Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.80/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$118.80

166 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$13.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.16

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	475	121.74	578	130
Medium and Large 2-3	535	108.20	578	36

One grade step is worth $13.54/cwt here — about $0 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 sale166 hd

118.80

—

KY average30 barns · 8,929 hd

121.96

−3.16

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	1,697	71.83	1,219	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	49.96	773	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,257	45.11	567	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	36.03	369	20

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	122.83/cwt	120.00–127.00	696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	109.58/cwt	108.00–112.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	145.31/cwt	145.00–146.00	777	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	542	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	675	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	406	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	102.18/cwt	95.50–115.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	123.87/cwt	110.00–136.00	279	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	819	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	73.56/cwt	70.50–77.00	1,309	8
Bulls	—	—	1,405	64.51/cwt	62.00–66.50	906	3
Bulls	—	—	1,910	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	114.74/cwt	108.00–117.50	597	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	122.01/cwt	117.50–126.00	638	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	123.40/cwt	119.00–126.00	753	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	258	134.26/cwt	120.00–137.00	346	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	116.03/cwt	109.00–120.00	557	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	106.16/cwt	90.00–114.00	710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	113.19/cwt	104.00–119.00	640	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	37.76/cwt	33.50–41.00	446	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	36.98/cwt	30.00–44.00	381	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	137.69/cwt	135.00–140.00	522	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	143.29/cwt	141.00–148.00	388	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	86.97/cwt	82.00–92.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,570	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	887	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	521	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	49.96/cwt	46.50–52.50	773	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	45.80/cwt	42.00–51.00	578	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	111.99/cwt	111.00–114.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	136.29/cwt	125.00–140.00	581	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	123.93/cwt	121.00–127.00	592	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	145.76/cwt	139.00–149.00	496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	141.32/cwt	136.00–152.00	595	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	628	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	66.96/cwt	66.00–68.00	662	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,075	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	137.29/cwt	136.50–138.50	875	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	135.59/cwt	130.00–141.00	434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	133.58/cwt	130.00–137.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	124.29/cwt	119.00–130.00	472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	129.54/cwt	120.00–136.00	851	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	138.30/cwt	134.00–140.00	791	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	135.33/cwt	128.00–139.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	102.81/cwt	94.00–106.00	645	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	119.70/cwt	115.00–122.50	563	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	120.17/cwt	115.50–123.00	641	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	118.04/cwt	110.00–122.00	607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	111.36/cwt	105.00–116.00	640	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	226	110.19/cwt	100.00–115.00	249	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	111.63/cwt	110.00–113.00	467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	100.91/cwt	94.00–105.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	128.70/cwt	122.00–132.00	423	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	118.83/cwt	117.00–120.00	684	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	126.39/cwt	123.00–130.00	469	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	120.69/cwt	117.50–126.00	517	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	113.97/cwt	112.00–115.00	604	3

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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 519Last week 1,256Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 237Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	120.00–127.00	122.83
5	—	707	108.00–112.00	109.58
9	—	523	117.50–126.00	122.01
7	—	610	119.00–126.00	123.40
4	—	684	116.00	116.00
3	—	758	105.00	105.00
7	—	379	135.00–140.00	137.69
7	—	271	141.00–148.00	143.29
10	—	426	125.00–140.00	136.29
27	—	478	121.00–127.00	123.93
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
3	—	340	139.00–149.00	145.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	95.50–115.00	102.18
2	—	225	110.00–136.00	123.87
1	—	900	91.00	91.00
11	—	520	108.00–117.50	114.74
6	—	258	120.00–137.00	134.26
5	—	480	109.00–120.00	116.03
4	—	669	90.00–114.00	106.16
2	—	388	120.00–125.00	122.45
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
1	—	330	121.50	121.50
14	—	565	104.00–119.00	113.19
2	—	735	82.00–92.00	86.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	535	145.00–146.00	145.31
3	—	560	145.50	145.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	421	136.00–152.00	141.32
4	—	360	139.00–140.00	139.51
5	—	637	136.50–138.50	137.29
1	—	730	130.00	130.00
2	—	320	130.00–141.00	135.59
2	—	450	148.00	148.00
2	—	523	130.00–137.00	133.58
8	—	657	120.00–136.00	129.54
9	—	572	134.00–140.00	138.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	119.00–130.00	124.29
4	—	430	119.00	119.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
3	—	330	128.00–139.00	135.33
4	—	514	110.00–122.00	118.04
1	—	270	120.00	120.00
1	—	455	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	542	124.50	124.50
4	—	406	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	114.00	114.00
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
24	—	470	115.00–122.50	119.70
28	—	533	115.50–123.00	120.17
8	—	329	122.00–132.00	128.70
14	—	576	117.00–120.00	118.83
15	—	371	123.00–130.00	126.39
23	—	428	117.50–126.00	120.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	111.00–114.00	111.99
7	—	627	94.00–106.00	102.81
10	—	575	105.00–116.00	111.36
3	—	226	100.00–115.00	110.19
3	—	418	110.00–113.00	111.63
1	—	315	110.00	110.00
1	—	710	93.00	93.00
4	—	668	94.00–105.00	100.91
3	—	530	112.00–115.00	113.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,780	70.50–77.00	73.56
3	—	1,405	62.00–66.50	64.51
1	—	1,910	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,182	33.50–41.00	37.76
1	—	1,570	56.50	56.50
58	—	1,261	42.00–51.00	45.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,029	30.00–44.00	36.98
2	—	878	25.00	25.00
1	—	1,240	42.00	42.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,548	46.50–52.50	49.96

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	50.00	50.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	988	66.00–68.00	66.96
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	65.00	65.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle