Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2022-05-02

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, May 2
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
638 head
▼ 225 vs last sale 863▼ 87 vs year ago 725 · −12.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
184 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 232▲ 87 vs year ago 97 · +89.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 11▼ 1 vs year ago 5 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.59/cwt on 203 head.
Average price
$154.59
203 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$783
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$79
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$26.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.74
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2500158.67794172
Medium and Large 2-3542131.9671531
One grade step is worth $26.71/cwt here — about $79 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 sale203 hd
154.59
—
KY average27 barns · 5,310 hd
149.86
+4.74
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—High1,574112.791,7767thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44993.351,35310
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15185.9799084
CowsLean 85-90%High91465.8760210

Every lot

75 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280203.69/cwt200.00–207.005702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2322190.00/cwt190.00–190.006122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added335214.00/cwt214.00–214.007175
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383196.91/cwt194.00–200.0075413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added392207.00/cwt207.00–207.0081114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410199.00/cwt199.00–199.008161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419186.85/cwt175.00–193.0078311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465162.53/cwt160.00–165.007562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469192.89/cwt189.00–199.0090531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515187.85/cwt178.00–194.0096713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,0351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570177.03/cwt173.00–178.501,00921
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575162.00/cwt162.00–162.009321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603177.66/cwt176.50–180.001,0716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631162.13/cwt159.00–164.001,0236
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670141.63/cwt133.00–150.009492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671159.26/cwt152.00–167.001,0695
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1007
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725153.32/cwt152.00–155.001,1123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2823143.99/cwt140.00–148.001,1852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2884138.51/cwt138.51–138.511,2244
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3905120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3225150.00/cwt150.00–150.003381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2239174.65/cwt170.00–176.004174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280176.55/cwt170.00–180.004943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335168.00/cwt165.00–172.0056312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335130.26/cwt130.00–131.004364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376170.60/cwt167.00–175.0064115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3388145.78/cwt137.50–160.005663
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415144.04/cwt143.00–145.005982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422166.33/cwt161.00–170.0070229
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468167.58/cwt167.00–169.0078414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3469151.46/cwt144.00–156.007105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523158.23/cwt144.00–172.0082835
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535127.52/cwt126.00–129.006824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570134.33/cwt127.00–141.007663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576154.21/cwt150.00–160.0088833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629137.66/cwt134.00–139.008669
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672137.67/cwt135.00–139.009256
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3684121.00/cwt121.00–121.008285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2729137.00/cwt137.00–137.0099910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2758128.49/cwt125.00–132.009742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3825119.00/cwt119.00–119.009821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3930100.00/cwt100.00–100.009303
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2271207.55/cwt192.00–217.005625
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2321200.09/cwt189.00–207.006426
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377191.67/cwt181.00–200.0072313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390160.70/cwt120.00–187.006275
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421185.40/cwt180.00–195.0078124
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3422158.92/cwt121.00–170.006716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471180.40/cwt174.00–185.0085014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475154.61/cwt152.00–160.007343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524167.70/cwt163.00–174.0087917
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572160.62/cwt150.00–167.0091919
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630157.61/cwt157.00–160.009938
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630140.00/cwt140.00–140.008822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3657144.59/cwt144.00–148.009507
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660145.88/cwt138.00–150.009633
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3710129.97/cwt128.00–132.009232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2789127.35/cwt120.00–139.001,0055
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-385595.00/cwt95.00–95.008121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2865123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3917105.00/cwt104.00–107.009633
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,490107.92/cwt93.00–115.001,6085
Bulls——1,785124.98/cwt121.00–128.002,2312
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88674.02/cwt67.00–79.006564
Cows—Boner 80-85%92869.04/cwt67.00–70.006413
Cows—Lean 85-90%93360.44/cwt50.00–66.005646
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14084.88/cwt75.00–96.0096866
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24694.13/cwt90.00–103.001,17315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44993.35/cwt90.00–99.001,35310
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-283095.00/cwt95.00–95.007891
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905103.00/cwt103.00–103.009321
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0011,5001

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.