Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2022-03-28

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 28
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
583 head
▼ 284 vs last sale 867▼ 119 vs year ago 702 · −17.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 214 vs last sale 234▼ 55 vs year ago 75 · −73.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
118 head
▲ 110 vs last sale 8▲ 114 vs year ago 4 · +2,850.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders of all classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Strong Demand for all feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. Strong demand for slaughter cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.55/cwt on 259 head.
Average price
$148.55
259 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$739
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$102
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.44
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513150.98775170
Medium and Large 2-3468143.9367389
One grade step is worth $7.04/cwt here — about $102 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 sale259 hd
148.55
—
KY average24 barns · 5,910 hd
149.00
−0.44
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—Average1,794114.672,05710
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55693.751,4595thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21382.841,00550
CowsLean 85-90%Average94575.777168thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305196.52/cwt195.00–198.005992
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420157.38/cwt155.00–160.006612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432189.00/cwt189.00–189.008162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468177.72/cwt175.00–185.0083213
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470150.00/cwt150.00–150.007051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523179.52/cwt168.00–188.0093931
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3526154.19/cwt148.00–163.008116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584176.98/cwt163.00–181.001,03417
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620159.73/cwt153.00–162.009904
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640135.00/cwt135.00–135.008642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655161.71/cwt156.00–165.501,05913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2703156.97/cwt148.00–160.001,1034
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778144.99/cwt141.00–150.001,1283
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2829143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1857
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930132.41/cwt130.00–133.001,2315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2960131.52/cwt128.00–135.001,2632
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3960120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3215130.00/cwt130.00–130.002802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3274166.03/cwt156.00–169.004554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2319174.00/cwt174.00–174.005555
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3327160.68/cwt150.00–164.005254
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3363154.25/cwt146.00–160.0056015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375160.59/cwt155.00–173.0060211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3426147.44/cwt134.00–165.5062818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430159.54/cwt154.00–168.0068624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3474150.96/cwt132.00–159.0071614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476154.22/cwt146.00–164.5073434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500159.00/cwt159.00–159.007951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515142.20/cwt130.00–152.0073211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527151.41/cwt149.00–156.0079855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566144.75/cwt139.00–149.0081914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3569141.03/cwt139.00–143.008024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608135.57/cwt133.00–142.008247
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3618122.88/cwt100.00–134.0075912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3662116.00/cwt116.00–116.007682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2682132.08/cwt127.00–136.009016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3705132.00/cwt132.00–132.009311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710131.86/cwt120.00–137.0093612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785120.00/cwt120.00–120.009421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3805105.00/cwt105.00–105.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-385590.00/cwt90.00–90.007701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3285141.66/cwt132.00–146.004043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2289205.43/cwt204.00–210.005944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2317185.40/cwt177.00–199.005886
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320200.00/cwt200.00–200.006401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3366163.61/cwt146.00–170.005994
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2387182.61/cwt176.00–193.0070711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410192.00/cwt192.00–192.007871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429186.01/cwt166.00–189.0079814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476175.30/cwt172.00–180.008348
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3491164.61/cwt155.00–169.008088
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3516149.69/cwt140.00–155.007727
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy523178.31/cwt174.00–181.009338
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529164.66/cwt161.00–168.008719
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy558170.00/cwt170.00–170.009496
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567161.10/cwt157.00–166.009138
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3582141.83/cwt126.00–150.008253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628152.22/cwt148.00–155.0095614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640114.00/cwt114.00–114.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670160.49/cwt160.00–161.001,0752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670153.70/cwt149.00–156.001,0303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695134.00/cwt134.00–134.009311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-372591.00/cwt91.00–91.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728145.62/cwt135.00–150.001,0609
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1171
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3820104.00/cwt104.00–104.008531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2828128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0603
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3895109.00/cwt109.00–109.009761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3905104.00/cwt104.00–104.009411
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 335599.00/cwt99.00–99.003511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,766112.17/cwt100.00–120.001,9818
Bulls——1,904124.69/cwt120.00–130.002,3742
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83567.32/cwt60.00–73.005622
Cows—Lean 85-90%98278.58/cwt77.00–83.007726
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07866.93/cwt63.00–70.007224
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14781.42/cwt70.00–88.5093437
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,54495.74/cwt90.00–104.501,4789
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55693.75/cwt91.00–98.001,4595
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,220.57/cwt1,110.00–1,325.0014,9522

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.