Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $236.10/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$236.10

164 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,257

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$27.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.19

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	527	242.78	1,280	124
Medium and Large 2-3	549	215.37	1,182	40

One grade step is worth $27.42/cwt here — about $98 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 sale164 hd

236.10

—

KY average25 barns · 4,965 hd

229.90

+6.19

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	1,814	124.76	2,263	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	115.54	1,704	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	106.06	1,285	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	940	91.39	859	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,265	160.00	2,024	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,205	120.00	1,446	1thin

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	—	530	237.25/cwt	227.00–252.00	1,257	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	234.21/cwt	230.00–237.00	953	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	229.86/cwt	225.00–235.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	220.69/cwt	180.00–225.00	1,267	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	251.45/cwt	241.00–259.00	1,182	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	278.83/cwt	261.00–286.00	1,157	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	242.58/cwt	242.00–243.00	1,526	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	256.22/cwt	245.00–270.00	989	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	246.83/cwt	242.00–257.00	1,298	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	261.76/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,547	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	242.11/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,765	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	236.20/cwt	222.00–239.00	1,436	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	261.51/cwt	260.00–262.00	941	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	247.17/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	269.45/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,256	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,614	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,083	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	240.61/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,400	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,424	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	673	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	969	6
Dairy Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	408	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,531	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	258.40/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,333	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	274.68/cwt	265.00–280.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	261.60/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,002	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	215.51/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	242.41/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,268	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	269.63/cwt	255.00–297.00	1,124	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	265.90/cwt	262.00–270.00	872	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,205	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,446	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,024	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	113.72/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,643	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	74.63/cwt	70.00–84.00	675	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	103.96/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,005	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,894	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,548	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	105.21/cwt	90.00–118.00	1,270	34
Bulls	—	—	1,881	132.89/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,500	5
Bulls	—	—	1,824	121.55/cwt	115.00–128.00	2,217	9
Bulls	—	—	1,385	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,565	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	110.97/cwt	105.00–118.00	988	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	275.81/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,294	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	331	250.66/cwt	247.00–255.00	830	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	224.20/cwt	188.00–237.00	1,184	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	200.00/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	243.56/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	246.72/cwt	239.00–253.00	1,451	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	233.07/cwt	227.00–240.00	986	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	215.90/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	255.73/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,442	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	942	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	242.01/cwt	235.00–245.50	1,404	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,061	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	233.51/cwt	215.00–237.00	1,112	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	863	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	240.16/cwt	235.00–245.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	403	228.54/cwt	222.00–235.00	921	2

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 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 491Last week 328Year ago 359

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 71Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year ago 2

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	530	227.00–252.00	237.25
2	—	655	217.00	217.00
11	—	407	230.00–237.00	234.21
18	—	470	241.00–259.00	251.45
2	—	340	252.00	252.00
11	—	386	245.00–270.00	256.22
10	—	608	222.00–239.00	236.20
9	—	588	239.00–253.00	246.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	225.00–235.00	229.86
10	—	574	180.00–225.00	220.69
2	—	542	240.00	240.00
2	—	942	140.00	140.00
1	—	220	225.00	225.00
1	—	800	172.00	172.00
13	—	476	215.00–237.00	233.51
3	—	863	135.00	135.00
1	—	260	245.00	245.00
1	—	1,025	168.00	168.00
2	—	315	235.00–245.00	240.16
2	—	403	222.00–235.00	228.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	682	233.50	233.50
7	—	629	242.00–243.00	242.58
6	—	526	242.00–257.00	246.83
21	—	580	235.00–245.50	242.01
3	—	433	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	415	261.00–286.00	278.83
1	—	1,035	180.00	180.00
12	—	591	257.00–267.00	261.76
9	—	729	239.00–245.00	242.11
1	—	775	232.00	232.00
4	—	360	260.00–262.00	261.51
4	—	663	240.00–251.00	247.17
9	—	466	262.00–280.00	269.45
4	—	616	262.00	262.00
11	—	516	255.00–264.00	258.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	442	245.00	245.00
5	—	582	240.00–243.00	240.61
1	—	890	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	545	281.00	281.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	673	144.00	144.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	252.00	252.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	263	265.00–280.00	274.68
5	—	383	260.00–262.00	261.60
2	—	720	215.00–216.00	215.51
7	—	523	240.00–245.00	242.41
17	—	417	255.00–297.00	269.63
7	—	328	262.00–270.00	265.90
13	—	469	265.00–290.00	275.81
2	—	625	212.00–220.00	215.90
6	—	564	247.00–260.00	255.73
1	—	880	150.00	150.00
1	—	825	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	331	247.00–255.00	250.66
5	—	528	188.00–237.00	224.20
2	—	610	180.00–220.00	200.00
2	—	468	240.00–247.00	243.56
1	—	355	262.00	262.00
5	—	423	227.00–240.00	233.07
1	—	880	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	120.00	120.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	160.00	160.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,445	108.00–118.00	113.72
1	—	1,565	121.00	121.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	905	70.00–84.00	74.63
8	—	967	97.00–110.00	103.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	120.00–121.00	120.49
34	—	1,207	90.00–118.00	105.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,881	130.00–139.00	132.89
9	—	1,824	115.00–128.00	121.55
1	—	1,385	113.00	113.00

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	3	—	890	105.00–118.00	110.97

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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Harned Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

United Producers Inc. - Harned, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle