Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2020-02-24

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 24
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
735 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 699▲ 735 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
148 head
▲ 91 vs last sale 57▲ 148 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 8▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Last years receipts : 824

Compared to last week : Feeder steers were steady to 3.00 higher with good demand for lighter and heavier weight cattle. Feeder bulls sold steady. Feeder heifers were steady to 5.00 higher with strong demand for heifers under 600 lbs. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold steady to 5 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.75/cwt on 250 head.
Average price
$133.75
250 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$654
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$40
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$19.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.36
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2496134.90669219
Medium and Large 2-3434127.7655423
Small and Medium 1-2364123.254484thin
Large 1-2544115.756294thin
One grade step is worth $19.15/cwt here — about $40 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 sale250 hd
133.75
—
KY average28 barns · 6,480 hd
132.39
+1.36
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—Average1,68686.621,46118
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40360.4084712
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13551.0958067
CowsLean 85-90%Low92138.3635322

Every lot

90 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2225140.00/cwt140.00–140.003151
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2270140.00/cwt140.00–140.003781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2271162.51/cwt155.00–169.004405
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3282150.00/cwt150.00–150.004232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2337173.01/cwt172.00–175.005833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379168.58/cwt166.00–175.006399
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429165.79/cwt156.00–168.0071122
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430141.93/cwt140.00–146.006103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479157.39/cwt155.00–163.0075414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513146.56/cwt140.00–152.0075211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570145.54/cwt136.00–148.5083025
Steers—Large 1-2591120.00/cwt120.00–120.007096
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy592134.00/cwt134.00–134.007932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618143.19/cwt136.00–147.0088530
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2686136.63/cwt133.00–138.0093731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724134.78/cwt134.00–135.5097631
Steers—Large 1-2765116.00/cwt116.00–116.008871
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3770115.00/cwt115.00–115.008861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772130.14/cwt127.50–133.001,0055
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2831126.42/cwt122.00–127.501,0517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2914109.00/cwt109.00–109.009964
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215135.75/cwt135.00–137.002924
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2250123.00/cwt123.00–123.003081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268141.74/cwt136.00–149.0038014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3289137.32/cwt135.00–138.003974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328143.79/cwt140.00–153.0047217
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2355125.50/cwt121.00–130.004462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3376125.98/cwt120.00–129.004744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381147.30/cwt137.00–151.0056115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy405120.00/cwt120.00–120.004861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428144.31/cwt136.00–152.0061836
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430128.00/cwt120.00–132.005506
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy455119.00/cwt119.00–119.005411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461145.58/cwt136.00–150.0067135
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3474132.10/cwt127.00–134.006264
Heifers—Large 1-2480118.00/cwt118.00–118.005661
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2495119.00/cwt119.00–119.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516135.09/cwt127.00–140.0069716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525122.31/cwt121.00–125.006423
Heifers—Large 1-2565115.00/cwt115.00–115.006503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568130.11/cwt124.00–135.0073922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595114.00/cwt114.00–114.006781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626122.43/cwt117.00–129.0076619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy640114.69/cwt112.00–116.007343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672119.14/cwt113.00–124.5080118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675108.00/cwt108.00–108.007291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721110.79/cwt104.00–115.007995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2767111.25/cwt104.00–114.0085312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850105.00/cwt105.00–105.008931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2175150.00/cwt150.00–150.002631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3275137.00/cwt137.00–137.003771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2277171.11/cwt161.00–176.0047411
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2300150.00/cwt150.00–150.004502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2327165.86/cwt153.00–171.0054216
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3328137.69/cwt137.00–139.004523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy355150.00/cwt150.00–150.005332
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2370159.00/cwt159.00–159.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374170.69/cwt155.00–177.0063820
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385147.62/cwt144.00–150.005685
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423160.41/cwt155.00–168.0067932
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2430150.00/cwt150.00–150.006451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3442142.23/cwt137.00–148.006295
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475152.61/cwt145.00–162.0072541
Bulls—Small and Medium 2-3475116.00/cwt116.00–116.005512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3479135.68/cwt133.00–142.006505
Bulls—Small and Medium 2-3510118.00/cwt118.00–118.006021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516146.69/cwt138.00–153.0075724
Bulls—Large 1-2530132.00/cwt132.00–132.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3538130.37/cwt120.00–135.007019
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584131.73/cwt128.00–139.007694
Bulls—Large 1-2590122.00/cwt122.00–122.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628127.18/cwt122.00–130.0079915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2661123.77/cwt120.00–128.0081816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713120.13/cwt117.00–124.008578
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790113.50/cwt113.50–113.508972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815115.00/cwt115.00–115.009372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-298584.00/cwt84.00–84.008271
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49065.99/cwt60.00–70.509832
Bulls——1,54682.88/cwt74.50–89.001,2818
Bulls——1,87695.52/cwt90.00–102.001,7928
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85229.09/cwt28.00–30.002483
Cows—Lean 85-90%92534.06/cwt32.00–37.503156
Cows—Lean 85-90%93542.48/cwt39.00–49.5039713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08744.20/cwt35.50–46.5048020
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13551.66/cwt45.00–56.5058631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19758.58/cwt57.00–62.5070116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39262.01/cwt59.50–64.508639
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43755.55/cwt54.50–57.007983
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,150770.00/cwt770.00–770.008,8551

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.