Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Value-Added feeders sold steady . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.54/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$116.54

218 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$11.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.01

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	504	120.28	606	149
Medium and Large 2-3	513	108.46	557	69

One grade step is worth $11.81/cwt here — about $50 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 sale218 hd

116.54

—

KY average28 barns · 9,981 hd

120.54

−4.01

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	1,873	73.00	1,367	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,609	47.14	758	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	43.99	536	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	967	33.10	320	26

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	618	105.39/cwt	100.00–108.00	651	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	26.98/cwt	26.00–28.00	256	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	33.61/cwt	31.00–38.00	326	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	111.77/cwt	111.00–115.00	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	128.15/cwt	126.00–129.00	338	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	116.86/cwt	115.00–122.00	485	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	129.96/cwt	123.00–135.00	426	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	267	125.15/cwt	120.00–128.00	334	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	30.25/cwt	24.00–36.00	362	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	44.43/cwt	42.00–48.00	542	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	47.14/cwt	45.00–48.00	758	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	107.83/cwt	103.00–114.00	562	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	232	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	108.01/cwt	107.00–109.00	419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	134.58/cwt	130.00–138.00	557	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	118.35/cwt	114.00–124.00	608	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	114.83/cwt	112.00–120.00	673	21
Bulls	—	—	1,935	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,567	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	68.02/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,146	2
Bulls	—	—	1,904	73.19/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,394	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	337	126.35/cwt	121.00–129.00	426	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	137.69/cwt	130.00–147.00	511	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	114.20/cwt	112.00–115.00	783	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	815	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	946	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	851	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,064	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	906	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	688	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	379	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	569	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	432	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	141.63/cwt	130.00–152.00	463	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	129.81/cwt	120.00–138.00	610	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	109.67/cwt	107.00–115.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	108.20/cwt	108.00–109.00	723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	628	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	981	90.75/cwt	90.75–90.75	890	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	463	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	131.32/cwt	121.00–133.00	856	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	126.81/cwt	121.00–131.00	742	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	136.88/cwt	131.00–143.00	356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	123.02/cwt	122.00–124.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	116.49/cwt	113.00–120.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	122.01/cwt	118.00–124.00	708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	114.42/cwt	114.00–115.00	610	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	140.33/cwt	138.00–145.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	858	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	128.12/cwt	124.00–137.00	660	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	121.46/cwt	120.00–132.00	452	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	126.99/cwt	124.00–130.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	103.72/cwt	100.00–110.00	536	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	384	115.60/cwt	110.00–120.00	444	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	112.33/cwt	106.00–116.00	526	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	122.43/cwt	115.00–129.00	455	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	119.36/cwt	114.50–123.00	623	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	116.65/cwt	113.00–120.00	549	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	105.84/cwt	100.00–112.00	459	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	108.95/cwt	103.00–112.00	626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	116.50/cwt	113.00–117.50	776	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	115.50/cwt	114.50–116.50	699	10

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 Dec 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,256Last week 429Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 237Last week 93Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Value-Added feeders sold steady . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	618	100.00–108.00	105.39
2	—	858	100.00	100.00
5	—	662	100.00	100.00
11	—	517	100.00–110.00	103.72
13	—	384	110.00–120.00	115.60
14	—	468	106.00–116.00	112.33
1	—	340	116.00	116.00
6	—	434	100.00–112.00	105.84
7	—	575	103.00–112.00	108.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	111.00–115.00	111.77
6	—	264	126.00–129.00	128.15
6	—	415	115.00–122.00	116.86
11	—	328	123.00–135.00	129.96
20	—	372	115.00–129.00	122.43
30	—	522	114.50–123.00	119.36
18	—	471	113.00–120.00	116.65
9	—	666	113.00–117.50	116.50
10	—	605	114.50–116.50	115.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	538	120.00–122.00	121.00
5	—	495	126.00	126.00
22	—	682	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	118.00	118.00
2	—	620	104.00	104.00
3	—	267	120.00–128.00	125.15
11	—	521	103.00–114.00	107.83
2	—	232	119.00	119.00
2	—	388	107.00–109.00	108.01
3	—	337	121.00–129.00	126.35
3	—	495	107.00–115.00	109.67
5	—	668	108.00–109.00	108.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	414	130.00–138.00	134.58
21	—	514	114.00–124.00	118.35
21	—	586	112.00–120.00	114.83
10	—	371	130.00–147.00	137.69
10	—	686	112.00–115.00	114.20
2	—	605	117.50	117.50
2	—	758	108.00	108.00
9	—	327	130.00–152.00	141.63
12	—	470	120.00–138.00	129.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	465	140.00	140.00
15	—	379	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	140.00	140.00
14	—	728	130.00	130.00
5	—	627	134.00	134.00
10	—	851	125.00	125.00
11	—	661	137.00	137.00
12	—	490	140.50	140.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	150.00	150.00
1	—	560	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	452	139.00	139.00
5	—	343	135.00	135.00
9	—	652	121.00–133.00	131.32
11	—	585	121.00–131.00	126.81
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
2	—	260	131.00–143.00	136.88
2	—	375	140.00–145.00	142.50
2	—	775	122.00–124.00	123.02
3	—	440	138.00–145.00	140.33
32	—	515	124.00–137.00	128.12
2	—	632	124.00–130.00	126.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	110.00	110.00
2	—	688	113.00–120.00	116.49
5	—	580	118.00–124.00	122.01
7	—	533	114.00–115.00	114.42
1	—	820	101.00	101.00
14	—	372	120.00–132.00	121.46
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	981	90.75	90.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	26.00–28.00	26.98
24	—	969	31.00–38.00	33.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,196	24.00–36.00	30.25
62	—	1,219	42.00–48.00	44.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,609	45.00–48.00	47.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	81.00	81.00
2	—	1,685	67.00–69.00	68.02
10	—	1,904	70.00–77.00	73.19

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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