Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.07/cwt on 187 head.

Average price

$197.07

187 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$96

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

$38.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.35

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	501	201.31	1,009	159
Medium and Large 2-3	458	174.64	800	24
Medium 1-2	678	163.00	1,104	4thin

One grade step is worth $38.31/cwt here — about −$96 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 sale187 hd

197.07

—

KY average24 barns · 7,433 hd

188.72

+8.35

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	1,684	118.51	1,996	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	90.00	1,328	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	85.07	1,085	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	960	73.21	703	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,566	156.00	2,443	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,113	136.98	1,525	2thin

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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$965	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$870	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 2-3	—	555	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	191.87/cwt	181.00–197.50	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	213.35/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,114	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	212.49/cwt	206.00–229.00	890	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	234.62/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,077	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	196.64/cwt	196.00–198.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	208	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	312	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	650	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,346	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	235.25/cwt	235.25–235.25	1,327	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	180.13/cwt	177.00–186.00	1,405	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,129	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	227.46/cwt	220.00–230.00	887	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,187	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	188.22/cwt	144.00–199.00	903	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	181.19/cwt	177.50–187.50	1,337	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	227.37/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,255	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	223.93/cwt	223.00–227.50	1,200	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,399	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,049	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	997	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	228.08/cwt	210.00–244.00	960	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	230.78/cwt	224.00–241.00	759	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,095	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	209	235.31/cwt	225.00–237.50	492	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	211.65/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,090	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,566	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,443	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,113	136.98/cwt	122.00–150.00	1,525	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	77.81/cwt	77.00–78.50	800	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	71.37/cwt	66.00–75.00	666	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,328	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	73.12/cwt	60.00–80.00	847	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	87.59/cwt	82.00–94.00	1,139	19
Bulls	—	—	1,684	118.51/cwt	112.00–125.50	1,996	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	95.45/cwt	91.00–100.00	835	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	965	965.00/head	965.00–965.00	965	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	860	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	221.61/cwt	208.00–229.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,214	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	198.96/cwt	194.00–205.00	1,244	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	194.02/cwt	188.00–197.00	1,092	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	262	228.31/cwt	227.00–229.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	679	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,222	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	164.75/cwt	135.00–187.00	1,005	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	220.55/cwt	205.00–227.00	1,034	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	200.99/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,325	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	705	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	172.20/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,154	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	175.59/cwt	157.50–180.00	1,085	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	216.36/cwt	200.00–228.00	682	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	206.98/cwt	192.00–218.00	1,074	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	204.70/cwt	197.50–214.00	983	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	184.05/cwt	180.00–186.00	981	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 Mar 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 713Last week 801Year ago 583

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 123Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 118

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	187.00	187.00
1	—	375	160.00	160.00
2	—	315	160.00	160.00
3	—	469	196.00–198.00	196.64
3	—	208	150.00	150.00
3	—	610	135.00–187.00	164.75
1	—	805	135.00	135.00
1	—	680	151.00	151.00
6	—	416	192.00	192.00
3	—	533	180.00–186.00	184.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	419	206.00–229.00	212.49
4	—	815	132.00	132.00
3	—	258	215.00	215.00
14	—	390	220.00–230.00	227.46
13	—	563	188.00–197.00	194.02
1	—	235	225.00	225.00
11	—	670	160.00–180.00	172.20
5	—	618	157.50–180.00	175.59
13	—	315	200.00–228.00	216.36
30	—	519	192.00–218.00	206.98
26	—	480	197.50–214.00	204.70
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	172.00	172.00
2	—	705	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	602	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	181.00–197.50	191.87
3	—	270	220.00	220.00
1	—	565	175.00	175.00
1	—	690	172.00	172.00
5	—	480	144.00–199.00	188.22
1	—	370	187.50	187.50
3	—	608	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	522	207.00–220.00	213.35
2	—	395	235.00	235.00
13	—	459	230.00–235.00	234.62
15	—	647	208.00	208.00
12	—	780	177.00–186.00	180.13
2	—	338	235.00	235.00
8	—	738	177.50–187.50	181.19
7	—	552	212.00–230.00	227.37
1	—	425	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	564	235.25	235.25
11	—	536	223.00–227.50	223.93
14	—	639	219.00	219.00
4	—	428	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	421	210.00–244.00	228.08
3	—	823	171.00	171.00
26	—	329	224.00–241.00	230.78
3	—	735	149.00	149.00
6	—	209	225.00–237.50	235.31
5	—	515	205.00–219.00	211.65
3	—	265	208.00–229.00	221.61
2	—	592	205.00	205.00
4	—	625	194.00–205.00	198.96
24	—	469	205.00–227.00	220.55
2	—	380	232.50	232.50
15	—	659	190.00–205.00	200.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	182.00	182.00
1	—	235	230.00	230.00
3	—	377	200.00	200.00
1	—	335	210.00	210.00
3	—	262	227.00–229.00	228.31
1	—	845	143.00	143.00
4	—	679	180.00	180.00
1	—	720	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,566	156.00	156.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	122.00–150.00	136.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	77.00–78.50	77.81
5	—	933	66.00–75.00	71.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,158	60.00–80.00	73.12
19	—	1,300	82.00–94.00	87.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,684	112.00–125.50	118.51

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	—	875	91.00–100.00	95.45
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	965.00	965.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	870.00	870.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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