Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2021-08-09

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 9
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
461 head
▲ 132 vs last sale 329▼ 89 vs year ago 550 · −16.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 56▲ 9 vs year ago 62 · +14.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 4▲ 2 vs year ago 2 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $139.94/cwt on 159 head.
Average price
$139.94
159 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$756
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$92
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.96
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542142.13771135
Medium and Large 2-3532127.6167924
One grade step is worth $14.52/cwt here — about $92 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 sale159 hd
139.94
—
KY average25 barns · 5,511 hd
140.90
−0.96
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—High1,910103.651,9803thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44267.7397613
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24965.1781432
CowsLean 85-90%High1,11357.506402thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2250163.00/cwt163.00–163.004084
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3358146.00/cwt146.00–146.005233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395171.00/cwt171.00–171.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2458150.00/cwt150.00–150.006872
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3488138.46/cwt129.00–143.006763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512154.35/cwt149.00–157.0079012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590152.63/cwt149.00–153.5090120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605147.00/cwt147.00–147.008891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607155.40/cwt155.00–157.009435
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3607136.60/cwt134.00–138.5082912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671148.67/cwt144.00–150.509987
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727151.75/cwt151.75–151.751,10320
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3800109.00/cwt109.00–109.008722
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3200140.00/cwt140.00–140.002801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225156.00/cwt156.00–156.003511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270153.64/cwt151.00–156.004152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335140.00/cwt140.00–140.004691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2343153.41/cwt149.00–155.005267
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377149.01/cwt141.00–158.0056223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428141.44/cwt140.00–143.006052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2459141.30/cwt139.50–144.0064912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477134.30/cwt123.00–137.006415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3527124.02/cwt122.00–125.006546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530136.15/cwt132.00–139.0072212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555144.00/cwt144.00–144.0079917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572135.00/cwt135.00–135.007722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578123.85/cwt122.00–125.007165
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3613122.43/cwt115.00–125.007504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618135.45/cwt129.00–137.0083726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3672129.00/cwt129.00–129.008672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690122.00/cwt122.00–122.008421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705143.75/cwt143.75–143.751,01326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2739128.00/cwt128.00–128.009464
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3328134.00/cwt134.00–134.004402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370158.00/cwt158.00–158.005852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390152.61/cwt144.00–157.005953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421150.55/cwt149.00–153.0063410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3428134.03/cwt129.00–137.005744
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3458136.84/cwt130.00–138.006277
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459148.76/cwt148.00–150.006838
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527145.43/cwt142.00–150.0076629
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3537132.49/cwt130.00–135.007114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555140.00/cwt140.00–140.007771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585137.00/cwt137.00–137.008014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600119.00/cwt119.00–119.007142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2632135.54/cwt131.00–136.5085711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2692119.00/cwt119.00–119.008232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2724124.39/cwt122.00–125.009015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3775109.00/cwt109.00–109.008451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2788122.00/cwt122.00–122.009612
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 2-31,035110.50/cwt110.50–110.501,14449
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,2431
Bulls——2,218107.47/cwt105.00–110.002,3842
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05555.00/cwt55.00–55.005801
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10552.76/cwt50.00–55.005832
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17060.00/cwt60.00–60.007021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23070.00/cwt70.00–70.008614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26365.38/cwt56.00–68.5082626
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40966.94/cwt65.00–68.5094310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55070.37/cwt70.00–71.001,0913
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0016,6731
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,575.00/cwt1,575.00–1,575.0021,2631
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13378.86/cwt74.00–84.008932

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.