Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.94/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$206.94

225 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,086

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$35.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.67

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	503	215.89	1,085	169
Medium and Large 2-3	591	179.94	1,063	56

One grade step is worth $35.95/cwt here — about $22 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 sale225 hd

206.94

—

KY average27 barns · 5,737 hd

197.27

+9.67

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	1,634	114.78	1,876	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,644	99.40	1,635	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	95.30	1,201	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	77.71	793	9thin

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	888	$1,004	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	910	$885	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	—	225	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	187.72/cwt	184.00–192.00	1,258	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	155.78/cwt	135.00–182.00	1,114	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	247.75/cwt	247.50–248.00	1,085	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	402	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	230.74/cwt	229.50–233.00	1,186	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	227.10/cwt	215.00–232.00	754	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	203.46/cwt	201.00–206.00	1,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	224.59/cwt	217.00–236.00	824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,029	154.79/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	209.82/cwt	192.00–218.00	1,133	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	184.62/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,065	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	215.43/cwt	209.00–222.00	1,340	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	202.94/cwt	197.50–211.00	1,143	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,141	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	233.38/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,484	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	255.95/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,200	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	239.51/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,133	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	245.97/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,286	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	232.72/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,357	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	232.76/cwt	222.00–246.00	891	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	229.30/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,362	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	234.74/cwt	215.00–244.00	998	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	221.45/cwt	200.00–231.00	1,262	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	221.79/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,153	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,316	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	175.99/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,304	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,817	93.93/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,707	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	776	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	67.72/cwt	56.00–80.00	765	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	84.67/cwt	83.00–87.00	836	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	77.49/cwt	74.00–80.00	768	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,568	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	102.12/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,463	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	92.65/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,103	38
Bulls	—	—	1,634	114.78/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,876	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	910	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	888	1,003.66/head	910.00–1,100.00	1,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	230.49/cwt	230.00–232.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	190.43/cwt	175.00–193.00	1,017	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	203.19/cwt	195.00–215.00	870	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,149	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	238.85/cwt	222.00–242.00	645	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	179.83/cwt	177.00–181.00	1,214	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	198.25/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,318	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	198.17/cwt	184.00–212.50	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	197.62/cwt	190.00–205.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	232.63/cwt	215.00–247.00	865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	175.74/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,102	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	199.02/cwt	189.00–207.50	945	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	231.31/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,115	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	232.92/cwt	215.00–237.50	1,102	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	249.72/cwt	245.00–255.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	174.07/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,067	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	193.82/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,209	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	211.98/cwt	205.00–215.00	912	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	171.88/cwt	166.00–178.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	681	176.70/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,203	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	140.66/cwt	126.00–156.00	1,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	227.62/cwt	210.00–234.00	979	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	214.97/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,122	21

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 May 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 648Last week 587Year ago 595

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 82Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 5

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and 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	—	225	190.00	190.00
1	—	280	205.00	205.00
4	—	670	184.00–192.00	187.72
16	—	332	215.00–232.00	227.10
5	—	367	217.00–236.00	224.59
15	—	563	197.50–211.00	202.94
32	—	482	225.00–247.00	231.31
34	—	624	185.00–199.00	193.82
2	—	720	166.00–178.00	171.88
26	—	430	210.00–234.00	227.62
21	—	522	210.00–228.00	214.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	715	135.00–182.00	155.78
2	—	518	201.00–206.00	203.46
17	—	577	180.00–187.50	184.62
10	—	627	150.00–180.00	175.74
4	—	475	189.00–207.50	199.02
5	—	430	205.00–215.00	211.98
1	—	260	160.00	160.00
6	—	681	170.00–178.00	176.70
2	—	773	126.00–156.00	140.66
1	—	320	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	402	232.00	232.00
10	—	514	229.50–233.00	230.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	438	247.50–248.00	247.75
24	—	622	209.00–222.00	215.43
1	—	680	200.00	200.00
1	—	335	227.50	227.50
1	—	255	235.00	235.00
15	—	473	227.00–245.00	239.51
16	—	583	220.00–239.00	232.72
8	—	383	222.00–246.00	232.76
3	—	503	224.00–240.00	229.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	184.00	184.00
1	—	720	186.00	186.00
5	—	1,029	154.00–158.00	154.79
12	—	540	192.00–218.00	209.82
1	—	850	155.00	155.00
1	—	465	210.00	210.00
1	—	355	222.00	222.00
2	—	585	195.00	195.00
1	—	655	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	636	233.00–235.00	233.38
20	—	469	255.00–257.00	255.95
4	—	523	245.00–247.00	245.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	425	215.00–244.00	234.74
12	—	570	200.00–231.00	221.45
29	—	520	212.00–230.00	221.79
2	—	885	165.00	165.00
3	—	615	214.00	214.00
6	—	741	174.00–180.00	175.99
4	—	331	230.00–232.00	230.49
11	—	270	222.00–242.00	238.85
13	—	665	190.00–201.00	198.25
3	—	372	215.00–247.00	232.63
24	—	473	215.00–237.50	232.92
2	—	223	245.00–255.00	249.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	206.00	206.00
1	—	945	140.00	140.00
9	—	534	175.00–193.00	190.43
8	—	428	195.00–215.00	203.19
2	—	582	197.50	197.50
5	—	675	177.00–181.00	179.83
2	—	458	184.00–212.50	198.17
2	—	305	190.00–205.00	197.62
4	—	613	172.00–180.00	174.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,817	90.00–97.00	93.93
4	—	1,515	103.50	103.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	80.00	80.00
17	—	1,433	100.00–109.00	102.12
38	—	1,190	87.00–99.00	92.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,129	56.00–80.00	67.72
3	—	987	83.00–87.00	84.67
4	—	991	74.00–80.00	77.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,634	105.00–121.00	114.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	910.00–1,100.00	1,003.66

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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