Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $279.16/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −149.42 against this barn's trailing median of $428.57.

Average price

$279.16

18 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$24.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.64

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	283.17	1,546	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	522	259.08	1,352	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.09/cwt here — about $194 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

26 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $488.42, low $374.17, median $428.57 across 26 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 sale18 hd

279.16

—

KY average20 barns · 300 hd

274.51

+4.64

This barn, trailing median26 sales

428.57

−149.42

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	1,658	177.04	2,935	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,243	144.93	1,801	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,671	144.50	2,414	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	943	124.38	1,173	9thin

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)	1,300	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$1,513	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	600–650	603	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	233.92/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,582	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	400	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	942	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	255.28/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,945	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	290.30/cwt	272.00–302.00	1,498	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	365.45/cwt	325.00–385.00	1,403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	256.62/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,565	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	203.31/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,651	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	309.21/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	248.37/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,790	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,757	1
Bulls	—	—	1,546	171.96/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,659	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,094	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	296.92/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,323	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	303.51/cwt	280.00–312.00	1,093	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	275.21/cwt	274.00–282.00	1,841	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	322.24/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	280.98/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,301	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	235.90/cwt	232.00–244.00	1,356	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	231.07/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	229.83/cwt	225.00–235.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	259.08/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,352	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,524	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,232	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	267.63/cwt	255.00–292.00	1,504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	257.28/cwt	230.00–270.00	836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	247.03/cwt	230.00–262.00	1,309	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	242.50/cwt	195.00–290.00	1,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	231.02/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	270.76/cwt	252.00–280.00	1,546	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	368	402.45/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	522	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	300.97/cwt	275.00–317.00	1,436	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	333.19/cwt	300.00–352.00	1,433	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	248.80/cwt	237.00–260.00	1,189	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	140.67/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,732	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	156.56/cwt	151.00–166.00	1,996	14
Bulls	—	—	2,050	194.84/cwt	189.00–200.00	3,994	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	600–650	605	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,555	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,285	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,420	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	125.06/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,211	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,043	2

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 Jul 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 383Year ago 599

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 76Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 11Year ago 1

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. 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
2	350–400	355	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	425	317.00–327.00	322.24
1	450–500	450	290.00	290.00
4	500–550	520	305.00–322.00	309.21
3	550–600	580	291.00–300.00	296.92
4	600–650	603	287.00	287.00
13	650–700	669	274.00–282.00	275.21
1	700–750	720	257.00	257.00
10	750–800	762	247.00–257.00	255.28
1	850–900	880	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	505	241.00	241.00
5	550–600	562	255.00–292.00	267.63
1	600–650	605	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	390	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	445	277.00	277.00
1	450–500	455	300.00	300.00
4	500–550	520	272.00	272.00
4	550–600	561	258.00	258.00
3	600–650	615	230.00–236.00	233.92
9	650–700	673	235.00	235.00
6	750–800	760	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	815	202.00	202.00
2	900–950	942	185.00	185.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	225.00	225.00
3	300–350	325	230.00–270.00	257.28
2	350–400	378	225.00–235.00	229.83
2	450–500	478	237.00–260.00	248.80
5	500–550	530	230.00–262.00	247.03
3	550–600	575	232.00–244.00	235.90
2	600–650	633	230.00–232.00	231.02
2	650–700	668	227.00–235.00	231.07
1	800–850	815	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	310	420.00	420.00
3	350–400	384	325.00–385.00	365.45
11	400–450	430	300.00–352.00	333.19
9	450–500	477	275.00–317.00	300.97
5	500–550	516	272.00–302.00	290.30
8	550–600	571	252.00–280.00	270.76
6	600–650	610	245.00–260.00	256.62
3	650–700	687	245.00–250.00	248.37
1	750–800	770	215.00	215.00
3	800–850	812	200.00–205.00	203.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	360	280.00–312.00	303.51
2	400–450	440	195.00–290.00	242.50
5	450–500	463	280.00–285.00	280.98
3	500–550	522	250.00–272.00	259.08
1	600–650	620	232.00	232.00
1	800–850	810	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	400.00–405.00	402.45
1	400–450	400	355.00	355.00
2	500–550	522	315.00	315.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	573	215.00	215.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	605	257.00	257.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,775.00	1,775.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	168.00	168.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,551	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	127.00	127.00
34	—	1,231	130.00–149.00	140.67
14	—	1,275	151.00–166.00	156.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	968	120.00–129.00	125.06
2	—	855	122.00	122.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,546	165.00–176.00	171.96
2	—	2,050	189.00–200.00	194.84

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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Harned Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle