Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2021-03-29

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 29
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
702 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 679▲ 26 vs year ago 676 · +3.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 88 vs last sale 163▼ 31 vs year ago 106 · −29.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 8▲ 1 vs year ago 3 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $143.99/cwt on 213 head.
Average price
$143.99
213 head · 666 lb average
Value per head Derived
$959
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$55
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.76
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2664144.52960208
Medium and Large 2-3740122.249055thin
One grade step is worth $22.27/cwt here — about $55 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 sale213 hd
143.99
—
KY average27 barns · 5,723 hd
143.23
+0.76
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—Low1,71682.251,41214
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35258.427903thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22454.9967335
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04443.414534thin

Every lot

78 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 1-2310173.00/cwt173.00–173.005361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371183.75/cwt170.00–190.006829
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410182.00/cwt182.00–182.007461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2437172.72/cwt170.00–176.0075512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474174.67/cwt170.00–178.008286
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515174.05/cwt172.00–176.008965
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521166.02/cwt160.00–171.0086525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554165.50/cwt165.00–166.009174
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563166.56/cwt154.00–171.0093815
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565148.00/cwt148.00–148.008361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623138.09/cwt133.00–143.5086015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630143.50/cwt143.50–143.509043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677135.07/cwt132.00–140.5091436
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2708131.05/cwt125.00–133.0092820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770127.26/cwt125.00–129.2598015
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3777119.07/cwt115.00–121.009253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2804122.50/cwt120.00–123.009856
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3805106.00/cwt106.00–106.008531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910115.92/cwt115.50–118.001,0556
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added956122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,16617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2958116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,018109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,1106
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225150.00/cwt150.00–150.003381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3260149.00/cwt149.00–149.003871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2289158.66/cwt156.00–160.004593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322154.97/cwt146.00–159.0049911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381151.61/cwt150.00–154.005785
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395138.00/cwt138.00–138.005452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416142.90/cwt140.00–148.0059431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430132.00/cwt132.00–132.005682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471138.31/cwt135.00–141.0065114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3486124.56/cwt120.00–134.006053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506140.31/cwt140.00–140.507108
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521131.79/cwt128.00–137.0068733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3539119.51/cwt110.00–126.006444
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3566119.49/cwt119.00–120.006764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573125.52/cwt120.00–131.0071915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620121.03/cwt117.00–123.0075015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620113.44/cwt110.00–117.007032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680118.43/cwt115.00–120.0080518
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3683109.00/cwt109.00–109.007442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728116.16/cwt110.00–117.0084627
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3770108.00/cwt108.00–108.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2774110.73/cwt109.00–113.508578
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-390090.00/cwt90.00–90.008101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3205148.00/cwt148.00–148.003031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285170.35/cwt160.00–180.004852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365142.00/cwt142.00–142.005181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383178.71/cwt169.00–188.0068414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410140.00/cwt140.00–140.005741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420173.05/cwt168.00–178.0072713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467165.98/cwt159.00–173.0077521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521153.07/cwt145.00–156.0079718
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525170.00/cwt170.00–170.008931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525138.85/cwt131.00–143.007293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2556142.93/cwt129.00–149.0079513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620134.51/cwt124.00–137.5083414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658126.73/cwt124.00–129.008344
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3698107.00/cwt107.00–107.007472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2719117.30/cwt116.50–120.008435
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760116.00/cwt116.00–116.008821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-378593.00/cwt93.00–93.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2858106.00/cwt106.00–106.009092
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-391095.00/cwt95.00–95.008651
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3423107.11/cwt104.00–109.0045310
Dairy Steers—Large 348190.00/cwt90.00–90.004335
Dairy Steers—Large 393570.00/cwt70.00–70.006551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44875.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0863
Bulls——1,74181.94/cwt79.00–88.001,4279
Bulls——2,00894.50/cwt94.00–95.001,8982
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90037.00/cwt37.00–37.003331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07046.52/cwt45.00–48.004982
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09245.55/cwt41.00–50.004973
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22455.02/cwt50.00–59.0067330
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32760.33/cwt60.00–60.508013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35258.42/cwt55.00–60.007903
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,11061.75/cwt55.00–70.006854

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.