Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower . Unweaned and plain quality feeders pressured demand heavily. Plain quality and unweaned feeders sold 10.00 lower in instances. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $223.98/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −168.06 against this barn's trailing median of $392.04.

Average price

$223.98

50 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,216

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$14.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.08

vs KY average

−13.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	227.07	1,229	39
Medium and Large 2-3	550	213.03	1,171	11thin

One grade step is worth $14.04/cwt here — about $58 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale50 hd

223.98

—

KY average25 barns · 2,300 hd

239.07

−15.08

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−13.03

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.04

−168.06

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	—	Low	1,854	144.66	2,681	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	129.59	1,856	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	123.92	1,563	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	106.29	1,038	12

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)	1,370	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	987	$1,461	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,173	2thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 2-3	750–800	795	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	224.93/cwt	220.00–232.00	969	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	188.94/cwt	186.00–195.00	1,753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	273	201.83/cwt	200.00–210.00	551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	215.90/cwt	210.00–220.00	700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,263	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	206.37/cwt	180.00–217.00	770	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	205.89/cwt	180.00–227.00	875	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	632	203.91/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,289	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	222.30/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,263	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	269.16/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,136	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	237.25/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,516	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	260.84/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,469	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,775	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	209.17/cwt	202.00–217.00	1,514	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,408	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,202	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	243.42/cwt	237.00–250.00	937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	223.32/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	269.87/cwt	269.00–272.00	1,409	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	443	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,254	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	490	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	728	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	238.97/cwt	225.00–252.00	1,274	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	257.59/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,249	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	240.95/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	235.99/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,376	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	251.65/cwt	205.00–282.00	1,170	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	239.44/cwt	220.00–275.00	900	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	209.82/cwt	190.00–227.00	1,179	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	223.18/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,051	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	379	215.90/cwt	190.00–242.00	818	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	100.71/cwt	92.00–106.00	977	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,105	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	136.52/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,731	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	114.10/cwt	108.00–122.00	1,125	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	132.72/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,732	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	126.46/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,973	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	121.99/cwt	114.00–128.00	1,535	32
Bulls	—	—	1,847	129.19/cwt	127.00–131.00	2,386	3
Bulls	—	—	1,857	152.39/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,830	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,673	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	1,460.56/head	1,375.00–1,575.00	1,461	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,173.02/head	1,975.00–2,375.00	2,173	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	248.26/cwt	210.00–265.00	1,035	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	231.03/cwt	212.00–250.00	1,215	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	275.59/cwt	270.00–285.00	879	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	228.74/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,292	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	227.63/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,439	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	338	228.30/cwt	200.00–260.00	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	187.52/cwt	185.00–190.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	557	210.64/cwt	207.00–213.00	1,173	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	213.85/cwt	205.00–227.00	1,014	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	208.99/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	190.54/cwt	180.00–200.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	945	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	219.42/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	236.77/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,113	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	227.45/cwt	212.00–232.00	1,192	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	219.08/cwt	200.00–227.00	802	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	226.23/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	228	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	467	3

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 Sep 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 614Last week 809Year ago 937

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 168Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	205.00	205.00
5	250–300	273	200.00–210.00	201.83
2	300–350	323	180.00–200.00	190.54
9	350–400	373	180.00–217.00	206.37
13	400–450	425	180.00–227.00	205.89
8	450–500	474	205.00–227.00	213.85
3	500–550	530	215.00–225.00	219.42
8	550–600	557	207.00–213.00	210.64
11	600–650	632	190.00–210.00	203.91
1	700–750	730	145.00	145.00
1	750–800	795	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	880	120.00	120.00
1	900–950	945	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	220.00	220.00
5	300–350	324	210.00–220.00	215.90
9	350–400	366	200.00–227.00	219.08
16	400–450	431	220.00–232.00	224.93
33	450–500	470	230.00–247.00	236.77
19	500–550	524	212.00–232.00	227.45
14	550–600	568	215.00–230.00	222.30
3	600–650	634	215.00–232.00	226.23
6	700–750	724	202.00–217.00	209.17
3	750–800	792	210.00	210.00
3	900–950	928	186.00–195.00	188.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	533	237.00	237.00
9	600–650	615	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	422	265.00–272.00	269.16
1	450–500	450	267.00	267.00
26	550–600	563	250.00–267.00	260.84
9	600–650	639	235.00–238.00	237.25
4	650–700	665	235.00–246.00	240.95
3	700–750	722	221.00–225.00	223.32
6	750–800	765	232.00	232.00
1	850–900	865	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	237.00–250.00	243.42
6	450–500	485	252.00–262.00	257.59
3	500–550	533	225.00–252.00	238.97
5	550–600	583	232.00–239.00	235.99
1	650–700	690	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	728	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	785	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	443	283.00	283.00
20	500–550	522	269.00–272.00	269.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	270.00	270.00
8	300–350	319	270.00–285.00	275.59
5	350–400	376	220.00–275.00	239.44
11	400–450	417	210.00–265.00	248.26
24	450–500	465	205.00–282.00	251.65
25	500–550	526	212.00–250.00	231.03
7	550–600	565	220.00–235.00	228.74
9	600–650	632	220.00–235.00	227.63
2	650–700	665	225.00	225.00
2	700–750	718	208.00–210.00	208.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	200.00	200.00
3	300–350	338	200.00–260.00	228.30
6	350–400	379	190.00–242.00	215.90
3	400–450	415	230.00	230.00
3	450–500	471	220.00–230.00	223.18
2	500–550	525	185.00–190.00	187.52
8	550–600	562	190.00–227.00	209.82
1	650–700	685	190.00	190.00
2	800–850	805	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	970	92.00–106.00	100.71
5	—	986	108.00–122.00	114.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	85.00	85.00
8	—	1,268	133.00–141.00	136.52
32	—	1,258	114.00–128.00	121.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	131.00–135.00	132.72
2	—	1,560	125.00–128.00	126.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,847	127.00–131.00	129.19
6	—	1,857	150.00–157.00	152.39

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	177.00	177.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	987	1,375.00–1,575.00	1,460.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	1,975.00–2,375.00	2,173.02

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

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