Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2021-03-15

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 15
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
680 head
▼ 445 vs last sale 1,125▲ 404 vs year ago 276 · +146.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 171▲ 72 vs year ago 48 · +150.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 5▲ 3 vs year ago 2 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.74/cwt on 257 head.
Average price
$126.74
257 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$690
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$8
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.80
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2523131.05686189
Medium and Large 2-3605114.7769468
One grade step is worth $16.28/cwt here — about −$8 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 sale257 hd
126.74
—
KY average26 barns · 9,256 hd
127.54
−0.80
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—Average1,70581.181,38415
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20454.1365262
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39452.817364thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05844.3646913
SteersChoiceAverage1,43190.001,2887thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335183.47/cwt180.00–195.006154
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3360176.00/cwt176.00–176.006341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366179.14/cwt175.00–184.006567
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435154.00/cwt154.00–154.006701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436167.81/cwt164.00–182.0073210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added458170.00/cwt170.00–170.007793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475162.94/cwt158.00–168.007745
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490134.00/cwt134.00–134.006571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2509156.49/cwt147.00–158.0079713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516162.90/cwt159.00–168.008417
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535138.30/cwt120.00–145.0074015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569148.00/cwt148.00–148.008423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571146.10/cwt140.00–163.0083414
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3574137.14/cwt132.00–145.007875
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615132.37/cwt127.00–139.0081410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631142.34/cwt141.50–147.0089816
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3632117.42/cwt114.00–118.007427
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2679133.14/cwt130.00–137.0090416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735123.83/cwt120.00–125.0091012
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3767113.62/cwt110.00–115.508713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2781121.31/cwt120.00–126.009476
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3865112.00/cwt112.00–112.009691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2923108.04/cwt105.00–111.009972
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245186.00/cwt186.00–186.004561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2282170.50/cwt160.00–189.004813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322161.73/cwt159.50–168.0052111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3374143.47/cwt130.00–152.005375
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383156.41/cwt152.00–161.005992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425141.14/cwt134.00–145.0060029
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425126.02/cwt125.00–129.005364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430150.48/cwt150.00–152.006474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added450151.00/cwt151.00–151.006802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479135.65/cwt133.00–147.0065019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3479127.54/cwt122.00–130.006116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520127.63/cwt120.00–134.0066438
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3536117.06/cwt113.00–119.006278
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3562118.73/cwt116.00–124.0066712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565123.66/cwt120.00–129.0069933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3619114.40/cwt101.00–129.0070810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620122.00/cwt122.00–122.0075610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622120.45/cwt116.00–124.0074912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3659109.16/cwt106.00–113.007197
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2684115.46/cwt114.00–120.0079016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3705103.61/cwt95.00–108.007303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716106.74/cwt101.00–112.007649
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3773104.43/cwt102.00–107.008072
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-381295.37/cwt90.00–102.007749
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-393085.00/cwt85.00–85.007912
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy206206.00/cwt206.00–206.004241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2234195.89/cwt192.50–206.004584
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3240162.00/cwt162.00–162.003891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3280161.00/cwt161.00–161.004512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285200.52/cwt199.00–206.005715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320199.00/cwt199.00–199.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2326173.16/cwt163.00–183.005655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373180.29/cwt174.00–197.006728
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380158.00/cwt158.00–158.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3423136.03/cwt130.00–140.005753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435171.72/cwt160.00–173.5074724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463170.00/cwt170.00–170.007876
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469161.25/cwt149.00–168.0075616
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3489140.79/cwt138.00–145.0068810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3504135.30/cwt128.00–136.506827
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy512155.00/cwt155.00–155.007942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531144.47/cwt138.00–151.0076723
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3572129.76/cwt121.00–141.007423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580130.75/cwt130.00–131.007584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629125.57/cwt119.00–131.007905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658126.36/cwt125.00–129.008313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy723123.00/cwt123.00–123.008892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2736113.20/cwt112.00–116.008335
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3760115.00/cwt115.00–115.008741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2822105.00/cwt105.00–105.008631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3845101.00/cwt96.00–106.008532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-388097.00/cwt97.00–97.008541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-390580.00/cwt80.00–80.007243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-294090.00/cwt90.00–90.008461
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,43190.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2887
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31068.51/cwt65.00–75.008974
Bulls——1,84885.79/cwt82.00–90.001,58511
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95836.99/cwt35.00–40.003543
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07643.17/cwt42.00–47.004654
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08846.57/cwt42.00–49.0050710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21154.20/cwt50.00–60.0065653
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23862.12/cwt61.00–63.007695
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39452.81/cwt50.00–55.007364
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-298674.90/cwt69.00–84.007395

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.