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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 3

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Jan 29Feb 3Feb 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 12▼ 29 vs year ago 77 · −37.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

348 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 257▼ 7 vs year ago 355 · −2.0%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

264 head

▲ 168 vs last sale 96▼ 41 vs year ago 305 · −13.4%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $252.50/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$252.50

1 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−87.62

vs KY average

−139.12 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	605	252.50	1,528	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

252.50

—

KY average8 barns · 73 hd

340.12

−87.62

National average133 barns · 14,997 hd

391.62

−139.12

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	—	Low	1,556	191.65	2,982	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,815	169.49	3,076	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,422	166.54	2,368	140
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,122	150.58	1,689	142
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,143	182.34	2,084	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,555	168.00	2,612	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	995	171.00	1,701	1thin

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	—	—	$887	93
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$723	31
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,950	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$2,486	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,228	19
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,150	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,814	7
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$2,359	57
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$784	4thin

Every lot

63 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 · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	190	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	1,012	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,528	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,701	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	265	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	1,451	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 3	405	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	628	1
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 3	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	1
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 3	485	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	640	1
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 3	520	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	978	1
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 3	570	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,154	1
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Large 3	640	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,040	1
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 3	780	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,381	1
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 3	820	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,591	1
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3	871	184.13/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,604	7
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,000	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,900	6
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 3	1,078	181.46/cwt	179.00–184.00	1,956	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	345	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	923	1
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	362	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	805	2
Dairy Steers	400–450	Small and Medium 3	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	660	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,280	1
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	875	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,680	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	995	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,701	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,403	164.77/cwt	155.00–176.00	2,312	4
Bulls	—	—	1,548	193.40/cwt	185.00–199.00	2,994	9
Bulls	—	—	1,670	206.93/cwt	200.00–221.00	3,456	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	144.15/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,555	61
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	132.38/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,436	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	158.14/cwt	151.00–174.00	1,834	73
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,446	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,379	176.40/cwt	171.00–198.00	2,433	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,434	163.69/cwt	154.00–170.00	2,347	101
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,517	144.00/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,184	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,234	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,801	179.93/cwt	171.00–186.00	3,241	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,871	162.26/cwt	158.00–167.00	3,036	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,555	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,612	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,090	186.45/cwt	180.00–191.00	2,032	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,267	172.76/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,189	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	0–100	Supreme	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Open Heifers	0–100	ApprovedJersey	—	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Open Heifers	0–100	MediumJersey	—	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	—	2,300.00/head	2,050.00–2,550.00	2,300	2
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,850.00/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,850	3
Bred Heifers	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Heifers	—	SupremeJersey	—	1,700.00/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,700	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows4 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	2,720.31/head	2,250.00–3,650.00	2,720	32
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,945.24/head	1,550.00–2,200.00	1,945	21
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	SupremeJersey	—	1,733.33/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,733	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	MediumCrossbred	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	SupremeBeef Cross	—	2,950.00/head	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,950	2
Bred Cows	—	Supreme	—	2,787.50/head	2,450.00–3,600.00	2,788	4
Bred Cows	—	Supreme	—	2,587.50/head	2,200.00–3,450.00	2,588	8
Bred Cows	—	SupremeBeef Cross	—	2,525.00/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,525	2
Bred Cows	—	Approved	—	2,083.33/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,083	3
Bred Cows	—	Approved	—	1,964.29/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,964	7
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	MediumBeef Cross	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/ABeef Cross	—	1,039.00/head	500.00–1,350.00	1,039	10
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/A	—	578.00/head	400.00–1,010.00	578	20
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/AJersey	—	460.00/head	460.00–460.00	460	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/ABeef Cross	—	1,198.21/head	700.00–1,400.00	1,198	28
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/A	—	801.64/head	460.00–1,135.00	802	58
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/AJersey	—	345.00/head	285.00–375.00	345	7

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 Feb 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 48Last week 12Year ago 77

Slaughter CattleReceipts 348Last week 257Year ago 355

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 264Last week 96Year ago 305

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

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
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	885.00	885.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00

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	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,050.00–2,550.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	21	—	—	1,550.00–2,200.00	1,945.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	32	—	—	2,250.00–3,650.00	2,720.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,733.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,450.00–3,600.00	2,787.50
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	2,200.00–3,450.00	2,587.50

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	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,964.29
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,083.33

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)	2	—	—	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,525.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	20	0–50	—	400.00–1,010.00	578.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	460.00	460.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	0–50	—	500.00–1,350.00	1,039.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	58	0–50	—	460.00–1,135.00	801.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	7	0–50	—	285.00–375.00	345.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	28	0–50	—	700.00–1,400.00	1,198.21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	180.00	180.00
1	500–550	520	188.00	188.00
1	550–600	570	202.50	202.50
1	600–650	640	162.50	162.50
1	750–800	780	177.00	177.00
1	800–850	820	194.00	194.00
7	850–900	871	182.00–185.00	184.13
6	1000–1050	1,000	190.00	190.00
2	1050–1100	1,078	179.00–184.00	181.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	155.00	155.00
1	450–500	485	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	267.50	267.50
2	350–400	362	222.50	222.50
1	650–700	660	194.00	194.00
1	850–900	875	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	532.50	532.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	252.50	252.50
1	900–950	945	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	547.50	547.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	147.00	147.00
7	—	1,801	171.00–186.00	179.93
7	—	1,871	158.00–167.00	162.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,379	171.00–198.00	176.40
101	—	1,434	154.00–170.00	163.69
3	—	1,517	140.00–146.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	118.00	118.00
61	—	1,079	137.00–150.00	144.15
73	—	1,160	151.00–174.00	158.14
7	—	1,085	125.00–134.00	132.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,267	170.00–176.00	172.76
7	—	1,090	180.00–191.00	186.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,403	155.00–176.00	164.77
9	—	1,548	185.00–199.00	193.40
6	—	1,670	200.00–221.00	206.93

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.