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Harned Livestock Auction

Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 18

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

385 head

▼ 141 vs last sale 526▼ 92 vs year ago 477 · −19.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 102▲ 0 vs year ago 88 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 13▲ 16 vs year ago 4 · +400.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher for heifers under 650 lbs .Feeders over 650 lbs and plain quality feeders sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower,

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $225.68/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 17 of 16 comparable sales and sits +17.87 against this barn's trailing median of $207.81.

Average price

$225.68

105 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,271

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$79.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.18

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	528	246.00	1,298	78
Medium and Large 2-3	667	166.97	1,113	27

One grade step is worth $79.03/cwt here — about $184 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 sale105 hd

225.68

—

KY average24 barns · 2,352 hd

200.49

+25.18

This barn, trailing median16 sales

207.81

+17.87

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

16 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $221.57, low $179.43, median $207.81 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,732	112.71	1,952	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	85.51	1,281	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,298	80.98	1,051	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	981	65.98	647	4thin

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)	1,257	$1,319	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,270	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$882	2thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	995	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	295.87/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,065	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	428	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,267	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	470	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,325	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	263.17/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,300	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,290	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	567	174.94/cwt	170.00–185.00	992	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	613	191.63/cwt	187.00–205.00	1,175	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,387	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	217.57/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,429	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	199.23/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,530	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	389	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	245	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	466	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	333	171.47/cwt	145.00–200.00	571	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	361	146.19/cwt	140.00–150.00	528	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	230.66/cwt	222.00–240.00	853	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	225.94/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,057	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	482	182.52/cwt	167.00–190.00	880	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,103	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	188.48/cwt	187.00–190.00	986	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	538	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,189	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	558	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	876	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	208.64/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,183	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	207.33/cwt	192.00–214.00	1,290	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	637	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,255	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	186.18/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,244	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,030	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	825	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,320	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	286.96/cwt	282.00–292.00	970	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	283.91/cwt	220.00–310.00	1,056	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	288.62/cwt	287.00–292.00	1,201	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	445	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,322	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	469	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,393	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	269.88/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,277	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	231.00/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,132	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	261.22/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,319	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,183	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	216.95/cwt	203.00–219.00	1,328	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	627	179.96/cwt	160.00–190.00	1,128	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	664	169.88/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,128	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,277	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,050	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	846	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	804	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,608	107.18/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,723	3
Bulls	—	—	1,730	114.57/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,982	5
Bulls	—	—	2,115	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,538	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	945	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	832	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	65.98/cwt	60.00–75.00	647	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	802	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	81.12/cwt	74.00–88.00	1,068	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	85.51/cwt	84.50–89.00	1,281	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	117.17/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,142	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	882.09/head	800.00–965.00	882	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,257	1,319.16/head	1,185.00–1,365.00	1,319	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	1,270.12/head	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,270	11

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 Dec 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 385Last week 526Year ago 477

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 102Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 13Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	469	297.00	297.00
1	—	445	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	612	203.00–219.00	216.95
2	—	550	215.00	215.00
6	—	473	265.00–280.00	269.88
9	—	734	174.00	174.00
1	—	295	250.00	250.00
14	—	372	220.00–310.00	283.91
3	—	505	250.00–267.00	261.22
2	—	338	282.00–292.00	286.96
3	—	416	287.00–292.00	288.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	490	225.00–237.00	231.00
9	—	627	160.00–190.00	179.96
1	—	750	140.00	140.00
4	—	664	155.00–175.00	169.88
7	—	846	95.00	95.00
2	—	535	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	494	262.00–272.00	263.17
6	—	360	290.00–302.00	295.87
3	—	518	249.00	249.00
3	—	768	190.00–204.00	199.23
1	—	335	297.00	297.00
4	—	642	216.00	216.00
7	—	657	215.00–218.00	217.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	170.00–185.00	174.94
4	—	613	187.00–205.00	191.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	282.00	282.00
5	—	428	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	215.00	215.00
1	—	210	185.00	185.00
14	—	370	222.00–240.00	230.66
14	—	567	200.00–215.00	208.64
19	—	468	220.00–235.00	225.94
23	—	622	192.00–214.00	207.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	167.00–190.00	182.52
5	—	637	197.00	197.00
2	—	523	187.00–190.00	188.48
1	—	825	160.00	160.00
1	—	725	142.00	142.00
1	—	245	190.00	190.00
5	—	668	185.00–187.00	186.18
3	—	558	157.00	157.00
2	—	333	145.00–200.00	171.47
4	—	361	140.00–150.00	146.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	221.00	221.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	70.00	70.00
1	—	945	88.00	88.00
28	—	1,316	74.00–88.00	81.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	981	60.00–75.00	65.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,498	84.50–89.00	85.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,730	112.00–119.00	114.57
1	—	2,115	120.00	120.00
3	—	1,608	99.00–110.00	107.18

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	115.00–119.00	117.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,305	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,270.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,257	1,185.00–1,365.00	1,319.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,015	800.00–965.00	882.09

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.