Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-07

Weight class

Heifers · summary 200–300 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

200–300 lb heifers averaged $371.25/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$371.25

4 head · 234 lb average

Value per head Derived

$868

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$81.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−116.87

vs KY average

What quality paid 200–300 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	237	391.67	927	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	225	310.00	698	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.67/cwt here — about $229 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 200–300 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

371.25

—

KY average9 barns · 31 hd

488.12

−116.87

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	1,637	223.30	3,655	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,417	178.64	2,532	102
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,781	171.97	3,062	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,117	157.08	1,755	123
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,330	190.00	2,527	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,265	192.00	2,429	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,308	213.07	2,788	8thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,380	215.00	2,967	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	—	—	$1,148	181
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$1,132	55
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,100	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,425	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,363	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,150	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$3,371	14
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$3,000	14
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,025	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,857	14
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,443	23

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	1,065.00/head	575.00–1,500.00	1,065	75
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABrown Swiss	0–50	—	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,306.58/head	500.00–1,750.00	1,307	95
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	268.75/head	100.00–400.00	269	8
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,261.84/head	575.00–1,700.00	1,262	38
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	186.84/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,868	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,560.00/head	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,560	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,362.50/head	2,325.00–2,400.00	2,363	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,700	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	820	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,968	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	950–1000	990	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,708	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	385	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,194	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	550–600	565	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,102	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	985	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,822	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	978	212.40/cwt	200.00–225.00	2,077	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	765	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,645	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	525	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,076	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	385	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	866	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,005	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,010	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	925	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,989	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	565	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,667	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	250–300	270	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	725	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedBrown Swiss	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,966.67/head	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,967	6
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,619.12/head	1,350.00–2,050.00	1,619	17
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedCrossbred	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	3,186.36/head	2,550.00–3,700.00	3,186	11
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	841.18/head	500.00–1,375.00	841	17
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	945.83/head	775.00–1,175.00	946	6
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	3,507.69/head	2,500.00–3,800.00	3,508	13
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	2,316.67/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,317	3
Bulls	—	—	1,762	230.33/cwt	222.00–244.00	4,058	16
Bulls	—	—	1,685	188.36/cwt	171.00–195.00	3,174	3
Bulls	—	—	1,576	252.17/cwt	249.00–260.00	3,974	4
Bulls	—	—	1,447	210.97/cwt	202.00–220.00	3,053	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,603	157.24/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,521	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,838	160.44/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,949	6
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,527	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,265	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,429	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	189.12/cwt	184.00–195.00	2,984	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	142.63/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,562	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	172.73/cwt	167.00–181.00	1,981	35
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,430	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,789	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,321	213.93/cwt	205.00–220.00	2,826	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,110	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,509	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,832	170.70/cwt	165.00–179.00	3,127	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	129.18/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,236	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	158.49/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,805	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,464	173.03/cwt	166.00–180.00	2,533	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	190.93/cwt	181.00–208.00	2,507	39
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,380	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,967	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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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

Tue Jul 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 40Last week 40Year ago 52

Slaughter CattleReceipts 305Last week 230Year ago 331

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 339Last week 227Year ago 265

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	75	0–50	—	575.00–1,500.00	1,065.00
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	600.00	600.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	95	0–50	—	500.00–1,750.00	1,306.58
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	525.00	525.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	0–50	—	100.00–400.00	268.75
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	38	0–50	—	575.00–1,700.00	1,261.84
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	17	0–50	—	500.00–1,375.00	841.18
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	6	—	—	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,966.67
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	4,150.00	4,150.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,316.67
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	2,550.00–3,700.00	3,186.36
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	2,500.00–3,800.00	3,507.69
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	17	0–100	—	1,350.00–2,050.00	1,619.12
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	6	0–100	—	775.00–1,175.00	945.83
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	184.00–190.00	186.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,560.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,325.00–2,400.00	2,362.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	4,350.00	4,350.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	820	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	925	215.00	215.00
2	950–1000	978	200.00–225.00	212.40
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	195.00	195.00
1	950–1000	990	172.50	172.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	765	215.00	215.00
1	950–1000	985	185.00	185.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	230.00	230.00
1	300–350	345	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	385	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	525	205.00	205.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	370.00	370.00
1	250–300	255	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	435.00	435.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,762	222.00–244.00	230.33
3	—	1,685	171.00–195.00	188.36
4	—	1,576	249.00–260.00	252.17
10	—	1,447	202.00–220.00	210.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,603	153.00–163.00	157.24
55	—	1,464	166.00–180.00	173.03
39	—	1,313	181.00–208.00	190.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,838	158.00–164.00	160.44
5	—	1,578	184.00–195.00	189.12
13	—	1,832	165.00–179.00	170.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,095	135.00–149.00	142.63
35	—	1,147	167.00–181.00	172.73
11	—	957	120.00–134.00	129.18
55	—	1,139	150.00–165.00	158.49
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	195.00	195.00
6	—	1,321	205.00–220.00	213.93
1	—	1,110	226.00	226.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	215.00	215.00

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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Heifers · summary 200–300 lb

What quality paid 200–300 lb

How it compared 200–300 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle