Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1 .00 to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $242.26/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$242.26

128 head · 719 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$446

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

$18.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.36

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	734	244.23	1,793	114
Medium and Large 2-3	596	226.22	1,347	14thin

One grade step is worth $18.00/cwt here — about $446 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 sale128 hd

242.26

—

KY average25 barns · 5,761 hd

244.62

−2.36

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	1,651	124.25	2,051	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,257	97.47	1,225	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	97.00	1,353	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	898	75.81	681	8thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	626	224.26/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	240.82/cwt	235.00–247.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	241.82/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,132	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,675	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	219.37/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,446	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,552	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	826	241.25/cwt	241.25–241.25	1,993	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	267.47/cwt	261.00–277.00	1,236	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	236.81/cwt	230.00–247.00	883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	277.69/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,197	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	250.18/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,429	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	220.58/cwt	200.00–237.00	1,476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	233.41/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	230.25/cwt	230.25–230.25	1,874	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	243.47/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,539	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	501	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,303	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	205.97/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	266.54/cwt	262.00–271.00	1,247	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	261.96/cwt	250.00–275.00	642	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	84.22/cwt	83.00–87.00	789	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,353	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	83.04/cwt	75.00–89.00	972	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	70.76/cwt	64.00–75.00	619	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	112.04/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,434	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	99.52/cwt	90.00–109.00	1,268	28
Bulls	—	—	1,659	123.08/cwt	115.00–127.00	2,042	8
Bulls	—	—	1,370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,507	1
Bulls	—	—	1,758	136.03/cwt	135.00–137.00	2,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	236.69/cwt	225.00–242.00	907	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	276.61/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,145	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	219.69/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,362	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,008	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	231.66/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,096	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	225.84/cwt	210.00–255.00	1,301	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	223	216.16/cwt	190.00–225.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	244.23/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,021	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	314	235.52/cwt	230.00–240.00	740	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	218.00/cwt	200.00–232.00	1,158	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	195.00/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	232.86/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,351	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	227.14/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,192	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	277	218.46/cwt	180.00–237.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	207.95/cwt	205.00–230.00	903	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	326	216.47/cwt	180.00–227.00	706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	175.97/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	230.25/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,204	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	234.61/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,330	5

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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 564Last week 567Year ago 328

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 79Year ago 61

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1 .00 to 2.00 lower 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
4	—	626	222.00–225.00	224.26
2	—	325	235.00–247.00	240.82
2	—	260	252.00	252.00
2	—	195	260.00	260.00
17	—	468	230.00–252.00	241.82
12	—	772	217.00	217.00
10	—	659	215.00–232.00	219.37
4	—	373	230.00–247.00	236.81
32	—	418	235.00–260.00	244.23
10	—	523	220.00–237.00	230.25
5	—	567	227.00–240.00	234.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	223	190.00–225.00	216.16
2	—	560	180.00–210.00	195.00
1	—	470	200.00	200.00
1	—	360	187.00	187.00
3	—	277	180.00–237.00	218.46
8	—	434	205.00–230.00	207.95
5	—	326	180.00–227.00	216.47
1	—	885	150.00	150.00
1	—	635	217.00	217.00
2	—	740	172.00–180.00	175.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	260.00	260.00
7	—	702	241.00	241.00
4	—	462	261.00–277.00	267.47
6	—	431	270.00–287.00	277.69
4	—	571	242.00–255.00	250.18
3	—	927	219.00	219.00
1	—	369	260.00	260.00
14	—	814	230.25	230.25
13	—	632	225.00–250.00	243.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	588	264.00	264.00
55	—	826	241.25	241.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	170.00	170.00
1	—	470	252.00	252.00
1	—	760	212.00	212.00
1	—	625	220.00	220.00
1	—	555	235.00	235.00
1	—	405	255.00	255.00
4	—	669	200.00–237.00	220.58
2	—	523	227.00–240.00	233.41
2	—	365	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	501	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	202.00–210.00	205.97
1	—	745	204.00	204.00
1	—	330	240.00	240.00
11	—	468	262.00–271.00	266.54
9	—	245	250.00–275.00	261.96
5	—	414	275.00–277.00	276.61
4	—	620	215.00–227.00	219.69
4	—	580	220.00–237.00	232.86
3	—	525	222.00–237.00	227.14
3	—	397	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	225.00–242.00	236.69
6	—	473	220.00–245.00	231.66
4	—	576	210.00–255.00	225.84
1	—	730	180.00	180.00
1	—	245	255.00	255.00
8	—	314	230.00–240.00	235.52
11	—	531	200.00–232.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	469	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	937	83.00–87.00	84.22
5	—	875	64.00–75.00	70.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	97.00	97.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,170	75.00–89.00	83.04
2	—	1,280	111.00–113.00	112.04
28	—	1,274	90.00–109.00	99.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,659	115.00–127.00	123.08
1	—	1,370	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,758	135.00–137.00	136.03

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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