Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.74/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −157.76 against this barn's trailing median of $393.50.

Average price

$235.74

48 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,269

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$19.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.28

vs KY average

−16.94 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	238.92	1,272	40
Medium and Large 2-3	569	219.81	1,250	8thin

One grade step is worth $19.11/cwt here — about $22 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 sale48 hd

235.74

—

KY average25 barns · 1,158 hd

236.02

−0.28

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−16.94

This barn, trailing median30 sales

393.50

−157.76

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	1,798	148.77	2,675	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	119.00	1,517	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,710	113.11	1,934	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	101.77	979	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,495	137.00	2,048	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,625	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,450	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	700–750	701	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,500	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	688	179.52/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	256.01/cwt	239.00–264.00	1,462	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	206.69/cwt	185.00–215.00	874	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	246.84/cwt	240.00–255.00	889	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	213.30/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,137	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	247.95/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,331	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	708	198.77/cwt	177.00–221.00	1,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	496	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,280	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	230.33/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	255.12/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,582	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	267.96/cwt	262.00–277.00	1,431	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,072	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,494	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	495	285.22/cwt	283.00–288.00	1,412	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	212.47/cwt	204.00–221.00	1,791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	553	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,510	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	236.66/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,576	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	267.25/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,288	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	259.67/cwt	244.00–262.00	1,566	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	466	244.48/cwt	242.00–249.00	1,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	238.20/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,363	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	396	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,243	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	415	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,270	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	225.41/cwt	192.00–255.00	1,179	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	230.35/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,216	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	204.09/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,451	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	241.85/cwt	225.00–252.00	1,161	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	217.01/cwt	180.00–255.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	303	232.64/cwt	215.00–250.00	705	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,495	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,048	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	98.18/cwt	90.00–109.00	938	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	113.11/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,934	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	107.60/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,189	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	118.74/cwt	112.00–128.00	1,509	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,478	132.86/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,964	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	914	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	111.46/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,131	3
Bulls	—	—	1,861	155.91/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,901	6
Bulls	—	—	1,618	130.69/cwt	110.00–148.00	2,115	4
Bulls	—	—	1,968	163.51/cwt	162.00–165.00	3,218	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	142.58/cwt	137.00–155.00	1,412	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,625	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	927	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	238.13/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,345	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	247.54/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,300	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	279.04/cwt	267.00–287.00	1,147	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	429	244.76/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,050	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	269.42/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,013	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	970	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	262.87/cwt	237.00–275.00	1,254	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	226.70/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,494	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	222.05/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,357	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	260.12/cwt	250.00–262.00	900	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	227.55/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	235.38/cwt	232.00–242.00	991	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	234.28/cwt	229.00–238.00	1,200	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	210.81/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,197	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	196.69/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	223.72/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,320	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	232.54/cwt	231.00–233.00	1,421	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	202.05/cwt	197.00–207.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	168.38/cwt	125.00–200.00	1,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	231.93/cwt	215.00–240.00	886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	237.41/cwt	229.00–249.00	1,132	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	415	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,067	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	233.72/cwt	226.00–242.00	1,304	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	281	257.85/cwt	255.00–260.00	725	7

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 Oct 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 580Last week 344Year ago 476

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 60Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 11Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	281	255.00–260.00	257.85
10	300–350	346	250.00–262.00	260.12
10	350–400	360	240.00–255.00	246.84
4	400–450	421	232.00–242.00	235.38
15	450–500	477	229.00–249.00	237.41
16	500–550	512	229.00–238.00	234.28
10	550–600	558	226.00–242.00	233.72
13	600–650	611	231.00–233.00	232.54
2	650–700	668	225.00–230.00	227.55
8	700–750	701	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	220.00	220.00
1	250–300	275	140.00	140.00
1	300–350	325	255.00	255.00
3	350–400	382	215.00–240.00	231.93
5	400–450	423	185.00–215.00	206.69
2	450–500	475	197.00–207.00	202.05
3	500–550	533	210.00–215.00	213.30
5	550–600	590	210.00–227.00	223.72
3	600–650	628	125.00–200.00	168.38
2	650–700	688	175.00–184.00	179.52
2	700–750	708	177.00–221.00	198.77
1	950–1000	970	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	415	257.00	257.00
11	450–500	496	258.00	258.00
14	500–550	537	240.00–251.00	247.95
1	650–700	660	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	275.00	275.00
3	350–400	380	282.00	282.00
1	400–450	445	275.00	275.00
3	450–500	482	260.00–272.00	267.25
11	500–550	534	262.00–277.00	267.96
12	550–600	571	239.00–264.00	256.01
6	600–650	620	248.00–260.00	255.12
12	650–700	666	234.00–238.00	236.66
3	700–750	700	229.00–231.00	230.33
2	750–800	765	234.00	234.00
2	800–850	843	204.00–221.00	212.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	225.00	225.00
3	450–500	466	242.00–249.00	244.48
9	500–550	523	192.00–255.00	225.41
6	550–600	572	225.00–248.00	238.20
1	700–750	705	227.00	227.00
1	850–900	885	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	396	314.00	314.00
4	400–450	415	306.00	306.00
9	450–500	495	283.00–288.00	285.22
11	500–550	510	293.00	293.00
6	550–600	553	273.00	273.00
8	600–650	603	244.00–262.00	259.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	215.00–250.00	232.64
2	350–400	380	180.00–255.00	217.01
4	400–450	429	241.00–250.00	244.76
7	450–500	480	225.00–252.00	241.85
3	500–550	528	220.00–244.00	230.35
5	550–600	568	205.00–220.00	210.81
1	700–750	745	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	325.00	325.00
5	300–350	331	280.00	280.00
7	350–400	376	260.00–277.00	269.42
11	400–450	411	267.00–287.00	279.04
13	450–500	477	237.00–275.00	262.87
14	500–550	525	235.00–270.00	247.54
15	550–600	565	232.00–242.00	238.13
10	600–650	611	210.00–235.00	222.05
4	650–700	659	222.00–229.00	226.70
9	700–750	711	200.00–212.00	204.09
3	800–850	807	190.00–200.00	196.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	137.00	137.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	955	90.00–109.00	98.18
1	—	870	105.00	105.00
3	—	1,015	110.00–112.00	111.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,710	107.00–116.00	113.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,105	103.00–113.00	107.60
29	—	1,271	112.00–128.00	118.74
3	—	1,478	131.00–135.00	132.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,861	152.00–158.00	155.91
4	—	1,618	110.00–148.00	130.69
2	—	1,968	162.00–165.00	163.51

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	7	—	990	137.00–155.00	142.58
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,625	1,950.00	1,950.00

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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