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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 17

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Feb 10Feb 17Feb 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 33▼ 10 vs year ago 50 · −20.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

328 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 385▲ 98 vs year ago 230 · +42.6%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

241 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 268▼ 48 vs year ago 289 · −16.6%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb steers averaged $377.50/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$377.50

1 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−135.08

vs KY average

−158.87 vs national

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	445	377.50	1,680	1thin

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

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

377.50

—

KY average26 barns · 599 hd

512.58

−135.08

National average176 barns · 7,261 hd

536.37

−158.87

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	1,573	202.38	3,184	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,690	178.27	3,013	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,372	172.08	2,362	125
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,098	148.50	1,631	137
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,054	184.50	1,944	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	870	183.00	1,592	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	—	—	$995	110
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$759	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$3,100	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,986	9
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,900	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,907	11
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,927	34

Every lot

62 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 1-2Fancy	215	712.50/cwt	712.50–712.50	1,532	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	1,248	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,680	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,401	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,704	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,925	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	195	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	1,336	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,544	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,503	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	300–350	Large 3	315	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	835	1
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 3	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	1
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 3	570	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,240	1
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 3	755	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,397	1
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3	865	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,687	1
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Small and Medium 3	910	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,502	1
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 3	965	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,027	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	320	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	880	1
Dairy Steers	350–400	Small and Medium 3	393	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	914	3
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 3	965	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,978	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,349	191.77/cwt	184.00–198.00	2,587	10
Bulls	—	—	1,720	208.03/cwt	200.00–218.00	3,578	13
Bulls	—	—	1,910	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	4,489	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	888	114.59/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,018	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	126.35/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,310	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	143.54/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,595	50
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	161.06/cwt	151.00–179.00	1,804	64
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,304	186.50/cwt	176.00–213.00	2,432	48
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	167.72/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,356	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,423	140.42/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,998	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,437	154.60/cwt	145.00–159.00	2,222	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,618	189.06/cwt	183.00–199.00	3,059	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,780	156.77/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,791	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,781	167.44/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,982	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	870	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,592	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,033	186.67/cwt	181.00–196.00	1,928	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,115	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,985	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows4 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	2,360.00/head	2,050.00–2,700.00	2,360	5
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	SupremeJersey	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,725.00/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,725	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	ApprovedJersey	—	1,291.67/head	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,292	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	0–100	Supreme	—	2,225.96/head	1,750.00–2,400.00	2,226	26
Open Heifers	0–100	Approved	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Open Heifers	0–100	SupremeJersey	—	1,041.67/head	950.00–1,100.00	1,042	3
Open Heifers	0–100	ApprovedCrossbred	—	937.50/head	875.00–1,000.00	938	2
Open Heifers	0–100	Medium	—	730.00/head	710.00–750.00	730	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/ABeef Cross	—	1,128.61/head	525.00–1,600.00	1,129	61
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/A	—	897.56/head	550.00–1,125.00	898	43
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/ABrown Swiss	—	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/AJersey	—	290.00/head	150.00–575.00	290	5
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	—	2,290.00/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,290	5
Bred Heifers	—	SupremeBrown Swiss	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,762.50/head	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,763	2
Bred Heifers	—	MediumJersey	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	SupremeBeef Cross	—	3,100.00/head	2,850.00–3,350.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	—	SupremeJersey	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/ABeef Cross	—	940.91/head	675.00–1,300.00	941	11
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/A	—	585.56/head	400.00–900.00	586	9
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/AJersey	—	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	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 Feb 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 40Last week 33Year ago 50

Slaughter CattleReceipts 328Last week 385Year ago 230

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 241Last week 268Year ago 289

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,291.67

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 — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	—	—	2,050.00–2,700.00	2,360.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	710.00–750.00	730.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	0–100	—	950.00–1,100.00	1,041.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	875.00–1,000.00	937.50

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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	26	0–100	—	1,750.00–2,400.00	2,225.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	0–50	—	150.00–575.00	290.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	61	0–50	—	525.00–1,600.00	1,128.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	43	0–50	—	550.00–1,125.00	897.56

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	—	610.00	610.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,762.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,290.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Supreme · Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00

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	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00

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

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	—	—	2,850.00–3,350.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	0–50	—	400.00–900.00	585.56

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	—	325.00	325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	0–50	—	675.00–1,300.00	940.91

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	230	542.50	542.50
1	400–450	445	377.50	377.50
1	800–850	835	287.50	287.50
1	1000–1050	1,030	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	712.50	712.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	437.50	437.50
1	550–600	590	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	715	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	265.00	265.00
1	450–500	465	170.00	170.00
1	550–600	570	217.50	217.50
1	750–800	755	185.00	185.00
1	850–900	865	195.00	195.00
3	950–1000	965	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	910	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	275.00	275.00
2	950–1000	965	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	490.00	490.00
1	800–850	835	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	150–200	195	685.00	685.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,618	183.00–199.00	189.06
6	—	1,781	160.00–174.00	167.44
2	—	1,780	154.00–159.00	156.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	140.00–141.00	140.42
48	—	1,304	176.00–213.00	186.50
52	—	1,405	160.00–175.00	167.72
23	—	1,437	145.00–159.00	154.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,037	120.00–133.00	126.35
64	—	1,120	151.00–179.00	161.06
50	—	1,111	135.00–150.00	143.54
4	—	888	112.00–118.00	114.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,720	200.00–218.00	208.03
10	—	1,349	184.00–198.00	191.77
1	—	1,910	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	178.00	178.00
3	—	1,033	181.00–196.00	186.67

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.