Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Weaned and preconditioned feeders sold with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.59/cwt on 161 head.

Average price

$203.59

161 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$43.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.59

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	490	216.14	1,060	115
Medium and Large 2-3	520	172.21	896	46

One grade step is worth $43.93/cwt here — about $164 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 sale161 hd

203.59

—

KY average26 barns · 5,906 hd

211.17

−7.59

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	1,684	110.86	1,866	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,760	105.00	1,848	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	89.00	1,107	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	959	72.89	699	20
Steers	Choice	Average	1,138	156.86	1,785	2thin

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	—	376	226.42/cwt	215.00–232.00	851	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	229.20/cwt	220.00–232.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	216.24/cwt	207.00–224.00	1,131	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	222.41/cwt	214.00–237.00	976	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	210.47/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,198	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	192.63/cwt	192.00–194.00	1,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	166.90/cwt	160.00–170.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	214.17/cwt	207.00–235.00	1,009	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	188.91/cwt	165.00–212.00	797	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	153.52/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	246.54/cwt	227.00–259.00	1,297	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	165.51/cwt	132.00–195.00	1,029	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	250.48/cwt	238.00–258.00	1,182	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	198.59/cwt	187.00–210.00	1,271	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	202.28/cwt	197.50–220.00	935	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	243.46/cwt	213.00–254.00	1,388	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	206.24/cwt	202.00–215.00	1,303	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,610	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	755	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	233.51/cwt	221.00–239.00	1,536	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	238.75/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,514	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	242.34/cwt	228.00–257.00	1,122	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	232.91/cwt	224.00–242.00	1,004	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	222.37/cwt	212.00–233.00	1,276	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	212.51/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,133	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	243.66/cwt	237.00–250.00	750	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,138	156.86/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,785	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	82.23/cwt	80.00–84.00	815	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	89.34/cwt	83.00–97.00	1,110	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	71.47/cwt	60.00–79.00	688	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	345	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,848	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	80.33/cwt	79.00–81.00	938	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,510	1
Bulls	—	—	1,537	102.60/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,577	3
Bulls	—	—	1,715	112.63/cwt	100.00–124.00	1,932	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	201.66/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,236	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	198.52/cwt	195.00–205.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	193.25/cwt	180.00–207.00	1,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	200.50/cwt	170.00–209.00	1,043	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	210.23/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,209	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	223.46/cwt	215.00–234.00	1,374	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	731	185.71/cwt	160.00–212.00	1,358	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	197.32/cwt	180.00–210.00	622	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	227.54/cwt	225.00–240.00	844	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	205.13/cwt	175.00–217.00	987	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	227.26/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	177.11/cwt	162.00–190.00	1,272	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	162.18/cwt	150.00–197.00	918	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	342	163.78/cwt	145.00–170.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,247	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,127	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 Oct 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 533Last week 476Year ago 778

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 78Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 6Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	376	215.00–232.00	226.42
4	—	338	220.00–232.00	229.20
16	—	523	207.00–224.00	216.24
37	—	439	214.00–237.00	222.41
13	—	569	200.00–220.00	210.47
21	—	471	207.00–235.00	214.17
7	—	632	202.00–215.00	206.24
1	—	650	200.00	200.00
2	—	752	210.00	210.00
3	—	810	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	180.00	180.00
3	—	530	192.00–194.00	192.63
3	—	285	160.00–170.00	166.90
10	—	422	165.00–212.00	188.91
2	—	765	150.00–157.00	153.52
3	—	622	132.00–195.00	165.51
3	—	718	162.00–190.00	177.11
1	—	900	122.00	122.00
10	—	566	150.00–197.00	162.18
4	—	342	145.00–170.00	163.78
1	—	665	180.00	180.00
1	—	805	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	222.00	222.00
3	—	565	200.00	200.00
1	—	660	220.00	220.00
2	—	640	187.00–210.00	198.59
1	—	715	239.00	239.00
1	—	500	180.00	180.00
5	—	462	197.50–220.00	202.28
1	—	805	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	227.00–259.00	246.54
9	—	472	238.00–258.00	250.48
20	—	570	213.00–254.00	243.46
8	—	658	221.00–239.00	233.51
3	—	755	215.00	215.00
1	—	405	257.00	257.00
10	—	634	237.00–250.00	238.75
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	228.00–257.00	242.34
14	—	431	224.00–242.00	232.91
11	—	574	212.00–233.00	222.37
9	—	533	210.00–222.00	212.51
1	—	820	160.00	160.00
2	—	308	237.00–250.00	243.66
7	—	615	215.00–234.00	223.46
2	—	275	210.00	210.00
2	—	672	200.00	200.00
9	—	371	225.00–240.00	227.54
4	—	713	222.00–230.00	227.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	200.00–205.00	201.66
3	—	412	195.00–205.00	198.52
2	—	678	180.00–207.00	193.25
10	—	520	170.00–209.00	200.50
4	—	575	200.00–221.00	210.23
1	—	280	125.00	125.00
4	—	731	160.00–212.00	185.71
3	—	382	210.00	210.00
9	—	315	180.00–210.00	197.32
1	—	815	160.00	160.00
16	—	481	175.00–217.00	205.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	154.00–160.00	156.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	991	80.00–84.00	82.23
14	—	962	60.00–79.00	71.47
1	—	750	46.00	46.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,243	83.00–97.00	89.34
3	—	1,168	79.00–81.00	80.33
1	—	1,510	100.00	100.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	105.00	105.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,537	101.00–104.00	102.60
14	—	1,715	100.00–124.00	112.63

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	2	—	905	115.00	115.00

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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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

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