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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 16

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

112 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 50▲ 43 vs year ago 69 · +62.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

285 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 304▼ 115 vs year ago 400 · −28.7%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

317 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 323▼ 24 vs year ago 341 · −7.0%

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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 $320.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$320.00

1 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−94.09

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	320.00	1,712	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

320.00

—

KY average26 barns · 403 hd

414.09

−94.09

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	1,648	211.79	3,491	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,333	178.06	2,373	104
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,653	170.45	2,817	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,085	153.63	1,666	98
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,232	198.85	2,450	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,135	203.78	2,313	6thin

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	—	—	$1,116	142
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$1,171	73
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,310	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$3,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$2,580	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,125	2thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$2,341	11
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$2,239	34

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 1-2	305	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	778	1
Steers	350–400	Medium 1-2	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	330.00/cwt	320.00–340.00	809	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	871	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,985	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	750	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,380	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,638	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	330.94/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,039	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 3	515	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	876	1
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Large 3	749	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,693	5
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3	883	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,907	3
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 3	935	200.99/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,879	2
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 3	960	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,632	1
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,029	199.06/cwt	184.00–210.00	2,048	6
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 3	1,115	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,230	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers13 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Small and Medium 3	420	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,071	1
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	590	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,711	1
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	671	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,872	6
Dairy Steers	650–700	Small and Medium 3	682	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,705	2
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	718	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,082	3
Dairy Steers	700–750	Small and Medium 3	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	1
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	806	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,426	11
Dairy Steers	800–850	Small and Medium 3	840	237.11/cwt	219.00–255.00	1,992	2
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	883	298.69/cwt	294.00–299.00	2,637	16
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 3	935	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,431	1
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 3	985	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,610	13
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Small and Medium 3	995	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,731	1
Dairy Steers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,035	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,760	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,130	210.67/cwt	204.00–218.00	2,381	4
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,145	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,176	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,543	190.79/cwt	180.00–198.00	2,944	6
Bulls	—	—	1,608	207.98/cwt	200.00–219.00	3,344	12
Bulls	—	—	1,772	230.87/cwt	223.00–243.00	4,091	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	124.19/cwt	117.00–134.00	1,180	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	173.01/cwt	166.00–186.00	1,820	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	143.43/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,589	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,126	158.18/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,781	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,302	173.53/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,259	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	190.56/cwt	181.00–209.00	2,483	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,469	160.67/cwt	152.00–164.00	2,360	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	155.99/cwt	155.00–157.00	2,410	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	182.45/cwt	181.00–184.00	2,947	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,694	171.15/cwt	164.00–177.00	2,899	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,208	206.78/cwt	200.00–213.00	2,498	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,280	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,342	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	SupremeBeef Cross	—	2,600.00/head	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	2,250.00/head	2,050.00–2,450.00	2,250	2
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	SupremeJersey	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/ABeef Cross	—	1,320.59/head	525.00–1,700.00	1,321	51
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/A	—	890.79/head	500.00–1,325.00	891	19
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/ACrossbred	—	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/AJersey	—	300.00/head	225.00–375.00	300	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves5 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/ABeef Cross	—	1,329.44/head	500.00–1,800.00	1,329	62
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/A	—	1,064.71/head	625.00–1,500.00	1,065	68
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/ABrown Swiss	—	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/ACrossbred	—	450.00/head	400.00–500.00	450	3
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/AJersey	—	218.75/head	125.00–450.00	219	8
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows4 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	2,971.43/head	2,650.00–3,550.00	2,971	7
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	SupremeJersey	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	ApprovedJersey	—	1,200.00/head	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,200	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	—	2,925.00/head	2,650.00–3,300.00	2,925	4
Bred Heifers	—	SupremeBeef Cross	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Heifers	—	ApprovedCrossbred	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	0–100	Supreme	—	2,391.67/head	1,500.00–2,800.00	2,392	30
Open Heifers	0–100	SupremeJersey	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Open Heifers	0–100	Approved	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Open Heifers	0–100	ApprovedJersey	—	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Open Heifers	0–100	Medium	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	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 Jun 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 50Year ago 69

Slaughter CattleReceipts 285Last week 304Year ago 400

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 317Last week 323Year ago 341

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,050.00–2,450.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00

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	—	—	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	19	0–50	—	500.00–1,325.00	890.79

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	—	225.00–375.00	300.00

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	51	0–50	—	525.00–1,700.00	1,320.59

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	—	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	8	0–50	—	125.00–450.00	218.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	0–50	—	400.00–500.00	450.00

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	—	500.00–1,800.00	1,329.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	68	0–50	—	625.00–1,500.00	1,064.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	7	—	—	2,650.00–3,550.00	2,971.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ 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	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,650.00–3,300.00	2,925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	30	0–100	—	1,500.00–2,800.00	2,391.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	700.00	700.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	749	226.00	226.00
3	850–900	883	216.00	216.00
2	900–950	935	200.00–202.00	200.99
1	950–1000	960	170.00	170.00
6	1000–1050	1,029	184.00–210.00	199.06
1	1100–1150	1,115	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	370	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	320.00–340.00	330.00
1	250–300	260	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	555	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	735	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	682	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	740	240.00	240.00
2	800–850	840	219.00–255.00	237.11
1	950–1000	995	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	290.00	290.00
6	650–700	671	279.00	279.00
3	700–750	718	290.00	290.00
11	800–850	806	301.00	301.00
16	850–900	883	294.00–299.00	298.69
1	900–950	935	260.00	260.00
13	950–1000	985	265.00	265.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	535	320.00	320.00
5	600–650	616	325.00–332.50	330.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,543	180.00–198.00	190.79
12	—	1,608	200.00–219.00	207.98
9	—	1,772	223.00–243.00	230.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,694	164.00–177.00	171.15
2	—	1,615	181.00–184.00	182.45
2	—	1,545	155.00–157.00	155.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,052	166.00–186.00	173.01
27	—	1,108	135.00–149.00	143.43
11	—	950	117.00–134.00	124.19
38	—	1,126	150.00–165.00	158.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,303	181.00–209.00	190.56
43	—	1,302	165.00–180.00	173.53
19	—	1,469	152.00–164.00	160.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	183.00	183.00
2	—	1,208	200.00–213.00	206.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,130	204.00–218.00	210.67
2	—	1,145	190.00	190.00

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.