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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 24

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Feb 17Feb 24Mar 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 40▲ 7 vs year ago 53 · +13.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

311 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 328▼ 72 vs year ago 383 · −18.8%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

203 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 241▼ 132 vs year ago 335 · −39.4%

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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 $350.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$350.00

1 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,065

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−90.87

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	590	350.00	2,065	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

350.00

—

KY average24 barns · 579 hd

440.87

−90.87

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	—	Low	1,713	205.84	3,526	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,790	169.31	3,031	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,398	167.34	2,340	127
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,126	146.49	1,649	131
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,341	195.66	2,623	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,036	170.19	1,763	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,398	217.00	3,033	2thin

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	—	—	$1,324	100
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$1,010	34
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,438	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,850	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,950	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,800	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,800	4thin
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$3,150	2thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,725	6
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,358	18

Every lot

75 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,129	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,716	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,995	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	480	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,304	1
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,105	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,860	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 3	665	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,446	1
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 3	814	210.13/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,710	5
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3	880	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,804	1
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 3	920	200.76/cwt	190.00–212.00	1,847	2
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Small and Medium 3	948	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,754	3
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 3	970	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,037	1
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,025	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,886	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	325	270.71/cwt	262.50–280.00	880	2
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 1-2	385	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,222	1
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	633	257.59/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,631	2
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	810	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,721	1
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 1-2	905	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,720	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,055	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,405	1
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,740	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,584	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,185	179.96/cwt	179.00–181.00	2,133	2
Bulls	—	—	1,766	204.21/cwt	195.00–208.00	3,606	9
Bulls	—	—	1,810	216.91/cwt	211.00–228.00	3,926	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	974	128.58/cwt	121.00–134.00	1,252	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	143.71/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,578	54
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	115.28/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,364	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,202	157.12/cwt	151.00–171.00	1,889	55
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	188.46/cwt	176.00–221.00	2,395	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,406	153.84/cwt	145.00–159.00	2,163	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,411	142.34/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,008	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	165.49/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,424	56
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,720	182.85/cwt	176.00–195.00	3,145	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,808	167.00/cwt	160.00–175.00	3,019	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,825	158.26/cwt	158.00–159.00	2,888	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,268	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,561	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,450	186.16/cwt	184.00–188.00	2,699	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,036	170.19/cwt	164.00–175.00	1,763	4
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	0–100	N/A	—	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows5 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	2,825.00/head	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,825	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	SupremeJersey	—	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	ApprovedJersey	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	MediumJersey	—	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	0–100	Supreme	—	1,907.14/head	1,550.00–2,400.00	1,907	7
Open Heifers	0–100	Approved	—	1,335.00/head	1,075.00–1,475.00	1,335	5
Open Heifers	0–100	Medium	—	873.33/head	860.00–900.00	873	3
Open Heifers	0–100	MediumJersey	—	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	—	2,650.00/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,650	2
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	—	2,075.00/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,075	2
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Heifers	—	SupremeJersey	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Heifers	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Heifers	—	SupremeJersey	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Heifers	—	ApprovedCrossbred	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Heifers	—	ApprovedCrossbred	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Heifers	—	MediumCrossbred	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Heifers	—	MediumJersey	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	SupremeBeef Cross	—	2,825.00/head	2,650.00–3,000.00	2,825	2
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	SupremeBrown Swiss	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Approved	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	MediumBeef Cross	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	SupremeJersey	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/ABeef Cross	—	1,423.39/head	850.00–1,775.00	1,423	62
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/A	—	1,200.69/head	525.00–1,475.00	1,201	36
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/ACrossbred	—	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/AJersey	—	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/ABeef Cross	—	1,320.59/head	675.00–1,775.00	1,321	17
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/A	—	715.63/head	450.00–1,075.00	716	16
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/AJersey	—	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 60Last week 40Year ago 53

Slaughter CattleReceipts 311Last week 328Year ago 383

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 203Last week 241Year ago 335

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,625.00	1,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	7	0–100	—	1,550.00–2,400.00	1,907.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	0–100	—	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	0–100	—	860.00–900.00	873.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	0–100	—	1,075.00–1,475.00	1,335.00

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	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00

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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,075.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,650.00

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	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00

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	—	—	2,650.00–3,000.00	2,825.00

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	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00

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	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Supreme · Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Approved$ 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 Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	36	0–50	—	525.00–1,475.00	1,200.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	400.00	400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	62	0–50	—	850.00–1,775.00	1,423.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–100	—	3,150.00	3,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	17	0–50	—	675.00–1,775.00	1,320.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	16	0–50	—	450.00–1,075.00	715.63

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	—	450.00	450.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	948	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	217.50	217.50
5	800–850	814	205.00–214.00	210.13
1	850–900	880	205.00	205.00
2	900–950	920	190.00–212.00	200.76
1	950–1000	970	210.00	210.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	495	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	317.50	317.50
1	900–950	905	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	262.50–280.00	270.71
2	600–650	633	250.00–265.00	257.59
1	650–700	650	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	810	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	345.00	345.00
1	900–950	930	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	525.00	525.00
1	450–500	480	480.00	480.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,825	158.00–159.00	158.26
6	—	1,720	176.00–195.00	182.85
16	—	1,808	160.00–175.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,411	140.00–144.00	142.34
56	—	1,465	160.00–175.00	165.49
35	—	1,406	145.00–159.00	153.84
32	—	1,271	176.00–221.00	188.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,202	151.00–171.00	157.12
54	—	1,098	135.00–150.00	143.71
3	—	1,183	110.00–118.00	115.28
19	—	974	121.00–134.00	128.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	179.00–181.00	179.96
6	—	1,810	211.00–228.00	216.91
9	—	1,766	195.00–208.00	204.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,268	202.00	202.00
2	—	1,450	184.00–188.00	186.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	228.00	228.00
1	—	1,740	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,036	164.00–175.00	170.19

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.