Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $290.50/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −138.07 against this barn's trailing median of $428.57.

Average price

$290.50

21 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$347

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

$74.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.74

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	526	294.02	1,546	20
Medium and Large 2-3	545	220.00	1,199	1thin

One grade step is worth $74.02/cwt here — about $347 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

26 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $488.42, low $374.17, median $428.57 across 26 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 sale21 hd

290.50

—

KY average25 barns · 766 hd

274.76

+15.74

This barn, trailing median26 sales

428.57

−138.07

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	1,802	127.57	2,299	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	893	105.26	940	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,276	104.06	1,328	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,639	101.52	1,664	23
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,038	137.49	1,427	6thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,188	$1,509	9
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,650	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,361	$2,119	6

Every lot, as filed

92 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	570	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	261.40/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,380	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	402	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	269.89/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,293	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	300.22/cwt	292.00–307.00	1,105	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	220	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	672	205.02/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	247.98/cwt	242.00–257.00	1,411	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	228.79/cwt	222.00–234.00	1,501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	226.47/cwt	217.00–232.00	1,617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	768	193.48/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	242.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,259	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	233.73/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,477	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	278.46/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,150	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,061	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	252.47/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	538	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	348.75/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,465	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	249.56/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,707	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	248.82/cwt	243.00–256.00	1,811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	282.73/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	322.92/cwt	315.00–332.00	1,534	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	263.28/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	666	266.62/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	304.75/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	317.47/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,143	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	303.34/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	518	305.88/cwt	302.00–307.00	1,584	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	348.47/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,272	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	343	357.02/cwt	354.00–360.00	1,225	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,119	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	116.38/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,458	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	105.09/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,349	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,687	89.53/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,510	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	97.36/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,631	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	85.46/cwt	85.00–86.00	814	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	980	143.89/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,410	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,095	131.10/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,436	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,698	112.34/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,908	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	106.36/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,680	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	97.23/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,235	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	93.10/cwt	90.00–97.00	854	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	121.36/cwt	120.00–122.00	965	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	110.82/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,013	5
Bulls	—	—	2,025	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,734	1
Bulls	—	—	1,716	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,231	6
Bulls	—	—	1,875	122.08/cwt	120.00–124.00	2,289	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	150.62/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,521	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	933	1,228.89/head	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,229	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	1,588.56/head	1,475.00–1,950.00	1,589	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,361	2,118.88/head	1,550.00–2,700.00	2,119	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	315.31/cwt	307.00–325.00	1,517	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	224.49/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	206.03/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,277	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	332.09/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,046	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	248.28/cwt	242.00–251.00	1,649	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	493	287.13/cwt	286.00–288.00	1,416	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	461	335.84/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,548	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	408	347.48/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,418	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	289.73/cwt	282.00–297.00	1,521	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	253.01/cwt	242.00–256.00	1,599	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	226.02/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	332.51/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,443	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	222.30/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,489	3

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 Dec 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 356Last week 862Year ago 385

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 124Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 5Year ago 20

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	220	295.00	295.00
1	250–300	280	267.00	267.00
2	350–400	395	285.00	285.00
3	400–450	413	257.00	257.00
2	450–500	480	250.00–255.00	252.47
6	500–550	519	240.00–245.00	242.49
1	550–600	570	237.00	237.00
2	600–650	620	205.00–207.00	206.03
3	650–700	672	200.00–208.00	205.02
2	750–800	768	192.00–195.00	193.48
1	800–850	830	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	305.00	305.00
9	350–400	368	292.00–307.00	300.22
4	400–450	413	272.00–285.00	278.46
19	450–500	479	260.00–277.00	269.89
10	500–550	528	252.00–267.00	261.40
8	550–600	569	242.00–257.00	247.98
12	600–650	632	226.00–240.00	233.73
5	650–700	656	222.00–234.00	228.79
5	700–750	714	217.00–232.00	226.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	402	302.00	302.00
1	450–500	460	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	615	221.00	221.00
1	650–700	665	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	568	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	425	325.00	325.00
6	450–500	475	315.00–332.00	322.92
3	500–550	533	280.00–288.00	282.73
1	550–600	580	275.00	275.00
4	600–650	610	259.00–270.00	263.28
5	650–700	684	241.00–255.00	249.56
4	700–750	728	243.00–256.00	248.82
3	750–800	758	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	655	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	580	292.00	292.00
3	650–700	666	260.00–270.00	266.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	345.00–350.00	348.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	487	300.00–307.00	304.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	315	325.00–340.00	332.09
2	350–400	360	315.00–320.00	317.47
4	400–450	434	330.00–335.00	332.51
12	450–500	481	307.00–325.00	315.31
9	500–550	525	282.00–297.00	289.73
2	550–600	565	260.00	260.00
10	600–650	632	242.00–256.00	253.01
6	650–700	664	242.00–251.00	248.28
1	700–750	720	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	773	220.00–232.00	226.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	385	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	445	295.00	295.00
8	450–500	493	286.00–288.00	287.13
1	500–550	545	220.00	220.00
2	600–650	613	222.00–227.00	224.49
3	650–700	670	220.00–227.00	222.30
1	700–750	725	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	930	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	365	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	440	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	478	300.00–305.00	303.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	343	354.00–360.00	357.02
3	350–400	365	345.00–355.00	348.47
6	400–450	408	345.00–350.00	347.48
6	450–500	461	335.00–340.00	335.84
9	500–550	518	302.00–307.00	305.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	90.00	90.00
4	—	1,253	112.00–120.00	116.38
26	—	1,284	102.00–110.00	105.09
7	—	1,270	94.00–100.00	97.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,687	88.00–90.00	89.53
5	—	1,675	94.00–101.00	97.36
3	—	1,698	111.00–114.00	112.34
10	—	1,580	102.00–110.00	106.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	85.00–86.00	85.46
3	—	917	90.00–97.00	93.10
3	—	795	120.00–122.00	121.36
5	—	914	107.00–115.00	110.82
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	980	142.00–147.00	143.89
3	—	1,095	127.00–135.00	131.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,025	135.00	135.00
6	—	1,716	130.00	130.00
4	—	1,875	120.00–124.00	122.08

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	—	1,010	150.00–152.00	150.62
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	933	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,228.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,261	1,475.00–1,950.00	1,588.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,361	1,550.00–2,700.00	2,118.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,650	2,450.00	2,450.00

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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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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