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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 11

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

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Feeder Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 37▼ 24 vs year ago 62 · −38.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

275 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 281▲ 19 vs year ago 256 · +7.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 18▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

168 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 263▼ 52 vs year ago 220 · −23.6%

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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 $385.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$385.00

1 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,944

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.73

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	505	385.00	1,944	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

385.00

—

KY average26 barns · 397 hd

388.73

−3.73

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	1,638	228.64	3,745	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,740	179.29	3,119	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,392	177.38	2,468	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,124	156.63	1,761	109
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,023	200.47	2,051	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,550	215.00	3,333	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,480	216.00	3,197	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	—	—	$962	103
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$848	30
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$3,400	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,100	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,600	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,750	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,133	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,900	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,950	1thin
Bulls	N/A	—	—	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,375	2thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,633	10
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$850	3thin

Every lot

71 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 and Large 1-2	345	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,492	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,762	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,345	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,433	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,416	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,916	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	208	352.53/cwt	350.00–355.00	733	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	230	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,001	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,019	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,127	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,881	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,845	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	332.58/cwt	317.50–337.50	2,129	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	250–300	Large 3	285	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	627	1
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 3	415	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	726	1
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3	885	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,682	1
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 3	910	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,911	1
Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,035	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,070	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	555	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,471	1
Dairy Steers	650–700	Small and Medium 3	675	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,316	1
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	815	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,712	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,480	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	3,197	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,550	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,333	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,393	193.26/cwt	189.00–200.00	2,692	3
Bulls	—	—	1,484	215.40/cwt	209.00–224.00	3,197	11
Bulls	—	—	1,723	254.54/cwt	250.00–261.00	4,386	6
Bulls	—	—	1,751	234.30/cwt	225.00–249.00	4,103	17
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	142.35/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,443	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	126.45/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,332	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	158.26/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,850	49
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	173.50/cwt	166.00–183.00	2,035	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	192.09/cwt	184.00–212.00	2,520	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,422	172.71/cwt	166.00–181.00	2,456	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,464	159.04/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,328	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,612	192.56/cwt	188.00–203.00	3,104	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,769	174.30/cwt	168.00–181.00	3,083	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,040	157.79/cwt	156.00–160.00	3,219	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,023	200.47/cwt	197.00–204.00	2,051	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	982	197.85/cwt	191.00–207.00	1,943	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	0–100	N/AJersey	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves5 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/ABeef Cross	—	1,081.91/head	400.00–1,475.00	1,082	47
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/A	—	967.55/head	450.00–1,175.00	968	47
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/ACrossbred	—	525.00/head	400.00–650.00	525	2
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/ABrown Swiss	—	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	1
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/AJersey	—	216.67/head	150.00–325.00	217	6
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/ABeef Cross	—	1,006.25/head	500.00–1,400.00	1,006	20
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/A	—	775.00/head	425.00–1,175.00	775	5
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/AJersey	—	285.00/head	225.00–300.00	285	5
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows5 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	SupremeJersey	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,816.67/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,817	3
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	ApprovedCrossbred	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	ApprovedJersey	—	1,306.25/head	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,306	4
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	—	2,750.00/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,750	2
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	—	2,650.00/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,650	2
Bred Heifers	—	ApprovedJersey	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	0–100	Supreme	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Open Heifers	0–100	Medium	—	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	SupremeJersey	—	2,100.00/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	—	SupremeJersey	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	SupremeJersey	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Approved	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	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 Aug 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 38Last week 37Year ago 62

Slaughter CattleReceipts 275Last week 281Year ago 256

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 18Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 168Last week 263Year ago 220

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

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	—	425.00	425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	6	0–50	—	150.00–325.00	216.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	400.00–650.00	525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	47	0–50	—	450.00–1,175.00	967.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	47	0–50	—	400.00–1,475.00	1,081.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–100	—	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	20	0–50	—	500.00–1,400.00	1,006.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	0–50	—	425.00–1,175.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	5	0–50	—	225.00–300.00	285.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,306.25

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$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	3	—	—	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,816.67

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

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	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,650.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	575.00	575.00

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)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100.00
—	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 — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	982	191.00–207.00	197.85

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	525	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	350.00–355.00	352.53
1	250–300	270	377.50	377.50
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	440	427.50	427.50
1	500–550	505	385.00	385.00
4	600–650	640	317.50–337.50	332.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	317.50	317.50
1	600–650	620	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	885	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	910	210.00	210.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	432.50	432.50
1	400–450	405	435.00	435.00
1	650–700	670	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	815	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,723	250.00–261.00	254.54
11	—	1,484	209.00–224.00	215.40
17	—	1,751	225.00–249.00	234.30
3	—	1,393	189.00–200.00	193.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,464	155.00–162.00	159.04
52	—	1,422	166.00–181.00	172.71
29	—	1,312	184.00–212.00	192.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,040	156.00–160.00	157.79
7	—	1,612	188.00–203.00	192.56
10	—	1,769	168.00–181.00	174.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,173	166.00–183.00	173.50
49	—	1,169	150.00–165.00	158.26
29	—	1,014	135.00–149.00	142.35
4	—	1,053	120.00–132.00	126.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	197.00–204.00	200.47

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.