Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Quality varied. 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 $196.32/cwt on 290 head.

Average price

$196.32

290 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$16

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

$33.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.91

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	440	211.00	928	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	510	202.51	1,034	216
Medium and Large 2-3	532	177.33	944	72

One grade step is worth $33.67/cwt here — about −$16 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 sale290 hd

196.32

—

KY average24 barns · 7,037 hd

188.41

+7.91

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	1,612	120.69	1,945	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,588	93.36	1,483	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	90.10	1,144	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	923	67.70	625	8thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	511	203.89/cwt	188.00–215.00	1,042	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	204.68/cwt	190.00–210.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	175.93/cwt	164.00–182.00	1,078	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	174.33/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,185	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	167.95/cwt	161.00–175.00	1,234	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	233.18/cwt	220.00–245.00	779	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	210.27/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,201	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	177.14/cwt	142.00–195.00	928	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	176.18/cwt	161.00–179.00	1,351	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	181.24/cwt	164.00–186.50	1,111	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	194.64/cwt	191.00–202.00	1,121	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	244.26/cwt	240.00–255.00	928	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	203.55/cwt	195.00–214.00	1,286	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	236.94/cwt	226.00–247.50	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	214.55/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,129	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	208.15/cwt	199.00–220.00	982	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	173.27/cwt	167.50–175.00	1,429	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,395	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,395	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,082	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	185.70/cwt	172.00–189.00	1,320	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	231.69/cwt	225.00–242.50	966	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	782	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,153	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	177.33/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,192	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	225.26/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,070	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	217.37/cwt	211.00–226.00	1,039	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	176.69/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,270	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	224.32/cwt	205.00–247.50	958	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,341	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	824	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,298	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	704	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	66.73/cwt	64.00–80.00	614	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	93.36/cwt	91.50–98.50	1,483	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	90.28/cwt	80.00–98.00	1,148	41
Bulls	—	—	1,972	130.28/cwt	128.50–132.50	2,569	3
Bulls	—	—	1,504	117.81/cwt	107.50–125.50	1,772	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	95.00/cwt	90.00–107.00	938	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,100	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	855	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	223.15/cwt	210.00–240.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	201.53/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	144.27/cwt	124.00–160.00	1,111	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	940	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	215.30/cwt	201.00–245.00	924	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	200.08/cwt	194.00–203.00	1,150	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	207.91/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,094	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	208.32/cwt	195.00–213.00	1,194	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	199.30/cwt	193.00–215.00	839	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	243.68/cwt	220.00–268.00	897	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	196.74/cwt	192.00–207.00	1,306	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	172.87/cwt	147.50–197.50	588	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	400	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	186.33/cwt	178.00–190.00	887	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	160.59/cwt	159.00–162.00	1,243	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	159.63/cwt	156.50–167.00	1,068	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	176.15/cwt	134.00–190.00	1,023	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	152.02/cwt	142.00–157.00	1,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	832	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	229.58/cwt	200.00–247.50	870	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	252	228.14/cwt	222.50–230.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	242.68/cwt	222.50–249.00	808	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 Mar 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 801Last week 528Year ago 867

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 118Year ago 234

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 8

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Quality varied. Slaughter cows and 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
45	—	511	188.00–215.00	203.89
14	—	613	164.00–186.50	181.24
10	—	576	191.00–202.00	194.64
32	—	472	199.00–220.00	208.15
31	—	429	201.00–245.00	215.30
24	—	774	159.00–162.00	160.59
14	—	669	156.50–167.00	159.63
34	—	379	200.00–247.50	229.58
4	—	252	222.50–230.00	228.14
8	—	333	222.50–249.00	242.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	190.00–210.00	204.68
3	—	613	164.00–182.00	175.93
1	—	855	127.00	127.00
6	—	524	142.00–195.00	177.14
1	—	280	110.00	110.00
4	—	421	193.00–215.00	199.30
2	—	340	147.50–197.50	172.87
20	—	476	178.00–190.00	186.33
25	—	581	134.00–190.00	176.15
4	—	663	142.00–157.00	152.02
2	—	832	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	200.00	200.00
1	—	400	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	174.00–175.00	174.33
2	—	735	161.00–175.00	167.95
1	—	495	190.00	190.00
1	—	425	172.00	172.00
1	—	960	140.00	140.00
1	—	620	165.00	165.00
1	—	585	185.00	185.00
1	—	520	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	334	220.00–245.00	233.18
14	—	571	205.00–217.00	210.27
19	—	767	161.00–179.00	176.18
7	—	380	240.00–255.00	244.26
20	—	632	195.00–214.00	203.55
2	—	285	226.00–247.50	236.94
12	—	526	204.00–220.00	214.55
20	—	825	167.50–175.00	173.27
1	—	215	267.50	267.50
10	—	711	172.00–189.00	185.70
10	—	417	225.00–242.50	231.69
3	—	672	170.00–182.00	177.33
20	—	475	214.00–230.00	225.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	652	214.00	214.00
49	—	701	199.00	199.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	782	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	478	211.00–226.00	217.37
7	—	719	175.00–178.00	176.69
24	—	427	205.00–247.50	224.32
1	—	875	150.00	150.00
1	—	790	145.00	145.00
1	—	900	149.00	149.00
3	—	338	210.00–240.00	223.15
2	—	623	200.00–203.00	201.53
27	—	526	200.00–215.00	207.91
24	—	573	195.00–213.00	208.32
11	—	368	220.00–268.00	243.68
4	—	664	192.00–207.00	196.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	240.00	240.00
4	—	770	124.00–160.00	144.27
1	—	695	180.00	180.00
1	—	545	172.50	172.50
3	—	575	194.00–203.00	200.08
1	—	425	162.50	162.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	72.00	72.00
1	—	1,285	101.00	101.00
41	—	1,272	80.00–98.00	90.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	74.50	74.50
7	—	920	64.00–80.00	66.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,588	91.50–98.50	93.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,972	128.50–132.50	130.28
10	—	1,504	107.50–125.50	117.81

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	4	—	987	90.00–107.00	95.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,350.00	1,350.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

United Producers Inc. - Harned, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

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