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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 28

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 48▼ 4 vs year ago 49 · −8.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

336 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 312▲ 4 vs year ago 332 · +1.2%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

265 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 301▲ 18 vs year ago 247 · +7.3%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $275.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$275.00

2 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−140.99

vs KY average

−149.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	587	275.00	1,614	2thin

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 sale2 hd

275.00

—

KY average27 barns · 1,479 hd

415.99

−140.99

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−149.07

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	1,610	208.53	3,357	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,382	174.67	2,414	117
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,692	174.64	2,954	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	153.79	1,676	120
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,255	204.83	2,570	9thin

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	—	—	$1,386	158
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$1,029	52
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$2,417	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,085	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,875	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,200	2thin
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$1,400	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,697	8
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,158	3thin

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 · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,661	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,686	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	587	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,614	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,376	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,675	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	273	379.31/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,036	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,241	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	535	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,354	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	360	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,152	1
Dairy Steers	350–400	Small and Medium 3	380	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,159	1
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 1-2	390	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,082	1
Dairy Steers	400–450	Small and Medium 3	430	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,247	1
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	523	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,726	3
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	705	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,375	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	250–300	Large 3	275	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	688	1
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 3	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	1
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Large 3	775	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,876	1
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3	895	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,184	1
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 3	990	241.50/cwt	240.00–243.00	2,391	2
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Small and Medium 3	990	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,881	1
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 3	1,075	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,193	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,372	183.12/cwt	170.00–196.00	2,512	13
Bulls	—	—	1,674	209.55/cwt	200.00–217.00	3,508	17
Bulls	—	—	1,753	230.88/cwt	221.00–243.00	4,047	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	128.63/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,331	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	172.39/cwt	166.00–187.00	1,857	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	142.79/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,554	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	156.66/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,728	68
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,344	187.84/cwt	181.00–201.00	2,525	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,379	171.77/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,369	54
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,454	158.56/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,305	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,559	189.03/cwt	181.00–199.00	2,947	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,699	173.71/cwt	164.00–180.00	2,951	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,871	155.59/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,911	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,135	197.67/cwt	190.00–210.00	2,244	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,404	213.77/cwt	212.00–217.00	3,001	4
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	0–100	N/AJersey	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	—	3,500.00/head	3,150.00–3,700.00	3,500	5
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	—	2,075.00/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,075	2
Bred Heifers	—	ApprovedJersey	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows4 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	2,725.00/head	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,725	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	ApprovedJersey	—	1,362.50/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,363	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	MediumJersey	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/ABeef Cross	—	1,369.00/head	600.00–1,850.00	1,369	25
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/ACrossbred	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/AJersey	—	730.56/head	150.00–975.00	731	18
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/A	—	656.25/head	400.00–875.00	656	8
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/ABeef Cross	—	1,637.94/head	500.00–2,050.00	1,638	85
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/A	—	1,371.00/head	425.00–1,625.00	1,371	50
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/ABrown Swiss	—	725.00/head	700.00–750.00	725	2
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/AJersey	—	464.29/head	150.00–750.00	464	21
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	SupremeBeef Cross	—	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	—	SupremeBeef Cross	—	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	—	SupremeBeef Cross	—	2,725.00/head	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,725	2
Bred Cows	—	SupremeJersey	—	2,100.00/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedJersey	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	1,637.50/head	1,525.00–1,750.00	1,638	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	0–100	SupremeJersey	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Open Heifers	0–100	Approved	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Open Heifers	0–100	Medium	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	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 Apr 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 45Last week 48Year ago 49

Slaughter CattleReceipts 336Last week 312Year ago 332

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 265Last week 301Year ago 247

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00

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	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,075.00

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	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	3,150.00–3,700.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,362.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	0–50	—	400.00–875.00	656.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	18	0–50	—	150.00–975.00	730.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	25	0–50	—	600.00–1,850.00	1,369.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	21	0–50	—	150.00–750.00	464.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	85	0–50	—	500.00–2,050.00	1,637.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	50	0–50	—	425.00–1,625.00	1,371.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Brown Swiss$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	700.00–750.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–100	—	1,400.00	1,400.00

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)	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ 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 — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,050.00	3,050.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,725.00

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)	2	—	—	1,525.00–1,750.00	1,637.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	1,325.00	1,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	1,275.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	875.00	875.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	430	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	523	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	705	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	775	242.00	242.00
1	850–900	895	244.00	244.00
2	950–1000	990	240.00–243.00	241.50
1	1050–1100	1,075	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	990	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	377.50	377.50
1	450–500	475	355.00	355.00
1	850–900	880	270.00	270.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	587	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	365.00–395.00	379.31
2	300–350	340	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	440.00	440.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,088	136.00–149.00	142.79
18	—	1,077	166.00–187.00	172.39
11	—	1,035	120.00–133.00	128.63
68	—	1,103	150.00–165.00	156.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,344	181.00–201.00	187.84
54	—	1,379	165.00–180.00	171.77
23	—	1,454	150.00–164.00	158.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,559	181.00–199.00	189.03
11	—	1,699	164.00–180.00	173.71
4	—	1,871	150.00–160.00	155.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,372	170.00–196.00	183.12
14	—	1,753	221.00–243.00	230.88
17	—	1,674	200.00–217.00	209.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,404	212.00–217.00	213.77
5	—	1,135	190.00–210.00	197.67

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.