Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Heavy rains and unfavorable weather conditions for cattle pressured demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $240.28/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −183.95 against this barn's trailing median of $424.22.

Average price

$240.28

44 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,313

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$15.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.49

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	539	244.40	1,317	32
Medium and Large 2-3	567	229.27	1,300	12thin

One grade step is worth $15.13/cwt here — about $17 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $488.42, low $363.78, median $424.22 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 sale44 hd

240.28

—

KY average25 barns · 548 hd

234.79

+5.49

This barn, trailing median27 sales

424.22

−183.95

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	1,587	136.84	2,172	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,755	123.00	2,159	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,252	121.48	1,520	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	103.98	1,023	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)	975	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,511	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$1,260	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	888	$955	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,183	$1,527	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	600–650	613	223.39/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,369	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	236.55/cwt	229.00–242.00	1,098	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	239.53/cwt	235.00–250.00	774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	205.91/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,262	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	234.07/cwt	230.00–240.00	854	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	246.84/cwt	244.00–249.00	1,439	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	387	199.38/cwt	150.00–235.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,342	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	237.30/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,239	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	206.96/cwt	160.00–255.00	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	257.66/cwt	254.00–262.00	1,469	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	270.24/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,135	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	259.53/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,217	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	210.73/cwt	202.00–215.00	1,722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	228	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	262.27/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	207.39/cwt	207.00–209.00	1,400	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	511	213.85/cwt	197.00–225.00	1,093	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	697	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	679	228.16/cwt	217.00–232.00	1,549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	226.00/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	408	243.46/cwt	237.00–250.00	993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	150–200	185	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	229.27/cwt	185.00–244.00	1,300	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,159	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	100.92/cwt	87.00–110.00	1,010	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	132.78/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,520	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	122.86/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,547	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	112.67/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,420	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	110.09/cwt	102.00–117.00	1,046	4
Bulls	—	—	1,518	132.55/cwt	116.00–143.00	2,012	4
Bulls	—	—	1,865	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,872	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	134.39/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,380	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,511.38/head	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,511	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	825	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,526.90/head	1,075.00–1,825.00	1,527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	236.68/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,112	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	284	255.37/cwt	220.00–275.00	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	248.82/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,296	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	263.50/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,231	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	264.60/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,140	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	235.97/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,352	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	222.03/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	202.04/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	212.85/cwt	180.00–225.00	909	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	206.75/cwt	200.00–222.00	988	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	215.23/cwt	160.00–245.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	220.06/cwt	211.00–227.00	1,494	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	271.91/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,047	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	258.17/cwt	250.00–262.00	849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	222.58/cwt	215.00–234.00	1,278	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	228	232.42/cwt	225.00–240.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	238.80/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,044	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,149	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 Sep 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 344Last week 597Year ago 642

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 76Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 9Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	235.00	235.00
6	300–350	323	235.00–250.00	239.53
6	350–400	365	230.00–240.00	234.07
7	400–450	437	232.00–242.00	238.80
6	450–500	464	229.00–242.00	236.55
13	500–550	522	230.00–244.00	237.30
4	550–600	574	215.00–234.00	222.58
5	600–650	613	217.00–225.00	223.39
1	650–700	665	220.00	220.00
3	800–850	817	202.00–215.00	210.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	225.00–240.00	232.42
2	300–350	325	185.00	185.00
3	350–400	387	150.00–235.00	199.38
7	400–450	427	180.00–225.00	212.85
5	450–500	478	200.00–222.00	206.75
9	500–550	511	197.00–225.00	213.85
1	550–600	555	207.00	207.00
3	600–650	613	190.00–220.00	205.91
5	650–700	675	207.00–209.00	207.39
5	700–750	710	189.00	189.00
1	750–800	790	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	800	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	160.00–255.00	206.96
1	450–500	470	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	500	240.00	240.00
6	550–600	583	244.00–249.00	246.84
1	600–650	620	237.00	237.00
4	650–700	679	217.00–232.00	228.16
1	700–750	720	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	765	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	245.00	245.00
2	350–400	350	265.00	265.00
2	400–450	420	265.00–275.00	270.24
4	450–500	469	257.00–262.00	259.53
3	500–550	515	260.00–267.00	262.27
12	550–600	570	254.00–262.00	257.66
2	600–650	625	243.00	243.00
3	650–700	697	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	185	225.00	225.00
1	250–300	255	245.00	245.00
3	300–350	328	160.00–245.00	215.23
1	350–400	395	227.00	227.00
2	400–450	408	237.00–250.00	243.46
3	450–500	470	235.00–240.00	236.68
12	550–600	567	185.00–244.00	229.27
2	600–650	628	225.00–227.00	226.00
1	700–750	710	152.00	152.00
1	800–850	845	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	250.00–255.00	252.50
4	250–300	284	220.00–275.00	255.37
4	300–350	329	250.00–262.00	258.17
4	350–400	385	267.00–277.00	271.91
6	400–450	431	257.00–270.00	264.60
10	450–500	467	257.00–275.00	263.50
21	500–550	521	230.00–265.00	248.82
11	550–600	573	232.00–240.00	235.97
3	600–650	635	220.00–226.00	222.03
4	650–700	679	211.00–227.00	220.06
3	700–750	710	198.00–208.00	202.04
1	750–800	775	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	915	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	123.00	123.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,001	87.00–110.00	100.92
4	—	950	102.00–117.00	110.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	131.00–135.00	132.78
22	—	1,259	118.00–130.00	122.86
6	—	1,260	110.00–114.00	112.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,518	116.00–143.00	132.55
1	—	1,865	154.00	154.00

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	3	—	1,027	131.00–137.00	134.39
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,010.00	1,010.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,511.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,260.00	1,260.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,183	1,075.00–1,825.00	1,526.90

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

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

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