Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-08

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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $280.41/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −164.28 against this barn's trailing median of $444.69.

Average price

$280.41

24 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$40.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.20

vs KY average

−22.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	285.47	1,581	21
Medium and Large 2-3	572	245.00	1,401	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.47/cwt here — about $180 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.64, low $370.24, median $444.69 across 27 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 sale24 hd

280.41

—

KY average7 barns · 321 hd

306.60

−26.20

National average160 barns · 9,699 hd

302.91

−22.50

This barn, trailing median27 sales

444.69

−164.28

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	1,863	174.80	3,257	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,514	143.57	2,173	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	139.64	1,699	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	116.90	1,184	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,100	185.00	2,035	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,245	$2,350	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	265.20/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,498	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	291.29/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	688	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,741	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	265.70/cwt	263.00–277.00	1,820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	341	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,200	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,422	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	944	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,261	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	316.61/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,042	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,864	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	263.52/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,547	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	316.00/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	273	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,078	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,940	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	274	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	226.20/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,749	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	289.34/cwt	289.00–290.00	1,606	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	328.14/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,565	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	382.50/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,798	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	317.92/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,319	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,301	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	358.36/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	302.43/cwt	295.00–309.00	1,570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,243	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	150.45/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,912	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	107.26/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,078	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	152.75/cwt	149.00–156.00	2,398	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	138.06/cwt	134.00–140.00	2,043	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	139.51/cwt	130.00–148.00	1,659	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	122.39/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,586	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	650–700	683	196.79/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,344	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	600–650	642	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,412	7
Bulls	—	—	1,862	185.50/cwt	181.00–190.00	3,454	5
Bulls	—	—	1,864	167.15/cwt	151.00–177.00	3,116	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,100	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,035	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	126.54/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,291	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,739	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	939	156.42/cwt	141.00–169.00	1,469	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	445	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	225	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	667	238.63/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	253.78/cwt	237.00–270.00	1,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	910	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	219.01/cwt	218.00–221.00	1,708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	217.73/cwt	182.00–270.00	1,147	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	226.36/cwt	205.00–290.00	867	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	320.82/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,492	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	995	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	637	216.60/cwt	185.00–240.00	1,380	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	208.06/cwt	132.00–241.00	1,411	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	271.01/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,233	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	431	365.88/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,577	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	239.34/cwt	220.00–260.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	447	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,462	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	584	257.58/cwt	247.00–262.00	1,504	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,305	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	276.11/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,447	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	755	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,876	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	686	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 Jul 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 478Last week 241Year ago 618

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 110Year ago 180

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 16

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	305.00	305.00
5	300–350	329	305.00–322.00	316.61
2	350–400	383	295.00	295.00
2	400–450	440	315.00–317.00	316.00
4	450–500	480	290.00–295.00	291.29
14	500–550	524	260.00–290.00	276.11
10	550–600	565	265.00–267.00	265.20
4	650–700	672	289.00	289.00
1	700–750	725	222.00	222.00
5	750–800	773	225.00–227.00	226.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	341	352.00	352.00
8	400–450	447	327.00	327.00
6	450–500	465	320.00–325.00	320.82
16	650–700	688	253.00	253.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	225.00	225.00
8	350–400	383	205.00–290.00	226.36
2	400–450	438	237.00–270.00	253.78
3	450–500	458	285.00	285.00
8	500–550	527	182.00–270.00	217.73
3	750–800	780	218.00–221.00	219.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	375	322.00	322.00
1	400–450	435	327.00	327.00
5	450–500	474	300.00	300.00
6	500–550	519	295.00–309.00	302.43
10	550–600	587	260.00–265.00	263.52
1	600–650	625	270.00	270.00
5	650–700	685	263.00–277.00	265.70
12	750–800	776	250.00	250.00
10	900–950	944	239.50	239.50
5	1000–1050	1,015	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	355.00	355.00
5	500–550	530	309.00	309.00
1	600–650	620	284.00	284.00
15	650–700	668	279.00	279.00
18	750–800	755	248.50	248.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	270.00–272.00	271.01
3	550–600	572	245.00	245.00
6	600–650	637	185.00–240.00	216.60
4	650–700	678	132.00–241.00	208.06
1	900–950	900	222.00	222.00
1	950–1000	995	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	335.00	335.00
3	350–400	387	345.00–375.00	358.36
2	400–450	415	300.00–335.00	317.92
17	450–500	477	300.00–345.00	328.14
4	500–550	505	315.00	315.00
6	550–600	555	289.00–290.00	289.34
2	600–650	625	262.00	262.00
2	650–700	682	255.00	255.00
2	700–750	728	247.00	247.00
2	750–800	788	292.00	292.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	395.00	395.00
11	400–450	431	365.00–370.00	365.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	370	375.00–390.00	382.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	285.00	285.00
2	350–400	378	220.00–260.00	239.34
3	450–500	495	275.00	275.00
3	500–550	523	292.00	292.00
7	550–600	584	247.00–262.00	257.58
1	600–650	605	257.00	257.00
3	650–700	667	237.00–242.00	238.63
1	900–950	910	190.00	190.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	642	220.00	220.00
5	650–700	683	195.00–198.00	196.79

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	2,350.00	2,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	939	141.00–169.00	156.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,271	148.00–155.00	150.45
37	—	1,189	130.00–148.00	139.51
6	—	1,296	110.00–128.00	122.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	105.00–110.00	107.26
2	—	1,020	126.00–127.00	126.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,570	149.00–156.00	152.75
5	—	1,480	134.00–140.00	138.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,862	181.00–190.00	185.50
7	—	1,864	151.00–177.00	167.15
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	185.00	185.00

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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Harned Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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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