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Harned Livestock Auction

Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 14

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207

← Oct 7Oct 14Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

719 head

▲ 139 vs last sale 580▲ 186 vs year ago 533 · +34.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 88▼ 50 vs year ago 128 · −39.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 4▲ 9 vs year ago 2 · +450.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs sold mostly steady. Demand was strong for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to firm.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $266.90/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −162.12 against this barn's trailing median of $429.02.

Average price

$266.90

54 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,443

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$40.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.46

vs KY average

−32.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	273.69	1,478	45
Medium and Large 2-3	543	232.96	1,265	9thin

One grade step is worth $40.73/cwt here — about $213 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale54 hd

266.90

—

KY average25 barns · 967 hd

267.36

−0.46

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−32.43

This barn, trailing median30 sales

429.02

−162.12

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

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.64, low $364.45, median $429.02 across 30 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	1,466	150.19	2,202	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,703	124.81	2,126	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	124.25	1,510	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	898	102.62	922	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,168	165.47	1,933	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,173	176.77	2,074	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,100	1thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	944	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,194	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	293.69/cwt	282.00–305.00	1,269	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	443	262.57/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,163	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	462	300.49/cwt	300.00–303.00	1,388	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	235.72/cwt	200.00–270.00	1,143	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	280.07/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,364	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	504	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,487	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	272.54/cwt	262.00–277.00	1,431	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	526	229.36/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,206	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,555	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	577	240.16/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,386	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	241.68/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,515	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	634	234.85/cwt	218.00–238.00	1,489	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	237.69/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,585	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	673	231.41/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,557	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,480	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,644	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	264.75/cwt	264.75–264.75	1,919	62
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	842	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,827	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	980	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,107	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,980	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	300	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	735	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	373	216.37/cwt	191.00–240.00	807	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	247.75/cwt	245.00–255.00	941	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	221.05/cwt	220.00–222.00	939	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	245.12/cwt	236.00–252.00	1,069	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	250.42/cwt	232.00–256.00	1,197	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	479	196.66/cwt	180.00–235.00	942	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	240.71/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,237	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	519	216.71/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,125	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,318	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,224	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	236.70/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,335	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	242.20/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,465	47
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,388	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	669	187.16/cwt	160.00–200.00	1,252	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	805	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,594	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	885	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,637	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	899	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	298	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	751	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	329	251.40/cwt	222.00–260.00	827	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	351	227.51/cwt	205.00–270.00	799	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,094	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	284.46/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,215	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,113	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	440	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,254	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	464	250.57/cwt	215.00–270.00	1,163	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	281.96/cwt	266.00–285.00	1,345	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	259.26/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,361	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	526	228.94/cwt	223.00–235.00	1,204	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	554	253.56/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,405	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	577	215.79/cwt	190.00–246.00	1,245	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	623	213.27/cwt	202.00–219.00	1,329	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	223.95/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,406	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	673	183.25/cwt	160.00–205.00	1,233	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,541	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	708	191.00/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,352	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	212.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,556	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,450	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	868	165.03/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,432	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	975	161.61/cwt	156.00–167.00	1,576	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,646	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,081	131.95/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,426	4
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,173	176.77/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,074	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,168	165.47/cwt	151.00–182.00	1,933	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,225	136.53/cwt	128.00–145.00	1,672	2
Bulls	—	—	1,587	157.02/cwt	153.00–161.00	2,492	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	847	97.45/cwt	95.00–100.00	825	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	110.37/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,076	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	122.23/cwt	114.00–129.00	1,452	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,418	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	136.21/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,829	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,643	123.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,029	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,945	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,529	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,090	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	892	145.83/cwt	129.00–172.00	1,301	6

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 Oct 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 719Last week 580Year ago 533

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 88Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 4Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
14	350–400	380	245.00–255.00	247.75
13	400–450	436	236.00–252.00	245.12
20	450–500	478	232.00–256.00	250.42
14	500–550	514	230.00–248.00	240.71
3	550–600	564	235.00–240.00	236.70
1	600–650	625	222.00	222.00
2	700–750	720	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	200.00	200.00
1	300–350	300	245.00	245.00
10	350–400	373	191.00–240.00	216.37
2	400–450	425	220.00–222.00	221.05
8	450–500	479	180.00–235.00	196.66
6	500–550	519	200.00–225.00	216.71
2	550–600	550	220.00–225.00	222.50
1	600–650	635	210.00	210.00
4	650–700	669	160.00–200.00	187.16
8	800–850	805	198.00	198.00
1	850–900	885	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	521	253.00	253.00
47	600–650	605	235.00–249.00	242.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	320.00	320.00
4	350–400	398	300.00	300.00
9	400–450	432	282.00–305.00	293.69
12	450–500	487	270.00–290.00	280.07
26	500–550	525	262.00–277.00	272.54
15	550–600	576	270.00	270.00
30	600–650	627	240.00–254.00	241.68
19	650–700	667	235.00–241.00	237.69
2	700–750	718	229.00	229.00
1	950–1000	980	215.00	215.00
3	1000–1050	1,000	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	250.00–275.00	262.57
2	450–500	485	200.00–270.00	235.72
6	500–550	526	210.00–245.00	229.36
3	550–600	577	230.00–250.00	240.16
13	600–650	634	218.00–238.00	234.85
8	650–700	673	220.00–236.00	231.41
1	700–750	715	207.00	207.00
3	800–850	842	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	462	300.00–303.00	300.49
4	500–550	504	295.00	295.00
62	700–750	725	264.75	264.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	298	252.00	252.00
8	300–350	329	222.00–260.00	251.40
4	350–400	351	205.00–270.00	227.51
2	400–450	428	260.00	260.00
9	450–500	464	215.00–270.00	250.57
9	500–550	526	223.00–235.00	228.94
14	550–600	577	190.00–246.00	215.79
3	600–650	623	202.00–219.00	213.27
5	650–700	673	160.00–205.00	183.25
2	700–750	708	190.00–192.00	191.00
1	750–800	755	192.00	192.00
2	850–900	868	161.00–169.00	165.03
2	950–1000	975	156.00–167.00	161.61
4	1050–1100	1,081	130.00–138.00	131.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	395	277.00	277.00
3	400–450	427	275.00–290.00	284.46
14	450–500	477	266.00–285.00	281.96
15	500–550	525	240.00–265.00	259.26
5	550–600	554	240.00–257.00	253.56
3	600–650	628	220.00–232.00	223.95
1	650–700	685	225.00	225.00
5	700–750	734	210.00–220.00	212.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,173	175.00–178.00	176.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	151.00–182.00	165.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,188	114.00–129.00	122.23
6	—	1,343	130.00–145.00	136.21
1	—	1,255	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	847	95.00–100.00	97.45
2	—	975	107.00–114.00	110.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,945	130.00	130.00
4	—	1,643	120.00–125.00	123.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,587	153.00–161.00	157.02
2	—	1,225	128.00–145.00	136.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	2,300.00	2,300.00

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	6	—	892	129.00–172.00	145.83

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.