Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $335.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$335.00

1 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−59.08

vs KY average

−68.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	335.00	1,809	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

335.00

—

KY average25 barns · 845 hd

394.08

−59.08

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

−68.36

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	—	Average	1,791	201.86	3,615	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,649	152.63	2,517	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,352	147.93	2,000	143
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,065	128.30	1,366	78

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	—	—	$813	105
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$621	67
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,292	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$2,050	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,700	11
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,500	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,595	14
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,236	14

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Fresh/Milking Cows	Medium	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,175.00/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,175	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	Approved	—	—	1,810.00/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,810	5
Fresh/Milking Cows	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,212.50/head	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,213	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	330.00/head	300.00–350.00	330	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	811.61/head	200.00–1,200.00	812	28
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	433.33/head	375.00–525.00	433	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	917.16/head	300.00–1,250.00	917	51
Baby Bull Calves	N/AGuernsey	0–50	—	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AAyshire	0–50	—	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1350–1400	1,375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,475	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,121	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,018	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	785	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,609	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	895	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,611	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	891	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	428	194.86/cwt	185.00–200.00	834	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	963	175.01/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,685	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1250–1300	1,255	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,259	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,065	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,917	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	865	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,730	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	810	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,377	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	508	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,118	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	1250–1300	1,265	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,404	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	350–400	385	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,290	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,180	181.24/cwt	180.00–182.50	2,139	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	917	184.99/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,696	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	742	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	1
Bulls	Large 1	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Common	—	—	1,150.00/head	950.00–1,350.00	1,150	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	MediumJersey	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	ApprovedJersey	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Open Heifers	ApprovedGuernsey	0–100	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Open Heifers	ApprovedJersey	0–100	—	787.50/head	550.00–1,025.00	788	2
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	1,350.00/head	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,350	11
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,650	2
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	3,300.00/head	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,300	6
Bred Heifers	Common	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	513.71/head	200.00–975.00	514	31
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	2,050.00/head	1,750.00–2,500.00	2,050	3
Bred Cows	MediumBeef Cross	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Approved	—	—	2,825.00/head	2,400.00–3,250.00	2,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium	—	—	2,016.67/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,017	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	250.00/head	225.00–275.00	250	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	503.57/head	350.00–1,050.00	504	7
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	773.26/head	200.00–1,100.00	773	43
Bulls	—	—	1,885	201.17/cwt	192.00–208.00	3,792	11
Bulls	—	—	1,455	179.74/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,615	4
Bulls	—	—	1,842	217.86/cwt	212.00–231.00	4,013	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,647	163.10/cwt	154.00–180.00	2,686	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	105.60/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,162	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	141.35/cwt	132.00–152.00	1,504	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	122.63/cwt	114.00–130.00	1,300	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	82.97/cwt	74.00–92.00	1,112	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	141.35/cwt	133.00–152.00	1,952	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	126.45/cwt	126.00–127.00	2,122	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	163.88/cwt	154.00–188.00	2,168	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	124.15/cwt	115.00–132.00	1,687	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	144.78/cwt	134.00–151.00	2,386	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	159.17/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,657	4

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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 37Last week 41Year ago 68

Slaughter CattleReceipts 278Last week 283Year ago 363

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 8Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 344Last week 226Year ago 319

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,175.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,810.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,212.50
Fresh/Milking Cows — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	950.00–1,350.00	1,150.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	0–50	—	300.00–350.00	330.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	28	0–50	—	200.00–1,200.00	811.61
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	0–50	—	375.00–525.00	433.33
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	31	0–50	—	200.00–975.00	513.71
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	51	0–50	—	300.00–1,250.00	917.16
Baby Bull Calves — Guernsey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	300.00	300.00
Baby Bull Calves — Ayshire$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	975.00	975.00
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	225.00–275.00	250.00
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	0–50	—	350.00–1,050.00	503.57
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	43	0–50	—	200.00–1,100.00	773.26
Bred Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,650.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,300.00
Bred Heifers — Common$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Guernsey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	875.00	875.00
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	550.00–1,025.00	787.50
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	11	0–100	—	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,750.00–2,500.00	2,050.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,400.00–3,250.00	2,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,016.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	185.00–200.00	194.86
1	450–500	495	180.00	180.00
2	700–750	742	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	785	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	895	180.00	180.00
4	900–950	917	180.00–200.00	184.99
2	950–1000	963	170.00–180.00	175.01
1	1050–1100	1,065	180.00	180.00
3	1100–1150	1,121	180.00	180.00
2	1150–1200	1,180	180.00–182.50	181.24
1	1250–1300	1,255	180.00	180.00
1	1350–1400	1,375	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	508	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	810	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	865	200.00	200.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1250–1300	1,265	190.00	190.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	335.00	335.00
3	600–650	601	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	480	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,885	192.00–208.00	201.17
4	—	1,455	175.00–184.00	179.74
6	—	1,842	212.00–231.00	217.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,647	154.00–180.00	163.10
2	—	1,678	126.00–127.00	126.45
16	—	1,648	134.00–151.00	144.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,100	100.00–112.00	105.60
24	—	1,064	132.00–152.00	141.35
41	—	1,060	114.00–130.00	122.63
4	—	1,041	154.00–163.00	159.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	74.00–92.00	82.97
57	—	1,381	133.00–152.00	141.35
63	—	1,323	154.00–188.00	163.88
21	—	1,359	115.00–132.00	124.15

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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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Steers · 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