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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 5
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199
Feeder Cattle receipts
79 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 48▼ 3 vs year ago 82 · −3.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
330 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 266▼ 15 vs year ago 345 · −4.3%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
321 head
▲ 104 vs last sale 217▲ 189 vs year ago 132 · +143.2%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $269.05/cwt on 8 head.
Average price
$269.05
8 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,488
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$232
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$55.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−74.36
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542289.981,5715thin
Medium and Large 2-3572234.171,3393thin
One grade step is worth $55.82/cwt here — about $232 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 sale8 hd
269.05
—
KY average24 barns · 489 hd
343.41
−74.36
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,660206.143,42328
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,632172.132,8098thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,314169.612,22886
CowsLean 85-90%High1,063143.431,525128
Dairy HeifersChoiceHigh1,470209.003,0721thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,140184.642,10514
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,095168.001,8401thin
HeifersChoiceHigh1,250217.002,7131thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,290177.002,2831thin
SteersChoiceHigh1,575220.003,4651thin

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——$826154
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A——$70073
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$2,2314thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)——$1,9254thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)——$2,58215
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)——$2,46118
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)——$2,2501thin
Fresh/Milking CowsOpen——$1,4679
Open HeifersOpen——$1,33915

Every lot

80 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365207.50/cwt207.50–207.507571
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235415.00/cwt415.00–415.009751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255302.50/cwt302.50–302.507711
Heifers250–300Medium 1-2280230.00/cwt230.00–230.006441
Heifers250–300Medium 2-3290232.50/cwt232.50–232.506741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2285362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,0331
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2455296.35/cwt287.50–305.001,3482
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy458365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6723
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2537296.23/cwt292.50–307.501,5914
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3545242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,3221
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2560265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4841
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3585230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3462
Bulls600–650Medium 1-2605182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,1041
Bulls600–650Small 1-2620170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0541
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3360175.00/cwt175.00–175.006301
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3535160.00/cwt160.00–160.008561
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3620154.00/cwt154.00–154.009551
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3680156.96/cwt154.00–160.001,0672
Dairy Heifers700–750Large 3740165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2211
Dairy Heifers750–800Large 3Value Added760203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,5431
Dairy Heifers750–800Large 3770155.16/cwt149.00–161.001,1952
Dairy Heifers800–850Large 3823184.03/cwt183.00–185.001,5152
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3920193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,7762
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 3967199.81/cwt199.00–203.001,9325
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers200–250Large 3215230.00/cwt230.00–230.004951
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3285200.00/cwt200.00–200.005702
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3565207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,1722
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3610215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3121
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3900201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,8093
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3968164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,5883
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,575220.00/cwt220.00–220.003,4651
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,250217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,7131
Heifers—Select and Choice1,290177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,2831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,345179.71/cwt161.00–185.002,4177
Bulls——1,636202.49/cwt197.00–210.003,31311
Bulls——1,811221.86/cwt218.00–228.004,0186
Bulls——2,053238.88/cwt234.00–243.004,9044
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%985112.33/cwt108.00–116.001,10612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003133.70/cwt128.00–138.001,34127
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,086146.96/cwt140.00–155.001,59667
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110161.57/cwt156.00–174.001,79322
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274180.12/cwt171.00–196.002,29539
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,293131.80/cwt128.00–135.001,7042
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,314149.20/cwt144.00–153.001,9606
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,354164.19/cwt155.00–170.002,22339
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555182.11/cwt174.00–188.002,8323
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,678166.14/cwt164.00–168.002,7885
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice935195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8231
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,156183.84/cwt178.00–189.002,12513
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,470209.00/cwt209.00–209.003,0721
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,095168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,8401
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers0–100Supreme—1,691.67/head1,300.00–2,000.001,6929
Open Heifers0–100Approved—978.33/head885.00–1,050.009783
Open Heifers0–100ApprovedCrossbred—735.00/head735.00–735.007351
Open Heifers0–100Medium—592.50/head500.00–685.005932
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows5 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows—Supreme—1,950.00/head1,500.00–2,400.001,9502
Fresh/Milking Cows—SupremeGuernsey—1,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Fresh/Milking Cows—SupremeCrossbred—1,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Fresh/Milking Cows—Approved—1,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Fresh/Milking Cows—ApprovedJersey—1,187.50/head1,000.00–1,375.001,1884
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Supreme—2,742.31/head2,350.00–3,250.002,74213
Bred Heifers—Supreme—2,461.11/head2,050.00–2,900.002,46118
Bred Heifers—Supreme—2,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Heifers—Approved—1,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Heifers—ApprovedBeef Cross—1,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—SupremeBeef Cross—3,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred Cows—SupremeBeef Cross—2,625.00/head2,400.00–2,850.002,6252
Bred Cows—Supreme—2,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—SupremeJersey—1,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—ApprovedJersey—1,225.00/head1,125.00–1,325.001,2252
Bred Cows—Approved—1,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves5 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves0–50N/ABeef Cross—1,006.29/head490.00–1,340.001,00662
Baby Bull Calves0–50N/A—732.67/head310.00–980.0073386
Baby Bull Calves0–50N/ABrown Swiss—460.00/head460.00–460.004601
Baby Bull Calves0–50N/ACrossbred—296.67/head280.00–330.002973
Baby Bull Calves0–50N/AJersey—215.00/head180.00–250.002152
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves0–50N/ABeef Cross—901.60/head390.00–1,220.0090225
Baby Heifer Calves0–50N/A—632.00/head300.00–1,010.0063240
Baby Heifer Calves0–50N/AJersey—446.00/head340.00–510.004465
Baby Heifer Calves0–50N/ACrossbred—353.33/head220.00–530.003533

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.