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Harned Livestock Auction

Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 4

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207

← Feb 26Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

656 head

▼ 470 vs last sale 1,126▼ 15 vs year ago 671 · −2.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

128 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 146▲ 52 vs year ago 76 · +68.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 35▼ 5 vs year ago 10 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders present. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Strong demand for slaughter cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.31/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −122.06 against this barn's trailing median of $380.37.

Average price

$258.31

41 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,398

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$43.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.08

vs KY average

−13.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	261.49	1,420	38
Medium and Large 2-3	517	218.03	1,127	3thin

One grade step is worth $43.46/cwt here — about $293 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale41 hd

258.31

—

KY average9 barns · 608 hd

250.23

+8.08

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−13.60

This barn, trailing median33 sales

380.37

−122.06

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 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $428.62, low $320.54, median $380.37 across 33 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	1,665	131.63	2,191	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,556	118.85	1,849	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	114.70	1,469	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	907	83.14	754	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,465	138.00	2,022	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$1,735	2thin

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	215	337.50/cwt	335.00–340.00	726	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	332.46/cwt	322.00–337.00	914	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	872	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	323.70/cwt	315.00–329.00	1,068	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	342	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	992	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	305.72/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,131	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	293.71/cwt	275.00–314.00	1,087	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	390	331.45/cwt	322.00–357.00	1,293	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	427	239.88/cwt	185.00–297.00	1,024	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	431	332.39/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,433	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,339	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	460	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,288	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	310.40/cwt	302.00–330.00	1,465	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,477	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	495	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,658	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	232.43/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,185	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	308.66/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,577	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	288.52/cwt	272.00–295.00	1,518	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	283.03/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,636	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	618	201.45/cwt	185.00–217.00	1,245	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	266.33/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,659	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	273.33/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,727	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,653	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	246.35/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,626	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	690	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,911	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,505	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	243.52/cwt	232.00–247.00	1,748	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,875	10
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	924	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,024	11
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	940	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,927	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,060	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	995	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,891	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	245	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	784	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	265	256.59/cwt	215.00–275.00	680	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	282	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	852	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	915	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	322	278.02/cwt	260.00–290.00	895	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	288.10/cwt	275.00–297.00	942	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	358	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,088	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	299.18/cwt	292.00–310.00	1,113	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	379	271.08/cwt	240.00–287.00	1,027	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	405	301.53/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,221	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	902	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	287.97/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,247	47
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	472	255.59/cwt	241.00–265.00	1,206	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	283.01/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,344	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	265.74/cwt	252.00–272.00	1,361	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	517	218.03/cwt	195.00–230.00	1,127	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	257.66/cwt	232.00–270.00	1,471	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	225.33/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,381	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	614	236.32/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,451	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	202.36/cwt	170.00–227.00	1,265	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,530	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	764	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,704	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	768	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,482	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,535	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	805	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,594	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	995	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,781	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	245	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	600	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	268	320.33/cwt	315.00–325.00	858	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	308	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	832	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	318.53/cwt	310.00–337.00	1,003	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	317.12/cwt	312.00–324.00	1,157	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	372	331.22/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,232	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	309.01/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,289	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	419	229.69/cwt	195.00–290.00	962	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	303.43/cwt	265.00–322.00	1,426	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	472	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,307	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	292.05/cwt	237.00–305.00	1,501	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	234.50/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,226	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	254.48/cwt	242.00–272.00	1,461	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	225.63/cwt	212.00–240.00	1,297	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	252.10/cwt	242.00–257.00	1,543	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	197.99/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,327	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	239.68/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,635	12
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	708	211.99/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,501	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	232.52/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,686	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,575	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,802	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	832	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,622	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	870	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,523	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	450	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	878	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,465	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,022	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,605	127.91/cwt	123.00–134.00	2,053	8
Bulls	—	—	1,784	139.07/cwt	137.00–144.00	2,481	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	81.05/cwt	68.00–89.00	734	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	92.52/cwt	92.00–93.00	847	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	93.14/cwt	72.00–102.00	1,107	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	114.29/cwt	104.00–119.00	1,418	56
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,510	122.64/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,852	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	116.13/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,792	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,582	124.29/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,966	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	157.92/cwt	140.00–177.00	1,366	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	750	1,735.00/head	1,575.00–1,875.00	1,735	2

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 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 656Last week 1,126Year ago 671

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 146Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 35Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	315.00–325.00	320.33
7	300–350	315	310.00–337.00	318.53
7	350–400	365	312.00–324.00	317.12
14	400–450	417	300.00–320.00	309.01
16	450–500	470	265.00–322.00	303.43
16	500–550	514	237.00–305.00	292.05
6	550–600	574	242.00–272.00	254.48
3	600–650	612	242.00–257.00	252.10
12	650–700	682	237.00–245.00	239.68
8	700–750	725	230.00–234.00	232.52
1	750–800	750	210.00	210.00
3	800–850	823	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	372	325.00–337.00	331.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	245.00	245.00
2	300–350	308	270.00	270.00
4	400–450	419	195.00–290.00	229.69
3	450–500	472	277.00	277.00
2	500–550	523	220.00–250.00	234.50
2	550–600	575	212.00–240.00	225.63
3	650–700	670	175.00–210.00	197.99
6	700–750	708	210.00–222.00	211.99
2	800–850	832	195.00	195.00
1	850–900	870	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	282	302.00	302.00
12	300–350	327	275.00–297.00	288.10
16	350–400	372	292.00–310.00	299.18
47	400–450	433	275.00–295.00	287.97
29	450–500	475	272.00–290.00	283.01
18	500–550	512	252.00–272.00	265.74
20	550–600	571	232.00–270.00	257.66
10	600–650	613	212.00–230.00	225.33
3	700–750	705	217.00	217.00
3	750–800	783	196.00	196.00
4	950–1000	995	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	405	300.00–302.00	301.53
6	600–650	614	235.00–237.00	236.32
7	750–800	764	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	300	305.00	305.00
3	350–400	358	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	215.00–275.00	256.59
8	300–350	322	260.00–290.00	278.02
5	350–400	379	240.00–287.00	271.08
1	400–450	410	220.00	220.00
5	450–500	472	241.00–265.00	255.59
3	500–550	517	195.00–230.00	218.03
3	600–650	625	170.00–227.00	202.36
2	750–800	768	193.00	193.00
1	800–850	805	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	335.00–340.00	337.50
3	250–300	275	322.00–337.00	332.46
6	300–350	330	315.00–329.00	323.70
4	350–400	370	300.00–315.00	305.72
2	400–450	432	310.00	310.00
26	450–500	472	302.00–330.00	310.40
20	500–550	526	272.00–295.00	288.52
6	550–600	578	280.00–290.00	283.03
8	600–650	623	262.00–270.00	266.33
3	650–700	656	252.00	252.00
6	700–750	718	232.00–247.00	243.52
10	750–800	762	246.00	246.00
1	900–950	945	218.00	218.00
3	950–1000	995	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	390	322.00–357.00	331.45
6	400–450	431	330.00–337.00	332.39
3	450–500	495	335.00	335.00
11	500–550	511	305.00–310.00	308.66
19	600–650	632	270.00–279.00	273.33
1	650–700	690	277.00	277.00
11	900–950	924	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	317.00	317.00
2	300–350	342	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	370	275.00–314.00	293.71
4	400–450	427	185.00–297.00	239.88
1	450–500	475	311.00	311.00
2	500–550	510	225.00–240.00	232.43
2	600–650	618	185.00–217.00	201.45
5	650–700	660	232.00–250.00	246.35
1	700–750	710	212.00	212.00
1	900–950	940	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	195.00	195.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	865	140.00–177.00	157.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	1,575.00–1,875.00	1,735.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	905	68.00–89.00	81.05
2	—	915	92.00–93.00	92.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,582	122.00–129.00	124.29
6	—	1,543	114.00–118.00	116.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,241	104.00–119.00	114.29
3	—	1,188	72.00–102.00	93.14
11	—	1,510	120.00–129.00	122.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,605	123.00–134.00	127.91
4	—	1,784	137.00–144.00	139.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	138.00	138.00

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.