Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2021-03-22

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 22
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
679 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 680▲ 523 vs year ago 156 · +335.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
163 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 120▲ 124 vs year ago 39 · +317.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 5▲ 2 vs year ago 6 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 500 lbs and under sold steady . Feeders over 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.72/cwt on 230 head.
Average price
$132.72
230 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$665
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$15
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.10
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2484136.25660187
Medium and Large 2-3575117.3467543
One grade step is worth $18.92/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale230 hd
132.72
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KY average27 barns · 6,811 hd
129.62
+3.10
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—Low1,56976.701,2037thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48555.348227thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23053.1165359
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00538.023825thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,133110.001,2465thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,185108.001,28012

Every lot

77 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2212208.19/cwt200.00–216.004413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320160.00/cwt160.00–160.005121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360178.00/cwt178.00–178.006411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365166.80/cwt166.00–167.006095
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390166.00/cwt166.00–166.006472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433164.14/cwt160.00–169.0071110
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445147.00/cwt147.00–147.006542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467159.32/cwt155.00–163.0074412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added479171.00/cwt171.00–171.008194
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2507161.73/cwt158.00–169.0082017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520172.00/cwt172.00–172.008942
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3521144.44/cwt142.00–150.007536
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567158.87/cwt154.00–166.009018
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3588146.33/cwt146.00–147.008603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627133.44/cwt129.00–137.0083715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638141.00/cwt141.00–141.009002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650142.00/cwt142.00–142.009232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680137.74/cwt136.00–141.009374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705132.46/cwt129.00–135.0093417
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3729114.04/cwt110.00–115.008315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2836120.35/cwt118.00–122.001,00614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900109.00/cwt109.00–109.009815
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy200205.00/cwt205.00–205.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225146.00/cwt146.00–146.003291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2272158.00/cwt158.00–158.004302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332151.43/cwt144.00–158.0050311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340142.00/cwt142.00–142.004831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375135.81/cwt130.00–141.005095
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379146.89/cwt142.00–150.0055721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3424132.17/cwt129.00–135.005604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434143.91/cwt132.00–149.0062525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added444148.50/cwt148.50–148.506598
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added452149.50/cwt149.50–149.506766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474136.32/cwt133.00–142.0064627
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3486125.78/cwt120.00–128.006117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3513115.00/cwt115.00–115.005902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515136.06/cwt135.50–136.5070111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524129.11/cwt124.00–134.0067734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567123.45/cwt120.00–129.0070021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575113.51/cwt109.00–119.006534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616122.37/cwt120.00–124.0075410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3633112.30/cwt108.00–118.0071110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675116.00/cwt116.00–116.007831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723114.46/cwt104.00–116.008288
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3723100.00/cwt100.00–100.007233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-276080.00/cwt80.00–80.006081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3782104.06/cwt102.50–109.008144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-390288.00/cwt88.00–88.007942
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3265163.02/cwt162.00–165.004323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270188.62/cwt186.00–190.005093
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3313154.97/cwt152.00–161.004853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2326176.70/cwt171.00–182.0057613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3369151.62/cwt148.00–160.005597
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373167.92/cwt160.00–174.0062615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424161.90/cwt150.00–168.0068618
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3433165.62/cwt141.00–173.007179
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466157.59/cwt145.00–163.5073417
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478141.00/cwt141.00–141.006742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2504153.07/cwt149.00–155.0077113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528138.17/cwt132.00–147.0073013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3568134.94/cwt131.00–138.007665
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575150.00/cwt150.00–150.008633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2639129.01/cwt128.00–130.008246
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663130.50/cwt130.00–131.008652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2708117.33/cwt100.00–121.508317
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3840103.00/cwt103.00–103.008651
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,185108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,28012
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,133110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2465
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38872.73/cwt70.00–75.001,0095
Bulls——2,02086.61/cwt85.00–88.001,7502
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00538.02/cwt35.00–40.003825
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09046.34/cwt40.00–49.005057
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24653.90/cwt47.00–59.0067251
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41060.00/cwt60.00–60.008461
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48555.34/cwt54.00–58.008227
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07876.55/cwt64.00–91.008256
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,268987.99/cwt930.00–1,050.0012,5282

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.