Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold sharply lower. Bull calves followed the same trends, mostly unweaned and bawling calves and unfavorable weather trends for weaning calves weaken demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $224.43/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$224.43

128 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,342

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$416

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

$40.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.49

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	605	227.60	1,377	118
Medium and Large 2-3	514	186.91	961	10thin

One grade step is worth $40.69/cwt here — about $416 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

224.43

—

KY average26 barns · 6,868 hd

237.92

−13.49

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	1,830	118.60	2,170	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	90.92	1,326	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,290	87.57	1,129	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,001	71.05	711	11

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	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$1,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	621	196.40/cwt	181.00–218.00	1,220	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	169.37/cwt	167.00–177.00	972	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,101	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,182	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	167.96/cwt	157.00–175.00	1,114	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	166.05/cwt	160.00–172.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	171.35/cwt	140.00–192.00	797	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	233.70/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,140	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	778	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	149.73/cwt	145.00–160.00	412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	163.59/cwt	145.00–170.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	193.73/cwt	170.00–218.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	226.86/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,785	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	227.47/cwt	195.00–238.00	1,281	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	185.41/cwt	167.00–210.00	766	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	167.71/cwt	142.00–187.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,666	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	232.51/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,021	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	236.24/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,236	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	224.87/cwt	213.00–236.00	1,394	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	200.33/cwt	185.00–208.00	1,030	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	196.25/cwt	180.00–213.00	1,315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	189.73/cwt	185.00–198.00	710	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,135	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	75.79/cwt	70.00–80.00	950	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	490	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	874	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	69.37/cwt	60.00–74.00	680	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	90.92/cwt	86.00–94.50	1,326	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,469	106.08/cwt	99.00–111.00	1,558	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	87.51/cwt	80.00–99.50	1,121	57
Bulls	—	—	1,643	102.64/cwt	90.00–114.00	1,686	2
Bulls	—	—	1,940	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,522	2
Bulls	—	—	1,860	120.43/cwt	117.00–125.00	2,240	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	111.19/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,020	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	183.86/cwt	167.00–197.00	870	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	168.49/cwt	150.00–183.00	1,033	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	652	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,108	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	195.95/cwt	187.00–201.00	841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	163.11/cwt	152.00–175.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	161.00/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,230	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	186.12/cwt	172.00–215.00	1,087	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	158.99/cwt	152.00–173.00	660	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	165.17/cwt	125.00–180.00	852	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	196.73/cwt	185.00–238.00	934	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	186.43/cwt	182.00–195.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	199.78/cwt	187.00–205.00	1,135	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	199.34/cwt	180.00–214.00	965	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	187.66/cwt	187.00–188.00	1,103	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	199.65/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,032	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	188.56/cwt	182.00–200.00	718	10

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 Oct 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 642Last week 791Year ago 673

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 116Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 4Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	621	181.00–218.00	196.40
2	—	678	170.00–218.00	193.73
8	—	413	167.00–210.00	185.41
5	—	484	180.00–214.00	199.34
3	—	588	187.00–188.00	187.66
28	—	517	180.00–210.00	199.65
10	—	381	182.00–200.00	188.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	167.00–177.00	169.37
3	—	663	157.00–175.00	167.96
2	—	328	160.00–172.00	166.05
6	—	465	140.00–192.00	171.35
1	—	620	165.00	165.00
3	—	275	145.00–160.00	149.73
4	—	380	145.00–170.00	163.59
1	—	735	160.00	160.00
11	—	415	152.00–173.00	158.99
1	—	795	120.00	120.00
10	—	516	125.00–180.00	165.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	202.00	202.00
1	—	600	197.00	197.00
1	—	325	190.00	190.00
1	—	370	190.00	190.00
3	—	420	142.00–187.00	167.71
1	—	775	215.00	215.00
1	—	720	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	488	230.00–241.00	233.70
5	—	393	198.00	198.00
3	—	732	225.00	225.00
28	—	787	226.00–227.00	226.86
25	—	563	195.00–238.00	227.47
4	—	439	230.00–240.00	232.51
21	—	523	230.00–246.00	236.24
1	—	340	212.00	212.00
22	—	620	213.00–236.00	224.87
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	514	185.00–208.00	200.33
2	—	670	180.00–213.00	196.25
11	—	374	185.00–198.00	189.73
1	—	275	190.00	190.00
1	—	920	116.00	116.00
1	—	610	186.00	186.00
5	—	429	187.00–201.00	195.95
3	—	820	150.00	150.00
10	—	475	185.00–238.00	196.73
5	—	317	182.00–195.00	186.43
9	—	568	187.00–205.00	199.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	185.00	185.00
1	—	290	170.00	170.00
4	—	473	167.00–197.00	183.86
2	—	840	145.00	145.00
16	—	613	150.00–183.00	168.49
3	—	652	170.00	170.00
2	—	368	152.00–175.00	163.11
1	—	505	155.00	155.00
2	—	730	160.00–162.00	161.00
3	—	584	172.00–215.00	186.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,253	70.00–80.00	75.79
4	—	1,469	99.00–111.00	106.08
57	—	1,281	80.00–99.50	87.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	56.00	56.00
3	—	1,093	80.00	80.00
7	—	980	60.00–74.00	69.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,458	86.00–94.50	90.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	90.00–114.00	102.64
2	—	1,940	130.00	130.00
5	—	1,860	117.00–125.00	120.43

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	4	—	917	109.00–117.00	111.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,350.00	1,350.00

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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Steers · 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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle