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Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction

Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Smiths Grove, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 22

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2199

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

73 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 37▼ 1 vs year ago 74 · −1.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

316 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 278▼ 11 vs year ago 327 · −3.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 0▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

278 head

▼ 66 vs last sale 344▼ 87 vs year ago 365 · −23.8%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

300–400 lb heifers averaged $335.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$335.00

1 head · 310 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,039

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−95.98

vs KY average

−106.83 vs national

Price by quality 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	310	335.00	1,039	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 300–400 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

335.00

—

KY average26 barns · 355 hd

430.98

−95.98

National average168 barns · 5,171 hd

441.83

−106.83

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	1,721	192.21	3,308	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,627	161.19	2,623	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,396	152.19	2,125	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,157	130.88	1,514	160
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,266	171.07	2,166	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,135	161.35	1,831	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,275	190.00	2,423	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	—	—	$871	139
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$664	40
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,350	9
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$1,988	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,900	2thin
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$1,700	4thin
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,651	22

Every lot

63 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	931	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,926	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,965	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,930	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	821	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	258	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	832	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	276	364.09/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,005	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,039	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium 1-2	245	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	613	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	270	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	837	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	283	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,005	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1-2	300	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	810	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 3	570	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,083	1
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Large 3	707	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,697	2
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 3	810	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,580	2
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 3	903	175.44/cwt	157.50–180.00	1,584	5
Dairy Heifers	1100–1150	Large 3	1,118	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,012	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,010	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,045	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,423	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,524	175.49/cwt	168.00–180.00	2,674	6
Bulls	—	—	1,685	213.76/cwt	210.00–217.00	3,602	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	196.02/cwt	185.00–206.00	3,538	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	109.85/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,159	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	151.66/cwt	146.00–164.00	1,686	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,141	123.54/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,410	46
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,203	136.68/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,644	77
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	167.96/cwt	161.00–179.00	2,205	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,399	151.94/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,126	48
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,466	138.26/cwt	130.00–144.00	2,027	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,550	124.21/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,925	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	171.61/cwt	166.00–183.00	2,691	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,624	155.49/cwt	148.00–162.00	2,525	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,875	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	2,615	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,266	171.07/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,166	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,135	161.35/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,831	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,676	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/ABeef Cross	—	977.21/head	400.00–1,300.00	977	68
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/A	—	836.51/head	400.00–1,150.00	837	63
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/ACrossbred	—	375.00/head	350.00–400.00	375	2
Baby Bull Calves	0–50	N/AJersey	—	191.67/head	150.00–275.00	192	6
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Supreme	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	ApprovedJersey	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/ABeef Cross	—	913.64/head	400.00–1,200.00	914	11
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/A	—	633.70/head	350.00–1,000.00	634	23
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/AJersey	—	368.75/head	300.00–450.00	369	4
Baby Heifer Calves	0–50	N/ACrossbred	—	225.00/head	175.00–275.00	225	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Fresh/Milking Cows3 lots · lightest first
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Supreme	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	Approved	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	—	ApprovedJersey	—	1,375.00/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,375	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	0–100	Supreme	—	2,150.00/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,150	12
Open Heifers	0–100	SupremeJersey	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Open Heifers	0–100	Approved	—	1,041.67/head	850.00–1,350.00	1,042	9
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	—	2,950.00/head	2,450.00–3,250.00	2,950	5
Bred Heifers	—	Supreme	—	2,850.00/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,850	2
Bred Heifers	—	Approved	—	1,875.00/head	1,550.00–2,200.00	1,875	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	1,325.00/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,325	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium	—	1,125.00/head	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,125	2

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 Sep 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 73Last week 37Year ago 74

Slaughter CattleReceipts 316Last week 278Year ago 327

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 278Last week 344Year ago 365

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

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	—	150.00–275.00	191.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	68	0–50	—	400.00–1,300.00	977.21

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	—	350.00–400.00	375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	63	0–50	—	400.00–1,150.00	836.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Approved · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	0–50	—	300.00–450.00	368.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	11	0–50	—	400.00–1,200.00	913.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	175.00–275.00	225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	23	0–50	—	350.00–1,000.00	633.70

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	1	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00

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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	9	0–100	—	850.00–1,350.00	1,041.67

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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	12	0–100	—	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,150.00

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	—	—	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,850.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,450.00–3,250.00	2,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,550.00–2,200.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,325.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,125.00

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	1	—	980	171.00	171.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00

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)	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00

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	2	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00

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	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	535	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	578	340.00	340.00
1	950–1000	965	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	365.00	365.00
6	250–300	276	350.00–367.50	364.09
1	300–350	310	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	320.00–325.00	322.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	190.00	190.00
2	700–750	707	240.00	240.00
2	800–850	810	195.00	195.00
5	900–950	903	157.50–180.00	175.44
3	1100–1150	1,118	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,010	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	300	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,805	185.00–206.00	196.02
2	—	1,685	210.00–217.00	213.76
6	—	1,524	168.00–180.00	175.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,313	161.00–179.00	167.96
18	—	1,466	130.00–144.00	138.26
3	—	1,550	120.00–128.00	124.21
48	—	1,399	145.00–160.00	151.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,203	130.00–145.00	136.68
46	—	1,141	120.00–129.00	123.54
16	—	1,112	146.00–164.00	151.66
21	—	1,055	100.00–119.00	109.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,875	139.00–140.00	139.49
7	—	1,624	148.00–162.00	155.49
8	—	1,568	166.00–183.00	171.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,266	170.00–174.00	171.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,135	160.00–162.00	161.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	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.