Sale reports / Kentucky / Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction / 2026-07-14

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 14
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
47 head
7 vs last sale 40 19 vs year ago 66 · 28.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
289 head
16 vs last sale 305 67 vs year ago 356 · 18.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
13 vs last sale 18 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
271 head
68 vs last sale 339 113 vs year ago 384 · 29.4%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
300–400 lb heifers averaged $380.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$380.00
1 head · 325 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,235
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
101.43
vs KY average
110.32 vs national

What quality paid 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2325380.001,2351thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 300–400 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
380.00
KY average27 barns · 297 hd
481.43
−101.43
National average159 barns · 3,904 hd
490.32
−110.32
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
BullsAverage1,788218.823,91220
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,364183.462,503101
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,655181.162,99820
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,096159.291,746111
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceLow1,149189.112,1726thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,275167.002,1291thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,428215.403,0765thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,755222.973,9132thin

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$1,160147
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A$1,06945
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)$3,2405
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)$1,8001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)$3,4507
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)$1,4501thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen$2,25317
Open HeifersOpen$1,1367

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Fresh/Milking CowsSupremeJersey1,800.00/head1,650.00–2,000.001,8005
Bred HeifersSupreme3,616.67/head3,100.00–3,800.003,6176
Bred HeifersMediumCrossbred1,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsSupreme3,240.00/head2,950.00–3,700.003,2405
Baby Heifer CalvesN/AJersey0–50187.50/head150.00–225.001882
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross0–501,274.07/head500.00–1,725.001,27427
Baby Bull CalvesN/A0–50971.23/head575.00–1,275.0097153
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,016191.38/cwt188.00–196.001,9445
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Value Added750–800765255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9511
Dairy HeifersLarge 1-2400–450446270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2043
Dairy HeifersLarge 3250–300268227.15/cwt220.00–235.006092
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,025250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,5631
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,080200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1601
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600570295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6821
Dairy HeifersLarge 3900–950920212.23/cwt200.00–225.001,9532
Dairy HeifersLarge 3750–800773221.30/cwt205.00–237.501,7112
Dairy HeifersLarge 31000–10501,020200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0401
Dairy HeifersLarge 31050–11001,070190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,0331
Dairy HeifersLarge 3650–700660225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4851
Dairy HeifersLarge 3800–850845192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,6271
Dairy SteersLarge 3300–350345320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1041
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3450–500480270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2961
Dairy HeifersLarge 3850–900890205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,8251
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Value Added800–850845260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1971
Dairy HeifersLarge 3200–250215270.00/cwt270.00–270.005811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350325380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300270320.00/cwt320.00–320.008641
BullsMedium and Large 1-2150–200185420.00/cwt420.00–420.007771
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250200340.00/cwt340.00–340.006801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550530320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6961
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250225525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,1811
Fresh/Milking CowsSupreme2,881.25/head2,500.00–3,800.002,8818
Fresh/Milking CowsApproved2,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A0–50863.33/head500.00–1,175.0086315
Bred CowsSupremeJersey1,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred HeifersApproved2,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Open HeifersSupreme0–1001,437.50/head1,375.00–1,500.001,4382
Fresh/Milking CowsApprovedJersey1,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Fresh/Milking CowsApprovedCrossbred1,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross0–501,322.16/head650.00–1,750.001,32288
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey0–50256.25/head225.00–300.002564
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred0–50800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Open HeifersApproved0–1001,100.00/head950.00–1,150.001,1004
Open HeifersMedium0–100675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred0–50400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Bulls1,806213.12/cwt204.00–218.003,8498
Bulls1,842233.83/cwt225.00–246.004,3079
CowsLean 85-90%1,190129.09/cwt128.00–130.001,5362
CowsLean 85-90%1,099158.53/cwt150.00–165.001,74249
CowsBoner 80-85%1,532158.18/cwt150.00–164.002,4238
CowsLean 85-90%1,152172.69/cwt166.00–184.001,98937
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,699172.44/cwt166.00–180.002,93011
CowsLean 85-90%993141.98/cwt135.00–148.001,41023
HeifersSelect and Choice1,321223.02/cwt222.00–225.002,9463
Dairy SteersSelect1,275167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,1291
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,178180.51/cwt180.00–181.002,1262
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,134193.41/cwt186.00–201.002,1934
Bulls1,577188.98/cwt176.00–197.002,9803
CowsBoner 80-85%1,430173.72/cwt165.00–180.002,48436
CowsBoner 80-85%1,299193.16/cwt181.00–221.002,50957
HeifersSelect and Choice1,588203.98/cwt203.00–205.003,2392
SteersSelect and Choice1,755222.97/cwt217.00–229.003,9132
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,601191.81/cwt185.00–208.003,0719

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.