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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 28
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 76▲ 37 vs year ago 54 · +68.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
423 head
▲ 153 vs last sale 270▲ 88 vs year ago 335 · +26.3%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
282 head
▲ 105 vs last sale 177▲ 123 vs year ago 159 · +77.4%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $200.00/cwt on 2 head.
Average price
$200.00
2 head · 585 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,170
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−82.99
vs KY average
−104.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2585200.001,1702thin
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 sale2 hd
200.00
—
KY average25 barns · 2,467 hd
282.99
−82.99
National average182 barns · 24,858 hd
304.64
−104.64
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
Bulls—High1,536158.422,43336
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,412138.991,963106
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,635137.682,25136
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,111113.751,264135
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,191149.791,78311
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,231151.861,8704thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,405157.072,2073thin

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——$638111
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A——$49559
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$1,8568
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)——$1,54111
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)——$1,3025
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)——$1,6632thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)——$1,1305
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$8001thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen——$1,76918
Open HeifersOpen——$1,18915
Springer Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)——$1,7955
Springer Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$1,7923thin

Every lot

97 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330194.00/cwt194.00–194.006401
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4311
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2708212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5012
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1702
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615139.00/cwt139.00–139.008551
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4301
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,4081
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,4951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3753172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2952
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3425198.00/cwt198.00–198.008421
Dairy Heifers450–500Large 3473190.00/cwt190.00–190.008992
Dairy Heifers550–600Small and Medium 3595115.00/cwt115.00–115.006841
Dairy Heifers700–750Large 3705165.50/cwt165.00–166.001,1672
Dairy Heifers700–750Small and Medium 3723129.51/cwt129.00–130.009362
Dairy Heifers750–800Large 3750144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0801
Dairy Heifers800–850Large 3840137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1511
Dairy Heifers850–900Large 3Value Added875170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4881
Dairy Heifers850–900Large 3885146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,2921
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 3950124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1781
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 3Value Added990163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,6141
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Large 31,035136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,4081
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 31,075145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,5591
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers12 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3325267.00/cwt267.00–267.008682
Dairy Steers350–400Small and Medium 3373193.11/cwt187.00–200.007202
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3383251.00/cwt251.00–251.009614
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3447166.00/cwt166.00–166.007423
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3590176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,0381
Dairy Steers650–700Small and Medium 3675124.00/cwt124.00–124.008371
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3720150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0801
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3833164.02/cwt158.00–170.001,3662
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3913172.95/cwt165.00–184.001,5793
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3987164.40/cwt157.00–170.001,6233
Dairy Steers1000–1050Large 31,030168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,7301
Dairy Steers1050–1100Large 31,065164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,7471
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560172.00/cwt172.00–172.009631
Beef/Dairy Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3925188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,7391
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,080150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6201
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,400170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,3801
Heifers—Select and Choice1,408150.60/cwt149.00–152.002,1202
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,355140.46/cwt124.00–149.001,90310
Bulls——1,598170.90/cwt165.00–189.002,73114
Bulls——1,613158.84/cwt150.00–164.002,56212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01887.90/cwt69.00–104.0089535
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,107114.04/cwt105.00–119.001,26237
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,150124.95/cwt120.00–129.001,43743
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,199134.39/cwt130.00–141.001,61120
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,383147.44/cwt140.00–166.002,03949
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,393109.02/cwt104.00–113.001,5193
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,426126.24/cwt117.00–129.001,80012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,444134.92/cwt130.00–139.001,94842
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,621146.71/cwt140.00–156.002,37813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,628134.85/cwt131.00–138.002,19518
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,695124.41/cwt121.00–128.002,1095
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,120134.77/cwt132.00–138.001,5093
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,217155.42/cwt146.00–162.001,8918
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,070131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,4021
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,285158.81/cwt156.00–162.002,0413
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves5 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves0–50N/ABeef Cross—764.74/head270.00–990.0076538
Baby Bull Calves0–50N/A—623.97/head150.00–800.0062463
Baby Bull Calves0–50N/ACrossbred—490.00/head490.00–490.004901
Baby Bull Calves0–50N/ABrown Swiss—230.00/head230.00–230.002301
Baby Bull Calves0–50N/AJersey—211.25/head100.00–440.002118
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—SupremeBeef Cross—2,185.00/head1,775.00–2,475.002,1855
Bred Cows—SupremeBeef Cross—2,133.33/head1,600.00–2,675.002,1336
Bred Cows—SupremeCrossbred—1,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—SupremeBeef Cross—1,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,150.00/head1,100.00–1,250.001,1503
Bred Cows—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Approved—1,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—ApprovedJersey—1,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—MediumBeef Cross—925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—MediumBeef Cross—860.00/head860.00–860.008601
Bred Cows—MediumBeef Cross—762.50/head750.00–775.007632
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows6 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows—Supreme—2,142.50/head1,550.00–3,200.002,14310
Fresh/Milking Cows—SupremeCrossbred—1,587.50/head1,575.00–1,600.001,5882
Fresh/Milking Cows—SupremeJersey—1,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Fresh/Milking Cows—Approved—1,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Fresh/Milking Cows—ApprovedJersey—1,233.33/head1,075.00–1,450.001,2333
Fresh/Milking Cows—MediumJersey—725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Springer Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Springer Heifers—Supreme—2,562.50/head2,400.00–2,725.002,5632
Springer Heifers—Supreme—1,825.00/head1,675.00–1,975.001,8252
Springer Heifers—SupremeJersey—1,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Springer Heifers—ApprovedJersey—1,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Springer Heifers—Approved—1,275.00/head1,225.00–1,325.001,2752
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Supreme—1,662.50/head1,650.00–1,675.001,6632
Bred Heifers—ApprovedCrossbred—1,325.00/head1,250.00–1,400.001,3252
Bred Heifers—ApprovedJersey—1,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Heifers—MediumBeef Cross—925.00/head925.00–925.009252
Bred Heifers—MediumBeef Cross—800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves0–50N/ABeef Cross—686.67/head290.00–990.0068727
Baby Heifer Calves0–50N/A—360.00/head120.00–800.0036025
Baby Heifer Calves0–50N/AJersey—237.14/head110.00–330.002377
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers0–100Supreme—1,296.67/head1,075.00–1,525.001,29712
Open Heifers0–100Approved—805.00/head725.00–885.008052
Open Heifers0–100Medium—660.00/head660.00–660.006601

This sale against other markets

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.