Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, with instances of 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Strong demand . Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.38/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −163.11 against this barn's trailing median of $393.50.

Average price

$230.38

58 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,238

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$31.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.99

vs KY average

−9.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	232.54	1,252	54
Medium and Large 2-3	524	201.23	1,054	4thin

One grade step is worth $31.31/cwt here — about $197 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 sale58 hd

230.38

—

KY average26 barns · 1,252 hd

232.37

−1.99

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−9.71

This barn, trailing median30 sales

393.50

−163.11

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	1,933	146.90	2,840	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	135.25	1,967	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,276	127.28	1,624	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	942	109.96	1,035	4thin

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)	1,381	$1,825	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,143	$1,613	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,208	$1,725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	550–600	560	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	229.60/cwt	200.00–245.00	859	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	275.13/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,227	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	794	224.28/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,781	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	439	221.92/cwt	180.00–240.00	974	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	771	184.49/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,422	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	208.19/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,412	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	314	215.93/cwt	210.00–222.00	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,276	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	245.60/cwt	242.00–253.00	1,056	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	233.16/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,208	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	512	210.98/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,080	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	214.53/cwt	212.00–217.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	243.52/cwt	242.00–245.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	242.81/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,158	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,417	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	229.14/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,292	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	276.91/cwt	266.00–279.00	1,540	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	240.02/cwt	200.00–265.00	1,241	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	273.11/cwt	262.00–277.00	1,417	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,131	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,271	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	233.69/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,472	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	962	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	246.65/cwt	220.00–255.00	937	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	472	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,378	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,003	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	116.75/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,545	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,942	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	127.49/cwt	114.00–135.00	1,591	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,623	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,272	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	103.86/cwt	97.00–110.00	995	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	116.05/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,073	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	136.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,279	3
Bulls	—	—	2,030	150.97/cwt	142.00–157.00	3,065	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,131	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,381	1,825.14/head	1,625.00–2,100.00	1,825	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,613.46/head	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,613	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	280.69/cwt	260.00–292.00	1,067	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	190.31/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	334	225.36/cwt	195.00–265.00	753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	291.84/cwt	282.00–302.00	1,252	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	262.16/cwt	252.00–272.00	1,222	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	256.34/cwt	225.00–285.00	848	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	627	212.41/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,332	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	243.33/cwt	220.00–265.00	1,029	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	234.49/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,362	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	244.39/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,281	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	226.18/cwt	207.00–237.00	1,083	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	231.63/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,126	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	223.91/cwt	217.00–232.00	1,187	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	193.12/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,275	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	948	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,221	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	212.51/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	213.30/cwt	202.00–220.00	1,647	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	220.51/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,376	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	188.23/cwt	170.00–210.00	1,163	5

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 597Last week 614Year ago 791

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 105Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 8Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	200.00	200.00
7	300–350	314	210.00–222.00	215.93
2	350–400	370	212.00–217.00	214.53
11	400–450	439	180.00–240.00	221.92
5	450–500	479	207.00–237.00	226.18
3	500–550	512	205.00–214.00	210.98
1	550–600	560	172.00	172.00
5	600–650	618	170.00–210.00	188.23
7	650–700	678	200.00–210.00	208.19
1	700–750	700	192.00	192.00
4	750–800	771	180.00–186.00	184.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	235.00	235.00
2	300–350	340	242.00–245.00	243.52
12	350–400	374	200.00–245.00	229.60
22	400–450	430	242.00–253.00	245.60
17	450–500	477	235.00–245.00	242.81
25	500–550	518	230.00–237.00	233.16
23	550–600	564	220.00–237.00	229.14
5	600–650	624	217.00–225.00	220.51
4	650–700	673	210.00–215.00	212.51
9	750–800	772	202.00–220.00	213.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	525	243.00	243.00
11	600–650	616	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	440	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	377	300.00	300.00
14	400–450	446	275.00–277.00	275.13
3	450–500	462	275.00	275.00
10	500–550	519	262.00–277.00	273.11
13	550–600	556	266.00–279.00	276.91
4	600–650	642	248.00	248.00
7	750–800	794	222.00–228.00	224.28
1	800–850	825	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	495	250.00	250.00
9	500–550	517	200.00–265.00	240.02
1	550–600	585	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	730	190.00–200.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	280.00	280.00
10	300–350	331	225.00–285.00	256.34
12	350–400	380	260.00–292.00	280.69
8	400–450	429	282.00–302.00	291.84
7	450–500	466	252.00–272.00	262.16
17	500–550	524	240.00–259.00	244.39
18	550–600	581	230.00–240.00	234.49
6	600–650	630	220.00–239.00	233.69
2	650–700	653	220.00	220.00
4	700–750	700	214.00	214.00
2	750–800	775	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	211.00	211.00
4	300–350	334	195.00–265.00	225.36
6	350–400	380	220.00–255.00	246.65
9	400–450	423	220.00–265.00	243.33
5	450–500	486	210.00–250.00	231.63
4	500–550	530	217.00–232.00	223.91
2	550–600	573	180.00–200.00	190.31
3	600–650	627	200.00–227.00	212.41
5	650–700	660	180.00–220.00	193.12
3	900–950	948	157.00	157.00
2	950–1000	962	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	472	292.00	292.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	121.00	121.00
3	—	1,387	140.00	140.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,323	114.00–119.00	116.75
30	—	1,248	114.00–135.00	127.49
2	—	1,623	140.00	140.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	97.00–110.00	103.86
2	—	925	115.00–117.00	116.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,675	130.00–140.00	136.04
8	—	2,030	142.00–157.00	150.97

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	—	870	130.00	130.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,381	1,625.00–2,100.00	1,825.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,143	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,613.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,208	1,725.00	1,725.00

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

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