Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers over 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. 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 $274.79/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −118.70 against this barn's trailing median of $393.50.

Average price

$274.79

70 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,466

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$50.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.93

vs KY average

+6.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	531	282.02	1,497	60
Medium and Large 2-3	550	231.41	1,273	10thin

One grade step is worth $50.61/cwt here — about $224 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale70 hd

274.79

—

KY average26 barns · 1,550 hd

263.86

+10.93

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

+6.41

This barn, trailing median30 sales

393.50

−118.70

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	1,687	156.31	2,636	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	122.25	1,439	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,559	121.93	1,901	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	106.00	1,092	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,160	175.00	2,030	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,188	$1,875	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,272	$1,834	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,143	$1,605	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,114	$1,566	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,178	$1,548	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,188	$2,599	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$2,416	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,231	$2,325	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,295	$2,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	700–750	738	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	270.82/cwt	265.00–279.00	1,703	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	284.22/cwt	275.00–289.00	1,654	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	259.72/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,517	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	337.63/cwt	312.00–345.00	1,232	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	366.65/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,258	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	380	367.65/cwt	365.00–372.00	1,397	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	261.34/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	308.31/cwt	292.00–310.00	1,597	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	287.39/cwt	285.00–291.00	980	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	327.98/cwt	295.00–345.00	1,259	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	305.33/cwt	300.00–307.00	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	295.60/cwt	277.00–307.00	1,389	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,249	2,467.17/head	1,775.00–2,750.00	2,467	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	283.23/cwt	262.00–294.00	1,470	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	289	311.35/cwt	307.00–320.00	900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	335.85/cwt	285.00–380.00	1,135	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	248.50/cwt	246.00–251.00	1,628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	269.99/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,801	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,605.26/head	1,110.00–1,875.00	1,605	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	277.29/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,450	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	325.99/cwt	305.00–362.00	1,366	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	294.26/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,233	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	246.34/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,513	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	1,834.34/head	1,500.00–2,425.00	1,834	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,415.79/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,416	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,812.17/head	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,716	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,548.06/head	1,425.00–1,675.00	1,548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,534	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	2,642.82/head	1,775.00–3,050.00	2,643	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	1,874.50/head	1,750.00–2,125.00	1,875	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	116.83/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,180	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	131.54/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,763	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,092	1
Bulls	—	—	1,642	150.75/cwt	146.00–157.00	2,475	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	133.26/cwt	131.00–135.00	2,046	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,160	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,030	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	120.79/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,377	42
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	990	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,155	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	905	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,542	1
Bulls	—	—	1,761	165.58/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,916	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	118.69/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,859	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	293.73/cwt	293.50–294.00	1,519	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,571	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	315	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	273.52/cwt	262.00–282.00	1,575	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	315.27/cwt	302.00–327.00	1,463	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,138	1,615.09/head	1,335.00–1,875.00	1,615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	240.62/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,384	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	217.60/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,116	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	296.00/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,228	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,388	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	289	271.71/cwt	267.00–275.00	785	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	219.03/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	978	184.91/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,768	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	255.81/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,826	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	252.81/cwt	235.00–280.00	817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	276.26/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,177	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	305.94/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	281.09/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	205.99/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	251.47/cwt	200.00–277.00	948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	342.59/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,487	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	226.71/cwt	216.00–237.00	1,435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	497	282.51/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	298.90/cwt	287.00–310.00	1,157	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	246	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	258.87/cwt	247.00–265.00	1,240	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	549	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,208	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	210	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	150–200	188	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,622	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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 564Last week 768Year ago 798

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 161Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 6Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	293	300.00–307.00	305.33
5	300–350	341	285.00–291.00	287.39
16	350–400	387	287.00–310.00	298.90
28	400–450	419	285.00–310.00	294.26
19	450–500	470	277.00–307.00	295.60
37	500–550	519	262.00–294.00	283.23
6	550–600	584	252.00–267.00	259.72
27	600–650	614	242.00–248.00	246.34
4	700–750	738	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	517	293.50–294.00	293.73
8	550–600	561	280.00	280.00
4	600–650	611	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	188	275.00	275.00
1	200–250	235	250.00	250.00
6	250–300	289	267.00–275.00	271.71
1	300–350	320	267.00	267.00
3	350–400	377	200.00–277.00	251.47
1	400–450	435	267.00	267.00
6	450–500	479	247.00–265.00	258.87
4	500–550	513	200.00–235.00	217.60
6	550–600	575	230.00–250.00	240.62
3	600–650	633	217.00–220.00	219.03
1	650–700	685	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	360.00–370.00	366.65
8	350–400	365	312.00–345.00	337.63
11	400–450	434	320.00–355.00	342.59
2	450–500	473	302.00–310.00	305.94
11	500–550	518	292.00–310.00	308.31
23	550–600	582	275.00–289.00	284.22
15	600–650	629	265.00–279.00	270.82
8	650–700	667	265.00–275.00	269.99
1	700–750	705	257.00	257.00
2	800–850	840	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	380.00	380.00
5	350–400	380	365.00–372.00	367.65
11	600–650	627	282.00	282.00
1	650–700	650	284.00	284.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	415	290.00–302.00	296.00
4	500–550	535	275.00–285.00	281.09
1	550–600	575	282.00	282.00
1	750–800	780	178.00	178.00
2	950–1000	978	180.00–190.00	184.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	307.00	307.00
3	250–300	289	307.00–320.00	311.35
6	300–350	338	285.00–380.00	335.85
11	350–400	384	295.00–345.00	327.98
13	400–450	419	305.00–362.00	325.99
19	450–500	464	302.00–327.00	315.27
11	500–550	523	260.00–287.00	277.29
30	550–600	576	262.00–282.00	273.52
3	600–650	619	260.00–264.00	261.34
2	650–700	655	246.00–251.00	248.50
6	700–750	714	250.00–257.00	255.81
1	750–800	780	220.00	220.00
4	850–900	875	200.00–208.00	205.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	246	260.00	260.00
1	250–300	275	270.00	270.00
3	300–350	323	235.00–280.00	252.81
4	400–450	426	265.00–280.00	276.26
4	450–500	497	275.00–285.00	282.51
7	500–550	549	220.00	220.00
2	600–650	633	216.00–237.00	226.71
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,249	1,775.00–2,750.00	2,467.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	2,025.00	2,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,330	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,415.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,181	1,775.00–3,050.00	2,642.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	2,775.00	2,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,138	1,335.00–1,875.00	1,615.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,143	1,110.00–1,875.00	1,605.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,272	1,500.00–2,425.00	1,834.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,218	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,812.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,775.00	1,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,178	1,425.00–1,675.00	1,548.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,196	1,750.00–2,125.00	1,874.50
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	113.00–120.00	116.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,340	129.00–137.00	131.54
42	—	1,140	110.00–127.00	120.79
1	—	1,415	109.00	109.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	106.00	106.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	131.00–135.00	133.26
7	—	1,566	115.00–124.00	118.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,642	146.00–157.00	150.75
6	—	1,761	160.00–180.00	165.58
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	175.00	175.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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