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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, May 12

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 50▼ 29 vs year ago 73 · −39.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

363 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 272▲ 0 vs year ago 363 · +0.0%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

251 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 177▲ 83 vs year ago 168 · +49.4%

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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 $235.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$235.00

1 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,246

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−174.79

vs KY average

−182.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	530	235.00	1,246	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

235.00

—

KY average26 barns · 1,086 hd

409.79

−174.79

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−182.11

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	1,671	223.82	3,739	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,662	188.24	3,129	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,336	180.10	2,406	136
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,083	156.89	1,699	149
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,343	197.96	2,658	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,325	219.25	2,905	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	—	—	$1,321	124
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$1,260	49
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,383	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,233	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$2,150	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$3,506	9
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,780	5
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,819	8
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,100	7

Every lot

64 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,325	1
Steers	850–900	Medium 1-2	890	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,448	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,150	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	308	391.22/cwt	340.00–445.00	1,205	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,122	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,246	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,304	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,388	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,528	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Large 3	610	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,373	1
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Small and Medium 3	660	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,221	1
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3	895	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,902	1
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 3Value Added	910	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,093	1
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 3	985	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,093	1
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 3Value Added	1,006	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,389	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	250–300	Large 3	285	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	941	1
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	318	335.66/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,067	5
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	361	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,282	3
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 3	975	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,389	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,170	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,486	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,480	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	3,345	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,118	184.65/cwt	173.00–199.00	2,064	3
Bulls	—	—	1,670	245.27/cwt	243.00–247.00	4,096	5
Bulls	—	—	1,713	230.16/cwt	222.00–240.00	3,943	16
Bulls	—	—	1,760	215.53/cwt	200.00–220.00	3,793	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	141.94/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,364	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	127.76/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,270	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	171.12/cwt	166.00–185.00	1,910	45
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,126	157.51/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,774	66
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	190.82/cwt	181.00–210.00	2,504	59
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	173.95/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,348	65
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	160.73/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,218	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	198.30/cwt	182.00–212.00	3,193	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,741	173.14/cwt	167.00–179.00	3,014	10
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,230	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,183	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,325	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,849	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,375	198.82/cwt	190.00–205.00	2,734	4
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	—	3,505.56/head	2,600.00–3,750.00	3,506	9
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	—	3,250.00/head	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,250	3
Bred Heifers	—	SupremeJersey	—	2,075.00/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,075	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	SupremeBeef Cross	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	—	SupremeBeef Cross	—	2,575.00/head	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,575	4
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	2,525.00/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,525	2
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedCrossbred	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Approved	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Approved	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	MediumBeef Cross	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedJersey	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows4 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	2,062.50/head	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,063	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	MediumCrossbred	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	ApprovedJersey	—	1,175.00/head	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,175	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/ABeef Cross	—	1,427.78/head	850.00–1,800.00	1,428	36
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/A	—	857.50/head	500.00–1,500.00	858	10
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/ACrossbred	—	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/AJersey	—	575.00/head	525.00–625.00	575	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/ABeef Cross	—	1,468.85/head	600.00–1,925.00	1,469	65
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/A	—	1,157.63/head	725.00–1,475.00	1,158	59
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	0–100	Supreme	—	1,215.00/head	1,150.00–1,475.00	1,215	5
Open Heifers	0–100	Approved	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Open Heifers	0–100	Medium	—	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	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 May 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 44Last week 50Year ago 73

Slaughter CattleReceipts 363Last week 272Year ago 363

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 251Last week 177Year ago 168

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	2,600.00–3,750.00	3,505.56
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,250.00

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)	2	—	—	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00

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	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,525.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00

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)	4	—	—	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,575.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,062.50

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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	525.00–625.00	575.00

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	—	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	36	0–50	—	850.00–1,800.00	1,427.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	10	0–50	—	500.00–1,500.00	857.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	59	0–50	—	725.00–1,475.00	1,157.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	65	0–50	—	600.00–1,925.00	1,468.85

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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	5	0–100	—	1,150.00–1,475.00	1,215.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	550.00	550.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	895	212.50	212.50
1	950–1000	985	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	910	230.00	230.00
3	1000–1050	1,006	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	890	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	530	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	460.00	460.00
2	300–350	308	340.00–445.00	391.22
1	700–750	720	280.00	280.00
1	950–1000	950	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	330.00	330.00
5	300–350	318	320.00–340.00	335.66
3	350–400	361	355.00	355.00
1	950–1000	975	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	555.00	555.00
1	300–350	315	485.00	485.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,713	222.00–240.00	230.16
3	—	1,118	173.00–199.00	184.65
11	—	1,760	200.00–220.00	215.53
5	—	1,670	243.00–247.00	245.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,380	155.00–164.00	160.73
65	—	1,350	165.00–180.00	173.95
59	—	1,312	181.00–210.00	190.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,610	182.00–212.00	198.30
10	—	1,741	167.00–179.00	173.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	994	120.00–134.00	127.76
66	—	1,126	150.00–165.00	157.51
45	—	1,116	166.00–185.00	171.12
30	—	961	135.00–149.00	141.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	226.00	226.00
1	—	1,170	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	215.00	215.00
1	—	1,230	177.50	177.50
4	—	1,375	190.00–205.00	198.82

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.