Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.45/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −140.05 against this barn's trailing median of $393.50.

Average price

$253.45

80 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,370

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$22.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.53

vs KY average

−11.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	257.41	1,394	66
Medium and Large 2-3	536	234.78	1,258	14thin

One grade step is worth $22.62/cwt here — about $136 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

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 sale80 hd

253.45

—

KY average26 barns · 1,509 hd

254.98

−1.53

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−11.07

This barn, trailing median30 sales

393.50

−140.05

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	1,916	159.37	3,054	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,594	125.77	2,005	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,268	123.32	1,564	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	947	94.55	895	4thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	314.27/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,169	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	277.86/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,600	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	250.75/cwt	236.00–257.00	1,805	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	324.62/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,217	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	288.60/cwt	270.00–307.00	1,227	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	320.92/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,357	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	766	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,907	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	303.08/cwt	290.00–317.00	1,149	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	303.98/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,435	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	286	326.52/cwt	315.00–365.00	934	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	357.43/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,147	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	264.01/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,655	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	246.97/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,511	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	276.42/cwt	262.00–297.00	1,294	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	252.35/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,325	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	371.78/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,179	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,489	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	413	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,412	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	214.75/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,572	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	276.73/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,464	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	323.23/cwt	307.00–327.00	1,374	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	94.55/cwt	85.00–101.00	895	4
Bulls	—	—	1,862	149.94/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,792	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,417	139.70/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,980	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	122.54/cwt	115.00–133.00	1,534	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,594	125.77/cwt	123.00–130.00	2,005	4
Bulls	—	—	1,998	173.52/cwt	170.00–177.00	3,467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	260.33/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,510	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	289.18/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,353	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	249.55/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,412	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	459	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	292.73/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,528	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	103.52/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,080	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	229	249.18/cwt	240.00–270.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	236.83/cwt	200.00–260.00	1,248	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	292	227.66/cwt	220.00–235.00	665	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	271.32/cwt	235.00–290.00	868	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	508	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	453	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	988	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	255.66/cwt	200.00–269.00	1,092	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	267.33/cwt	225.00–287.00	1,021	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	239.33/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,503	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	616	208.04/cwt	190.00–222.00	1,282	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	271.08/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,415	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	249.80/cwt	220.00–277.00	1,169	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	257.41/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,738	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	371	273.39/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,014	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,738	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	259	284.88/cwt	270.00–290.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	632	212.01/cwt	200.00–237.00	1,340	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	702	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 Apr 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 856Last week 1,012Year ago 968

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 173Year ago 109

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady .

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	365.00–380.00	371.78
6	350–400	372	295.00–320.00	314.27
7	400–450	423	300.00–327.00	320.92
12	450–500	472	295.00–320.00	303.98
42	500–550	522	280.00–300.00	292.73
14	550–600	576	272.00–282.00	277.86
14	600–650	627	254.00–270.00	264.01
13	650–700	675	252.00–260.00	257.41
12	700–750	720	236.00–257.00	250.75
9	750–800	783	222.00	222.00
5	850–900	873	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	342.00	342.00
4	450–500	459	332.00	332.00
2	600–650	600	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
6	750–800	766	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	508	287.00	287.00
1	650–700	655	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	286	315.00–365.00	326.52
6	300–350	321	340.00–380.00	357.43
18	350–400	375	310.00–335.00	324.62
14	400–450	425	307.00–327.00	323.23
29	450–500	468	280.00–297.00	289.18
17	500–550	529	260.00–282.00	276.73
60	550–600	580	250.00–272.00	260.33
6	600–650	612	242.00–252.00	246.97
2	700–750	702	244.00	244.00
2	850–900	888	199.00	199.00
1	950–1000	990	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	259	270.00–290.00	284.88
2	300–350	320	280.00	280.00
3	350–400	371	240.00–290.00	273.39
3	450–500	468	220.00–277.00	249.80
1	500–550	525	275.00	275.00
7	550–600	580	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	632	200.00–237.00	212.01
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	260	270.00	270.00
16	350–400	379	290.00–317.00	303.08
26	400–450	425	270.00–307.00	288.60
24	450–500	468	262.00–297.00	276.42
16	500–550	525	249.00–265.00	252.35
28	550–600	566	240.00–260.00	249.55
15	600–650	628	238.00–240.00	239.33
8	650–700	656	227.00	227.00
7	700–750	732	210.00–218.00	214.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	229	240.00–270.00	249.18
8	250–300	292	220.00–235.00	227.66
6	300–350	320	235.00–290.00	271.32
8	350–400	382	225.00–287.00	267.33
12	400–450	427	200.00–269.00	255.66
3	450–500	453	218.00	218.00
12	500–550	527	200.00–260.00	236.83
2	550–600	588	220.00–225.00	222.49
5	600–650	616	190.00–222.00	208.04
1	650–700	660	217.00	217.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	350.00	350.00
22	500–550	522	270.00–272.00	271.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	947	85.00–101.00	94.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,417	138.00–141.00	139.70
33	—	1,252	115.00–133.00	122.54
2	—	1,235	102.00–105.00	103.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,594	123.00–130.00	125.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,862	144.00–155.00	149.94
2	—	1,998	170.00–177.00	173.52

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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