Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2022-08-29

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 29
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
407 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 328▲ 157 vs year ago 250 · +62.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 61▲ 62 vs year ago 56 · +110.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 0▲ 10 vs year ago 1 · +1,000.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week :Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady on average to plain quality offering. Slaughter cows 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 $165.70/cwt on 149 head.
Average price
$165.70
149 head · 466 lb average
Value per head Derived
$772
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$93
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.46
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2471170.16801103
Medium and Large 2-3455155.7070946
One grade step is worth $14.47/cwt here — about $93 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 sale149 hd
165.70
—
KY average24 barns · 5,148 hd
165.24
+0.46
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—Average1,895108.712,0604thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52194.031,4307thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16386.931,01145
CowsLean 85-90%Average97673.167144thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,150$9301thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2300185.00/cwt185.00–185.005551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370200.00/cwt200.00–200.007403
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428191.00/cwt191.00–191.008174
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485180.00/cwt180.00–180.008731
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495162.00/cwt162.00–162.008021
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505148.00/cwt148.00–148.007471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584181.20/cwt180.00–184.001,0585
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590165.00/cwt165.00–165.009741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2606179.97/cwt177.00–181.001,0914
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625144.00/cwt144.00–144.009001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721172.66/cwt172.01–176.001,2456
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3730150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738183.75/cwt183.75–183.751,3563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3049
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3810160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2961
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205179.00/cwt179.00–179.003671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3238159.00/cwt159.00–159.003783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265175.00/cwt175.00–175.004641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3288170.00/cwt170.00–170.004902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326172.78/cwt166.00–176.005636
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3332163.71/cwt148.00–190.005448
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3352173.00/cwt173.00–173.006092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2354172.84/cwt172.00–175.006126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365191.00/cwt191.00–191.006971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added376181.00/cwt181.00–181.006819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417173.97/cwt168.00–177.5072529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420186.46/cwt185.00–188.007832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3422147.66/cwt138.00–158.006233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468154.00/cwt140.00–160.007217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472173.47/cwt169.00–178.0081911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3511146.70/cwt138.00–150.007508
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513164.80/cwt157.00–171.0084513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560154.66/cwt153.00–157.008663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573166.02/cwt165.75–169.0095112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3584153.90/cwt142.00–155.0089912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655148.00/cwt148.00–148.009691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2729151.46/cwt148.00–153.001,1047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2878147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2912
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3220171.00/cwt171.00–171.003761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2221182.79/cwt176.00–191.004044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2250184.33/cwt184.00–185.004613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3300178.00/cwt178.00–178.005342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2328184.25/cwt180.00–187.006046
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378176.39/cwt171.00–181.0066711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385190.00/cwt190.00–190.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410193.21/cwt190.00–194.007925
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425185.77/cwt182.00–190.0079022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3427164.56/cwt159.00–176.0070319
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468180.00/cwt180.00–180.008422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478155.98/cwt144.00–175.007466
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512168.27/cwt164.00–172.0086215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3519154.75/cwt151.00–159.008034
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2561163.73/cwt159.00–165.009195
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3577154.79/cwt150.00–160.0089313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625156.79/cwt136.00–166.009804
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3633150.02/cwt149.00–151.009502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690144.00/cwt144.00–144.009941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3704140.00/cwt140.00–140.009868
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725159.01/cwt158.00–160.001,1532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3820132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3855100.00/cwt100.00–100.008551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3975120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1701
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3290109.00/cwt109.00–109.003161
Dairy Steers—Large 3538105.00/cwt105.00–105.005652
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,895108.71/cwt105.00–110.002,0604
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97673.16/cwt70.00–76.007144
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05279.85/cwt72.00–90.008403
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12384.33/cwt74.00–88.0094728
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26793.66/cwt90.00–98.001,18714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51795.03/cwt92.00–99.001,4426
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,3601
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-273089.00/cwt89.00–89.006501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02496.27/cwt83.00–103.009864
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,150930.00/head930.00–930.009301

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.