Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Strong demand for feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.89/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$162.89

105 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$848

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$10.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.60

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	534	165.34	883	81
Medium and Large 2-3	474	154.61	733	24

One grade step is worth $10.73/cwt here — about $150 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 sale105 hd

162.89

—

KY average24 barns · 4,783 hd

166.49

−3.60

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	1,702	113.11	1,926	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	96.09	1,451	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	89.17	1,118	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	973	75.14	731	7thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	210	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	545	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,076	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	610	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	173.75/cwt	164.00–180.00	740	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	157.78/cwt	156.00–160.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	155.96/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,042	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	203.00/cwt	199.00–210.00	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	191.24/cwt	182.00–193.00	1,021	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	180.42/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,142	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	177.18/cwt	169.00–185.00	602	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	192.73/cwt	189.00–194.00	707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	164.03/cwt	163.00–168.00	850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	195.54/cwt	193.00–202.00	943	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	177.62/cwt	162.00–184.00	1,190	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	746	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,313	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	169.25/cwt	162.00–175.00	1,220	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	182.98/cwt	170.00–189.00	1,080	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	488	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	556	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	184.50/cwt	179.00–186.00	500	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	185.80/cwt	185.00–186.00	572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	145.25/cwt	141.00–156.00	995	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	187.99/cwt	177.00–195.00	884	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	414	204.01/cwt	203.00–205.00	845	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	783	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	86.10/cwt	85.00–87.00	859	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,339	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	93.12/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,479	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	89.95/cwt	80.00–98.00	1,123	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	70.75/cwt	63.00–79.00	681	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	71.47/cwt	66.00–76.00	938	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	100.35/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,249	3
Bulls	—	—	1,798	118.44/cwt	102.00–126.00	2,130	8
Bulls	—	—	1,320	91.81/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,212	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	165.62/cwt	154.00–170.00	765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	161.53/cwt	150.00–174.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	166.28/cwt	159.00–174.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	616	152.95/cwt	151.00–154.00	942	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	179.89/cwt	157.00–190.00	948	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	165.67/cwt	156.00–175.00	953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	167.56/cwt	166.00–170.00	979	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	191.29/cwt	186.00–195.00	802	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	167.66/cwt	167.00–168.00	1,023	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	164.34/cwt	158.00–167.00	866	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	141.47/cwt	135.00–148.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	128.00/cwt	125.00–131.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	198.93/cwt	195.00–213.00	740	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	152.45/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,101	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	159.96/cwt	152.00–167.50	979	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	161.38/cwt	150.00–172.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	509	161.15/cwt	135.00–170.00	820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	314	169.21/cwt	158.00–186.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	161.18/cwt	154.00–166.00	938	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	165.27/cwt	160.00–170.00	777	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,275	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 Aug 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 328Last week 473Year ago 292

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 134Year ago 42

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Strong demand for feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	171.00	171.00
12	—	426	164.00–180.00	173.75
3	—	668	154.00–160.00	155.96
7	—	340	169.00–185.00	177.18
8	—	527	158.00–167.00	164.34
5	—	722	149.00–158.00	152.45
13	—	612	152.00–167.50	159.96
1	—	380	179.00	179.00
14	—	582	154.00–166.00	161.18
9	—	470	160.00–170.00	165.27
3	—	782	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	150.00–152.00	151.01
1	—	935	129.00	129.00
4	—	411	156.00–160.00	157.78
2	—	468	135.00–148.00	141.47
2	—	665	125.00–131.00	128.00
1	—	290	160.00	160.00
3	—	387	150.00–172.00	161.38
1	—	620	144.00	144.00
4	—	509	135.00–170.00	161.15
4	—	314	158.00–186.00	169.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	170.00	170.00
2	—	482	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	545	197.50	197.50
1	—	610	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	199.00–210.00	203.00
10	—	534	182.00–193.00	191.24
9	—	633	180.00–184.00	180.42
1	—	795	162.00	162.00
6	—	367	189.00–194.00	192.73
10	—	482	193.00–202.00	195.54
14	—	670	162.00–184.00	177.62
4	—	721	162.00–175.00	169.25
7	—	590	170.00–189.00	182.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	153.00	153.00
1	—	980	102.00	102.00
1	—	260	187.00	187.00
1	—	320	162.00	162.00
5	—	518	163.00–168.00	164.03
1	—	570	167.00	167.00
1	—	470	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	746	176.00	176.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	488	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	271	179.00–186.00	184.50
5	—	308	185.00–186.00	185.80
4	—	685	141.00–156.00	145.25
7	—	470	177.00–195.00	187.99
13	—	527	157.00–190.00	179.89
5	—	584	166.00–170.00	167.56
5	—	419	186.00–195.00	191.29
3	—	610	167.00–168.00	167.66
7	—	372	195.00–213.00	198.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	203.00–205.00	204.01
1	—	380	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	180.00	180.00
5	—	462	154.00–170.00	165.62
3	—	427	150.00–174.00	161.53
2	—	515	159.00–174.00	166.28
3	—	616	151.00–154.00	152.95
1	—	725	125.00	125.00
1	—	825	108.00	108.00
2	—	575	156.00–175.00	165.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	85.00–87.00	86.10
5	—	963	63.00–79.00	70.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	105.00	105.00
3	—	1,588	89.00–95.00	93.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,248	80.00–98.00	89.95
3	—	1,312	66.00–76.00	71.47
3	—	1,245	99.00–101.00	100.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,798	102.00–126.00	118.44
2	—	1,320	89.00–95.00	91.81

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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