Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders present. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Strong demand for slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.31/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −133.74 against this barn's trailing median of $392.04.

Average price

$258.31

41 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,398

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$43.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.08

vs KY average

−13.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	261.49	1,420	38
Medium and Large 2-3	517	218.03	1,127	3thin

One grade step is worth $43.46/cwt here — about $293 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $428.62, low $343.55, median $392.04 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale41 hd

258.31

—

KY average9 barns · 608 hd

250.23

+8.08

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−13.60

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.04

−133.74

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	1,665	131.63	2,191	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,556	118.85	1,849	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	114.70	1,469	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	907	83.14	754	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,465	138.00	2,022	1thin

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	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$1,735	2thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	309.01/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,289	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	265.74/cwt	252.00–272.00	1,361	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	225.33/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,381	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	288.52/cwt	272.00–295.00	1,518	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	257.66/cwt	232.00–270.00	1,471	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	287.97/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,247	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	337.50/cwt	335.00–340.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	243.52/cwt	232.00–247.00	1,748	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	323.70/cwt	315.00–329.00	1,068	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	283.03/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,636	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	308.66/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,577	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	310.40/cwt	302.00–330.00	1,465	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	405	301.53/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,221	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	690	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	924	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,024	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	390	331.45/cwt	322.00–357.00	1,293	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	305.72/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,131	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	332.46/cwt	322.00–337.00	914	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	318.53/cwt	310.00–337.00	1,003	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	252.10/cwt	242.00–257.00	1,543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	303.43/cwt	265.00–322.00	1,426	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	239.68/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,635	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	299.18/cwt	292.00–310.00	1,113	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	283.01/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,344	29
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	157.92/cwt	140.00–177.00	1,366	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	232.52/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,686	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	254.48/cwt	242.00–272.00	1,461	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	288.10/cwt	275.00–297.00	942	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	317.12/cwt	312.00–324.00	1,157	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	358	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,875	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,530	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	81.05/cwt	68.00–89.00	734	9
Bulls	—	—	1,605	127.91/cwt	123.00–134.00	2,053	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	124.29/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,966	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	116.13/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,792	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	114.29/cwt	104.00–119.00	1,418	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	92.52/cwt	92.00–93.00	847	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	750	1,735.00/head	1,575.00–1,875.00	1,735	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	450	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	878	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	93.14/cwt	72.00–102.00	1,107	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,510	122.64/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,852	11
Bulls	—	—	1,784	139.07/cwt	137.00–144.00	2,481	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,465	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	292.05/cwt	237.00–305.00	1,501	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	320.33/cwt	315.00–325.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	372	331.22/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,232	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	768	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	232.43/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	342	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	256.59/cwt	215.00–275.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	202.36/cwt	170.00–227.00	1,265	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	218.03/cwt	195.00–230.00	1,127	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	236.32/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,451	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	764	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,704	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	246.35/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	431	332.39/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,433	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	273.33/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,727	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	234.50/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	495	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	266.33/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,659	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	419	229.69/cwt	195.00–290.00	962	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	450–500	460	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	239.88/cwt	185.00–297.00	1,024	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	322	278.02/cwt	260.00–290.00	895	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	293.71/cwt	275.00–314.00	1,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	379	271.08/cwt	240.00–287.00	1,027	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	708	211.99/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,501	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	225.63/cwt	212.00–240.00	1,297	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	197.99/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,327	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	255.59/cwt	241.00–265.00	1,206	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	308	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	201.45/cwt	185.00–217.00	1,245	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	832	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,594	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 Mar 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 656Last week 1,126Year ago 671

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 146Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 35Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	315.00–325.00	320.33
7	300–350	315	310.00–337.00	318.53
7	350–400	365	312.00–324.00	317.12
14	400–450	417	300.00–320.00	309.01
16	450–500	470	265.00–322.00	303.43
16	500–550	514	237.00–305.00	292.05
6	550–600	574	242.00–272.00	254.48
3	600–650	612	242.00–257.00	252.10
12	650–700	682	237.00–245.00	239.68
8	700–750	725	230.00–234.00	232.52
1	750–800	750	210.00	210.00
3	800–850	823	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	372	325.00–337.00	331.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	245.00	245.00
2	300–350	308	270.00	270.00
4	400–450	419	195.00–290.00	229.69
3	450–500	472	277.00	277.00
2	500–550	523	220.00–250.00	234.50
2	550–600	575	212.00–240.00	225.63
3	650–700	670	175.00–210.00	197.99
6	700–750	708	210.00–222.00	211.99
2	800–850	832	195.00	195.00
1	850–900	870	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	282	302.00	302.00
12	300–350	327	275.00–297.00	288.10
16	350–400	372	292.00–310.00	299.18
47	400–450	433	275.00–295.00	287.97
29	450–500	475	272.00–290.00	283.01
18	500–550	512	252.00–272.00	265.74
20	550–600	571	232.00–270.00	257.66
10	600–650	613	212.00–230.00	225.33
3	700–750	705	217.00	217.00
3	750–800	783	196.00	196.00
4	950–1000	995	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	405	300.00–302.00	301.53
6	600–650	614	235.00–237.00	236.32
7	750–800	764	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	300	305.00	305.00
3	350–400	358	304.00	304.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	215.00–275.00	256.59
8	300–350	322	260.00–290.00	278.02
5	350–400	379	240.00–287.00	271.08
1	400–450	410	220.00	220.00
5	450–500	472	241.00–265.00	255.59
3	500–550	517	195.00–230.00	218.03
3	600–650	625	170.00–227.00	202.36
2	750–800	768	193.00	193.00
1	800–850	805	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	335.00–340.00	337.50
3	250–300	275	322.00–337.00	332.46
6	300–350	330	315.00–329.00	323.70
4	350–400	370	300.00–315.00	305.72
2	400–450	432	310.00	310.00
26	450–500	472	302.00–330.00	310.40
20	500–550	526	272.00–295.00	288.52
6	550–600	578	280.00–290.00	283.03
8	600–650	623	262.00–270.00	266.33
3	650–700	656	252.00	252.00
6	700–750	718	232.00–247.00	243.52
10	750–800	762	246.00	246.00
1	900–950	945	218.00	218.00
3	950–1000	995	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	390	322.00–357.00	331.45
6	400–450	431	330.00–337.00	332.39
3	450–500	495	335.00	335.00
11	500–550	511	305.00–310.00	308.66
19	600–650	632	270.00–279.00	273.33
1	650–700	690	277.00	277.00
11	900–950	924	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	317.00	317.00
2	300–350	342	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	370	275.00–314.00	293.71
4	400–450	427	185.00–297.00	239.88
1	450–500	475	311.00	311.00
2	500–550	510	225.00–240.00	232.43
2	600–650	618	185.00–217.00	201.45
5	650–700	660	232.00–250.00	246.35
1	700–750	710	212.00	212.00
1	900–950	940	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	280.00	280.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	195.00	195.00

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	3	—	865	140.00–177.00	157.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	1,575.00–1,875.00	1,735.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	905	68.00–89.00	81.05
2	—	915	92.00–93.00	92.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,582	122.00–129.00	124.29
6	—	1,543	114.00–118.00	116.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,241	104.00–119.00	114.29
3	—	1,188	72.00–102.00	93.14
11	—	1,510	120.00–129.00	122.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,605	123.00–134.00	127.91
4	—	1,784	137.00–144.00	139.07
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	138.00	138.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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