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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 9

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Dec 2Dec 9Dec 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 62▼ 6 vs year ago 62 · −9.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

324 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 293▲ 2 vs year ago 322 · +0.6%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

268 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 248▲ 37 vs year ago 231 · +16.0%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.65/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$261.65

3 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,348

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$485

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$98.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−87.53

vs KY average

−116.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	510	327.50	1,670	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	518	228.73	1,185	2thin

One grade step is worth $98.77/cwt here — about $485 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 sale3 hd

261.65

—

KY average28 barns · 1,949 hd

349.18

−87.53

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−116.31

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	1,668	188.84	3,149	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,696	164.09	2,783	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,390	159.73	2,221	123
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,121	138.03	1,547	113
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,124	169.00	1,899	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,240	179.94	2,231	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,176	190.66	2,241	9thin

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	—	—	$867	118
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$836	30
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	—	—	$2,350	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,205	25
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,183	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,300	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,600	2thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,558	9
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,193	23

Every lot

67 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,219	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,304	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,670	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	518	228.73/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,185	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	901	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 3	560	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	938	1
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Large 3	645	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,193	1
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Large 3	730	166.57/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,216	2
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 3	910	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,752	1
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 3	983	180.99/cwt	174.00–185.00	1,779	4
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 3	1,070	186.22/cwt	167.00–188.00	1,993	13
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Small and Medium 3	415	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	726	2
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	560	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,092	1
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	655	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,163	1
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	705	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,163	1
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	855	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,556	1
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 3	905	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,629	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,075	203.14/cwt	201.00–205.00	2,184	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,195	189.28/cwt	181.00–199.00	2,262	6
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,260	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,192	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,332	171.00/cwt	168.00–174.00	2,278	3
Bulls	—	—	1,711	183.66/cwt	175.00–193.00	3,142	7
Bulls	—	—	1,843	211.28/cwt	205.00–219.00	3,894	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	974	107.90/cwt	97.00–114.00	1,051	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	123.10/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,252	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	138.13/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,579	46
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	152.91/cwt	146.00–164.00	1,809	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	174.33/cwt	166.00–202.00	2,326	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,403	156.96/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,202	65
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,444	143.95/cwt	135.00–149.00	2,079	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,508	129.53/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,953	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	157.47/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,638	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,460	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,714	171.20/cwt	167.00–180.00	2,934	10
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,140	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,892	1
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,290	186.91/cwt	186.00–188.00	2,411	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,120	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,770	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,127	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,029	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows6 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	2,300.00/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,300	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	SupremeJersey	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,600.00/head	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,600	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	ApprovedJersey	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	MediumJersey	—	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	0–100	SupremeBrown Swiss	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Open Heifers	0–100	Supreme	—	1,331.00/head	1,200.00–2,175.00	1,331	15
Open Heifers	0–100	Approved	—	980.00/head	925.00–1,025.00	980	4
Open Heifers	0–100	Medium	—	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Open Heifers	0–100	MediumJersey	—	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/ABeef Cross	—	918.95/head	500.00–1,235.00	919	19
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/A	—	693.18/head	450.00–950.00	693	11
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/ABeef Cross	—	966.10/head	525.00–1,310.00	966	59
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/A	—	809.00/head	435.00–1,000.00	809	55
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/AJersey	—	205.00/head	100.00–285.00	205	4
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	SupremeBeef Cross	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	3
Bred Cows	—	SupremeBeef Cross	—	2,256.52/head	2,050.00–2,375.00	2,257	23
Bred Cows	—	SupremeBeef Cross	—	2,243.75/head	2,100.00–2,325.00	2,244	8
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedJersey	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	MediumJersey	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Heifers	—	ApprovedJersey	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmers Regional Livestock Auction of Glasgow Dairy Auction - Smiths Grove, KY

Tue Dec 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 56Last week 62Year ago 62

Slaughter CattleReceipts 324Last week 293Year ago 322

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 268Last week 248Year ago 231

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	—	—	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	725.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	760.00	760.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	15	0–100	—	1,200.00–2,175.00	1,331.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	0–100	—	925.00–1,025.00	980.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme · Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	575.00	575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	19	0–50	—	500.00–1,235.00	918.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	0–50	—	450.00–950.00	693.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	55	0–50	—	435.00–1,000.00	809.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	0–50	—	100.00–285.00	205.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	59	0–50	—	525.00–1,310.00	966.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	—	2,050.00–2,375.00	2,256.52
—	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	2,100.00–2,325.00	2,243.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,675.00	1,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,875.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	167.50	167.50
1	600–650	645	185.00	185.00
2	700–750	730	163.00–170.00	166.57
1	900–950	910	192.50	192.50
4	950–1000	983	174.00–185.00	180.99
13	1050–1100	1,070	167.00–188.00	186.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	655	177.50	177.50
1	700–750	705	165.00	165.00
1	850–900	855	182.00	182.00
1	900–950	905	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	860	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	372.50	372.50
1	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	510	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	225.00–232.50	228.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,675	150.00–163.00	157.47
10	—	1,714	167.00–180.00	171.20
1	—	1,685	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	129.00–130.00	129.53
65	—	1,403	150.00–165.00	156.96
19	—	1,444	135.00–149.00	143.95
37	—	1,334	166.00–202.00	174.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,017	118.00–129.00	123.10
38	—	1,183	146.00–164.00	152.91
9	—	974	97.00–114.00	107.90
46	—	1,143	130.00–145.00	138.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	186.00–188.00	186.91
1	—	1,140	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	201.00–205.00	203.14
6	—	1,195	181.00–199.00	189.28
1	—	1,260	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,127	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,843	205.00–219.00	211.28
7	—	1,711	175.00–193.00	183.66
3	—	1,332	168.00–174.00	171.00

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.