Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and Feeder heifers sold steady on a plain to average quality offering . 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 $129.18/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$129.18

112 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$19

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

$17.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.72

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	517	134.47	695	79
Medium and Large 2-3	613	116.52	714	33

One grade step is worth $17.96/cwt here — about −$19 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 sale112 hd

129.18

—

KY average27 barns · 4,535 hd

131.90

−2.72

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	1,759	98.07	1,725	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,384	62.52	865	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	61.22	740	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	49.30	519	9thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	976	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	60.55/cwt	53.50–65.00	739	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	786	102.89/cwt	102.00–103.00	809	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	135.85/cwt	134.00–140.00	773	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	150.33/cwt	147.00–152.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	154.60/cwt	150.00–157.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	124.63/cwt	120.00–129.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	159.03/cwt	158.00–160.00	418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	45.99/cwt	40.00–53.00	485	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	60.87/cwt	57.00–65.00	639	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	61.67/cwt	56.50–64.00	854	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	123.63/cwt	116.00–132.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	124.22/cwt	118.00–133.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	121.90/cwt	115.00–130.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	139.64/cwt	137.00–145.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	118.59/cwt	115.00–122.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	134.62/cwt	133.00–136.00	712	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	131.57/cwt	130.00–134.00	759	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	128.33/cwt	127.00–130.00	792	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	141.89/cwt	138.00–143.00	534	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	137.33/cwt	134.00–147.00	644	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	125.25/cwt	124.00–127.00	820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	142.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	248	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	126.16/cwt	118.00–133.00	718	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	130.97/cwt	128.00–136.00	678	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	114.50/cwt	113.00–116.00	822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	118.73/cwt	112.00–125.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	134.45/cwt	130.00–139.00	652	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	67.13/cwt	64.00–70.00	818	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	466	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	96.00/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,714	12
Bulls	—	—	1,696	103.05/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,748	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	657	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	71.20/cwt	66.00–82.00	637	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	724	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	711	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	611	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	430	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	126.58/cwt	123.00–130.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	138.96/cwt	134.00–142.00	923	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	140.00/cwt	136.50–143.00	878	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	134.25/cwt	131.00–136.00	955	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	141.04/cwt	140.00–144.00	803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	142.62/cwt	142.00–145.00	757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	139.62/cwt	139.50–140.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	146.06/cwt	144.00–148.00	453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	126.81/cwt	121.00–129.50	859	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	137.23/cwt	136.00–139.00	723	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	140.68/cwt	137.00–147.00	646	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	159.63/cwt	157.00–161.00	528	8

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 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 366Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 76Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and Feeder heifers sold steady on a plain to average quality offering . Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	71.00	71.00
10	—	1,385	56.50–64.00	61.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,221	53.50–65.00	60.55
4	—	1,218	64.00–70.00	67.13
1	—	950	49.00	49.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,054	40.00–53.00	45.99
2	—	1,050	57.00–65.00	60.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,785	90.00–101.00	96.00
5	—	1,696	101.00–105.00	103.05

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	786	102.00–103.00	102.89
4	—	569	116.00–132.00	123.63
4	—	524	118.00–133.00	124.22
4	—	478	115.00–130.00	121.90
3	—	416	120.00–130.00	125.00
3	—	333	137.00–145.00	139.64
2	—	945	95.00	95.00
2	—	615	115.00–122.00	118.59
1	—	815	100.00	100.00
1	—	680	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	529	133.00–136.00	134.62
18	—	577	130.00–134.00	131.57
11	—	617	127.00–130.00	128.33
11	—	376	138.00–143.00	141.89
9	—	469	134.00–147.00	137.33
4	—	655	124.00–127.00	125.25
2	—	328	140.00–145.00	142.37
2	—	248	149.00	149.00
1	—	425	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	569	134.00–140.00	135.85
3	—	743	117.00	117.00
3	—	435	147.00–152.00	150.33
3	—	370	150.00–157.00	154.60
2	—	950	84.00	84.00
2	—	628	120.00–129.00	124.63
2	—	263	158.00–160.00	159.03
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
10	—	677	121.00–129.50	126.81
9	—	527	136.00–139.00	137.23
8	—	459	137.00–147.00	140.68
8	—	331	157.00–161.00	159.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	569	118.00–133.00	126.16
5	—	518	128.00–136.00	130.97
4	—	718	113.00–116.00	114.50
2	—	623	112.00–125.00	118.73
2	—	485	130.00–139.00	134.45
2	—	310	144.00–148.00	146.06
1	—	940	114.00	114.00
1	—	865	98.00	98.00
1	—	395	136.00	136.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	711	86.00	86.00
1	—	430	87.00	87.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	123.00–130.00	126.58
2	—	438	140.00	140.00
1	—	895	115.00	115.00
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
1	—	285	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	664	134.00–142.00	138.96
13	—	627	136.50–143.00	140.00
11	—	711	131.00–136.00	134.25
6	—	569	140.00–144.00	141.04
5	—	531	142.00–145.00	142.62
4	—	466	139.50–140.00	139.62
4	—	338	166.00	166.00
2	—	428	147.00–148.00	147.50
1	—	760	136.00	136.00
1	—	360	156.00	156.00

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	2	—	1,010	65.00	65.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	895	66.00–82.00	71.20
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	71.00	71.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle