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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 6

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Dec 30Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 47▲ 54 vs year ago 29 · +186.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

338 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 398▲ 124 vs year ago 214 · +57.9%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

219 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 251▲ 76 vs year ago 143 · +53.1%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $277.50/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$277.50

1 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,443

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−99.05

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	520	277.50	1,443	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

277.50

—

KY average15 barns · 460 hd

376.55

−99.05

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	1,680	188.23	3,163	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,736	165.84	2,879	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,353	159.57	2,159	100
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	136.63	1,497	108
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,124	179.28	2,016	7thin

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	—	—	$1,048	117
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$921	25
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,250	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,594	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,264	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,919	4thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,612	10
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,620	5

Every lot

81 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	821	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,182	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,109	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,829	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,722	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,280	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	940	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,598	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	205	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	851	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	323.10/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,018	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	988	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,188	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,443	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 3	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 3	543	176.23/cwt	172.50–180.00	957	2
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 3	675	191.25/cwt	183.00–201.00	1,291	7
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Small and Medium 3	710	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,200	1
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Large 3	721	194.87/cwt	175.00–199.00	1,405	6
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 3	770	195.71/cwt	183.00–204.00	1,507	4
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Small and Medium 3	810	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,134	1
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 3	846	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,557	3
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3	870	177.01/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,540	3
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 3	923	181.59/cwt	170.00–193.00	1,676	2
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 3	958	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,820	3
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,005	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,910	1
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 3	1,070	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,840	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers11 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	200–250	Small and Medium 3	235	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	529	1
Dairy Steers	250–300	Large 3	260	262.50/cwt	255.00–270.00	683	2
Dairy Steers	250–300	Small and Medium 3	285	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	613	1
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	490	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,090	1
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	550	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,196	1
Dairy Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 3	585	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	980	1
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	630	198.50/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,251	2
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	650	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,219	1
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	735	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,488	1
Dairy Steers	750–800	Small and Medium 3	790	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,335	1
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 3	935	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,636	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	956	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,439	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,521	169.43/cwt	153.00–176.00	2,577	6
Bulls	—	—	1,700	188.02/cwt	180.00–197.00	3,196	11
Bulls	—	—	1,803	207.41/cwt	200.00–216.00	3,740	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	877	108.56/cwt	100.00–113.00	952	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	123.09/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,313	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	137.94/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,505	44
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,197	153.35/cwt	146.00–168.00	1,836	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	130.50/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,566	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	144.07/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,789	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	158.61/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,173	60
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,383	172.26/cwt	166.00–188.00	2,382	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,189	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,684	172.18/cwt	166.00–178.00	2,900	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,841	159.89/cwt	152.00–165.00	2,944	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,065	169.14/cwt	166.00–175.00	1,801	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,169	186.89/cwt	185.00–193.00	2,185	4
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/ABeef Cross	—	1,120.96/head	500.00–1,385.00	1,121	47
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/A	—	1,029.55/head	460.00–1,225.00	1,030	67
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/AJersey	—	325.00/head	250.00–400.00	325	2
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/ABrown Swiss	—	285.00/head	285.00–285.00	285	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/ABeef Cross	—	1,078.93/head	900.00–1,275.00	1,079	14
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/A	—	719.55/head	425.00–1,075.00	720	11
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	—	2,833.33/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,833	3
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Heifers	—	SupremeBeef Cross	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,691.67/head	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,692	3
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	SupremeBeef Cross	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Supreme	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	SupremeBeef Cross	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedCrossbred	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	MediumJersey	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers	0–100	Supreme	—	1,620.00/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,620	5
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows6 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	2,383.33/head	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,383	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	SupremeJersey	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	ApprovedJersey	—	1,375.00/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,375	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	MediumCrossbred	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	MediumJersey	—	1,012.50/head	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,013	2

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 Jan 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 47Year ago 29

Slaughter CattleReceipts 338Last week 398Year ago 214

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 219Last week 251Year ago 143

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	47	0–50	—	500.00–1,385.00	1,120.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	67	0–50	—	460.00–1,225.00	1,029.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	250.00–400.00	325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	285.00	285.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	0–50	—	425.00–1,075.00	719.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	14	0–50	—	900.00–1,275.00	1,078.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,833.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,691.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	0–100	—	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,620.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,383.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	435	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	475	385.00	385.00
1	700–750	710	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	387.50	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	940	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	543	172.50–180.00	176.23
7	650–700	675	183.00–201.00	191.25
6	700–750	721	175.00–199.00	194.87
4	750–800	770	183.00–204.00	195.71
3	800–850	846	184.00	184.00
3	850–900	870	175.00–180.00	177.01
2	900–950	923	170.00–193.00	181.59
3	950–1000	958	190.00	190.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	190.00	190.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	150.00	150.00
1	700–750	710	169.00	169.00
1	800–850	810	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	255.00–270.00	262.50
1	450–500	490	222.50	222.50
1	550–600	550	217.50	217.50
2	600–650	630	190.00–207.00	198.50
1	650–700	650	187.50	187.50
1	700–750	735	202.50	202.50
1	900–950	935	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	225.00	225.00
1	250–300	285	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	585	167.50	167.50
1	750–800	790	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	660	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	315	310.00–335.00	323.10
1	350–400	360	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	520	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	415.00	415.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,684	166.00–178.00	172.18
7	—	1,841	152.00–165.00	159.89
1	—	1,520	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	129.00–132.00	130.50
13	—	1,242	135.00–149.00	144.07
60	—	1,370	150.00–165.00	158.61
25	—	1,383	166.00–188.00	172.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,091	130.00–145.00	137.94
11	—	877	100.00–113.00	108.56
21	—	1,067	116.00–129.00	123.09
32	—	1,197	146.00–168.00	153.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,803	200.00–216.00	207.41
11	—	1,700	180.00–197.00	188.02
6	—	1,521	153.00–176.00	169.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,065	166.00–175.00	169.14
4	—	1,169	185.00–193.00	186.89

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.