Sale reports / Kentucky / Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction / 2026-07-28

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 28
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
30 head
11 vs last sale 41 18 vs year ago 48 · 37.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
293 head
22 vs last sale 271 27 vs year ago 266 · +10.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
8 vs last sale 26 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
253 head
36 vs last sale 289 36 vs year ago 217 · +16.6%
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Weight class

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb steers averaged $325.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$325.00
1 head · 650 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,113
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
77.79
vs KY average
46.94 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2650325.002,1131thin
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 sale1 hd
325.00
KY average21 barns · 537 hd
402.79
−77.79
National average139 barns · 3,856 hd
371.94
−46.94
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
BullsHigh1,515225.463,41526
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,295182.702,366124
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,647178.522,94117
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,095157.571,726104
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,060197.002,0881thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,505202.003,0401thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,305221.002,8841thin

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$966126
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A$93135
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$3,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)$2,8405
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)$2,6003thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,4753thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,3502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,2752thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)$2,0754thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,7502thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)$1,6501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)$2,3252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,9501thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen$2,47913
Open HeifersOpen$1,4538

Every lot, as filed

58 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 CowsSupreme2,862.50/head2,400.00–3,750.002,8638
Fresh/Milking CowsSupremeJersey2,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey0–50375.00/head200.00–550.003756
Baby Heifer CalvesN/AJersey0–50212.50/head200.00–225.002132
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross0–501,111.36/head500.00–1,450.001,11122
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred0–50250.00/head250.00–250.002501
Baby Bull CalvesN/A0–50799.44/head300.00–1,225.0079945
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross0–501,124.32/head425.00–1,550.001,12474
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2942198.49/cwt186.00–226.001,8707
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-32,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4753
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,275.00/head2,050.00–2,500.002,2752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-23,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-21,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Dairy HeifersLarge 3950–1000956194.90/cwt180.00–200.001,8634
Dairy HeifersLarge 3900–950925200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8501
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3250–300298215.00/cwt215.00–215.006414
Dairy HeifersLarge 3850–900860228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,9611
Dairy HeifersLarge 3700–750720217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,5621
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900895270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4171
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700650325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850825205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6911
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350345420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4491
Fresh/Milking CowsApproved2,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Open HeifersSupreme0–1001,535.71/head1,300.00–1,850.001,5367
Open HeifersApproved0–100875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Fresh/Milking CowsMediumCrossbred1,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Fresh/Milking CowsApprovedJersey1,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred HeifersApproved1,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Fresh/Milking CowsSupremeCrossbred2,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred0–50275.00/head275.00–275.002751
Bred CowsSupreme2,975.00/head2,950.00–3,000.002,9752
Bred CowsSupreme2,840.00/head2,500.00–3,400.002,8405
Bred HeifersApproved1,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A0–50747.50/head300.00–1,175.0074810
Bred CowsSupremeJersey1,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bulls1,549234.56/cwt227.00–253.003,63313
Bulls1,210192.00/cwt192.00–192.002,3231
Bulls1,503218.39/cwt211.00–225.003,28212
CowsBoner 80-85%1,400163.74/cwt155.00–169.002,29217
CowsBoner 80-85%1,312177.22/cwt170.00–185.002,32554
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,518197.78/cwt185.00–208.003,0025
CowsLean 85-90%907124.92/cwt120.00–132.001,1338
CowsBoner 80-85%1,244194.37/cwt186.00–218.002,41853
SteersSelect and Choice1,305221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,8841
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,060197.00/cwt197.00–197.002,0881
CowsLean 85-90%1,113157.00/cwt150.00–165.001,74735
CowsLean 85-90%1,160172.20/cwt166.00–185.001,99841
CowsLean 85-90%1,006141.64/cwt135.00–149.001,42520
HeifersSelect and Choice1,505202.00/cwt202.00–202.003,0401
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,798158.03/cwt151.00–163.002,8413
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,669174.65/cwt165.00–180.002,9159

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.