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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 23

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

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Feeder Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 112▼ 74 vs year ago 122 · −60.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

282 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 285▼ 61 vs year ago 343 · −17.8%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

338 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 317▼ 39 vs year ago 377 · −10.3%

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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 $230.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$230.00

1 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,300

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−185.75

vs KY average

−185.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	565	230.00	1,300	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

230.00

—

KY average25 barns · 987 hd

415.75

−185.75

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−185.83

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	1,598	217.58	3,476	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,680	187.41	3,149	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,353	184.42	2,495	104
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,133	153.09	1,734	97
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,256	189.92	2,385	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	207.97	2,444	3thin

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	—	—	$1,162	161
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$1,071	54
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$3,075	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,681	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$2,067	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$3,870	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$2,838	4thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$2,513	20
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,608	10

Every lot

66 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,591	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	925	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	455	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,206	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1-2	620	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,271	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1-2	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1-2	515	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,056	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,637	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Large 3	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	1
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3	875	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,663	1
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 3	905	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,855	1
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,015	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,847	1
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,070	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,140	1
Dairy Heifers	1050–1100	Large 3	1,095	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,190	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	200–250	Small and Medium 3	210	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	693	1
Dairy Steers	350–400	Small and Medium 3	370	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	999	1
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	482	274.58/cwt	267.50–290.00	1,323	3
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	566	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,500	4
Dairy Steers	900–950	Small and Medium 3	915	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,967	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	744	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	305	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	694	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	909	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,090	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,060	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,218	217.46/cwt	217.00–218.00	2,649	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,254	190.70/cwt	180.00–198.00	2,391	7
Bulls	—	—	1,531	210.17/cwt	200.00–221.00	3,218	14
Bulls	—	—	1,777	247.99/cwt	245.00–250.00	4,407	3
Bulls	—	—	1,813	233.01/cwt	224.00–243.00	4,224	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	143.73/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,501	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	128.62/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,358	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,176	171.01/cwt	167.00–176.00	2,011	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,197	157.55/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,886	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	192.98/cwt	181.00–212.00	2,526	60
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,394	174.09/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,427	39
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,549	197.07/cwt	188.00–206.00	3,053	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,556	162.31/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,526	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,805	178.13/cwt	170.00–185.00	3,215	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,020	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	3,313	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,256	189.92/cwt	183.00–196.00	2,385	7
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	0–100	Supreme	—	1,921.43/head	1,550.00–2,200.00	1,921	7
Open Heifers	0–100	Approved	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Open Heifers	0–100	ApprovedJersey	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Open Heifers	0–100	MediumJersey	—	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows6 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	3,040.00/head	2,700.00–3,600.00	3,040	10
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	SupremeJersey	—	2,450.00/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,450	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	2,187.50/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,188	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	ApprovedCrossbred	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Medium	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	ApprovedJersey	—	1,275.00/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/ABeef Cross	—	1,298.39/head	800.00–1,650.00	1,298	31
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/A	—	816.25/head	450.00–1,250.00	816	20
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/AJersey	—	425.00/head	300.00–500.00	425	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/ABeef Cross	—	1,345.24/head	700.00–1,700.00	1,345	84
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/A	—	1,138.98/head	600.00–1,350.00	1,139	59
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/ACrossbred	—	612.50/head	400.00–825.00	613	4
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/AJersey	—	316.07/head	200.00–475.00	316	14
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	SupremeBeef Cross	—	3,075.00/head	2,800.00–3,350.00	3,075	2
Bred Cows	—	SupremeBeef Cross	—	2,961.11/head	2,500.00–3,450.00	2,961	9
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	—	SupremeBeef Cross	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Bred Cows	—	SupremeJersey	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Approved	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	MediumBeef Cross	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	—	3,870.00/head	3,600.00–4,000.00	3,870	5
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	—	2,837.50/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,838	4

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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 48Last week 112Year ago 122

Slaughter CattleReceipts 282Last week 285Year ago 343

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 338Last week 317Year ago 377

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	7	0–100	—	1,550.00–2,200.00	1,921.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	675.00	675.00

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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	10	—	—	2,700.00–3,600.00	3,040.00

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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,187.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	3	0–50	—	300.00–500.00	425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	31	0–50	—	800.00–1,650.00	1,298.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	20	0–50	—	450.00–1,250.00	816.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	59	0–50	—	600.00–1,350.00	1,138.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	0–50	—	400.00–825.00	612.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	14	0–50	—	200.00–475.00	316.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	84	0–50	—	700.00–1,700.00	1,345.24

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	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00

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	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00

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)	2	—	—	2,800.00–3,350.00	3,075.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	2,500.00–3,450.00	2,961.11

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	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00

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	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	3,600.00–4,000.00	3,870.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,837.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	875	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	905	205.00	205.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	182.00	182.00
1	1050–1100	1,095	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,070	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	342.50	342.50
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	565	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	620	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	370	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	915	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	267.50–290.00	274.58
4	550–600	566	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	515	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,531	200.00–221.00	210.17
13	—	1,813	224.00–243.00	233.01
3	—	1,777	245.00–250.00	247.99
7	—	1,254	180.00–198.00	190.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,805	170.00–185.00	178.13
13	—	1,549	188.00–206.00	197.07
1	—	2,020	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,176	167.00–176.00	171.01
30	—	1,044	135.00–149.00	143.73
9	—	1,056	120.00–134.00	128.62
40	—	1,197	150.00–165.00	157.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,556	160.00–164.00	162.31
39	—	1,394	165.00–180.00	174.09
60	—	1,309	181.00–212.00	192.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	217.00–218.00	217.46
1	—	1,090	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,256	183.00–196.00	189.92

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.