Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower, with instances of sharply lower on a light test. CME cattle futures down the limit and stock market declines continued to drive cattle market lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bull sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.70/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$122.70

115 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$10.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.25

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	456	125.04	570	90
Medium and Large 2-3	410	114.27	469	25

One grade step is worth $10.76/cwt here — about $102 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 sale115 hd

122.70

—

KY average27 barns · 6,089 hd

122.94

−0.25

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	1,462	74.91	1,095	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,370	56.00	767	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	49.17	567	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	881	40.57	357	15

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	295	127.33/cwt	122.00–130.00	376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	90.51/cwt	90.00–91.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	132.27/cwt	130.00–132.75	619	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	121.12/cwt	121.00–123.00	583	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	129.64/cwt	120.00–132.00	484	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	118.27/cwt	112.00–121.00	624	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	96.13/cwt	90.00–97.00	582	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	122.73/cwt	117.00–127.00	529	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	135.41/cwt	131.00–145.00	451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	429	132.59/cwt	131.00–133.00	569	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	688	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	592	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	112.47/cwt	101.00–119.00	548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	137.94/cwt	130.00–143.00	446	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	93.88/cwt	88.00–100.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	467	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	134.24/cwt	134.00–136.00	638	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	138.95/cwt	138.00–142.00	584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	376	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	879	40.08/cwt	33.00–45.00	352	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	430	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	767	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	50.79/cwt	47.00–60.50	583	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	43.98/cwt	43.00–46.00	529	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	45.57/cwt	45.00–46.00	509	2
Bulls	—	—	1,554	78.70/cwt	72.00–84.00	1,223	6
Bulls	—	—	1,323	69.22/cwt	65.00–71.50	916	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	775	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	286	141.75/cwt	140.00–143.00	405	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	123.27/cwt	118.00–126.00	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	134.25/cwt	131.00–139.50	748	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	761	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	138.66/cwt	133.00–140.00	667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	146.95/cwt	145.00–149.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	464	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	719	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	120.44/cwt	116.00–122.00	470	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	402	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	382	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 Mar 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 276Last week 451Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 72Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 10Year 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
3	—	295	122.00–130.00	127.33
2	—	585	90.00–91.00	90.51
2	—	338	126.00	126.00
1	—	480	123.00	123.00
11	—	390	116.00–122.00	120.44
3	—	517	103.00	103.00
3	—	402	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	468	130.00–132.75	132.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	481	121.00–123.00	121.12
15	—	373	120.00–132.00	129.64
9	—	528	112.00–121.00	118.27
8	—	605	90.00–97.00	96.13
7	—	431	117.00–127.00	122.73
4	—	292	148.00	148.00
3	—	333	131.00–145.00	135.41
1	—	555	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	131.00–133.00	132.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	688	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	101.00–119.00	112.47
3	—	323	130.00–143.00	137.94
2	—	628	88.00–100.00	93.88
2	—	520	116.00	116.00
2	—	380	118.00	118.00
1	—	675	136.00	136.00
1	—	410	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	134.00–136.00	134.24
4	—	420	138.00–142.00	138.95
2	—	335	160.00	160.00
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
1	—	225	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	286	140.00–143.00	141.75
3	—	466	118.00–126.00	123.27
2	—	325	142.00	142.00
1	—	850	90.00	90.00
1	—	510	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	557	131.00–139.50	134.25
6	—	609	125.00	125.00
5	—	481	133.00–140.00	138.66
5	—	409	149.00	149.00
3	—	715	110.00	110.00
3	—	508	140.00	140.00
3	—	292	160.00	160.00
2	—	380	145.00–149.00	146.95
1	—	302	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	464	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	879	33.00–45.00	40.08
1	—	905	47.50	47.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	56.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,148	47.00–60.50	50.79
3	—	1,202	43.00–46.00	43.98
2	—	1,118	45.00–46.00	45.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,554	72.00–84.00	78.70
4	—	1,323	65.00–71.50	69.22

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	76.00	76.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	57.00	57.00

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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Harned Livestock Auction

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