Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady to 2.00 lower. instances of Feeder steers 400 lbs to 500 lbs weaned and vaccinated sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $274.70/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −169.98 against this barn's trailing median of $444.69.

Average price

$274.70

40 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,494

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$28.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.77

vs KY average

−25.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	280.37	1,524	32
Medium and Large 2-3	545	252.02	1,374	8thin

One grade step is worth $28.35/cwt here — about $150 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.64, low $370.24, median $444.69 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 sale40 hd

274.70

—

KY average25 barns · 1,248 hd

270.93

+3.77

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

−25.99

This barn, trailing median27 sales

444.69

−169.98

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	—	High	1,865	153.01	2,854	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,272	132.16	1,681	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,568	131.81	2,067	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	929	102.43	951	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)	1,313	$1,687	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,657	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	250–300	295	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	468	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	431	217.94/cwt	210.00–230.00	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	233.81/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,129	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	758	182.33/cwt	160.00–190.00	1,382	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	224.99/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,426	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	202.16/cwt	185.00–217.00	1,365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	617	216.00/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,333	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	270.19/cwt	269.00–272.00	1,510	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	284.50/cwt	272.00–289.00	1,531	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	324.28/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,271	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	239.88/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,660	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	303.31/cwt	297.00–312.00	1,456	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	260.40/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,234	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	258.18/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,317	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	225.32/cwt	218.00–246.00	1,392	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	303.64/cwt	294.00–307.00	1,266	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	258.60/cwt	247.00–261.00	1,647	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	248.33/cwt	237.00–255.00	1,406	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,065	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	229.82/cwt	219.00–238.00	1,528	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	220	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,892	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	658	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,250	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	870	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	239.52/cwt	217.00–261.00	1,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	275.51/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,416	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	306.08/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	239.92/cwt	222.00–247.00	1,356	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	216.15/cwt	187.00–250.00	698	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	536	233.89/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,254	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,388	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	128.41/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,603	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	112.45/cwt	110.00–116.00	984	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	100.85/cwt	90.00–114.00	982	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,066	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	130.75/cwt	128.00–134.00	2,067	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	112.53/cwt	102.00–119.00	1,251	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	139.24/cwt	134.00–153.00	1,842	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	616	1
Bulls	—	—	2,090	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	3,428	1
Bulls	—	—	1,828	151.18/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,764	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	142.45/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,350	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	1,686.65/head	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,687	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,657.44/head	1,325.00–1,860.00	1,657	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	302.06/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,009	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	222.69/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	232.01/cwt	224.00–239.00	1,436	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	226.87/cwt	220.00–241.00	590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	205	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	300.53/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,274	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	252.28/cwt	237.00–280.00	1,075	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	285.92/cwt	281.00–295.00	1,372	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	492	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,299	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	509	252.61/cwt	251.00–253.00	1,286	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	203.17/cwt	185.00–212.00	1,067	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	492	259.14/cwt	220.00–278.00	1,275	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	653	216.01/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,411	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	252.99/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,427	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	235.04/cwt	230.00–240.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	244.10/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,169	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	237.69/cwt	228.00–241.00	1,326	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	241.02/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,251	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	219.45/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	239.67/cwt	235.00–244.00	856	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	237.61/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,005	8

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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 688Last week 702Year ago 624

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 145Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 12Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	180.00	180.00
1	250–300	295	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	365	235.00	235.00
4	400–450	431	210.00–230.00	217.94
5	450–500	483	220.00–245.00	233.81
3	500–550	525	185.00–212.00	203.17
2	550–600	590	214.00–225.00	219.45
3	600–650	617	215.00–218.00	216.00
3	650–700	675	185.00–217.00	202.16
4	750–800	758	160.00–190.00	182.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	230.00–240.00	235.04
9	350–400	357	235.00–244.00	239.67
8	400–450	423	235.00–245.00	237.61
11	450–500	479	240.00–252.00	244.10
38	500–550	519	230.00–249.00	241.02
15	550–600	558	228.00–241.00	237.69
5	600–650	634	224.00–227.00	224.99
3	650–700	675	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	492	264.00	264.00
5	500–550	509	251.00–253.00	252.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	316.00	316.00
2	500–550	520	290.00	290.00
4	600–650	629	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	322.00	322.00
4	350–400	392	322.00–325.00	324.28
4	400–450	417	294.00–307.00	303.64
13	450–500	480	297.00–312.00	303.31
20	500–550	538	272.00–289.00	284.50
10	550–600	559	269.00–272.00	270.19
52	600–650	637	247.00–261.00	258.60
7	650–700	692	232.00–245.00	239.88
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	792	212.00	212.00
2	800–850	830	228.00	228.00
1	850–900	850	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	330	195.00	195.00
1	350–400	370	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	420	217.00–261.00	239.52
5	450–500	474	245.00–270.00	260.40
3	500–550	510	240.00–267.00	258.18
5	550–600	566	237.00–255.00	248.33
12	600–650	618	218.00–246.00	225.32
9	650–700	665	219.00–238.00	229.82
1	700–750	745	217.00	217.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	192.00	192.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	658	190.00	190.00
2	850–900	870	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
6	300–350	334	285.00–315.00	302.06
2	350–400	365	300.00–312.00	306.08
7	400–450	424	290.00–312.00	300.53
9	450–500	480	281.00–295.00	285.92
4	500–550	514	275.00–277.00	275.51
13	550–600	564	245.00–257.00	252.99
10	600–650	619	224.00–239.00	232.01
3	650–700	658	220.00–228.00	222.69
2	700–750	715	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	242.00	242.00
3	250–300	260	220.00–241.00	226.87
10	300–350	323	187.00–250.00	216.15
1	350–400	385	200.00	200.00
5	400–450	426	237.00–280.00	252.28
3	450–500	492	220.00–278.00	259.14
5	500–550	536	225.00–245.00	233.89
18	550–600	565	222.00–247.00	239.92
3	650–700	653	215.00–218.00	216.01
1	850–900	860	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,248	120.00–134.00	128.41
3	—	1,112	102.00–119.00	112.53
20	—	1,323	134.00–153.00	139.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	875	110.00–116.00	112.45
8	—	974	90.00–114.00	100.85
1	—	725	85.00	85.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	135.00	135.00
3	—	1,581	128.00–134.00	130.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,090	164.00	164.00
6	—	1,828	140.00–155.00	151.18

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	5	—	948	130.00–150.00	142.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,313	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,686.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,215	1,325.00–1,860.00	1,657.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,875.00	1,875.00

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

Steers · 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

United Producers Inc. - Harned, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle