Sale reports / Kentucky / Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction / 2025-07-01

Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 1
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
129 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 122▲ 71 vs year ago 58 · +122.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
437 head
▲ 94 vs last sale 343▲ 94 vs year ago 343 · +27.4%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
330 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 377▲ 104 vs year ago 226 · +46.0%
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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 $232.95/cwt on 7 head.
Average price
$232.95
7 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,275
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$582
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$121.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−95.01
vs KY average
−110.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540269.411,4554thin
Medium and Large 2580220.001,2761thin
Medium and Large 2-3500185.009251thin
Medium 1-2590148.008731thin
One grade step is worth $121.41/cwt here — about $582 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 sale7 hd
232.95
—
KY average14 barns · 464 hd
327.96
−95.01
National average21 barns · 2,053 hd
342.96
−110.01
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
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,220180.002,1961thin
Bulls—Average1,580190.143,00433
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,286168.172,162133
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,527165.532,5279thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,074144.801,556162
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,128175.591,98122
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage960190.001,8241thin

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——$906143
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A——$83866
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$2,7055
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)——$2,5705
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)——$2,4506
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)——$1,98513
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)——$1,5176
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$2,6505
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)——$1,3149
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)——$1,2617
BullsN/A——$1,5001thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen——$1,6437
Open HeifersOpen——$92421

Every lot

119 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290312.50/cwt312.50–312.509061
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1161
Steers500–550Medium 1-2510277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,4151
Steers500–550Medium 2-3545222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,2131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325275.00/cwt275.00–275.008941
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy490310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5191
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500185.00/cwt185.00–185.009251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515258.83/cwt250.00–267.501,3332
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5822
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2761
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2590148.00/cwt148.00–148.008731
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5481
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,030203.00/cwt203.00–203.002,0911
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3415200.00/cwt200.00–200.008301
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2505275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3891
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7161
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3545230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2541
Bulls600–650Medium 1-2615157.00/cwt157.00–157.009661
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2678263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,7832
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,7721
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers250–300Large 3265200.00/cwt200.00–200.005301
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3440147.50/cwt147.50–147.506491
Dairy Heifers450–500Large 3472139.41/cwt132.50–151.006583
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3540156.00/cwt156.00–156.008421
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3640131.00/cwt131.00–131.008381
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3690135.00/cwt135.00–135.009321
Dairy Heifers700–750Large 3713158.51/cwt158.00–159.001,1302
Dairy Heifers700–750Small and Medium 3730149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0881
Dairy Heifers750–800Large 3768154.42/cwt151.00–158.001,1862
Dairy Heifers800–850Large 3825169.00/cwt166.00–172.001,3942
Dairy Heifers850–900Large 3Value Added860199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,7111
Dairy Heifers850–900Large 3865174.00/cwt164.00–184.001,5052
Dairy Heifers850–900Small and Medium 3880158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,3901
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3908168.53/cwt157.00–180.001,5302
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3Value Added935189.89/cwt187.00–231.001,77515
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 3960209.50/cwt204.00–215.002,0112
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Large 31,000182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,8201
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 31,088172.00/cwt170.00–174.001,8712
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers15 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers150–200Large 3178325.00/cwt325.00–325.005792
Dairy Steers200–250Large 3230270.00/cwt270.00–270.006211
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3370277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,0271
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3405207.50/cwt207.50–207.508401
Dairy Steers450–500Small and Medium 3458161.07/cwt150.00–172.507382
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3498200.00/cwt200.00–200.009962
Dairy Steers500–550Small and Medium 3540162.50/cwt162.50–162.508781
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3590200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1803
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3610218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3301
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3Value Added626233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,4596
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3710170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2071
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3775203.23/cwt202.50–204.001,5752
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3800190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5201
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3940200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8803
Dairy Steers1000–1050Large 31,025200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0502
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,0221
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers250–300Medium and Large 3290225.00/cwt225.00–225.006531
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice960190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8241
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,009159.10/cwt149.00–179.001,6059
Bulls——1,720193.63/cwt186.00–199.003,33013
Bulls——1,785232.64/cwt231.00–235.004,1532
Bulls——1,902206.70/cwt200.00–214.003,9319
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%970108.16/cwt100.00–118.001,04910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,064160.07/cwt151.00–179.001,70354
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,068127.49/cwt120.00–134.001,36221
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,097143.57/cwt135.00–150.001,57577
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,4431
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256175.10/cwt166.00–200.002,19979
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,317159.76/cwt150.00–165.002,10449
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515175.46/cwt172.00–178.002,6584
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,518144.90/cwt141.00–148.002,2004
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,536157.59/cwt151.00–165.002,4215
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,220180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,1961
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,128175.59/cwt174.00–182.001,98122
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls0–100N/AJersey—1,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves0–50N/ABeef Cross—1,138.77/head450.00–1,560.001,13965
Baby Bull Calves0–50N/A—764.71/head350.00–1,000.0076570
Baby Bull Calves0–50N/ACrossbred—290.00/head290.00–290.002901
Baby Bull Calves0–50N/AJersey—254.29/head170.00–420.002547
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Supreme—3,000.00/head2,000.00–3,650.003,0004
Bred Heifers—Supreme—2,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Heifers—SupremeBrown Swiss—1,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Heifers—Supreme—1,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Heifers—Approved—1,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Heifers—ApprovedJersey—1,255.00/head1,075.00–1,450.001,2555
Bred Heifers—Approved—1,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Heifers—SupremeJersey—1,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Heifers—ApprovedJersey—1,162.50/head1,025.00–1,300.001,1632
Bred Heifers—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Heifers—ApprovedCrossbred—1,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Heifers—MediumCrossbred—825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Heifers—MediumJersey—800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Supreme—2,841.67/head2,125.00–3,550.002,8423
Bred Cows—SupremeBeef Cross—2,570.00/head2,000.00–2,950.002,5705
Bred Cows—Supreme—2,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Bred Cows—SupremeBeef Cross—2,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred Cows—SupremeBeef Cross—2,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4506
Bred Cows—SupremeBeef Cross—2,278.13/head1,525.00–2,700.002,2788
Bred Cows—SupremeCrossbred—1,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—SupremeBeef Cross—1,716.67/head1,625.00–1,825.001,7173
Bred Cows—SupremeJersey—1,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—ApprovedJersey—1,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—MediumJersey—975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—MediumBeef Cross—875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves0–50N/ABeef Cross—1,096.88/head300.00–1,420.001,09732
Baby Heifer Calves0–50N/A—629.67/head240.00–1,000.0063030
Baby Heifer Calves0–50N/AJersey—330.00/head260.00–400.003304
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers0–100Supreme—1,454.29/head1,085.00–2,000.001,4547
Open Heifers0–100ApprovedCrossbred—855.00/head810.00–900.008552
Open Heifers0–100ApprovedBeef Cross—825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Open Heifers0–100Approved—810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Open Heifers0–100MediumCrossbred—700.00/head700.00–700.007002
Open Heifers0–100MediumJersey—564.29/head500.00–650.005647
Open Heifers0–100Medium—525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows5 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows—SupremeCrossbred—2,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Fresh/Milking Cows—Supreme—2,500.00/head1,800.00–3,200.002,5002
Fresh/Milking Cows—ApprovedJersey—1,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Fresh/Milking Cows—MediumCrossbred—875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Fresh/Milking Cows—MediumJersey—812.50/head750.00–875.008132

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.