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Harned Livestock Auction

Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, May 20

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207

← May 13May 20Jun 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

834 head

▲ 182 vs last sale 652▲ 2 vs year ago 832 · +0.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 98▼ 16 vs year ago 112 · −14.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 2▲ 12 vs year ago 4 · +300.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

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 $263.56/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −120.73 against this barn's trailing median of $384.30.

Average price

$263.56

99 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,411

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$21.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.36

vs KY average

−12.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	265.98	1,426	88
Medium and Large 2-3	530	244.26	1,295	11thin

One grade step is worth $21.72/cwt here — about $132 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale99 hd

263.56

—

KY average26 barns · 1,713 hd

265.92

−2.36

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−12.90

This barn, trailing median32 sales

384.30

−120.73

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

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $428.62, low $321.84, median $384.30 across 32 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	—	High	1,856	162.10	3,009	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	137.92	1,751	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	134.25	2,049	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	896	126.68	1,135	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,250	172.00	2,150	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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,978	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,094	$1,862	4thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	283	337.17/cwt	325.00–350.00	954	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	360.39/cwt	347.00–365.00	1,388	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	337.86/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,405	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	466	338.90/cwt	327.00–340.00	1,579	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	466	253.33/cwt	237.00–267.00	1,181	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	313.08/cwt	307.00–319.00	1,493	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	509	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,639	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	305.95/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,576	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	558	253.37/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,414	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	306.09/cwt	305.75–310.00	1,745	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	292.56/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,688	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	300.23/cwt	297.00–301.50	1,846	46
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	629	252.00/cwt	241.00–260.00	1,585	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	282.28/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,790	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	260.60/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,720	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	662	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,708	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	238.33/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,716	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,570	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	744	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,864	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	242.66/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,888	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,956	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	600	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	269	276.05/cwt	272.00–280.00	743	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,072	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	306.66/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,033	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	363	281.37/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,021	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	308.74/cwt	297.00–312.00	1,149	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	273.87/cwt	230.00–287.00	1,164	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	301.51/cwt	292.00–306.00	1,287	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	292.14/cwt	275.00–302.00	1,376	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	257.43/cwt	230.00–289.00	1,223	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	273.27/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,407	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	267.51/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,399	56
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	244.26/cwt	236.00–257.00	1,295	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,484	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	260.90/cwt	259.00–262.00	1,508	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	248.86/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,506	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	241.66/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,491	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	231.77/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,437	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	253.29/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,722	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,668	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	777	212.99/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,655	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	840	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,655	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	858	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,222	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	870	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,740	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	335.00/cwt	320.00–350.00	771	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	337.55/cwt	332.00–360.00	1,158	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,365	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	347.10/cwt	310.00–372.00	1,316	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	267.27/cwt	220.00–290.00	1,029	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	319.63/cwt	297.00–337.00	1,323	22
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	253.00/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,151	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	319.14/cwt	297.00–330.00	1,510	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	526	244.02/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,284	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	274.81/cwt	250.00–297.00	1,465	32
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	273.57/cwt	250.00–279.00	1,557	19
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	246.77/cwt	242.00–256.00	1,414	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	611	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,448	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	612	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,567	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	247.89/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,574	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,727	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	226.31/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,614	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	232.83/cwt	232.00–233.00	1,802	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,855	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	820	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,558	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	943	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,339	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	975	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,414	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,250	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,150	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,822	158.12/cwt	154.00–170.00	2,881	8
Bulls	—	—	1,994	178.01/cwt	176.00–180.00	3,550	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	896	126.68/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,135	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	135.46/cwt	127.00–140.00	1,669	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,352	143.34/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,938	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,526	134.25/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,049	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	900	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,977.91/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,978	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	1,948.78/head	1,725.00–2,200.00	1,949	3

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 May 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 834Last week 652Year ago 832

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 98Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 2Year ago 4

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
3	350–400	385	220.00–290.00	267.27
1	400–450	415	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	455	251.00–255.00	253.00
4	500–550	526	235.00–257.00	244.02
4	550–600	573	242.00–256.00	246.77
4	600–650	611	237.00	237.00
1	650–700	670	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	820	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	320.00–350.00	335.00
5	300–350	343	332.00–360.00	337.55
6	350–400	379	310.00–372.00	347.10
22	400–450	414	297.00–337.00	319.63
17	450–500	473	297.00–330.00	319.14
32	500–550	533	250.00–297.00	274.81
19	550–600	569	250.00–279.00	273.57
6	600–650	635	241.00–255.00	247.89
6	650–700	659	262.00	262.00
3	700–750	713	220.00–238.00	226.31
6	750–800	774	232.00–233.00	232.83
2	800–850	810	229.00	229.00
3	900–950	943	142.00	142.00
1	950–1000	975	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	350	390.00	390.00
3	600–650	612	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	250.00	250.00
3	300–350	337	305.00–310.00	306.66
13	350–400	372	297.00–312.00	308.74
14	400–450	427	292.00–306.00	301.51
25	450–500	471	275.00–302.00	292.14
56	500–550	523	260.00–279.00	267.51
8	550–600	578	259.00–262.00	260.90
19	600–650	617	237.00–247.00	241.66
9	650–700	680	240.00–267.00	253.29
2	700–750	735	227.00	227.00
5	750–800	777	205.00–216.00	212.99
2	850–900	858	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	515	265.00–282.00	273.27
16	550–600	572	259.50	259.50
7	600–650	605	248.00–250.00	248.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	269	272.00–280.00	276.05
14	350–400	363	260.00–310.00	281.37
6	400–450	425	230.00–287.00	273.87
4	450–500	475	230.00–289.00	257.43
11	500–550	530	236.00–257.00	244.26
3	600–650	620	225.00–235.00	231.77
1	800–850	840	197.00	197.00
1	850–900	870	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	325.00–350.00	337.17
4	350–400	385	347.00–365.00	360.39
7	400–450	416	325.00–340.00	337.86
8	450–500	477	307.00–319.00	313.08
3	500–550	515	300.00–317.00	305.95
18	550–600	577	287.00–297.00	292.56
15	600–650	634	270.00–288.00	282.28
3	650–700	660	252.00–265.00	260.60
3	700–750	720	238.00–239.00	238.33
3	750–800	778	242.00–244.00	242.66
1	800–850	815	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	466	327.00–340.00	338.90
6	500–550	509	322.00	322.00
12	550–600	570	305.75–310.00	306.09
46	600–650	615	297.00–301.50	300.23
14	700–750	744	250.50	250.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	466	237.00–267.00	253.33
3	550–600	558	250.00–260.00	253.37
4	600–650	629	241.00–260.00	252.00
2	650–700	662	258.00	258.00
1	700–750	730	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	896	120.00–134.00	126.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,526	130.00–139.00	134.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,232	127.00–140.00	135.46
10	—	1,352	141.00–147.00	143.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,994	176.00–180.00	178.01
8	—	1,822	154.00–170.00	158.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	172.00	172.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,158	1,725.00–2,200.00	1,948.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,977.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,600.00	1,600.00

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.