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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 18

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

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Feeder Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 38▼ 64 vs year ago 85 · −75.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

284 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 275▲ 15 vs year ago 269 · +5.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 13▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

249 head

▲ 81 vs last sale 168▲ 26 vs year ago 223 · +11.7%

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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 $280.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$280.00

1 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,428

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−85.11

vs KY average

−70.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	510	280.00	1,428	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

280.00

—

KY average28 barns · 775 hd

365.11

−85.11

National average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

−70.92

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	1,526	219.15	3,344	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,673	175.50	2,936	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,362	168.13	2,290	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,144	148.82	1,703	134
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,282	191.93	2,461	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	—	—	$914	144
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$858	33
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$1,513	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$2,161	9
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$2,467	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,550	1thin

Every lot

47 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	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,540	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	765	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 3	910	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,025	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Large 3	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Large 3	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3	860	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,634	1
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 3	920	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,840	2
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 3	980	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,960	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,282	191.93/cwt	182.00–208.00	2,461	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,342	188.17/cwt	180.00–194.00	2,525	3
Bulls	—	—	1,410	214.52/cwt	205.00–225.00	3,025	13
Bulls	—	—	1,732	234.46/cwt	226.00–247.00	4,061	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	123.65/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,225	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	138.05/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,513	43
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,186	152.25/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,806	52
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,187	165.87/cwt	161.00–175.00	1,969	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	180.16/cwt	171.00–197.00	2,268	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,407	163.46/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,300	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,478	150.95/cwt	144.00–154.00	2,231	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,642	186.04/cwt	176.00–203.00	3,055	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,695	167.83/cwt	159.00–174.00	2,845	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/ABeef Cross	—	963.54/head	575.00–1,350.00	964	24
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/A	—	575.00/head	425.00–1,025.00	575	9
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves5 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/ABeef Cross	—	1,009.29/head	425.00–1,375.00	1,009	70
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/A	—	869.12/head	500.00–1,100.00	869	68
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/ABrown Swiss	—	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/ACrossbred	—	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/AJersey	—	218.75/head	150.00–250.00	219	4
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows4 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	2,825.00/head	2,400.00–3,050.00	2,825	4
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	2,000.00/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,000	2
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	ApprovedCrossbred	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	ApprovedJersey	—	1,375.00/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,375	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers	0–100	Supreme	—	2,466.67/head	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,467	6
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedJersey	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	ApprovedCrossbred	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Heifers	—	MediumJersey	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 21Last week 38Year ago 85

Slaughter CattleReceipts 284Last week 275Year ago 269

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 13Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 249Last week 168Year ago 223

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	24	0–50	—	575.00–1,350.00	963.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	9	0–50	—	425.00–1,025.00	575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	0–50	—	150.00–250.00	218.75

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	—	575.00	575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	70	0–50	—	425.00–1,375.00	1,009.29

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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	68	0–50	—	500.00–1,100.00	869.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	4	—	—	2,400.00–3,050.00	2,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Fresh/Milking Cows — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,000.00

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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	6	0–100	—	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,466.67

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	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00

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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00

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	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,000.00	4,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	910	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	605	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	860	190.00	190.00
2	900–950	920	200.00	200.00
2	950–1000	980	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,090	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,342	180.00–194.00	188.17
13	—	1,410	205.00–225.00	214.52
10	—	1,732	226.00–247.00	234.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,407	155.00–170.00	163.46
32	—	1,259	171.00–197.00	180.16
8	—	1,478	144.00–154.00	150.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	991	120.00–129.00	123.65
43	—	1,096	130.00–144.00	138.05
52	—	1,186	145.00–160.00	152.25
30	—	1,187	161.00–175.00	165.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,695	159.00–174.00	167.83
8	—	1,642	176.00–203.00	186.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,282	182.00–208.00	191.93

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.