Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-01

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $295.02/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$295.02

5 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$54.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−39.06

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	503	327.56	1,648	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	567	273.33	1,549	3thin

One grade step is worth $54.23/cwt here — about $99 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

295.02

—

KY average24 barns · 374 hd

334.09

−39.06

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	1,591	210.64	3,350	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,599	164.49	2,630	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,349	158.88	2,144	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,174	137.35	1,613	125

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	—	—	$910	116
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$892	28
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,655	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,400	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,175	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,975	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,638	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,000	6
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$1,800	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,782	11
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,300	2thin
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,142	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,350	2thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,016.25/head	400.00–1,300.00	1,016	60
Bulls	N/A	0–100	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
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	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,975.00/head	2,950.00–3,000.00	2,975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,887.50/head	1,850.00–1,925.00	1,888	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,300.00/head	2,950.00–3,650.00	3,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,110	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	503	327.56/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,648	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	585	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,258	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,013	183.32/cwt	182.00–184.00	1,857	3
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	700–750	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	785	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,256	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	660	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,155	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	150–200	155	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	295	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	977	182.65/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,784	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	940	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,598	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	815	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,508	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	995	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,201	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	850–900	850	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,870	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	655	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	343.37/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,521	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	933.33/head	500.00–1,150.00	933	15
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	870.83/head	500.00–1,025.00	871	12
Bred Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Open Heifers	Medium	0–100	—	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,200	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,778.57/head	1,550.00–2,000.00	1,779	7
Bred Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	1,031.25/head	925.00–1,275.00	1,031	4
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,400	2
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	225.00/head	150.00–325.00	225	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	852.94/head	400.00–1,025.00	853	51
Bred Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Heifers	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,737.50/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,738	4
Bred Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,175	2
Bulls	—	—	1,764	227.69/cwt	221.00–236.00	4,016	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	137.35/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,948	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,589	163.15/cwt	157.00–169.00	2,592	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	177.95/cwt	177.00–179.00	2,897	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,367	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	212.32/cwt	200.00–220.00	3,482	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,231	142.10/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,749	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	156.80/cwt	151.00–166.00	1,744	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	128.89/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,453	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	119.13/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,319	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	172.42/cwt	166.00–186.00	2,140	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,577	145.38/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,293	9
Bulls	—	—	1,291	190.42/cwt	173.00–198.00	2,458	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	157.47/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,113	41

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 Sep 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 47Last week 45Year ago 76

Slaughter CattleReceipts 275Last week 315Year ago 322

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 9Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 205Last week 247Year ago 209

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	60	0–50	—	400.00–1,300.00	1,016.25
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	0–50	—	150.00–325.00	225.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	51	0–50	—	400.00–1,025.00	852.94
Bulls$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–100	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	525.00	525.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	15	0–50	—	500.00–1,150.00	933.33
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	12	0–50	—	500.00–1,025.00	870.83
Bred Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,175.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,200.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	7	—	—	1,550.00–2,000.00	1,778.57
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	825.00	825.00
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	0–100	—	925.00–1,275.00	1,031.25
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,400.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bred Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,737.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,850.00–1,925.00	1,887.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,950.00–3,000.00	2,975.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,950.00–3,650.00	3,300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	340.00	340.00
1	1100–1150	1,110	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	490.00	490.00
3	400–450	443	335.00–360.00	343.37
1	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	590	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	503	315.00–340.00	327.56
1	650–700	655	295.00	295.00
1	850–900	850	220.00	220.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	215.00	215.00
1	950–1000	995	170.00	170.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	155	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	660	175.00	175.00
1	750–800	785	160.00	160.00
1	800–850	815	185.00	185.00
1	900–950	940	170.00	170.00
3	950–1000	977	180.00–184.00	182.65
3	1000–1050	1,013	182.00–184.00	183.32
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	110.00	110.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,764	221.00–236.00	227.69
29	—	1,640	200.00–220.00	212.32
10	—	1,291	173.00–198.00	190.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,418	136.00–139.00	137.35
18	—	1,241	166.00–186.00	172.42
9	—	1,577	140.00–149.00	145.38
41	—	1,342	150.00–164.00	157.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,589	157.00–169.00	163.15
2	—	1,628	177.00–179.00	177.95
1	—	1,610	147.00	147.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,231	135.00–150.00	142.10
16	—	1,112	151.00–166.00	156.80
21	—	1,127	125.00–134.00	128.89
24	—	1,107	110.00–124.00	119.13

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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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Dairy Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle