Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2021-08-30

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 30
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
250 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 292▼ 128 vs year ago 378 · −33.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 42▼ 8 vs year ago 64 · −12.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 2▼ 5 vs year ago 6 · −83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $139.89/cwt on 95 head.
Average price
$139.89
95 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$691
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$23
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.42
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2481144.7169570
Medium and Large 2-3532126.4067225
One grade step is worth $18.31/cwt here — about $23 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 sale95 hd
139.89
—
KY average27 barns · 3,255 hd
138.47
+1.42
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—Average1,93398.411,9026thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57070.001,0992thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28166.2884915
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14652.996074thin

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366177.39/cwt170.00–180.006498
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3385164.00/cwt164.00–164.006311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440165.00/cwt165.00–165.007262
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510134.00/cwt134.00–134.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521157.14/cwt151.00–159.008198
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565144.00/cwt144.00–144.008141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573163.00/cwt163.00–163.009346
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573154.51/cwt154.00–155.008852
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625132.00/cwt132.00–132.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626144.47/cwt143.00–147.009047
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2688142.00/cwt142.00–142.009772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710140.00/cwt137.00–143.009942
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3740120.00/cwt120.00–120.008881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0821
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235164.00/cwt164.00–164.003851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290152.00/cwt152.00–152.004412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330150.67/cwt150.00–151.004973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340173.00/cwt173.00–173.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3359137.32/cwt135.00–144.004934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390152.16/cwt149.00–156.005937
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425150.49/cwt149.00–154.0064019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433133.83/cwt128.00–140.005792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3455135.00/cwt135.00–135.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478147.18/cwt140.00–150.0070410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512136.17/cwt130.00–140.006976
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3541128.44/cwt115.00–135.006957
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3550126.00/cwt126.00–126.006931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578133.19/cwt126.00–135.0077013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610120.72/cwt120.50–122.007367
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655133.00/cwt133.00–133.008712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665112.00/cwt112.00–112.007451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2729129.98/cwt127.00–131.009484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-381091.00/cwt91.00–91.007371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2220165.00/cwt165.00–165.003631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3235136.00/cwt136.00–136.003201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290175.00/cwt175.00–175.005081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3300138.00/cwt138.00–138.004141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2338171.26/cwt169.00–173.005794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy339183.06/cwt181.00–184.006213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383178.20/cwt174.00–183.0068312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430143.90/cwt135.00–155.006193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2447168.00/cwt168.00–168.007517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465166.66/cwt165.00–167.007756
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485143.26/cwt132.00–155.006952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2508155.42/cwt145.00–159.0079011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3532135.74/cwt130.00–144.007225
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578131.92/cwt120.00–139.007626
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2581147.13/cwt146.00–148.008557
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625130.00/cwt130.00–130.008131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655133.66/cwt131.00–135.008753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-397076.00/cwt76.00–76.007372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,08077.50/cwt77.50–77.508378
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,93398.41/cwt94.00–103.001,9026
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%92059.00/cwt59.00–59.005431
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04036.00/cwt36.00–36.003741
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13059.48/cwt58.00–61.006722
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28557.00/cwt57.00–57.007321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30466.01/cwt61.00–70.0086112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32671.54/cwt71.00–72.009492
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0992
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5701,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0023,5501

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.