Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday. Feeder steers were mostly steady with good demand. Feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows

were steady to up 2.00-3.00 with great buyer participation and slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $254.09/cwt on 265 head.

Average price

$254.09

265 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,272

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$24.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.92

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	503	260.62	1,312	194
Medium and Large 2-3	493	236.26	1,165	71

One grade step is worth $24.36/cwt here — about $147 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 sale265 hd

254.09

—

KY average26 barns · 8,393 hd

243.18

+10.92

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	—	High	1,608	130.57	2,099	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	116.14	1,852	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	112.83	1,343	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	989	106.21	1,050	28

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,387	$1,863	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,318	$1,605	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,102	$1,474	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,204	$1,442	4thin
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	—	385	253.42/cwt	245.00–257.00	976	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	309	246.34/cwt	240.00–257.00	761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	276.92/cwt	262.00–290.00	1,307	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	254.74/cwt	252.00–260.00	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	255.49/cwt	246.00–267.00	1,331	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,191	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	280.24/cwt	270.00–294.00	1,059	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	241.27/cwt	217.00–260.00	1,387	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	240.80/cwt	217.00–257.00	1,117	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	213.00/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,453	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	246.48/cwt	225.00–253.00	1,030	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	279.53/cwt	260.00–292.00	1,484	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	227.95/cwt	222.00–236.00	1,416	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	206.35/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	421	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,389	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	309	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,041	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	231.52/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,234	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	219.46/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	324.62/cwt	319.00–326.00	1,451	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	233.78/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,704	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	260.25/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,580	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	325	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	317.91/cwt	302.00–325.00	1,501	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	242.01/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	198.95/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	279.88/cwt	240.00–297.00	1,148	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	275.52/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,548	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	229.64/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,798	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,574	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	303.97/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,116	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	269.25/cwt	257.00–285.00	1,260	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	317.40/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,378	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	199.85/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	243.36/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	230.84/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,470	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	738	203.59/cwt	195.00–212.00	1,502	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	116.61/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,377	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	114.57/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,230	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	98.37/cwt	94.00–100.00	967	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	105.27/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,256	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	114.84/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,804	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,697	121.77/cwt	119.00–125.00	2,066	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	96.64/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,160	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	130.43/cwt	124.00–148.00	1,621	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	105.45/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,003	15
Bulls	—	—	1,619	135.71/cwt	133.00–140.00	2,197	7
Bulls	—	—	1,600	126.98/cwt	119.00–131.00	2,032	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	1,474.39/head	1,075.00–1,800.00	1,474	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	1,442.19/head	1,250.00–1,675.00	1,442	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,387	1,862.86/head	1,825.00–1,925.00	1,863	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	1,605.22/head	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,605	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	133.62/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,188	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	218.98/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	329.53/cwt	329.00–330.00	1,391	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	257.44/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,233	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	344	334.53/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,151	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	277.94/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,192	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	289.97/cwt	285.00–292.00	951	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	227.89/cwt	217.00–232.00	1,315	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	271.43/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,398	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	232.34/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,538	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	293	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	297.42/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,261	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	300.76/cwt	285.00–316.00	1,383	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	253.03/cwt	217.00–270.00	987	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	504	242.45/cwt	227.00–247.00	1,222	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	230.05/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,528	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	708	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	311.50/cwt	297.00–325.00	1,187	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	506	293.24/cwt	292.00–294.00	1,484	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	308.29/cwt	280.00–325.00	999	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	258.20/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,467	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	270.20/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,400	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,155	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 Feb 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,126Last week 632Year ago 582

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 104Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 2Year ago 15

Compared to last Monday. Feeder steers were mostly steady with good demand. Feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows

were steady to up 2.00-3.00 with great buyer participation and slaughter bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	245.00–257.00	253.42
5	—	309	240.00–257.00	246.34
8	—	464	217.00–257.00	240.80
5	—	682	207.00–217.00	213.00
18	—	418	225.00–253.00	246.48
10	—	533	222.00–235.00	231.52
2	—	630	217.00–222.00	219.46
18	—	577	217.00–232.00	227.89
1	—	295	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	472	262.00–290.00	276.92
5	—	286	252.00–260.00	254.74
45	—	521	246.00–267.00	255.49
24	—	378	270.00–294.00	280.24
21	—	575	217.00–260.00	241.27
5	—	621	222.00–236.00	227.95
3	—	718	205.00–209.00	206.35
6	—	1,008	170.00	170.00
25	—	429	260.00–290.00	277.94
3	—	758	208.00	208.00
7	—	328	285.00–292.00	289.97
8	—	662	220.00–235.00	232.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	515	270.00–272.00	271.43
3	—	293	322.00	322.00
7	—	424	297.00–300.00	297.42
2	—	708	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	322.00	322.00
7	—	421	330.00	330.00
4	—	309	337.00	337.00
1	—	455	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	531	260.00–292.00	279.53
1	—	285	310.00	310.00
5	—	447	319.00–326.00	324.62
19	—	729	220.00–242.00	233.78
15	—	607	255.00–267.00	260.25
3	—	325	310.00	310.00
25	—	472	302.00–325.00	317.91
3	—	668	240.00–243.00	242.01
3	—	963	195.00–201.00	198.95
12	—	562	268.00–280.00	275.52
5	—	783	220.00–232.00	229.64
9	—	367	300.00–310.00	303.97
1	—	915	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	245.00	245.00
13	—	410	240.00–297.00	279.88
1	—	565	245.00	245.00
1	—	680	207.00	207.00
5	—	468	257.00–285.00	269.25
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	282.00	282.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	270.00	270.00
9	—	506	311.00	311.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	434	300.00–325.00	317.40
5	—	637	226.00–235.00	230.84
4	—	717	218.00–220.00	218.98
1	—	275	265.00	265.00
26	—	460	285.00–316.00	300.76
9	—	664	225.00–236.00	230.05
6	—	381	297.00–325.00	311.50
9	—	324	280.00–325.00	308.29
11	—	568	250.00–259.00	258.20
12	—	518	250.00–285.00	270.20
1	—	930	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	330.00	330.00
8	—	422	329.00–330.00	329.53
4	—	344	327.00–337.00	334.53
8	—	506	292.00–294.00	293.24
1	—	350	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	190.00–210.00	199.85
2	—	583	237.00–250.00	243.36
2	—	738	195.00–212.00	203.59
22	—	479	240.00–280.00	257.44
3	—	390	217.00–270.00	253.03
6	—	504	227.00–247.00	242.45
1	—	300	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,181	111.00–121.00	116.61
29	—	1,193	100.00–110.00	105.27
3	—	1,200	95.00–99.00	96.64
6	—	1,243	124.00–148.00	130.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,074	112.00–117.00	114.57
6	—	983	94.00–100.00	98.37
15	—	951	101.00–110.00	105.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,571	110.00–117.00	114.84
3	—	1,697	119.00–125.00	121.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,619	133.00–140.00	135.71
10	—	1,600	119.00–131.00	126.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,102	1,075.00–1,800.00	1,474.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,204	1,250.00–1,675.00	1,442.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,387	1,825.00–1,925.00	1,862.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,318	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,605.22
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	889	128.00–140.00	133.62

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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