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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

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

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

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Feeder Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 47▼ 4 vs year ago 58 · −6.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

246 head

▼ 91 vs last sale 337▼ 119 vs year ago 365 · −32.6%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

294 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 309▼ 20 vs year ago 314 · −6.4%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

300–400 lb steers averaged $350.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$350.00

2 head · 347 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,215

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−202.80

vs KY average

−235.92 vs national

Price by quality 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	347	350.00	1,215	2thin

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

How it compared 300–400 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

350.00

—

KY average24 barns · 337 hd

552.80

−202.80

National average148 barns · 3,133 hd

585.92

−235.92

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	—	Average	1,707	206.69	3,528	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,648	185.08	3,051	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,372	174.44	2,394	108
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	153.16	1,697	93
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,281	187.60	2,403	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,168	196.04	2,290	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,185	214.00	2,536	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,125	190.00	2,138	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	—	—	$1,391	169
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$1,202	49
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,138	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$2,025	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$3,118	14
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,353	8
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,375	2thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,630	5
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,161	7

Every lot

72 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	215	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	774	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	347	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,215	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	883	283.99/cwt	283.00–285.00	2,508	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,574	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	205	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	851	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	215	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,086	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	240	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	720	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,776	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,794	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	700–750	Medium 1-2	740	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,425	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	250–300	Large 3	255	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	752	1
Dairy Heifers	300–350	Large 3	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	1
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 3	500	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	763	1
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Small and Medium 3	680	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,000	1
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 3	830	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,718	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	200–250	Large 3	200	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	770	1
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	1
Dairy Steers	300–350	Small and Medium 3	320	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	864	1
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	1
Dairy Steers	750–800	Small and Medium 3	770	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,455	1
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	780	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,521	2
Dairy Steers	900–950	Small and Medium 3	945	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,767	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	930	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,097	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,125	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,138	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,185	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,536	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,550	180.59/cwt	176.00–184.00	2,799	2
Bulls	—	—	1,659	198.49/cwt	188.00–209.00	3,293	10
Bulls	—	—	1,778	217.67/cwt	211.00–229.00	3,870	9
Bulls	—	—	1,865	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	4,513	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	730	115.14/cwt	110.00–120.00	841	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	135.08/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,283	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	149.28/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,676	40
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	162.54/cwt	156.00–175.00	1,861	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,319	186.15/cwt	176.00–208.00	2,455	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	168.29/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,344	54
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,514	152.73/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,312	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,556	190.37/cwt	184.00–205.00	2,962	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,895	170.96/cwt	165.00–176.00	3,240	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	960	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,690	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,327	189.26/cwt	182.00–196.00	2,511	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,168	196.04/cwt	195.00–197.00	2,290	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	—	3,650.00/head	3,550.00–3,750.00	3,650	3
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	—	3,509.09/head	3,200.00–3,750.00	3,509	11
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,681.25/head	1,550.00–1,825.00	1,681	4
Bred Heifers	—	MediumBeef Cross	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	—	ApprovedJersey	—	1,500.00/head	1,475.00–1,525.00	1,500	2
Bred Heifers	—	ApprovedJersey	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	0–100	Supreme	—	1,483.33/head	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,483	3
Open Heifers	0–100	Approved	—	1,112.50/head	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,113	2
Open Heifers	0–100	ApprovedCrossbred	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Open Heifers	0–100	Medium	—	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows5 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	SupremeJersey	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	ApprovedCrossbred	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	ApprovedJersey	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	MediumJersey	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/ABeef Cross	—	1,480.21/head	1,175.00–1,850.00	1,480	24
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/A	—	1,025.00/head	500.00–1,400.00	1,025	21
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/AJersey	—	456.25/head	400.00–500.00	456	4
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/ABeef Cross	—	1,538.56/head	600.00–1,975.00	1,539	94
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/A	—	1,329.55/head	950.00–1,500.00	1,330	66
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/AJersey	—	305.56/head	150.00–475.00	306	9
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Supreme	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	SupremeBeef Cross	—	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	MediumBeef Cross	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	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 Mar 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 54Last week 47Year ago 58

Slaughter CattleReceipts 246Last week 337Year ago 365

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 294Last week 309Year ago 314

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00

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	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,550.00–1,825.00	1,681.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,475.00–1,525.00	1,500.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	3,550.00–3,750.00	3,650.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	3,200.00–3,750.00	3,509.09

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	0–100	—	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,483.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00

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

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 — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	21	0–50	—	500.00–1,400.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	0–50	—	400.00–500.00	456.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	24	0–50	—	1,175.00–1,850.00	1,480.21

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	66	0–50	—	950.00–1,500.00	1,329.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	0–50	—	150.00–475.00	305.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	94	0–50	—	600.00–1,975.00	1,538.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,025.00	2,025.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00

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)	1	—	—	2,475.00	2,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	152.50	152.50
1	650–700	680	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	345	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	830	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	360.00	360.00
2	300–350	347	350.00	350.00
2	850–900	883	283.00–285.00	283.99
1	900–950	900	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	475	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	830	214.00	214.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	505.00	505.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	770	189.00	189.00
1	900–950	945	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	315	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	780	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	385	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	192.50	192.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,659	188.00–209.00	198.49
1	—	1,865	242.00	242.00
9	—	1,778	211.00–229.00	217.67
2	—	1,550	176.00–184.00	180.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,319	176.00–208.00	186.15
54	—	1,393	160.00–175.00	168.29
9	—	1,514	145.00–158.00	152.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,123	140.00–155.00	149.28
42	—	1,145	156.00–175.00	162.54
9	—	950	131.00–139.00	135.08
2	—	730	110.00–120.00	115.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,895	165.00–176.00	170.96
8	—	1,556	184.00–205.00	190.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,327	182.00–196.00	189.26
1	—	960	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	195.00–197.00	196.04

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.