Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold steady. Steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Volatile CME futures trading over last several days has driven demand lower for most classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $181.54/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$181.54

116 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,005

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$28.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.53

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	543	190.39	1,034	80
Medium and Large 2-3	576	161.86	933	36

One grade step is worth $28.53/cwt here — about $101 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 sale116 hd

181.54

—

KY average12 barns · 1,487 hd

187.07

−5.53

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	1,613	117.47	1,895	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,590	92.77	1,475	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,315	88.40	1,162	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,002	75.99	761	12

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,425	$1,247	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,182	$1,200	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,157	$1,086	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$1,078	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$850	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	—	513	197.77/cwt	187.00–207.00	1,015	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	283	175.64/cwt	167.00–180.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	198.03/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,113	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	163.23/cwt	140.00–175.00	939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	182.40/cwt	180.00–185.00	596	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	176.67/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	166.39/cwt	145.00–170.00	1,111	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	913	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	204.20/cwt	199.00–205.00	1,452	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	227.26/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,286	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	235.11/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,133	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,446	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	205.26/cwt	204.00–206.00	1,482	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	201.68/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,168	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,632	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,004	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,570	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	219.79/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,345	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	214.63/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,419	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	235.38/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,125	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	187.42/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,091	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	186.94/cwt	182.00–192.00	866	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	180.64/cwt	170.00–197.00	930	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	238	205.14/cwt	200.00–215.00	488	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,726	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	90.90/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,434	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	84.41/cwt	83.00–86.00	901	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	74.30/cwt	64.00–79.00	735	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	78.37/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,007	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	89.86/cwt	84.00–99.00	1,185	55
Bulls	—	—	1,920	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	2,035	1
Bulls	—	—	1,562	119.38/cwt	113.00–126.00	1,865	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	1,246.61/head	1,010.00–1,400.00	1,247	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	1,086.32/head	1,010.00–1,185.00	1,086	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,078.17/head	850.00–1,300.00	1,078	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	1,200.46/head	1,110.00–1,265.00	1,200	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	160.69/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,080	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	225.67/cwt	200.00–241.00	663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	193.86/cwt	150.00–202.00	950	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,197	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	239.45/cwt	230.00–263.00	1,039	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	275.76/cwt	230.00–290.00	1,056	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	148.23/cwt	123.00–170.00	932	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	168.67/cwt	140.00–185.00	899	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	211.18/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,041	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	173.61/cwt	172.00–177.00	1,089	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	214.98/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,258	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	178.76/cwt	175.00–180.00	735	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,223	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	181.71/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,225	7

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 →

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Mon Nov 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 479Last week 416Year ago 659

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 135Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 45Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	513	187.00–207.00	197.77
2	—	275	130.00	130.00
14	—	562	192.00–202.00	198.03
9	—	327	180.00–185.00	182.40
4	—	838	191.00	191.00
3	—	603	175.00–180.00	176.67
1	—	965	130.00	130.00
1	—	935	128.00	128.00
8	—	493	185.00–220.00	211.18
1	—	350	180.00	180.00
8	—	411	175.00–180.00	178.76
2	—	855	143.00	143.00
7	—	674	175.00–185.00	181.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	283	167.00–180.00	175.64
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
3	—	575	140.00–175.00	163.23
7	—	668	145.00–170.00	166.39
3	—	913	94.00	94.00
1	—	240	190.00	190.00
6	—	490	150.00–202.00	193.86
8	—	629	123.00–170.00	148.23
4	—	533	140.00–185.00	168.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	566	211.50	211.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	711	199.00–205.00	204.20
14	—	566	220.00–242.00	227.26
3	—	482	232.00–242.00	235.11
1	—	1,010	165.00	165.00
1	—	360	252.00	252.00
10	—	814	200.50	200.50
6	—	344	292.00	292.00
8	—	764	205.50	205.50
15	—	612	215.00–226.00	219.79
8	—	661	200.00–217.00	214.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	245.00	245.00
8	—	722	204.00–206.00	205.26
4	—	579	175.00–210.00	201.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	568	254.50	254.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	478	230.00–245.00	235.38
1	—	785	150.00	150.00
5	—	294	200.00–241.00	225.67
1	—	225	210.00	210.00
14	—	434	230.00–263.00	239.45
14	—	383	230.00–290.00	275.76
8	—	585	210.00–220.00	214.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	582	175.00–210.00	187.42
7	—	463	182.00–192.00	186.94
3	—	515	170.00–197.00	180.64
3	—	238	200.00–215.00	205.14
1	—	255	185.00	185.00
8	—	672	150.00–175.00	160.69
2	—	730	170.00	170.00
1	—	330	215.00	215.00
1	—	765	157.00	157.00
1	—	350	202.00	202.00
3	—	627	172.00–177.00	173.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	104.00	104.00
6	—	1,578	84.00–96.00	90.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	83.00–86.00	84.41
10	—	989	64.00–79.00	74.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,285	74.00–81.00	78.37
55	—	1,319	84.00–99.00	89.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,920	106.00	106.00
6	—	1,562	113.00–126.00	119.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,425	1,010.00–1,400.00	1,246.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,157	1,010.00–1,185.00	1,086.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,065	850.00–1,300.00	1,078.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,182	1,110.00–1,265.00	1,200.46

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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