Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm with instances of 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm with strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.22/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −136.28 against this barn's trailing median of $393.50.

Average price

$257.22

92 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,382

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$38.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.58

vs KY average

−18.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	264.83	1,414	74
Medium and Large 2-3	550	225.92	1,242	18thin

One grade step is worth $38.91/cwt here — about $173 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $428.62, low $348.95, median $393.50 across 30 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 sale92 hd

257.22

—

KY average24 barns · 1,564 hd

259.80

−2.58

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−18.95

This barn, trailing median30 sales

393.50

−136.28

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	1,462	139.08	2,033	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	116.62	1,463	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,609	110.50	1,778	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,089	86.71	945	6thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	149.40/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,527	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	337.79/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,415	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	319.99/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,469	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	276.49/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,493	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,761	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	375	345.97/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,297	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	544	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	288.80/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,239	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	289	292.53/cwt	290.00–295.00	845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	309	370.52/cwt	350.00–373.00	1,145	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	291.22/cwt	272.00–302.00	1,526	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	266.39/cwt	240.00–292.00	1,249	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	195	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	200–250	247	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	478	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	234.87/cwt	224.00–247.00	1,576	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	205.32/cwt	197.00–210.00	1,474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	301.15/cwt	290.00–319.00	1,120	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	306.71/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,006	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	285.23/cwt	275.00–286.00	1,589	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	257.69/cwt	241.00–270.00	1,721	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	988	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	228.27/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,431	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	200.99/cwt	190.00–222.00	1,542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	261.65/cwt	242.00–274.00	1,478	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	231.97/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,550	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	322.73/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,188	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	274.47/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,556	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	236.62/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,467	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	273.37/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,700	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	130.30/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,710	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	116.09/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,449	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,130	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,031	4
Bulls	—	—	1,456	143.77/cwt	135.00–149.00	2,093	6
Bulls	—	—	1,478	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	195	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	456	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,436	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	328	369.58/cwt	365.00–372.00	1,212	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	931	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	80.14/cwt	75.00–85.00	784	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	110.50/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,778	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	266.46/cwt	242.00–274.00	1,412	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	259.13/cwt	235.00–277.00	1,231	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	247.23/cwt	200.00–275.00	1,058	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	218	261.07/cwt	235.00–270.00	569	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	302.98/cwt	292.00–342.00	1,451	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	215.00/cwt	185.00–245.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	726	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	259.94/cwt	200.00–280.00	840	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	282.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,074	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	228.74/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,205	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	920	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	287	359.48/cwt	342.00–400.00	1,032	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	408	315.10/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,286	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	189.55/cwt	182.00–197.00	1,545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	212.03/cwt	175.00–230.00	1,438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	221.50/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,296	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	237.08/cwt	225.00–250.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	438	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,467	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	379	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,327	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	240.54/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,393	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	254.22/cwt	195.00–285.00	1,088	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	920	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	262.95/cwt	220.00–285.00	981	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	284.26/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,464	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	254.91/cwt	210.00–265.00	1,208	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	224.49/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	263.77/cwt	245.00–277.00	1,377	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	317.91/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,342	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 →

United Producers Inc. - Harned, KY

Mon Mar 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 678Last week 656Year ago 528

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 128Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 5Year ago 0

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	13	—	1,022	140.00–160.00	149.40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	260	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
9	350–400	368	300.00–350.00	322.73
10	400–450	419	315.00–355.00	337.79
8	450–500	459	315.00–327.00	319.99
14	500–550	524	272.00–302.00	291.22
6	550–600	567	267.00–277.00	274.47
5	600–650	620	220.00–250.00	236.62
9	650–700	671	224.00–247.00	234.87
3	700–750	723	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	935	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	380.00	380.00
3	300–350	328	365.00–372.00	369.58
4	450–500	456	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	225.00–250.00	237.08
3	400–450	428	195.00–285.00	254.22
9	450–500	475	235.00–277.00	259.13
10	500–550	530	242.00–274.00	266.46
9	550–600	579	230.00–245.00	240.54
1	650–700	690	215.00	215.00
2	800–850	815	182.00–197.00	189.55
1	900–950	920	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	337.00	337.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	287	342.00–400.00	359.48
4	350–400	379	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	408	305.00–320.00	315.10
9	500–550	540	275.00–282.00	276.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	267.00	267.00
4	250–300	289	290.00–295.00	292.53
7	300–350	328	290.00–315.00	306.71
40	350–400	372	290.00–319.00	301.15
18	400–450	429	280.00–295.00	288.80
29	450–500	469	240.00–292.00	266.39
48	500–550	522	245.00–277.00	263.77
17	550–600	565	242.00–274.00	261.65
8	600–650	627	220.00–237.00	228.27
8	650–700	668	227.00–237.00	231.97
3	700–750	718	197.00–210.00	205.32
3	750–800	767	190.00–222.00	200.99
2	950–1000	988	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	218	235.00–270.00	261.07
2	250–300	295	185.00–245.00	215.00
5	300–350	323	200.00–280.00	259.94
3	350–400	373	220.00–285.00	262.95
6	400–450	428	200.00–275.00	247.23
23	450–500	474	210.00–265.00	254.91
11	500–550	527	200.00–250.00	228.74
7	550–600	585	210.00–235.00	221.50
1	600–650	645	220.00	220.00
3	650–700	678	175.00–230.00	212.03
5	700–750	726	206.00	206.00
1	800–850	825	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	860	170.00	170.00
1	900–950	920	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	247	385.00	385.00
1	250–300	295	400.00	400.00
9	300–350	309	350.00–373.00	370.52
5	350–400	375	345.00–350.00	345.97
4	400–450	438	335.00	335.00
4	450–500	478	337.00	337.00
4	500–550	544	300.00	300.00
5	600–650	618	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	280	357.00	357.00
7	400–450	422	315.00–325.00	317.91
18	450–500	479	292.00–342.00	302.98
21	500–550	515	270.00–295.00	284.26
24	550–600	557	275.00–286.00	285.23
14	600–650	622	270.00–282.00	273.37
22	650–700	668	241.00–270.00	257.69
4	750–800	770	237.00	237.00
1	800–850	810	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	295.00	295.00
2	350–400	380	280.00–285.00	282.50
1	500–550	530	257.00	257.00
1	700–750	720	230.00	230.00
2	800–850	820	224.00–225.00	224.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,312	129.00–132.00	130.30
27	—	1,248	110.00–119.00	116.09
1	—	1,255	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,145	90.00	90.00
2	—	978	75.00–85.00	80.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,609	108.00–112.00	110.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,456	135.00–149.00	143.77
2	—	1,478	125.00	125.00

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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