Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2022-05-16

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, May 16
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
595 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 551▲ 39 vs year ago 556 · +7.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 124▼ 3 vs year ago 109 · −2.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 4▲ 2 vs year ago 3 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady . Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher and 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 $150.03/cwt on 203 head.
Average price
$150.03
203 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$838
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$56
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.94
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558151.74847171
Medium and Large 2-3561140.8579132
One grade step is worth $10.89/cwt here — about $56 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
150.03
—
KY average26 barns · 5,351 hd
152.97
−2.94
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—Average1,781117.602,09410
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46397.351,4249thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24590.861,13243
CowsLean 85-90%Average90968.896269thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,205120.001,4461thin

Every lot

80 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 1-2295202.00/cwt202.00–202.005961
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3364159.00/cwt159.00–159.005794
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369178.69/cwt178.00–182.006596
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373198.94/cwt198.00–200.007422
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420142.00/cwt142.00–142.005961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440183.00/cwt183.00–183.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466189.83/cwt187.00–191.008857
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3472151.83/cwt149.00–157.007176
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495193.00/cwt193.00–193.009551
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500169.00/cwt169.00–169.008451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2508179.02/cwt173.00–183.009097
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572170.51/cwt167.00–175.0097517
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3581164.04/cwt161.00–166.009534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612165.06/cwt158.00–169.001,01018
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640129.00/cwt129.00–129.008261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660165.25/cwt165.25–165.251,09127
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685163.16/cwt153.00–163.501,11830
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1425
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2708151.41/cwt145.00–153.001,0725
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3730137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0941
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3820135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2831146.75/cwt146.75–146.751,21914
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2258180.00/cwt180.00–180.004642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313170.09/cwt166.00–172.005323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3372155.39/cwt141.00–161.005788
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373166.30/cwt150.00–173.006204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2411169.03/cwt157.00–179.0069522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3414139.77/cwt130.00–147.005793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473165.08/cwt157.00–170.0078121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478142.95/cwt133.00–150.006834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518160.00/cwt160.00–160.008292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524152.78/cwt140.00–157.0080115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565147.00/cwt147.00–147.008313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574149.28/cwt141.00–157.0085731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3614139.34/cwt138.00–140.008563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622143.29/cwt142.00–150.0089129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650143.50/cwt143.50–143.5093322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669139.77/cwt139.00–140.509356
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3686130.27/cwt127.00–137.008944
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3705120.00/cwt120.00–120.008462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717132.99/cwt123.00–136.009547
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2761124.48/cwt123.00–125.009474
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3804138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1104
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3925101.00/cwt101.00–101.009341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2975123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1991
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2235186.00/cwt186.00–186.004371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2255180.00/cwt180.00–180.004592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323169.81/cwt165.00–175.005482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365164.00/cwt164.00–164.005991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370202.00/cwt202.00–202.007472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378180.07/cwt170.00–189.006813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415168.00/cwt168.00–168.006971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440181.79/cwt170.00–191.0080014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465176.06/cwt170.00–179.008193
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475165.46/cwt160.00–173.0078613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529154.39/cwt151.50–164.0081713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545150.50/cwt150.00–151.008202
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565135.81/cwt115.00–157.007672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584155.33/cwt152.00–156.0090712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629143.74/cwt140.00–153.009047
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3633140.82/cwt137.00–144.008916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2661142.95/cwt138.50–149.0094517
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685136.00/cwt136.00–136.009321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717140.35/cwt130.00–144.001,0068
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725120.54/cwt115.00–126.008746
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3828121.97/cwt120.00–124.001,0102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3910109.01/cwt108.00–110.009922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3970108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0481
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,205120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,749115.04/cwt110.00–118.002,0128
Bulls——1,908127.84/cwt125.00–131.002,4392
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90968.89/cwt63.00–72.006269
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20785.92/cwt74.00–96.001,03728
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,317100.09/cwt97.00–106.001,31815
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37089.99/cwt86.00–95.001,2332
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48999.45/cwt97.00–102.001,4817
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07089.53/cwt89.00–90.009582
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0010,2501

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.