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Harned Livestock Auction

Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 23

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207

← Mar 16Mar 23Mar 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

156 head

▼ 120 vs last sale 276▲ 156 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 48▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 2▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold sharply higher on a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 with instances of 15.00 higher on a light test.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.08/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$131.08

59 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$19.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.37

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	473	132.72	627	54
Medium and Large 2-3	486	113.40	551	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.32/cwt here — about $76 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale59 hd

131.08

—

KY average25 barns · 2,104 hd

119.71

+11.37

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	1,650	104.49	1,724	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,612	75.69	1,220	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,144	65.26	747	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	917	54.38	499	3thin

Every lot

48 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	403	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	544	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	492	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	160.18/cwt	157.00–160.50	692	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	153.50/cwt	152.00–155.00	735	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	147.86/cwt	144.00–155.00	776	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	818	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	131.64/cwt	123.00–132.50	871	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	956	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	956	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	250	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	318	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	151.06/cwt	140.00–157.00	483	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	338	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	507	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	149.06/cwt	140.00–151.00	547	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	136.33/cwt	135.00–140.00	608	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	130.48/cwt	128.00–134.00	622	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	502	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	653	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	126.37/cwt	122.00–127.00	679	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	117.33/cwt	117.00–118.00	683	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	109.62/cwt	106.00–117.00	677	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	694	103.00/cwt	99.00–105.00	715	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	790	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	481	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	449	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	164.31/cwt	163.00–165.00	600	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	129.50/cwt	123.00–136.00	518	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	158.44/cwt	148.00–162.00	686	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	146.36/cwt	131.00–158.00	689	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	145.66/cwt	145.00–147.00	738	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	819	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	774	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	695	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	663	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	865	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	755	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	96.65/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,464	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	112.32/cwt	107.00–117.50	2,005	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	917	54.38/cwt	47.00–65.00	499	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	64.32/cwt	51.00–74.50	731	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,140	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,599	74.61/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,193	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,332	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	74.96/cwt	66.00–81.00	699	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	74.71/cwt	74.50–75.00	799	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	935	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,106	1

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 276Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 2Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold sharply higher on a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 with instances of 15.00 higher on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	132.00	132.00
1	—	956	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	525	144.00–155.00	147.86
11	—	662	123.00–132.50	131.64
11	—	432	157.00–160.50	160.18
8	—	336	162.00	162.00
5	—	584	140.00	140.00
2	—	479	152.00–155.00	153.50
2	—	230	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	477	128.00–134.00	130.48
6	—	367	140.00–151.00	149.06
3	—	694	99.00–105.00	103.00
3	—	618	106.00–117.00	109.62
15	—	446	135.00–140.00	136.33
3	—	320	140.00–157.00	151.06
3	—	582	117.00–118.00	117.33
8	—	537	122.00–127.00	126.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	338	150.00	150.00
2	—	502	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	127.00	127.00
1	—	355	125.00	125.00
1	—	405	111.00	111.00
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
1	—	840	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	600	129.00	129.00
4	—	721	120.00	120.00
4	—	433	148.00–162.00	158.44
3	—	507	145.00–147.00	145.66
3	—	365	163.00–165.00	164.31
2	—	295	163.00	163.00
8	—	598	137.00	137.00
11	—	471	131.00–158.00	146.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	98.00	98.00
1	—	330	136.00	136.00
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
2	—	400	123.00–136.00	129.50
2	—	610	113.00–115.00	113.98
1	—	705	94.00	94.00

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	2	—	1,070	74.50–75.00	74.71
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	933	66.00–81.00	74.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	760.00	760.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,599	72.00–78.00	74.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	917	47.00–65.00	54.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	86.00	86.00
22	—	1,136	51.00–74.50	64.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	95.00–98.00	96.65
2	—	1,785	107.00–117.50	112.32

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.