Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers weaned and preconditioned and lightweight feeders sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. All other feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $222.99/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$222.99

159 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,425

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$51.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.75

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	635	226.84	1,440	147
Medium and Large 2-3	689	175.80	1,211	12thin

One grade step is worth $51.04/cwt here — about $229 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 sale159 hd

222.99

—

KY average28 barns · 7,409 hd

214.24

+8.75

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	1,756	108.70	1,909	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,663	77.91	1,296	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,259	76.78	967	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	75.00	694	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	—	605	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,131	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	731	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	547	136.69/cwt	130.00–177.00	748	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	712	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,004	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	210.11/cwt	207.00–211.00	1,229	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,305	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	208.85/cwt	200.00–212.00	959	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	172.66/cwt	150.00–207.00	834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	224.46/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,219	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	248.40/cwt	237.00–255.00	1,269	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,248	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,182	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,357	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,487	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	239.27/cwt	235.00–240.25	1,472	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	717	160.77/cwt	157.00–180.00	1,153	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,236	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	219.67/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,498	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	256.80/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,243	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	257.70/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,106	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	195.54/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,027	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	72.63/cwt	70.00–75.00	928	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,663	77.91/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,296	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	76.96/cwt	70.00–85.00	968	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	694	1
Bulls	—	—	1,420	100.89/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,433	2
Bulls	—	—	1,980	113.90/cwt	110.00–121.00	2,255	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,286	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	100.21/cwt	80.00–108.00	995	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	288.78/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,120	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,108	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	261	267.69/cwt	260.00–290.00	699	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	158.72/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,152	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	191.77/cwt	157.00–210.00	940	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	172.51/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	207.69/cwt	207.00–208.00	1,038	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	192	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	283.03/cwt	265.00–300.00	934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	190.95/cwt	182.00–205.00	981	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	164.98/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,264	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,186	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,028	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	188.55/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	187.82/cwt	180.00–205.00	802	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	181.31/cwt	177.00–192.00	1,017	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	203	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	177.50/cwt	175.00–180.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	172.41/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,069	3

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 Dec 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 526Last week 946Year ago 670

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 137Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 3

Compared to last week: Feeder steers weaned and preconditioned and lightweight feeders sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. All other feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	605	187.00	187.00
13	—	348	210.00	210.00
10	—	459	200.00–212.00	208.85
13	—	514	182.00–205.00	190.95
8	—	766	162.00–170.00	164.98
2	—	573	185.00–192.00	188.55
20	—	427	180.00–205.00	187.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	547	130.00–177.00	136.69
5	—	712	141.00	141.00
1	—	365	185.00	185.00
4	—	483	150.00–207.00	172.66
1	—	410	170.00	170.00
1	—	755	124.00	124.00
1	—	805	147.00	147.00
4	—	561	177.00–192.00	181.31
1	—	295	185.00	185.00
1	—	660	167.00	167.00
3	—	203	200.00	200.00
4	—	320	175.00–180.00	177.50
3	—	620	165.00–177.00	172.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	585	207.00–211.00	210.11
10	—	619	191.00	191.00
16	—	500	207.00–208.00	207.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	285.00	285.00
5	—	570	229.00	229.00
9	—	543	220.00–230.00	224.46
6	—	471	265.00	265.00
3	—	757	185.00	185.00
3	—	707	192.00	192.00
2	—	952	159.00	159.00
7	—	826	180.00	180.00
37	—	615	235.00–240.25	239.27
42	—	682	215.00–222.00	219.67
5	—	895	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	511	237.00–255.00	248.40
4	—	660	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	145.00	145.00
6	—	717	157.00–180.00	160.77
2	—	668	185.00	185.00
1	—	640	200.00	200.00
2	—	582	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	484	255.00–260.00	256.80
8	—	429	220.00–275.00	257.70
8	—	388	280.00–290.00	288.78
2	—	602	184.00	184.00
7	—	261	260.00–290.00	267.69
4	—	726	155.00–160.00	158.72
3	—	500	240.00	240.00
2	—	330	265.00–300.00	283.03
7	—	593	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	215.00	215.00
13	—	525	170.00–200.00	195.54
1	—	740	150.00	150.00
4	—	490	157.00–210.00	191.77
2	—	588	170.00–175.00	172.51
1	—	320	190.00	190.00
2	—	192	230.00	230.00
1	—	685	150.00	150.00
1	—	610	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	70.00–75.00	72.63
46	—	1,258	70.00–85.00	76.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,663	76.00–83.00	77.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	75.00	75.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	100.00–102.00	100.89
3	—	1,980	110.00–121.00	113.90

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,118	115.00	115.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	993	80.00–108.00	100.21

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle