Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2022-08-22

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 22
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
328 head
▼ 145 vs last sale 473▲ 36 vs year ago 292 · +12.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 134▲ 19 vs year ago 42 · +45.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Strong demand for feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.89/cwt on 105 head.
Average price
$162.89
105 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$848
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$150
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.60
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534165.3488381
Medium and Large 2-3474154.6173324
One grade step is worth $10.73/cwt here — about $150 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 sale105 hd
162.89
—
KY average24 barns · 4,783 hd
166.49
−3.60
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—Average1,702113.111,92610
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51096.091,4514thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25489.171,11831
CowsLean 85-90%High97375.147317thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3260187.00/cwt187.00–187.004861
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320162.00/cwt162.00–162.005181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367192.73/cwt189.00–194.007076
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430203.00/cwt199.00–210.008733
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470180.00/cwt180.00–180.008461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482195.54/cwt193.00–202.0094310
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3518164.03/cwt163.00–168.008505
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534191.24/cwt182.00–193.001,02110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy545197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,07613
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570167.00/cwt167.00–167.009521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590182.98/cwt170.00–189.001,0807
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,1651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633180.42/cwt180.00–184.001,1429
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640153.00/cwt153.00–153.009791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670177.62/cwt162.00–184.001,19014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721169.25/cwt162.00–175.001,2204
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added746176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,3137
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,2881
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3980102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,0001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210171.00/cwt171.00–171.003591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290160.00/cwt160.00–160.004641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3314169.21/cwt158.00–186.005314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340177.18/cwt169.00–185.006027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380179.00/cwt179.00–179.006801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3387161.38/cwt150.00–172.006253
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3411157.78/cwt156.00–160.006484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426173.75/cwt164.00–180.0074012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468141.47/cwt135.00–148.006622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470165.27/cwt160.00–170.007779
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added482175.00/cwt175.00–175.008442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3509161.15/cwt135.00–170.008204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527164.34/cwt158.00–167.008668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568170.00/cwt170.00–170.009663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582161.18/cwt154.00–166.0093814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3588151.01/cwt150.00–152.008882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612159.96/cwt152.00–167.5097913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620144.00/cwt144.00–144.008931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665128.00/cwt125.00–131.008512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668155.96/cwt154.00–160.001,0423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722152.45/cwt149.00–158.001,1015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2782163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,2753
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3935129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2271184.50/cwt179.00–186.005005
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2308185.80/cwt185.00–186.005725
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372198.93/cwt195.00–213.007407
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380206.00/cwt206.00–206.007831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395180.00/cwt180.00–180.007111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy414204.01/cwt203.00–205.008454
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419191.29/cwt186.00–195.008025
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3427161.53/cwt150.00–174.006903
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3462165.62/cwt154.00–170.007655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470187.99/cwt177.00–195.008847
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515166.28/cwt159.00–174.008562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527179.89/cwt157.00–190.0094813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575165.67/cwt156.00–175.009532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584167.56/cwt166.00–170.009795
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610167.66/cwt167.00–168.001,0233
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3616152.95/cwt151.00–154.009423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685145.25/cwt141.00–156.009954
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725125.00/cwt125.00–125.009061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3825108.00/cwt108.00–108.008911
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3488114.00/cwt114.00–114.005565
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32091.81/cwt89.00–95.001,2122
Bulls——1,798118.44/cwt102.00–126.002,1308
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96370.75/cwt63.00–79.006815
Cows—Lean 85-90%99886.10/cwt85.00–87.008592
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245100.35/cwt99.00–101.001,2493
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24889.95/cwt80.00–98.001,12325
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,275105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,3391
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31271.47/cwt66.00–76.009383
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58893.12/cwt89.00–95.001,4793

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.