Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2020-08-17

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 17
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
480 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 550▲ 288 vs year ago 192 · +150.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 62▼ 5 vs year ago 65 · −7.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 2▼ 15 vs year ago 19 · −78.9%
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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 4.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.40/cwt on 145 head.
Average price
$132.40
145 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$686
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$38
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.62
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2512135.67694110
Medium and Large 2-3537122.1365635
One grade step is worth $13.54/cwt here — about $38 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 sale145 hd
132.40
—
KY average28 barns · 5,649 hd
133.02
−0.62
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—Average1,74691.221,59210
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36357.267806thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17654.5164123
CowsLean 85-90%Average98946.474599thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,07396.001,0303thin

Every lot

73 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—Medium and Large 2-3280154.00/cwt154.00–154.004311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3323140.04/cwt135.00–145.004522
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3383142.47/cwt141.00–144.005462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423160.25/cwt152.00–164.0067813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472160.00/cwt160.00–160.007555
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3481131.53/cwt128.00–142.006334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519152.64/cwt140.00–155.0079219
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520136.05/cwt131.00–141.007072
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3566138.79/cwt127.00–141.757867
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581149.38/cwt141.00–153.2586816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620138.00/cwt137.00–139.008562
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625123.00/cwt123.00–123.007691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638143.58/cwt140.00–147.0091625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670134.03/cwt130.00–136.008983
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671140.00/cwt140.00–140.009396
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685129.00/cwt129.00–129.008841
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705120.00/cwt120.00–120.008461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2732136.78/cwt128.00–138.501,00112
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3776126.00/cwt126.00–126.009781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2858123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0555
Steers—Medium and Large 2-389193.00/cwt93.00–93.008294
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235154.00/cwt154.00–154.003621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2274146.26/cwt142.00–148.004016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310132.00/cwt131.00–134.004093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329142.19/cwt137.00–144.004689
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363140.64/cwt137.00–142.005114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375137.00/cwt137.00–137.005141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419141.56/cwt139.50–142.5059313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3431135.57/cwt125.00–159.005846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461135.87/cwt133.00–139.0062614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3472124.01/cwt118.00–130.005859
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513131.74/cwt128.00–133.0067611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3513124.31/cwt114.00–127.006387
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537137.43/cwt135.00–138.0073810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572132.00/cwt132.00–132.007552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605130.00/cwt130.00–130.007872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628134.25/cwt134.25–134.2584314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655131.75/cwt131.75–131.7586317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669121.71/cwt120.00–126.008144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2703118.00/cwt118.00–118.008303
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3713114.00/cwt114.00–114.008135
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-387094.00/cwt94.00–94.008183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-390090.00/cwt90.00–90.008101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318162.14/cwt154.00–170.005166
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2367164.12/cwt155.00–167.0060222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3384145.91/cwt136.00–149.505607
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418136.01/cwt125.00–140.005694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421158.41/cwt158.00–159.006675
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460156.40/cwt144.00–159.0071915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3469140.39/cwt135.00–145.006588
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3521127.25/cwt120.00–130.006634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524135.50/cwt135.00–136.007104
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3563132.00/cwt131.00–133.007432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564140.69/cwt134.00–150.007935
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3616112.53/cwt108.00–121.006933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2643137.65/cwt129.00–139.008857
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680123.00/cwt123.00–123.008361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685119.00/cwt119.00–119.008154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2708123.00/cwt123.00–123.008712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720119.00/cwt119.00–119.008571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3783114.01/cwt112.00–114.508935
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,07396.00/cwt96.00–96.001,0303
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48084.15/cwt83.00–85.001,2452
Bulls——1,81292.99/cwt89.00–96.001,6858
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97944.28/cwt41.00–47.004346
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00850.84/cwt48.00–54.005123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06046.54/cwt45.00–48.004932
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18454.72/cwt50.00–58.5064819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21560.52/cwt60.00–61.007352
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36156.61/cwt53.50–58.507705
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37060.50/cwt60.50–60.508291
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-294771.85/cwt64.00–86.006803
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,000700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,0001

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.