Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.78/cwt on 281 head.

Average price

$200.78

281 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,022

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$23.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.92

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	507	202.04	1,024	266
Medium and Large 2-3	551	178.52	983	15thin

One grade step is worth $23.51/cwt here — about $41 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 sale281 hd

200.78

—

KY average23 barns · 7,338 hd

189.86

+10.92

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	—	Low	1,859	110.94	2,062	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	86.57	1,333	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	85.80	1,033	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	69.82	697	12

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,590	$1,180	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$1,164	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,110	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,024	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,022	3thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	680	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	222.09/cwt	217.00–230.00	713	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	216	220.32/cwt	220.00–221.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	182.22/cwt	178.00–182.50	1,137	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	219.70/cwt	214.00–231.00	923	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	216.01/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,024	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	224.61/cwt	217.00–227.00	946	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,443	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	216.11/cwt	202.00–217.00	845	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,300	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	221.11/cwt	213.00–230.00	1,291	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	221.66/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,155	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	183.66/cwt	169.00–186.50	1,445	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	228.07/cwt	222.50–247.00	746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	178.72/cwt	172.00–183.00	1,303	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	244	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	175.02/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	226.18/cwt	213.00–230.00	828	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	222.50/cwt	215.00–244.00	1,068	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	208.75/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,307	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	226.72/cwt	220.00–237.50	857	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	205.09/cwt	199.00–214.00	1,274	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	210.25/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,089	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	214.09/cwt	200.00–239.00	1,190	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	217.32/cwt	208.00–226.00	1,043	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	558	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	71.17/cwt	60.00–77.00	709	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	86.57/cwt	84.50–90.00	1,333	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	70.04/cwt	65.00–76.00	736	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	87.83/cwt	82.00–94.50	1,075	31
Bulls	—	—	2,405	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	2,261	1
Bulls	—	—	1,798	112.82/cwt	108.00–122.00	2,029	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	112.16/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,004	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,022.04/head	1,000.00–1,045.00	1,022	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,163.93/head	1,030.00–1,275.00	1,164	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,590	1,180.00/head	1,180.00–1,180.00	1,180	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,023.97/head	965.00–1,150.00	1,024	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	181.86/cwt	180.00–186.50	1,055	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	922	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	179.00/cwt	175.00–187.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	167.24/cwt	150.00–185.00	1,137	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	183.85/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,261	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	226.35/cwt	219.00–236.00	962	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	225.37/cwt	200.00–237.50	741	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	201.43/cwt	200.00–214.00	959	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	177.85/cwt	165.00–182.50	998	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	199.64/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,048	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	158.48/cwt	150.00–167.00	973	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	447	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	171.90/cwt	150.00–173.50	1,238	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	189.24/cwt	187.00–191.00	1,079	13

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 Apr 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 958Last week 713Year ago 846

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 69Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 2Year ago 1

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	173.00	173.00
1	—	250	206.00	206.00
20	—	321	217.00–230.00	222.09
3	—	216	220.00–221.00	220.32
55	—	624	178.00–182.50	182.22
49	—	420	214.00–231.00	219.70
24	—	474	200.00–235.00	216.01
17	—	391	202.00–217.00	216.11
68	—	525	190.00–215.00	199.64
15	—	720	150.00–173.50	171.90
13	—	570	187.00–191.00	189.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	190.00	190.00
7	—	561	165.00–182.50	177.85
4	—	614	150.00–167.00	158.48
3	—	447	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	421	217.00–227.00	224.61
57	—	676	213.50	213.50
29	—	584	213.00–230.00	221.11
28	—	521	205.00–230.00	221.66
18	—	787	169.00–186.50	183.66
6	—	327	222.50–247.00	228.07
5	—	729	172.00–183.00	178.72
1	—	244	235.00	235.00
4	—	1,046	149.00	149.00
6	—	366	213.00–230.00	226.18
44	—	480	215.00–244.00	222.50
39	—	626	200.00–230.00	208.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	180.00	180.00
3	—	560	170.00	170.00
3	—	683	165.00–180.00	175.02
1	—	525	140.00	140.00
1	—	470	182.50	182.50
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	551	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	378	220.00–237.50	226.72
7	—	621	199.00–214.00	205.09
27	—	518	205.00–216.00	210.25
7	—	556	200.00–239.00	214.09
2	—	708	190.00	190.00
22	—	480	208.00–226.00	217.32
10	—	686	180.00–200.00	183.85
1	—	265	200.00	200.00
21	—	425	219.00–236.00	226.35
12	—	329	200.00–237.50	225.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	580	180.00–186.50	181.86
3	—	512	180.00	180.00
3	—	395	175.00–187.00	179.00
3	—	270	197.50	197.50
2	—	680	150.00–185.00	167.24
2	—	605	190.00	190.00
1	—	425	193.00	193.00
10	—	476	200.00–214.00	201.43
1	—	745	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	55.00	55.00
11	—	996	60.00–77.00	71.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,540	84.50–90.00	86.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,051	65.00–76.00	70.04
31	—	1,224	82.00–94.50	87.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,405	94.00	94.00
9	—	1,798	108.00–122.00	112.82

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	—	895	105.00–120.00	112.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,180	1,000.00–1,045.00	1,022.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,030.00–1,275.00	1,163.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,590	1,180.00	1,180.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	1,110.00	1,110.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,190	965.00–1,150.00	1,023.97

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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