Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-29

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $266.23/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −127.27 against this barn's trailing median of $393.50.

Average price

$266.23

24 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,426

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$30.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.49

vs KY average

+7.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	271.37	1,444	20
Medium and Large 2-3	553	240.55	1,329	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.82/cwt here — about $115 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 sale24 hd

266.23

—

KY average25 barns · 1,942 hd

271.72

−5.49

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

+7.77

This barn, trailing median30 sales

393.50

−127.27

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	1,615	169.11	2,732	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,479	140.55	2,079	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,172	140.45	1,646	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,023	133.60	1,367	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,392	126.26	1,757	6thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,260	118.00	1,487	3thin

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)	905	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 2-3	800–850	820	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	691	223.67/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	237.28/cwt	222.00–242.00	997	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	411	307.37/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,263	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	361	297.22/cwt	282.00–312.00	1,073	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	603	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	848	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	242.06/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	214.48/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	569	241.75/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,376	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	277.46/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	277.01/cwt	225.00–297.00	1,058	5
Bulls	—	—	1,554	167.85/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,608	4
Bulls	—	—	1,765	176.04/cwt	172.00–186.50	3,107	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	195.50/cwt	175.00–216.00	1,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	247.49/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	424	300.98/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,276	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	432	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	224.73/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	280.66/cwt	262.00–287.00	1,176	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	552	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	252.26/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,831	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	288.49/cwt	282.00–302.00	1,667	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	300.19/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,291	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	268.00/cwt	262.00–274.00	1,796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	341.81/cwt	322.00–350.00	1,135	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	346.17/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,295	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	278.33/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,450	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	335.93/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,438	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	351.22/cwt	345.00–360.00	994	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	296.20/cwt	250.00–311.00	1,431	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	285.48/cwt	285.00–286.00	1,770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,003	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	263.47/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	268.99/cwt	266.00–272.00	1,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	360.79/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,508	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	242.46/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	291.12/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,354	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	388	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,339	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	272.10/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,306	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	245.21/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,545	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	302.61/cwt	289.00–312.00	1,607	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	278.30/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,461	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	307.45/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	271.86/cwt	267.00–279.00	1,661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	268.39/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,417	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	245.14/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	327.55/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,484	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,766	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	328.81/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,095	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	358	235.31/cwt	220.00–250.00	842	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	143.63/cwt	141.00–147.00	2,096	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	131.10/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,540	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	145.51/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,489	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	122.19/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,185	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,468	122.31/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,796	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,475	1
Bulls	—	—	1,298	152.30/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,977	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	155.65/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,656	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,038	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	141.10/cwt	136.00–148.00	1,681	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	132.96/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,448	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,458	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	313	345.04/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,154	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	134.39/cwt	126.00–139.00	2,041	4

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 308Last week 665Year ago 328

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 102Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 6Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	220.00–250.00	235.31
2	400–450	433	270.00–285.00	277.46
1	450–500	460	277.00	277.00
2	500–550	535	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	568	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	610	253.00	253.00
1	650–700	680	237.00	237.00
2	700–750	715	175.00–216.00	195.50
1	800–850	820	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	340.00–350.00	345.04
2	400–450	432	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	552	307.00	307.00
2	600–650	620	285.00–286.00	285.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	352.00	352.00
1	300–350	330	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	395	320.00	320.00
5	400–450	430	290.00–330.00	300.19
3	450–500	482	295.00–335.00	307.45
8	500–550	531	289.00–312.00	302.61
8	550–600	578	282.00–302.00	288.49
5	600–650	611	267.00–279.00	271.86
2	650–700	670	262.00–274.00	268.00
12	700–750	726	250.00–253.00	252.26
2	750–800	765	248.00	248.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	340	290.00	290.00
7	350–400	361	282.00–312.00	297.22
4	400–450	411	295.00–315.00	307.37
8	450–500	483	250.00–311.00	296.20
1	500–550	535	230.00	230.00
4	550–600	569	235.00–252.00	241.75
3	600–650	603	230.00	230.00
3	650–700	691	217.00–227.00	223.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	345.00–360.00	351.22
12	300–350	332	322.00–350.00	341.81
8	350–400	374	340.00–350.00	346.17
10	400–450	428	325.00–345.00	335.93
7	450–500	453	320.00–335.00	327.55
11	500–550	521	267.00–285.00	278.33
2	550–600	553	266.00–272.00	268.99
2	600–650	623	240.00–250.00	245.14
2	650–700	665	240.00–245.00	242.46
1	750–800	765	207.00	207.00
1	900–950	905	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	380.00	380.00
13	400–450	418	350.00–367.00	360.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	270.00	270.00
5	350–400	382	225.00–297.00	277.01
5	400–450	420	222.00–242.00	237.28
2	450–500	488	245.00–250.00	247.49
1	500–550	500	236.00	236.00
3	550–600	570	230.00–249.00	242.06
1	600–650	620	222.00	222.00
3	650–700	680	221.00–228.00	224.73
2	750–800	770	212.00–217.00	214.48
2	800–850	848	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	325	355.00	355.00
3	350–400	388	345.00	345.00
5	400–450	424	290.00–315.00	300.98
9	450–500	465	290.00–292.00	291.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	340.00	340.00
7	300–350	333	325.00–335.00	328.81
8	400–450	419	262.00–287.00	280.66
12	450–500	480	260.00–285.00	272.10
11	500–550	528	260.00–272.00	268.39
2	550–600	580	260.00–267.00	263.47
13	600–650	630	235.00–252.00	245.21
2	650–700	665	234.00	234.00
1	700–750	735	226.00	226.00
1	750–800	785	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	800	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	525	275.00–282.00	278.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,554	166.00–169.00	167.85
8	—	1,765	172.00–186.50	176.04
3	—	1,298	149.00–155.00	152.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,459	141.00–147.00	143.63
4	—	1,519	126.00–139.00	134.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,175	125.00–134.00	131.10
5	—	1,064	153.00–160.00	155.65
27	—	1,191	136.00–148.00	141.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,023	142.00–149.00	145.51
5	—	970	117.00–126.00	122.19
4	—	1,089	129.00–137.00	132.96
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,468	120.00–127.00	122.31
1	—	1,010	146.00	146.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,458	117.00	117.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	1,450.00	1,450.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle