Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 600 lbs. sold sharply higher. Feeders over 600 lbs. sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Increased buyer participation pressured prices higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $241.71/cwt on 205 head.

Average price

$241.71

205 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,451

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$437

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

$17.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.03

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	608	242.65	1,476	194
Medium and Large 2-3	461	225.16	1,039	11thin

One grade step is worth $17.49/cwt here — about $437 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 sale205 hd

241.71

—

KY average25 barns · 2,814 hd

224.68

+17.03

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	1,568	124.53	1,952	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,437	110.67	1,590	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,185	105.02	1,245	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	948	86.19	817	6thin

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)	1,213	$1,543	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	617	238.03/cwt	232.00–239.25	1,469	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	281.43/cwt	281.00–282.00	1,078	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	270.74/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,124	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	237.96/cwt	237.25–238.25	1,632	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	226.96/cwt	210.00–244.00	1,537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,567	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	787	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	307	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	271.98/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,461	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	294.95/cwt	285.00–309.00	1,233	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	279.52/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,210	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	246.67/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,487	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	262.79/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,640	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,758	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	261.50/cwt	261.00–262.00	1,511	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	264.90/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,346	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	296.94/cwt	290.00–304.00	1,256	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	251.89/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,426	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,408	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	287	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	918	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,521	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	825	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	734	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	92.67/cwt	91.00–94.00	880	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	79.71/cwt	77.00–83.00	753	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	115.64/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,536	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,733	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	104.04/cwt	93.00–112.00	1,224	38
Bulls	—	—	1,520	123.62/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,879	6
Bulls	—	—	1,040	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,123	1
Bulls	—	—	1,975	135.53/cwt	135.00–136.00	2,677	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	127.59/cwt	116.00–142.00	1,059	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,542.78/head	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	257.43/cwt	240.00–270.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	159.50/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,196	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	299.78/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,148	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	284.45/cwt	272.00–294.00	1,331	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	229.43/cwt	218.00–240.00	1,315	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	286.53/cwt	272.00–310.00	971	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,610	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	243.46/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,249	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	222.69/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,385	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	254.75/cwt	250.00–257.00	988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,692	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	258.59/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,239	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	227.59/cwt	215.00–235.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	244.23/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,397	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	247.51/cwt	239.00–257.00	1,292	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,326	1

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 573Last week 564Year ago 407

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 74Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	617	232.00–239.25	238.03
7	—	383	281.00–282.00	281.43
9	—	415	265.00–273.00	270.74
4	—	338	247.00	247.00
4	—	705	230.00	230.00
3	—	803	215.00	215.00
1	—	270	255.00	255.00
17	—	752	225.00	225.00
7	—	479	258.00–260.00	258.59
17	—	572	235.00–248.00	244.23
25	—	522	239.00–257.00	247.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	242.00	242.00
1	—	495	244.00	244.00
1	—	390	225.00	225.00
1	—	675	225.00	225.00
1	—	640	207.00	207.00
1	—	850	170.00	170.00
3	—	220	215.00–235.00	227.59
1	—	555	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	686	237.25–238.25	237.96
3	—	307	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	242.00	242.00
2	—	478	295.00	295.00
1	—	715	242.00	242.00
2	—	332	310.00	310.00
7	—	537	267.00–275.00	271.98
11	—	418	285.00–309.00	294.95
3	—	885	226.00	226.00
3	—	603	245.00–250.00	246.67
9	—	666	264.00	264.00
8	—	578	261.00–262.00	261.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	677	210.00–244.00	226.96
3	—	433	277.00–285.00	279.52
1	—	1,030	182.00	182.00
1	—	470	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	575	272.50	272.50
1	—	530	270.00	270.00
25	—	624	262.00–266.00	262.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	787	246.00	246.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	508	255.00–267.00	264.90
1	—	785	222.00	222.00
22	—	423	290.00–304.00	296.94
11	—	566	245.00–256.00	251.89
7	—	383	285.00–302.00	299.78
16	—	468	272.00–294.00	284.45
5	—	339	272.00–310.00	286.53
9	—	634	254.00	254.00
1	—	265	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	510	276.00	276.00
3	—	287	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	240.00–270.00	257.43
2	—	750	150.00–169.00	159.50
1	—	430	274.00	274.00
1	—	850	177.00	177.00
4	—	573	218.00–240.00	229.43
2	—	513	242.00–245.00	243.46
3	—	622	218.00–225.00	222.69
3	—	388	250.00–257.00	254.75
1	—	820	184.00	184.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	109.00	109.00
1	—	1,520	114.00	114.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	89.00	89.00
5	—	1,328	113.00–117.00	115.64
38	—	1,176	93.00–112.00	104.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	950	91.00–94.00	92.67
3	—	945	77.00–83.00	79.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,520	118.00–130.00	123.62
1	—	1,040	108.00	108.00
2	—	1,975	135.00–136.00	135.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,213	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,542.78
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	116.00–142.00	127.59

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

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How this sale compares

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