Sale reports / Kentucky / Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction / 2026-07-21

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 21
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
41 head
6 vs last sale 47 7 vs year ago 48 · 14.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
271 head
18 vs last sale 289 22 vs year ago 293 · 7.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
21 vs last sale 5 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
289 head
18 vs last sale 271 60 vs year ago 229 · +26.2%
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Weight class

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb steers averaged $345.00/cwt on 2 head.
Average price
$345.00
2 head · 675 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,329
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
66.52
vs KY average
42.86 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2675345.002,3292thin
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
345.00
KY average24 barns · 788 hd
411.52
−66.52
National average141 barns · 5,125 hd
387.86
−42.86
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
BullsAverage1,614227.913,67725
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,657187.393,10418
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,365183.452,50498
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,139160.081,823109
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,359205.892,7973thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,460228.003,3291thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,350222.002,9972thin

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$1,092181
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A$95449
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$3,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$2,8905
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,8252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,7884thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)$2,3002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$2,3001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)$2,8905
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)$2,6501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)$2,4752thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)$2,3001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$3,0002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$2,6501thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen$1,6655
Open HeifersOpen$1,4502thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Baby Heifer CalvesN/AJersey0–50275.00/head250.00–300.002752
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey0–50186.36/head100.00–275.0018611
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross0–501,266.48/head700.00–1,600.001,26688
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred0–50337.50/head300.00–375.003382
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-22,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-22,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A0–50754.41/head400.00–1,100.0075417
Baby Bull CalvesN/A0–501,044.06/head600.00–1,325.001,04480
Bred HeifersSupremeJersey2,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred HeifersApprovedJersey1,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Open HeifersSupreme0–1001,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502
Bred HeifersSupremeJersey2,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bulls1,673214.67/cwt206.00–225.003,5916
Bulls1,705256.27/cwt252.00–260.004,3692
Bulls1,655234.11/cwt226.00–248.003,87515
Bulls1,033192.74/cwt187.00–197.001,9912
CowsBoner 80-85%1,465160.37/cwt154.00–164.002,34910
CowsBoner 80-85%1,328192.07/cwt181.00–218.002,55159
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,460228.00/cwt228.00–228.003,3291
HeifersSelect and Choice1,275220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,8051
HeifersSelect and Choice1,425224.00/cwt224.00–224.003,1921
CowsBoner 80-85%1,406173.88/cwt165.00–180.002,44529
CowsLean 85-90%1,030129.38/cwt122.00–133.001,3334
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,453213.83/cwt211.00–216.003,1072
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,170190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,2231
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,602195.32/cwt185.00–204.003,12913
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,832163.30/cwt162.00–164.002,9923
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,748171.95/cwt165.00–180.003,0062
CowsLean 85-90%1,160171.76/cwt166.00–184.001,99245
CowsLean 85-90%994143.36/cwt135.00–149.001,42516
CowsLean 85-90%1,179157.01/cwt150.00–165.001,85144
Dairy HeifersLarge 3800–850815190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5491
Dairy HeifersLarge 3700–750725200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4501
Dairy HeifersLarge 3900–950926200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8524
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 3900–950935170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5901
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,035204.00/cwt204.00–204.002,1111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700675345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3292
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred0–50450.00/head400.00–500.004502
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross0–501,158.93/head525.00–1,525.001,15928
Bred HeifersSupreme3,583.33/head3,500.00–3,650.003,5833
Fresh/Milking CowsSupremeJersey1,666.67/head1,600.00–1,750.001,6673
Fresh/Milking CowsApproved1,662.50/head1,575.00–1,750.001,6632
Dairy SteersLarge 3700–750720255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8361
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450415305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2661
Dairy SteersLarge 3650–700665269.55/cwt250.00–290.001,7932
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-22,475.00/head2,400.00–2,550.002,4752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,787.50/head2,200.00–3,100.002,7884
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,825.00/head2,550.00–3,100.002,8252
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,069194.23/cwt185.00–201.002,0764
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-23,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-23,175.00/head3,050.00–3,550.003,1754
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Dairy HeifersLarge 3Value Added700–750745243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,8101
Dairy SteersLarge 3600–650635240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5241

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.