Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2020-05-11

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, May 11
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
393 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 482▲ 393 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 90▲ 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 12▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 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 $123.42/cwt on 159 head.
Average price
$123.42
159 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$652
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$48
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.12
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2526126.56666113
Medium and Large 2-3534115.7061846
One grade step is worth $10.86/cwt here — about $48 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 sale159 hd
123.42
—
KY average27 barns · 4,197 hd
123.29
+0.12
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—Average1,63085.211,3898thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40259.768387thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24156.0569536
CowsLean 85-90%Average99642.274218thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2200184.00/cwt184.00–184.003681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2262168.00/cwt168.00–168.004403
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3355135.50/cwt124.00–147.004812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374163.21/cwt157.00–170.006106
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422154.06/cwt150.00–160.006504
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3432148.00/cwt148.00–148.006392
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3463141.84/cwt136.00–148.006572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474153.71/cwt149.00–157.0072913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514147.57/cwt142.00–151.007595
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522156.00/cwt156.00–156.0081414
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545134.00/cwt134.00–134.007301
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550136.50/cwt135.00–138.007512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2592132.19/cwt127.00–135.007836
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623128.64/cwt127.00–130.008018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670130.00/cwt130.00–130.0087112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2689123.92/cwt122.00–127.0085418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715122.33/cwt122.00–123.008753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775116.00/cwt116.00–116.008992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2812110.00/cwt110.00–110.008932
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285145.00/cwt145.00–145.004131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295134.00/cwt134.00–134.003951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310137.79/cwt135.00–141.004275
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345131.00/cwt131.00–131.004524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367138.64/cwt132.00–144.0050912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3368124.43/cwt114.00–130.004583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422132.87/cwt122.00–139.0056112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428126.50/cwt123.00–134.005415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy458148.00/cwt148.00–148.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471136.13/cwt130.00–143.0064114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3472121.66/cwt119.00–125.005748
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523127.12/cwt121.00–136.006657
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525117.28/cwt113.00–119.006164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added542132.00/cwt132.00–132.007159
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579119.65/cwt117.00–126.0069323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580111.39/cwt101.00–116.006464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614116.86/cwt114.00–122.0071811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615106.08/cwt95.00–111.006524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669114.74/cwt114.00–115.007688
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670106.21/cwt103.00–109.0071210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371597.00/cwt97.00–97.006941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740108.22/cwt106.00–108.508019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-376594.00/cwt94.00–94.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-380093.00/cwt93.00–93.007441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2230179.00/cwt179.00–179.004121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3315152.00/cwt152.00–152.004791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340160.00/cwt160.00–160.005442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370151.59/cwt148.00–155.005612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3388128.08/cwt121.00–143.004973
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3414131.63/cwt122.00–136.005456
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427149.61/cwt148.00–151.006395
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3458130.97/cwt129.00–133.006002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479150.38/cwt149.00–152.007205
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519136.38/cwt133.00–145.007087
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3524128.54/cwt122.00–133.006746
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2559129.80/cwt127.00–133.007265
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575119.41/cwt117.00–122.006872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621121.52/cwt120.00–123.007556
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645116.00/cwt116.00–116.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662117.00/cwt117.00–117.007752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685112.00/cwt112.00–112.007671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725113.52/cwt110.00–116.008235
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3750108.00/cwt108.00–108.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760108.00/cwt108.00–108.008211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815107.00/cwt107.00–107.008721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-391597.00/cwt97.00–97.008881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40570.00/cwt70.00–70.009841
Bulls——1,55185.20/cwt79.50–90.001,3216
Bulls——2,330100.50/cwt100.50–100.502,3421
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98241.16/cwt30.00–47.504047
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09550.00/cwt50.00–50.005481
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13047.00/cwt47.00–47.005311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23855.85/cwt51.00–59.5069132
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28558.51/cwt58.00–59.007523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30761.24/cwt60.00–62.008003
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49060.70/cwt60.00–61.509044
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-296170.53/cwt63.00–74.006786

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.