Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.40/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$132.40

145 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$13.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.62

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	512	135.67	694	110
Medium and Large 2-3	537	122.13	656	35

One grade step is worth $13.54/cwt here — about $38 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 sale145 hd

132.40

—

KY average28 barns · 5,649 hd

133.02

−0.62

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	1,746	91.22	1,592	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,363	57.26	780	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	54.51	641	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	46.47	459	9thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,073	96.00	1,030	3thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	870	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	132.00/cwt	131.00–134.00	409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	863	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	843	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	137.43/cwt	135.00–138.00	738	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	135.87/cwt	133.00–139.00	626	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	141.56/cwt	139.50–142.50	593	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	131.74/cwt	128.00–133.00	676	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	142.19/cwt	137.00–144.00	468	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	146.26/cwt	142.00–148.00	401	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	121.71/cwt	120.00–126.00	814	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	140.64/cwt	137.00–142.00	511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	830	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	362	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	140.39/cwt	135.00–145.00	658	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	384	145.91/cwt	136.00–149.50	560	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	783	114.01/cwt	112.00–114.50	893	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	815	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	127.25/cwt	120.00–130.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	136.01/cwt	125.00–140.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	616	112.53/cwt	108.00–121.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	132.00/cwt	131.00–133.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	164.12/cwt	155.00–167.00	602	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	156.40/cwt	144.00–159.00	719	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	137.65/cwt	129.00–139.00	885	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	162.14/cwt	154.00–170.00	516	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	140.69/cwt	134.00–150.00	793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	158.41/cwt	158.00–159.00	667	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	836	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,073	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,030	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	44.28/cwt	41.00–47.00	434	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	50.84/cwt	48.00–54.00	512	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	56.61/cwt	53.50–58.50	770	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	829	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	54.72/cwt	50.00–58.50	648	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	60.52/cwt	60.00–61.00	735	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	46.54/cwt	45.00–48.00	493	2
Bulls	—	—	1,812	92.99/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,685	8
Bulls	—	—	1,480	84.15/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,245	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	71.85/cwt	64.00–86.00	680	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	138.79/cwt	127.00–141.75	786	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	891	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	131.53/cwt	128.00–142.00	633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	136.05/cwt	131.00–141.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	142.47/cwt	141.00–144.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	140.04/cwt	135.00–145.00	452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	776	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	143.58/cwt	140.00–147.00	916	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	939	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	152.64/cwt	140.00–155.00	792	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	149.38/cwt	141.00–153.25	868	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	160.25/cwt	152.00–164.00	678	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	136.78/cwt	128.00–138.50	1,001	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,055	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	134.03/cwt	130.00–136.00	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	138.00/cwt	137.00–139.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	124.01/cwt	118.00–130.00	585	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	124.31/cwt	114.00–127.00	638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	135.57/cwt	125.00–159.00	584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	813	5

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 480Last week 550Year ago 192

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 62Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 2Year ago 19

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	870	94.00	94.00
3	—	310	131.00–134.00	132.00
1	—	900	90.00	90.00
1	—	375	137.00	137.00
9	—	472	118.00–130.00	124.01
7	—	513	114.00–127.00	124.31
6	—	431	125.00–159.00	135.57
5	—	713	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	655	131.75	131.75
14	—	628	134.25	134.25
10	—	537	135.00–138.00	137.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	461	133.00–139.00	135.87
13	—	419	139.50–142.50	141.56
11	—	513	128.00–133.00	131.74
9	—	329	137.00–144.00	142.19
6	—	274	142.00–148.00	146.26
4	—	669	120.00–126.00	121.71
4	—	363	137.00–142.00	140.64
3	—	703	118.00	118.00
2	—	605	130.00	130.00
2	—	572	132.00	132.00
1	—	235	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	469	135.00–145.00	140.39
7	—	384	136.00–149.50	145.91
5	—	783	112.00–114.50	114.01
4	—	685	119.00	119.00
4	—	521	120.00–130.00	127.25
4	—	418	125.00–140.00	136.01
3	—	616	108.00–121.00	112.53
2	—	563	131.00–133.00	132.00
1	—	720	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	367	155.00–167.00	164.12
15	—	460	144.00–159.00	156.40
7	—	643	129.00–139.00	137.65
6	—	318	154.00–170.00	162.14
5	—	564	134.00–150.00	140.69
5	—	421	158.00–159.00	158.41
4	—	524	135.00–136.00	135.50
2	—	708	123.00	123.00
1	—	680	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	127.00–141.75	138.79
4	—	891	93.00	93.00
4	—	481	128.00–142.00	131.53
2	—	520	131.00–141.00	136.05
2	—	383	141.00–144.00	142.47
2	—	323	135.00–145.00	140.04
1	—	776	126.00	126.00
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
1	—	685	129.00	129.00
1	—	625	123.00	123.00
1	—	280	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	638	140.00–147.00	143.58
6	—	671	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	519	140.00–155.00	152.64
16	—	581	141.00–153.25	149.38
13	—	423	152.00–164.00	160.25
12	—	732	128.00–138.50	136.78
5	—	858	123.00	123.00
5	—	472	160.00	160.00
3	—	670	130.00–136.00	134.03
2	—	620	137.00–139.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,073	96.00	96.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	979	41.00–47.00	44.28
3	—	1,008	48.00–54.00	50.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,361	53.50–58.50	56.61
1	—	1,370	60.50	60.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,184	50.00–58.50	54.72
2	—	1,215	60.00–61.00	60.52
2	—	1,060	45.00–48.00	46.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,812	89.00–96.00	92.99
2	—	1,480	83.00–85.00	84.15

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	3	—	947	64.00–86.00	71.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	700.00	700.00

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