,752176.833,09814
CowsLean 85-90%High1,058158.311,675115
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,150185.052,1286thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,345199.872,6882thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Baby Bull CalvesN/A$1,317151
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A$1,21951
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)$2,4797
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$2,20911
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)$2,0833thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$3,4252thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)$3,1001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)$2,94314
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen$2,3888
Open HeifersOpen$1,0083thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred HeifersSupreme3,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Bred HeifersSupreme3,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred HeifersSupreme3,385.00/head2,950.00–3,650.003,38510
Bred HeifersSupremeBrown Swiss3,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Fresh/Milking CowsSupremeJersey2,220.00/head2,000.00–2,450.002,2205
Fresh/Milking CowsApproved1,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Fresh/Milking CowsSupreme3,075.00/head3,000.00–3,150.003,0752
Open HeifersApproved0–100775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Baby Bull CalvesN/A0–501,170.97/head600.00–1,450.001,17162
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred0–50325.00/head325.00–325.003251
Bred CowsSupremeBeef Cross2,950.00/head2,750.00–3,300.002,9503
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross0–501,547.47/head600.00–1,950.001,54779
Bred CowsMediumBeef Cross1,900.00/head1,850.00–1,950.001,9002
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey0–50402.78/head300.00–650.004039
Dairy HeifersLarge 3800–850825243.00/cwt243.00–243.002,0053
Dairy HeifersLarge 31050–11001,095180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9711
Dairy HeifersLarge 31000–10501,020210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,1421
Dairy HeifersLarge 3900–950910230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0931
Dairy HeifersLarge 3550–600580220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2761
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700655290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9001
Dairy SteersLarge 3250–300290350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0151
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450433320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3863
Dairy SteersLarge 3600–650616295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8173
Dairy HeifersLarge 3950–1000970210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0371
HeifersMedium 1-2350–400370285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0551
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700695280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9461
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300255330.00/cwt330.00–330.008421
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650635300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9051
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400380395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,5011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350310445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3801
Bred HeifersMedium1,625.00/head1,600.00–1,650.001,6252
Open HeifersSupreme0–1001,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1252
Bred CowsApprovedBeef Cross2,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred CowsApprovedBeef Cross2,233.33/head2,000.00–2,450.002,2333
Bred CowsApprovedJersey1,883.33/head1,750.00–1,950.001,8833
Bred CowsSupremeJersey2,100.00/head2,000.00–2,250.002,1004
Bred CowsApproved1,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred HeifersApprovedJersey1,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross0–501,446.21/head725.00–1,775.001,44633
Baby Heifer CalvesN/AJersey0–50450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A0–50823.53/head525.00–1,450.0082417
Bred HeifersApproved2,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsSupremeBeef Cross2,766.67/head2,600.00–2,900.002,7673
Bred CowsApprovedBeef Cross1,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bulls1,790267.55/cwt266.00–269.004,7892
Bulls1,263190.13/cwt179.00–196.002,4017
Bulls1,488215.88/cwt204.00–225.003,21212
Bulls1,671234.57/cwt226.00–245.003,92011
CowsLean 85-90%1,089174.64/cwt166.00–185.001,90230
CowsBoner 80-85%1,362171.65/cwt165.00–180.002,33854
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,905163.00/cwt163.00–163.003,1051
CowsLean 85-90%944141.52/cwt135.00–149.001,33620
HeifersSelect and Choice1,345199.87/cwt194.00–205.002,6882
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,088189.08/cwt186.00–194.002,0573
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,212181.01/cwt179.00–184.002,1943
CowsBoner 80-85%1,375159.75/cwt150.00–164.002,19714
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,586188.13/cwt184.00–194.002,9844
CowsLean 85-90%938128.14/cwt126.00–130.001,2023
CowsLean 85-90%1,086157.29/cwt150.00–165.001,70862
CowsBoner 80-85%1,276191.86/cwt181.00–210.002,44866
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,809173.35/cwt166.00–179.003,1369

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.