Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeders sold mostly steady. Offering consisted of several average to plain quality feeders. 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 $128.32/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$128.32

74 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$19.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.39

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	490	133.48	654	54
Medium and Large 2-3	566	114.37	647	20

One grade step is worth $19.11/cwt here — about $7 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 sale74 hd

128.32

—

KY average23 barns · 5,009 hd

136.71

−8.39

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	1,515	82.44	1,249	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,583	55.68	881	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	51.77	658	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	45.67	519	3thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	519	133.12/cwt	130.00–138.00	691	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	139.46/cwt	135.00–141.00	795	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	157.45/cwt	155.00–160.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	124.95/cwt	120.00–127.50	835	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	141.71/cwt	138.00–145.00	869	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	134.70/cwt	120.00–149.00	691	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	117.50/cwt	110.00–125.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	882	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	134.44/cwt	128.00–139.00	698	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	106.48/cwt	90.00–116.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	136.80/cwt	135.00–142.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	133.35/cwt	130.00–139.00	479	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	121.80/cwt	120.00–123.00	731	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	136.97/cwt	134.00–142.00	663	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	494	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	58.21/cwt	57.00–61.00	892	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	53.14/cwt	50.00–55.00	868	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	51.73/cwt	47.00–55.00	662	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	571	1
Bulls	—	—	1,540	82.97/cwt	53.00–87.50	1,278	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	45.96/cwt	45.00–47.00	610	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	638	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,383	76.28/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,055	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	72.47/cwt	60.00–85.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	120.70/cwt	118.00–129.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	111.59/cwt	107.00–116.00	747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	714	110.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	137.88/cwt	134.00–139.00	797	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	118.77/cwt	108.00–125.00	563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	112.45/cwt	107.00–120.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	118.67/cwt	116.00–120.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	151.59/cwt	150.00–155.00	659	6

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 642Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 117Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeders sold mostly steady. Offering consisted of several average to plain quality feeders. Slaughter cows and 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
18	—	519	130.00–138.00	133.12
4	—	570	135.00–141.00	139.46
2	—	363	155.00–160.00	157.45
1	—	950	90.00	90.00
6	—	668	120.00–127.50	124.95
4	—	481	148.50	148.50
1	—	855	106.00	106.00
4	—	636	118.00–129.00	120.70
1	—	770	130.00	130.00
6	—	435	150.00–155.00	151.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	80.00	80.00
4	—	669	107.00–116.00	111.59
4	—	714	110.00–114.00	110.99
1	—	390	136.00	136.00
1	—	645	117.00	117.00
1	—	285	134.00	134.00
4	—	474	108.00–125.00	118.77
3	—	532	107.00–120.00	112.45
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	135.00	135.00
11	—	613	138.00–145.00	141.71
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
4	—	580	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	513	120.00–149.00	134.70
1	—	440	146.00	146.00
2	—	700	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	116.00	116.00
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
2	—	395	110.00–125.00	117.50
1	—	815	108.00	108.00
2	—	473	120.00–125.00	122.49
1	—	865	101.00	101.00
3	—	768	90.00–116.00	106.48
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
1	—	275	120.00	120.00
2	—	330	120.00	120.00
2	—	680	111.00	111.00
3	—	593	116.00–120.00	118.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	129.00	129.00
12	—	519	128.00–139.00	134.44
4	—	419	135.00–142.00	136.80
8	—	359	130.00–139.00	133.35
2	—	663	116.00	116.00
5	—	600	120.00–123.00	121.80
15	—	484	134.00–142.00	136.97
6	—	578	134.00–139.00	137.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	45.00	45.00
1	—	1,215	47.00	47.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,532	57.00–61.00	58.21
3	—	1,633	50.00–55.00	53.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,280	47.00–55.00	51.73
2	—	1,328	45.00–47.00	45.96
2	—	1,100	58.00	58.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,540	53.00–87.50	82.97
1	—	1,555	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,383	75.00–78.00	76.28

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	2	—	1,208	60.00–85.00	72.47

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