Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2020-08-24

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 24
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
366 head
▼ 114 vs last sale 480▼ 28 vs year ago 394 · −7.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 60▼ 8 vs year ago 84 · −9.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 4▼ 3 vs year ago 9 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers 600 lbs and over sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder under 600 lbs sold steady. 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 $128.68/cwt on 102 head.
Average price
$128.68
102 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$687
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$93
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.45
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544131.0671474
Medium and Large 2-3507122.3862128
One grade step is worth $8.68/cwt here — about $93 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 sale102 hd
128.68
—
KY average27 barns · 5,155 hd
132.13
−3.45
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—Average1,69596.281,63214
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23461.4675846
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48960.819057thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05548.835159thin

Every lot

70 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 2-3305140.00/cwt140.00–140.004271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320158.00/cwt158.00–158.005061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438152.34/cwt150.00–156.006675
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468149.00/cwt149.00–149.006973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517152.11/cwt145.00–158.007865
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3542131.51/cwt120.00–135.007136
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573148.63/cwt147.50–149.008528
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618146.62/cwt145.00–148.009065
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635136.00/cwt136.00–136.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655130.00/cwt130.00–130.008521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678139.38/cwt131.00–141.509459
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added702138.50/cwt138.50–138.509723
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720126.52/cwt125.00–128.009112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724133.18/cwt130.00–137.5096411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added763132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,00714
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3770126.00/cwt126.00–126.009701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0891
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3900112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0082
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268137.24/cwt132.00–143.003682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290130.00/cwt130.00–130.003771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325132.58/cwt130.00–135.004312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335135.00/cwt135.00–135.004521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3382124.69/cwt124.00–125.004763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416134.82/cwt130.00–140.0056112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423123.46/cwt120.00–130.005223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465132.32/cwt131.00–133.0061512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3495132.00/cwt132.00–132.006533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3517121.33/cwt110.00–129.006276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527127.69/cwt123.00–131.0067313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3558124.79/cwt124.00–126.006965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564135.67/cwt131.00–140.007654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618135.43/cwt130.00–138.0083714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3633117.59/cwt113.00–122.007442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2656131.79/cwt123.00–134.008655
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3685103.00/cwt103.00–103.007061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710120.54/cwt120.00–120.7585611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715101.00/cwt101.00–101.007221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3800100.00/cwt100.00–100.008001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2250153.00/cwt153.00–153.003831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320156.54/cwt154.00–159.005014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370154.91/cwt154.00–155.505738
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380134.00/cwt134.00–134.005092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420160.00/cwt160.00–160.006722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435128.92/cwt117.00–137.0056113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438141.96/cwt140.00–145.506229
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479140.80/cwt139.00–143.006745
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3482126.96/cwt124.00–130.006124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513138.64/cwt136.00–140.007119
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3517130.63/cwt124.00–133.006754
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3563122.21/cwt117.00–125.006883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565135.71/cwt132.00–139.007674
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626131.58/cwt129.00–136.008245
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3676117.01/cwt114.00–119.007914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3728109.31/cwt105.00–112.007963
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3765107.10/cwt97.00–112.008193
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-385091.00/cwt91.00–91.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-393590.00/cwt90.00–90.008421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-397586.00/cwt86.00–86.008391
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 339285.00/cwt85.00–85.003332
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0361
Bulls——1,66894.63/cwt83.00–98.501,5789
Bulls——1,857104.06/cwt101.00–109.001,9324
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04347.43/cwt40.00–55.004958
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15560.00/cwt60.00–60.006931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22960.00/cwt50.00–63.5073732
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24664.79/cwt64.00–65.5080714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48263.80/cwt63.00–65.009463
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49458.56/cwt55.00–61.008754
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-277673.80/cwt69.00–88.005736

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.