Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2019-08-19

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 19
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
192 head
▼ 345 vs last sale 537▲ 192 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 114▲ 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 2▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders were incomparable due to a very light test . Demand was moderate to low. Extreme heat and market volatility continue to drive the market down. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.64/cwt on 85 head.
Average price
$116.64
85 head · 593 lb average
Value per head Derived
$692
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$4.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.21
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2606117.6871365
Medium and Large 2-3552113.2662520
One grade step is worth $4.42/cwt here — about $88 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 sale85 hd
116.64
—
KY average26 barns · 3,259 hd
123.85
−7.21
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,70688.081,50310
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51054.268192thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27853.2268023
CowsLean 85-90%Average94238.293618thin

Every lot

54 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3418119.00/cwt119.00–119.004973
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495126.00/cwt126.00–126.006241
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505104.00/cwt104.00–104.005251
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573117.77/cwt116.00–132.006759
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615127.00/cwt127.00–127.007811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634130.56/cwt130.00–132.008287
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3663121.98/cwt120.00–123.008096
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669131.00/cwt131.00–131.008767
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2703127.00/cwt127.00–127.008931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268134.00/cwt134.00–134.003592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320130.00/cwt130.00–130.004161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325126.50/cwt122.00–131.004112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400125.00/cwt125.00–125.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468126.26/cwt123.00–131.005917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3476124.72/cwt121.00–128.005947
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520123.70/cwt122.00–126.006437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567117.98/cwt117.00–127.0066912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575107.00/cwt107.00–107.006152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2606113.65/cwt113.00–116.0068917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3617105.87/cwt90.00–110.006536
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3668101.00/cwt101.00–101.006752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2737112.57/cwt110.00–115.008307
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-379586.00/cwt86.00–86.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy819113.00/cwt113.00–113.0092511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2245133.00/cwt133.00–133.003261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2305141.00/cwt141.00–141.004301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380137.00/cwt134.00–140.005212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425143.00/cwt143.00–143.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481132.00/cwt132.00–132.006356
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485104.00/cwt104.00–104.005042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511130.00/cwt130.00–130.006644
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540130.00/cwt130.00–130.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570112.48/cwt109.00–115.006415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583124.00/cwt124.00–124.007233
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3619104.41/cwt95.00–119.006466
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2631120.17/cwt120.00–121.007586
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650117.00/cwt117.00–117.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-270099.00/cwt99.00–99.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-374099.33/cwt96.00–101.007353
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-375598.50/cwt98.00–99.007442
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,70688.08/cwt84.50–93.001,50310
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94238.29/cwt32.50–45.503618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27741.85/cwt35.00–45.005343
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27854.93/cwt46.00–57.0070220
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51054.26/cwt54.00–54.508192
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-293080.00/cwt80.00–80.007441
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2900550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,9501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2925850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,8631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,1601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,030.00/cwt1,030.00–1,030.0011,3301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,030.00/cwt1,030.00–1,030.0011,6911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,056.65/cwt830.00–1,275.0012,3633
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2960925.00/cwt925.00–925.008,8801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,332.74/cwt1,275.00–1,390.0016,0602

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.