Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeders 600 lbs and over sold mostly steady. Weaned and preconditioned calves saw most gains. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.35/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −160.14 against this barn's trailing median of $393.50.

Average price

$233.35

51 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,248

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$43.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.25

vs KY average

−26.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	522	244.52	1,276	38
Medium and Large 2-3	573	200.72	1,150	13thin

One grade step is worth $43.79/cwt here — about $126 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale51 hd

233.35

—

KY average25 barns · 1,914 hd

242.60

−9.25

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−26.28

This barn, trailing median30 sales

393.50

−160.14

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	1,682	151.51	2,548	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,603	132.62	2,126	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	128.16	1,544	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	987	97.03	958	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,311	$1,646	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	820	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,321	2thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 1-2	400–450	445	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,359	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	315.09/cwt	311.00–317.00	1,172	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	196.44/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,149	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	506	302.62/cwt	302.00–303.00	1,531	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	258.84/cwt	250.00–262.00	854	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	196.51/cwt	196.00–197.00	1,719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	231.86/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,662	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	627	205.64/cwt	203.00–207.00	1,289	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	243.68/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,345	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	310	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	220.42/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,038	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	242.90/cwt	232.00–251.00	814	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	265.42/cwt	247.00–275.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	436	219.52/cwt	210.00–235.00	957	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	228.21/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,527	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	249.16/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,061	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	281.02/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,571	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	273.38/cwt	266.00–277.00	1,441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	732	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,771	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	289.31/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,340	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	249.80/cwt	241.00–254.00	1,529	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	249.45/cwt	240.00–277.00	1,135	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	804	224.99/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,809	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	237.72/cwt	200.00–260.00	1,248	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	248.49/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	223.78/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,528	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	330	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	439	278.64/cwt	265.00–287.00	1,223	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	389	265.99/cwt	252.00–290.00	1,035	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	657	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,307	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,328	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	408	304.96/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,244	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	125.78/cwt	119.00–131.00	1,499	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	77.16/cwt	72.00–85.00	729	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	108.91/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,076	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	134.82/cwt	133.00–137.00	2,191	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	126.03/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,938	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	115.15/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,231	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	136.46/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,734	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	93.13/cwt	91.00–96.00	957	3
Bulls	—	—	1,502	138.38/cwt	112.00–146.00	2,078	6
Bulls	—	—	1,745	164.50/cwt	164.00–165.00	2,871	2
Bulls	—	—	1,777	156.79/cwt	149.00–161.00	2,786	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	136.60/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,369	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,320.64/head	1,235.00–1,400.00	1,321	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,311	1,645.57/head	1,425.00–2,050.00	1,646	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	282.04/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,199	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	288	290.04/cwt	285.00–295.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	320.13/cwt	315.00–325.00	906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	223.33/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,615	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	230.59/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,430	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	242.06/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,237	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	180	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,523	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	232.33/cwt	210.00–241.00	1,236	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	722	199.14/cwt	182.00–207.00	1,438	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	252.16/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,168	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	252.32/cwt	250.00–260.00	845	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	247.58/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,330	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	619	222.15/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,375	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	236.10/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,034	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	218.18/cwt	207.00–237.00	1,255	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	308.53/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,108	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	302.32/cwt	294.00–312.00	970	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	231.98/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,450	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	280.75/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,336	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	249.30/cwt	241.00–252.00	1,446	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 Oct 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 702Last week 719Year ago 595

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 78Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 11Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	295.00	295.00
3	350–400	372	311.00–317.00	315.09
2	400–450	445	305.00	305.00
7	450–500	463	285.00–295.00	289.31
3	500–550	527	266.00–277.00	273.38
13	550–600	559	277.00–287.00	281.02
16	600–650	612	241.00–254.00	249.80
3	650–700	677	245.00	245.00
11	700–750	717	225.00–236.00	231.86
1	750–800	750	233.00	233.00
8	800–850	804	220.00–230.00	224.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	506	302.00–303.00	302.62
3	600–650	624	256.00	256.00
11	700–750	732	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	270.00	270.00
5	400–450	439	265.00–287.00	278.64
4	450–500	455	240.00–277.00	249.45
12	500–550	525	200.00–260.00	237.72
2	550–600	583	247.00–250.00	248.49
4	650–700	683	210.00–231.00	223.78
1	700–750	715	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	805	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	275.00	275.00
7	500–550	535	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	232.00–251.00	242.90
6	400–450	436	210.00–235.00	219.52
6	450–500	471	210.00–232.00	220.42
3	500–550	533	215.00	215.00
10	550–600	585	185.00–210.00	196.44
3	600–650	627	203.00–207.00	205.64
1	650–700	655	220.00	220.00
7	700–750	722	182.00–207.00	199.14
1	750–800	770	177.00	177.00
2	850–900	875	196.00–197.00	196.51
1	900–950	925	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	280.00	280.00
1	200–250	220	260.00	260.00
4	250–300	275	247.00–275.00	265.42
5	300–350	330	250.00–262.00	258.84
2	350–400	378	242.00	242.00
24	400–450	426	240.00–260.00	249.16
9	450–500	463	250.00–260.00	252.16
25	500–550	511	235.00–247.50	242.06
6	550–600	552	241.00–249.00	243.68
17	600–650	620	220.00–237.00	230.59
21	650–700	669	227.00–229.00	228.21
1	700–750	725	222.00	222.00
7	750–800	750	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	267.00	267.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	315.00	315.00
2	250–300	283	315.00–325.00	320.13
12	300–350	321	294.00–312.00	302.32
7	350–400	359	305.00–310.00	308.53
3	400–450	425	275.00–287.00	282.04
16	450–500	476	270.00–287.00	280.75
10	500–550	537	242.00–250.00	247.58
4	550–600	580	241.00–252.00	249.30
17	600–650	625	220.00–240.00	231.98
1	650–700	695	218.00	218.00
6	700–750	723	220.00–224.00	223.33
3	750–800	773	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	285.00–295.00	290.04
4	300–350	335	250.00–260.00	252.32
6	350–400	389	252.00–290.00	265.99
5	400–450	438	230.00–245.00	236.10
2	450–500	465	252.00	252.00
8	500–550	532	210.00–241.00	232.33
7	550–600	575	207.00–237.00	218.18
5	600–650	619	217.00–225.00	222.15
3	650–700	657	199.00	199.00
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	785	175.00	175.00
1	900–950	900	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	302.00–310.00	304.96
3	450–500	450	295.00	295.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,192	119.00–131.00	125.78
6	—	1,069	110.00–119.00	115.15
18	—	1,271	130.00–145.00	136.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	945	72.00–85.00	77.16
6	—	988	105.00–116.00	108.91
3	—	1,028	91.00–96.00	93.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,625	133.00–137.00	134.82
2	—	1,538	124.00–128.00	126.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,502	112.00–146.00	138.38
2	—	1,745	164.00–165.00	164.50
10	—	1,777	149.00–161.00	156.79

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	2	—	1,002	134.00–140.00	136.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,118	1,235.00–1,400.00	1,320.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,311	1,425.00–2,050.00	1,645.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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