Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold sharply lower on a Average to plain quality offering of mostly bawling calves that was heavily discounted. Demand suffered from unfavorable market conditions. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.56/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$166.56

173 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$818

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$33.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−41.61

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	513	182.53	937	90
Medium and Large 2-3	467	149.23	696	83

One grade step is worth $33.30/cwt here — about $241 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 sale173 hd

166.56

—

KY average26 barns · 5,447 hd

208.16

−41.61

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	1,714	118.32	2,029	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,646	92.56	1,524	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,284	88.57	1,137	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	73.51	750	15

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)	1,325	$1,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 2-3	—	378	159.28/cwt	120.00–170.00	602	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	172.10/cwt	170.00–180.00	885	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	191.35/cwt	180.00–195.00	982	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	178.37/cwt	175.00–180.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	166.72/cwt	147.00–175.00	954	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	208.72/cwt	200.00–217.00	987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	180.21/cwt	175.00–185.00	755	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	139.29/cwt	120.00–197.00	684	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	223.71/cwt	220.00–225.00	843	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	231.72/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,200	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	176.19/cwt	170.00–180.00	823	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	220.29/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,234	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	799	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	235.86/cwt	230.00–247.00	984	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	211.99/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	237.61/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,164	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	223.39/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,168	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,302	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	218.94/cwt	213.00–240.00	1,362	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	597	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,457	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	403	194.04/cwt	120.00–207.00	782	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	212.95/cwt	205.00–215.00	811	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	199.15/cwt	180.00–217.00	1,044	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	171.24/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,130	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	192.67/cwt	190.00–200.00	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	200.27/cwt	195.00–205.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	540	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,301	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,870	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,870	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,282	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	88.55/cwt	80.00–97.00	1,139	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	589	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	84.77/cwt	80.00–88.00	877	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	70.56/cwt	64.00–82.00	716	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,614	91.50/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,477	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	919	1
Bulls	—	—	1,678	118.23/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,984	15
Bulls	—	—	1,810	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,955	1
Bulls	—	—	2,165	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,815	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	118.82/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,145	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	166.00/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	166.72/cwt	160.00–187.00	969	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	169.19/cwt	150.00–210.00	812	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	173.73/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,025	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	162.78/cwt	120.00–185.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	185.42/cwt	160.00–200.00	795	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	319	165.94/cwt	150.00–200.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	175.10/cwt	161.00–182.00	1,075	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	144.25/cwt	122.00–165.00	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	224	144.25/cwt	140.00–150.00	323	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	205.73/cwt	197.00–220.00	992	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	304	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	395	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	166.30/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,031	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	156.03/cwt	152.00–160.00	646	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	179.48/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,050	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,079	4

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 595Last week 533Year ago 853

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 128Year ago 202

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 2Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	378	120.00–170.00	159.28
2	—	678	90.00	90.00
5	—	514	170.00–180.00	172.10
1	—	845	112.00	112.00
1	—	725	166.00	166.00
7	—	572	147.00–175.00	166.72
22	—	491	120.00–197.00	139.29
2	—	285	122.00–165.00	144.25
5	—	224	140.00–150.00	144.25
6	—	304	130.00	130.00
7	—	620	162.00–167.00	166.30
17	—	414	152.00–160.00	156.03
1	—	880	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	160.00	160.00
12	—	513	180.00–195.00	191.35
3	—	358	175.00–180.00	178.37
12	—	419	175.00–185.00	180.21
8	—	467	170.00–180.00	176.19
2	—	348	185.00	185.00
19	—	614	161.00–182.00	175.10
16	—	585	170.00–186.00	179.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	416	192.00	192.00
4	—	458	202.00	202.00
4	—	568	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	200.00–217.00	208.72
1	—	325	205.00	205.00
1	—	715	170.00	170.00
9	—	523	210.00–225.00	223.39
1	—	360	210.00	210.00
4	—	614	212.00	212.00
7	—	403	120.00–207.00	194.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	377	220.00–225.00	223.71
5	—	518	220.00–236.00	231.72
7	—	560	220.00–222.00	220.29
3	—	685	228.00	228.00
11	—	417	230.00–247.00	235.86
2	—	705	210.00–214.00	211.99
13	—	490	220.00–247.00	237.61
2	—	895	185.00	185.00
1	—	345	235.00	235.00
13	—	622	213.00–240.00	218.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	244.00	244.00
14	—	597	244.00	244.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	381	205.00–215.00	212.95
25	—	524	180.00–217.00	199.15
4	—	660	170.00–175.00	171.24
4	—	412	190.00–200.00	192.67
2	—	323	195.00–205.00	200.27
2	—	718	182.00	182.00
9	—	590	170.00–195.00	173.73
1	—	980	123.00	123.00
1	—	615	175.00	175.00
18	—	482	197.00–220.00	205.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	150.00	150.00
2	—	795	160.00–172.00	166.00
10	—	581	160.00–187.00	166.72
10	—	480	150.00–210.00	169.19
2	—	360	200.00	200.00
3	—	527	120.00–185.00	162.78
9	—	429	160.00–200.00	185.42
4	—	319	150.00–200.00	165.94
1	—	235	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	100.00	100.00
7	—	1,614	90.00–93.00	91.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	103.00	103.00
53	—	1,286	80.00–97.00	88.55
1	—	1,225	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	58.00	58.00
4	—	1,035	80.00–88.00	84.77
10	—	1,015	64.00–82.00	70.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,678	114.00–124.00	118.23
1	—	1,810	108.00	108.00
1	—	2,165	130.00	130.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,225.00	1,225.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	964	110.00–121.00	118.82

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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