Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders were incomparable due to a very light test . Demand was moderate to low. Extreme heat and market volatility continue to drive the market down. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.64/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$116.64

85 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$4.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.21

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	606	117.68	713	65
Medium and Large 2-3	552	113.26	625	20

One grade step is worth $4.42/cwt here — about $88 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale85 hd

116.64

—

KY average26 barns · 3,259 hd

123.85

−7.21

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	1,706	88.08	1,503	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	54.26	819	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	53.22	680	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	942	38.29	361	8thin

Every lot, as filed

54 lots · USDA AMS · United Producers Inc. - Harned, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	113.65/cwt	113.00–116.00	689	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	117.98/cwt	117.00–127.00	669	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	112.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	830	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	123.70/cwt	122.00–126.00	643	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	126.26/cwt	123.00–131.00	591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	126.50/cwt	122.00–131.00	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	819	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	925	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	104.41/cwt	95.00–119.00	646	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	112.48/cwt	109.00–115.00	641	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	99.33/cwt	96.00–101.00	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	98.50/cwt	98.00–99.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	120.17/cwt	120.00–121.00	758	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	635	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	137.00/cwt	134.00–140.00	521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	326	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	38.29/cwt	32.50–45.50	361	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	54.26/cwt	54.00–54.50	819	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	54.93/cwt	46.00–57.00	702	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	41.85/cwt	35.00–45.00	534	3
Bulls	—	—	1,706	88.08/cwt	84.50–93.00	1,503	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	744	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	11,330	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,056.65/cwt	830.00–1,275.00	12,363	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	11,691	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	925	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,863	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,332.74/cwt	1,275.00–1,390.00	16,060	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	117.77/cwt	116.00–132.00	675	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	121.98/cwt	120.00–123.00	809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	876	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	130.56/cwt	130.00–132.00	828	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	124.72/cwt	121.00–128.00	594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	105.87/cwt	90.00–110.00	653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	615	2

How this sale compares

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 →

United Producers Inc. - Harned, KY

Mon Aug 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 537Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 114Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	86.00	86.00
1	—	400	125.00	125.00
1	—	320	130.00	130.00
7	—	476	121.00–128.00	124.72
6	—	617	90.00–110.00	105.87
2	—	668	101.00	101.00
2	—	575	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	606	113.00–116.00	113.65
12	—	567	117.00–127.00	117.98
7	—	737	110.00–115.00	112.57
7	—	520	122.00–126.00	123.70
7	—	468	123.00–131.00	126.26
2	—	325	122.00–131.00	126.50
2	—	268	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	819	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	619	95.00–119.00	104.41
5	—	570	109.00–115.00	112.48
3	—	740	96.00–101.00	99.33
2	—	755	98.00–99.00	98.50
2	—	485	104.00	104.00
1	—	650	117.00	117.00
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	631	120.00–121.00	120.17
6	—	481	132.00	132.00
4	—	511	130.00	130.00
3	—	583	124.00	124.00
2	—	380	134.00–140.00	137.00
1	—	700	99.00	99.00
1	—	425	143.00	143.00
1	—	305	141.00	141.00
1	—	245	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	573	116.00–132.00	117.77
6	—	663	120.00–123.00	121.98
3	—	418	119.00	119.00
1	—	615	127.00	127.00
1	—	505	104.00	104.00
1	—	495	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	669	131.00	131.00
7	—	634	130.00–132.00	130.56
1	—	703	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	942	32.50–45.50	38.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	54.00–54.50	54.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,278	46.00–57.00	54.93
3	—	1,277	35.00–45.00	41.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,706	84.50–93.00	88.08

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	80.00	80.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,030.00	1,030.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,170	830.00–1,275.00	1,056.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,030.00	1,030.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	925	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	1,275.00–1,390.00	1,332.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	925.00	925.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

United Producers Inc. - Harned, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle