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Harned Livestock Auction

Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 15

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

856 head

▼ 156 vs last sale 1,012▼ 112 vs year ago 968 · −11.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

153 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 173▲ 44 vs year ago 109 · +40.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady .

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 $253.45/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −126.92 against this barn's trailing median of $380.37.

Average price

$253.45

80 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,370

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$22.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.53

vs KY average

−11.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	257.41	1,394	66
Medium and Large 2-3	536	234.78	1,258	14thin

One grade step is worth $22.62/cwt here — about $136 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 sale80 hd

253.45

—

KY average26 barns · 1,509 hd

254.98

−1.53

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−11.07

This barn, trailing median33 sales

380.37

−126.92

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	1,916	159.37	3,054	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,594	125.77	2,005	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,268	123.32	1,564	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	947	94.55	895	4thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	317	371.78/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,179	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	368	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	957	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	314.27/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,169	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	413	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,412	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	320.92/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,357	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	459	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,524	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	303.98/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,435	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	508	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,458	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	292.73/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,528	42
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	277.86/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,600	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	264.01/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,655	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	257.41/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,738	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	250.75/cwt	236.00–257.00	1,805	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	766	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,907	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,738	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,859	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	630	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	229	249.18/cwt	240.00–270.00	571	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	702	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	292	227.66/cwt	220.00–235.00	665	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	271.32/cwt	235.00–290.00	868	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	303.08/cwt	290.00–317.00	1,149	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	382	267.33/cwt	225.00–287.00	1,021	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	288.60/cwt	270.00–307.00	1,227	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	427	255.66/cwt	200.00–269.00	1,092	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	453	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	988	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	276.42/cwt	262.00–297.00	1,294	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	271.08/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,415	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	252.35/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,325	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	527	236.83/cwt	200.00–260.00	1,248	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	249.55/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,412	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	588	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,308	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	616	208.04/cwt	190.00–222.00	1,282	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	239.33/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,503	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,489	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,432	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	214.75/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,572	7
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,080	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,858	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	259	284.88/cwt	270.00–290.00	738	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	286	326.52/cwt	315.00–365.00	934	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	896	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	321	357.43/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,147	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	371	273.39/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,014	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	324.62/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,217	18
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	323.23/cwt	307.00–327.00	1,374	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	289.18/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,353	29
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	249.80/cwt	220.00–277.00	1,169	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	276.73/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,464	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	260.33/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,510	60
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	246.97/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,511	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	632	212.01/cwt	200.00–237.00	1,340	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	702	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,713	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	888	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,767	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	990	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,653	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,862	149.94/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,792	3
Bulls	—	—	1,998	173.52/cwt	170.00–177.00	3,467	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	947	94.55/cwt	85.00–101.00	895	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	103.52/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,278	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	122.54/cwt	115.00–133.00	1,534	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,417	139.70/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,980	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,594	125.77/cwt	123.00–130.00	2,005	4

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 Apr 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 856Last week 1,012Year ago 968

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 173Year ago 109

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady .

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	365.00–380.00	371.78
6	350–400	372	295.00–320.00	314.27
7	400–450	423	300.00–327.00	320.92
12	450–500	472	295.00–320.00	303.98
42	500–550	522	280.00–300.00	292.73
14	550–600	576	272.00–282.00	277.86
14	600–650	627	254.00–270.00	264.01
13	650–700	675	252.00–260.00	257.41
12	700–750	720	236.00–257.00	250.75
9	750–800	783	222.00	222.00
5	850–900	873	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	342.00	342.00
4	450–500	459	332.00	332.00
2	600–650	600	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
6	750–800	766	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	508	287.00	287.00
1	650–700	655	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	286	315.00–365.00	326.52
6	300–350	321	340.00–380.00	357.43
18	350–400	375	310.00–335.00	324.62
14	400–450	425	307.00–327.00	323.23
29	450–500	468	280.00–297.00	289.18
17	500–550	529	260.00–282.00	276.73
60	550–600	580	250.00–272.00	260.33
6	600–650	612	242.00–252.00	246.97
2	700–750	702	244.00	244.00
2	850–900	888	199.00	199.00
1	950–1000	990	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	259	270.00–290.00	284.88
2	300–350	320	280.00	280.00
3	350–400	371	240.00–290.00	273.39
3	450–500	468	220.00–277.00	249.80
1	500–550	525	275.00	275.00
7	550–600	580	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	632	200.00–237.00	212.01
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	260	270.00	270.00
16	350–400	379	290.00–317.00	303.08
26	400–450	425	270.00–307.00	288.60
24	450–500	468	262.00–297.00	276.42
16	500–550	525	249.00–265.00	252.35
28	550–600	566	240.00–260.00	249.55
15	600–650	628	238.00–240.00	239.33
8	650–700	656	227.00	227.00
7	700–750	732	210.00–218.00	214.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	229	240.00–270.00	249.18
8	250–300	292	220.00–235.00	227.66
6	300–350	320	235.00–290.00	271.32
8	350–400	382	225.00–287.00	267.33
12	400–450	427	200.00–269.00	255.66
3	450–500	453	218.00	218.00
12	500–550	527	200.00–260.00	236.83
2	550–600	588	220.00–225.00	222.49
5	600–650	616	190.00–222.00	208.04
1	650–700	660	217.00	217.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	350.00	350.00
22	500–550	522	270.00–272.00	271.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	947	85.00–101.00	94.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,417	138.00–141.00	139.70
33	—	1,252	115.00–133.00	122.54
2	—	1,235	102.00–105.00	103.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,594	123.00–130.00	125.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,862	144.00–155.00	149.94
2	—	1,998	170.00–177.00	173.52

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.