Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light weight feeders sold 5.00 -10.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 6.00 -10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 -5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.63/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$191.63

179 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$9.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.65

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	528	195.44	1,032	108
Medium and Large 2-3	514	185.83	954	71

One grade step is worth $9.61/cwt here — about $77 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 sale179 hd

191.63

—

KY average26 barns · 4,703 hd

203.28

−11.65

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	1,742	109.22	1,903	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,555	94.00	1,462	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,310	85.03	1,114	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	74.48	779	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,335	152.00	2,029	2thin

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,284	$1,775	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	266.41/cwt	266.00–267.00	1,114	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	204.99/cwt	194.00–212.00	955	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	184.81/cwt	170.00–200.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	196.64/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,146	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	772	158.69/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	170.84/cwt	152.00–195.00	1,235	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	180.16/cwt	160.00–184.00	1,229	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	276.95/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,412	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	177.82/cwt	170.00–179.50	1,127	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	179.31/cwt	176.00–187.00	638	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	222.74/cwt	220.00–224.00	958	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,723	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	238.85/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,514	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	348	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	204.64/cwt	191.00–222.00	1,074	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	187.61/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,276	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	167.01/cwt	150.00–185.00	448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	250.94/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,438	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,551	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	250.40/cwt	244.00–257.00	1,272	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	264.38/cwt	257.00–272.00	1,269	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	223.26/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,585	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,255	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	203.72/cwt	182.00–225.00	988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	232.54/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,000	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,275	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	253.77/cwt	220.00–267.00	1,119	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	246.76/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,399	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	227.52/cwt	220.00–241.00	721	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	888	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	860	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,730	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	77.33/cwt	65.00–81.00	1,028	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,484	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	85.54/cwt	82.00–94.00	1,114	27
Heifers	Choice	—	1,335	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,029	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	73.38/cwt	64.00–78.00	760	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,214	1
Bulls	—	—	1,653	101.17/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,672	6
Bulls	—	—	1,831	117.27/cwt	112.00–124.00	2,147	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	158.90/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,160	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	205.59/cwt	200.00–217.00	876	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	292	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	206.20/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,157	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	218.33/cwt	215.00–220.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	160.93/cwt	139.00–182.00	1,011	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	194.00/cwt	160.00–228.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	210.78/cwt	185.00–217.00	1,130	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	189.52/cwt	180.00–195.00	790	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	178.78/cwt	175.00–191.00	917	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	187.71/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,186	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	249.01/cwt	226.00–267.00	1,262	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	176.21/cwt	165.00–206.00	1,094	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	200.37/cwt	184.00–224.00	976	19

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 624Last week 595Year ago 509

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 157Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 13Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	266.00–267.00	266.41
10	—	794	217.00	217.00
28	—	634	236.00–240.00	238.85
25	—	573	240.00–258.00	250.94
6	—	657	236.00	236.00
6	—	508	244.00–257.00	250.40
3	—	810	210.00	210.00
4	—	480	257.00–272.00	264.38
8	—	710	219.00–224.00	223.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	205.00	205.00
2	—	348	230.00	230.00
3	—	695	215.00	215.00
2	—	268	150.00–185.00	167.01
2	—	542	189.00	189.00
2	—	485	182.00–225.00	203.72
6	—	430	225.00–240.00	232.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	510	272.00–280.00	276.95
4	—	445	282.00	282.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	194.00–212.00	204.99
9	—	583	190.00–202.00	196.64
22	—	634	170.00–179.50	177.82
10	—	356	176.00–187.00	179.31
6	—	430	220.00–224.00	222.74
46	—	525	191.00–222.00	204.64
5	—	680	186.00–188.00	187.61
3	—	292	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	170.00–200.00	184.81
3	—	772	150.00–170.00	158.69
1	—	300	182.00	182.00
3	—	723	152.00–195.00	170.84
6	—	682	160.00–184.00	180.16
14	—	417	180.00–195.00	189.52
14	—	513	175.00–191.00	178.78
1	—	575	170.00	170.00
5	—	621	165.00–206.00	176.21
1	—	290	172.00	172.00
1	—	215	202.00	202.00
19	—	487	184.00–224.00	200.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	222.00	222.00
3	—	750	170.00	170.00
12	—	441	220.00–267.00	253.77
6	—	567	240.00–250.00	246.76
2	—	365	240.00	240.00
3	—	317	220.00–241.00	227.52
1	—	485	235.00	235.00
12	—	632	180.00–195.00	187.71
2	—	745	185.00	185.00
33	—	507	226.00–267.00	249.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	730	150.00–168.00	158.90
4	—	426	200.00–217.00	205.59
2	—	292	220.00	220.00
1	—	925	150.00	150.00
8	—	561	200.00–209.00	206.20
3	—	385	215.00–220.00	218.33
2	—	628	139.00–182.00	160.93
2	—	315	160.00–228.00	194.00
12	—	536	185.00–217.00	210.78
1	—	755	175.00	175.00
1	—	830	171.00	171.00
1	—	680	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,075	80.00	80.00
10	—	1,036	64.00–78.00	73.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,380	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,329	65.00–81.00	77.33
1	—	1,455	102.00	102.00
27	—	1,302	82.00–94.00	85.54
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	152.00	152.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,653	90.00–110.00	101.17
6	—	1,831	112.00–124.00	117.27

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	1	—	1,000	120.00	120.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,284	1,775.00	1,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,200.00	1,200.00

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

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How this sale compares

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