Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $263.56/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −128.48 against this barn's trailing median of $392.04.

Average price

$263.56

99 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,411

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$21.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.36

vs KY average

−12.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	265.98	1,426	88
Medium and Large 2-3	530	244.26	1,295	11thin

One grade step is worth $21.72/cwt here — about $132 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale99 hd

263.56

—

KY average26 barns · 1,713 hd

265.92

−2.36

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−12.90

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.04

−128.48

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	1,856	162.10	3,009	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	137.92	1,751	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	134.25	2,049	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	896	126.68	1,135	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,250	172.00	2,150	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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,978	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,094	$1,862	4thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 2-3	600–650	611	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	260.90/cwt	259.00–262.00	1,508	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	337.17/cwt	325.00–350.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	301.51/cwt	292.00–306.00	1,287	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	313.08/cwt	307.00–319.00	1,493	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	744	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,864	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	306.66/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	267.51/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,399	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	319.63/cwt	297.00–337.00	1,323	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	253.29/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,722	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	337.86/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,405	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	241.66/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,491	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	226.31/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	308.74/cwt	297.00–312.00	1,149	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	337.55/cwt	332.00–360.00	1,158	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	509	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,639	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	347.10/cwt	310.00–372.00	1,316	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	335.00/cwt	320.00–350.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	247.89/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,574	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	273.57/cwt	250.00–279.00	1,557	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	360.39/cwt	347.00–365.00	1,388	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	319.14/cwt	297.00–330.00	1,510	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	232.83/cwt	232.00–233.00	1,802	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	212.99/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,655	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,484	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	943	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,339	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	126.68/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,135	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	134.25/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,049	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	135.46/cwt	127.00–140.00	1,669	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	143.34/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,938	10
Bulls	—	—	1,994	178.01/cwt	176.00–180.00	3,550	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,250	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,948.78/head	1,725.00–2,200.00	1,949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	274.81/cwt	250.00–297.00	1,465	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	612	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,365	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,822	158.12/cwt	154.00–170.00	2,881	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	269	276.05/cwt	272.00–280.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	244.02/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,284	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,727	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,977.91/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	363	281.37/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,021	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	257.43/cwt	230.00–289.00	1,223	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	253.00/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,151	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	244.26/cwt	236.00–257.00	1,295	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	273.87/cwt	230.00–287.00	1,164	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	466	338.90/cwt	327.00–340.00	1,579	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	231.77/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	253.37/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	662	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	292.56/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,688	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	466	253.33/cwt	237.00–267.00	1,181	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	629	252.00/cwt	241.00–260.00	1,585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	246.77/cwt	242.00–256.00	1,414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	248.86/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,506	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	306.09/cwt	305.75–310.00	1,745	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	305.95/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	238.33/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	300.23/cwt	297.00–301.50	1,846	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	267.27/cwt	220.00–290.00	1,029	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	242.66/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	260.60/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	292.14/cwt	275.00–302.00	1,376	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	282.28/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,790	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	273.27/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,407	8

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 May 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 834Last week 652Year ago 832

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 98Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 2Year ago 4

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
3	350–400	385	220.00–290.00	267.27
1	400–450	415	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	455	251.00–255.00	253.00
4	500–550	526	235.00–257.00	244.02
4	550–600	573	242.00–256.00	246.77
4	600–650	611	237.00	237.00
1	650–700	670	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	820	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	320.00–350.00	335.00
5	300–350	343	332.00–360.00	337.55
6	350–400	379	310.00–372.00	347.10
22	400–450	414	297.00–337.00	319.63
17	450–500	473	297.00–330.00	319.14
32	500–550	533	250.00–297.00	274.81
19	550–600	569	250.00–279.00	273.57
6	600–650	635	241.00–255.00	247.89
6	650–700	659	262.00	262.00
3	700–750	713	220.00–238.00	226.31
6	750–800	774	232.00–233.00	232.83
2	800–850	810	229.00	229.00
3	900–950	943	142.00	142.00
1	950–1000	975	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	350	390.00	390.00
3	600–650	612	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	250.00	250.00
3	300–350	337	305.00–310.00	306.66
13	350–400	372	297.00–312.00	308.74
14	400–450	427	292.00–306.00	301.51
25	450–500	471	275.00–302.00	292.14
56	500–550	523	260.00–279.00	267.51
8	550–600	578	259.00–262.00	260.90
19	600–650	617	237.00–247.00	241.66
9	650–700	680	240.00–267.00	253.29
2	700–750	735	227.00	227.00
5	750–800	777	205.00–216.00	212.99
2	850–900	858	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	515	265.00–282.00	273.27
16	550–600	572	259.50	259.50
7	600–650	605	248.00–250.00	248.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	269	272.00–280.00	276.05
14	350–400	363	260.00–310.00	281.37
6	400–450	425	230.00–287.00	273.87
4	450–500	475	230.00–289.00	257.43
11	500–550	530	236.00–257.00	244.26
3	600–650	620	225.00–235.00	231.77
1	800–850	840	197.00	197.00
1	850–900	870	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	325.00–350.00	337.17
4	350–400	385	347.00–365.00	360.39
7	400–450	416	325.00–340.00	337.86
8	450–500	477	307.00–319.00	313.08
3	500–550	515	300.00–317.00	305.95
18	550–600	577	287.00–297.00	292.56
15	600–650	634	270.00–288.00	282.28
3	650–700	660	252.00–265.00	260.60
3	700–750	720	238.00–239.00	238.33
3	750–800	778	242.00–244.00	242.66
1	800–850	815	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	466	327.00–340.00	338.90
6	500–550	509	322.00	322.00
12	550–600	570	305.75–310.00	306.09
46	600–650	615	297.00–301.50	300.23
14	700–750	744	250.50	250.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	466	237.00–267.00	253.33
3	550–600	558	250.00–260.00	253.37
4	600–650	629	241.00–260.00	252.00
2	650–700	662	258.00	258.00
1	700–750	730	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	896	120.00–134.00	126.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,526	130.00–139.00	134.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,232	127.00–140.00	135.46
10	—	1,352	141.00–147.00	143.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,994	176.00–180.00	178.01
8	—	1,822	154.00–170.00	158.12
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	172.00	172.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,158	1,725.00–2,200.00	1,948.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,977.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,600.00	1,600.00

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

United Producers Inc. - Harned, KY

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