Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.94/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$139.94

159 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$14.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.96

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	542	142.13	771	135
Medium and Large 2-3	532	127.61	679	24

One grade step is worth $14.52/cwt here — about $92 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 sale159 hd

139.94

—

KY average25 barns · 5,511 hd

140.90

−0.96

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	1,910	103.65	1,980	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	67.73	976	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,249	65.17	814	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,113	57.50	640	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1-2	—	428	141.44/cwt	140.00–143.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	154.35/cwt	149.00–157.00	790	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	1,013	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	148.67/cwt	144.00–150.50	998	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	136.84/cwt	130.00–138.00	627	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	148.76/cwt	148.00–150.00	683	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	124.39/cwt	122.00–125.00	901	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	150.55/cwt	149.00–153.00	634	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	145.43/cwt	142.00–150.00	766	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	135.54/cwt	131.00–136.50	857	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	408	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	1,103	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	153.41/cwt	149.00–155.00	526	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	946	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	799	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	153.64/cwt	151.00–156.00	415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	155.40/cwt	155.00–157.00	943	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	66.94/cwt	65.00–68.50	943	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	70.37/cwt	70.00–71.00	1,091	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	52.76/cwt	50.00–55.00	583	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	861	4
Bulls	—	—	2,218	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	2,384	2
Bulls	—	—	1,295	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	134.03/cwt	129.00–137.00	574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	961	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	16,673	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	21,263	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	1,035	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,144	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	134.30/cwt	123.00–137.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	122.43/cwt	115.00–125.00	750	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	65.38/cwt	56.00–68.50	826	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	702	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	585	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	78.86/cwt	74.00–84.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	135.45/cwt	129.00–137.00	837	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	607	136.60/cwt	134.00–138.50	829	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	124.02/cwt	122.00–125.00	654	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	123.85/cwt	122.00–125.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	149.01/cwt	141.00–158.00	562	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	136.15/cwt	132.00–139.00	722	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	152.63/cwt	149.00–153.50	901	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	152.61/cwt	144.00–157.00	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	138.46/cwt	129.00–143.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	141.30/cwt	139.50–144.00	649	12

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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 461Last week 329Year ago 550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 56Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 2

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	140.00–143.00	141.44
2	—	572	135.00	135.00
1	—	225	156.00	156.00
7	—	343	149.00–155.00	153.41
4	—	739	128.00	128.00
2	—	270	151.00–156.00	153.64
1	—	690	122.00	122.00
26	—	618	129.00–137.00	135.45
23	—	377	141.00–158.00	149.01
12	—	530	132.00–139.00	136.15
12	—	459	139.50–144.00	141.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	705	143.75	143.75
17	—	555	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	140.00	140.00
5	—	477	123.00–137.00	134.30
4	—	613	115.00–125.00	122.43
2	—	672	129.00	129.00
6	—	527	122.00–125.00	124.02
5	—	578	122.00–125.00	123.85
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	146.00	146.00
2	—	800	109.00	109.00
12	—	607	134.00–138.50	136.60
3	—	488	129.00–143.00	138.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	512	149.00–157.00	154.35
7	—	671	144.00–150.50	148.67
4	—	250	163.00	163.00
2	—	458	150.00	150.00
1	—	605	147.00	147.00
20	—	590	149.00–153.50	152.63
1	—	395	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	727	151.75	151.75
5	—	607	155.00–157.00	155.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	119.00	119.00
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
7	—	458	130.00–138.00	136.84
4	—	537	130.00–135.00	132.49
4	—	428	129.00–137.00	134.03
2	—	328	134.00	134.00
1	—	775	109.00	109.00
3	—	390	144.00–157.00	152.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	459	148.00–150.00	148.76
5	—	724	122.00–125.00	124.39
10	—	421	149.00–153.00	150.55
29	—	527	142.00–150.00	145.43
11	—	632	131.00–136.50	135.54
2	—	788	122.00	122.00
2	—	692	119.00	119.00
2	—	370	158.00	158.00
4	—	585	137.00	137.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,035	110.50	110.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,409	65.00–68.50	66.94
3	—	1,550	70.00–71.00	70.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	50.00–55.00	52.76
4	—	1,230	70.00	70.00
26	—	1,263	56.00–68.50	65.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,055	55.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,218	105.00–110.00	107.47
1	—	1,295	96.00	96.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,575.00	1,575.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,133	74.00–84.00	78.86

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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle