Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2022-10-24

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 24
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
853 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 778▲ 289 vs year ago 564 · +51.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
202 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 144▲ 78 vs year ago 124 · +62.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 4▲ 2 vs year ago 2 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. In instances 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Increased buyer participation drove most changes. Plain quality and unweaned calves sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $144.43/cwt on 269 head.
Average price
$144.43
269 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$756
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$126
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.91
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2532147.05782215
Medium and Large 2-3490133.9965654
One grade step is worth $13.06/cwt here — about $126 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 sale269 hd
144.43
—
KY average22 barns · 5,964 hd
148.35
−3.91
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—Average1,852101.861,88713
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53973.361,1297thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24667.1483770
CowsLean 85-90%High95260.0257213

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
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$9251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,250$8751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,270$7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,305$1,1251thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335169.85/cwt165.00–175.005692
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3352160.00/cwt160.00–160.005632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395186.00/cwt186.00–186.007353
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416183.94/cwt177.00–189.007659
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3417161.60/cwt160.00–165.006743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462176.79/cwt170.00–182.008178
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490158.33/cwt155.00–160.007763
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515135.64/cwt119.00–150.006998
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519166.43/cwt150.00–170.0086412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added541177.00/cwt177.00–177.0095821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556170.00/cwt170.00–170.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578156.33/cwt155.00–157.0090415
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595128.00/cwt128.00–128.007621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617155.98/cwt154.00–157.5096213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638159.25/cwt159.25–159.251,01655
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645131.00/cwt131.00–131.008453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663153.08/cwt149.00–154.001,01510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712148.63/cwt144.00–153.001,05817
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3735125.00/cwt125.00–125.009191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1341
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2302146.63/cwt142.50–150.004434
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3317132.47/cwt122.50–137.504206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377149.27/cwt135.00–160.0056315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385151.56/cwt149.00–159.005844
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428133.33/cwt122.50–141.0057112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433149.97/cwt149.00–154.0064912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin452155.00/cwt155.00–155.007012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3466137.89/cwt136.00–139.0064310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476147.58/cwt142.00–155.0070249
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514146.30/cwt135.00–154.0075228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524157.00/cwt157.00–157.0082312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530127.59/cwt117.50–130.006765
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3555138.04/cwt120.00–147.507667
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563139.61/cwt132.50–145.0078613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574152.00/cwt152.00–152.008725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2607145.75/cwt135.00–148.0088550
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3616130.07/cwt119.00–139.008017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621152.38/cwt150.00–153.5094613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2688138.85/cwt133.00–140.009556
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710134.04/cwt129.00–139.009522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3725127.00/cwt127.00–127.009211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780123.00/cwt123.00–123.009591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3855104.00/cwt104.00–104.008891
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2235162.50/cwt162.50–162.503821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2278168.87/cwt162.50–180.004695
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320168.83/cwt165.00–175.005404
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3320140.00/cwt140.00–140.004481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380162.43/cwt160.00–167.506173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382185.09/cwt177.00–189.007079
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415133.40/cwt120.00–157.505543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428178.07/cwt173.00–182.507627
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462172.39/cwt167.00–177.507967
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3462152.50/cwt152.50–152.507052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516159.94/cwt151.00–168.0082521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3536137.85/cwt130.00–140.0073912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566145.72/cwt144.00–154.008256
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580134.75/cwt129.00–140.007827
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600135.00/cwt135.00–135.008102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625133.33/cwt130.00–135.008333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680130.00/cwt130.00–130.008841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685110.00/cwt110.00–110.007541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713130.89/cwt125.00–134.009333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2753123.99/cwt122.00–128.009343
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-383090.00/cwt90.00–90.007471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3850100.00/cwt100.00–100.008501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2860102.00/cwt102.00–102.008771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-298586.00/cwt86.00–86.008472
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3612100.00/cwt100.00–100.006123
Dairy Steers—Large 391877.00/cwt77.00–77.007072
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,839101.35/cwt98.00–104.001,86412
Bulls——2,010108.00/cwt108.00–108.002,1711
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80065.00/cwt65.00–65.005201
Cows—Lean 85-90%96559.60/cwt54.50–62.5057512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16155.68/cwt44.00–60.006469
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25968.83/cwt61.00–74.5086761
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53973.36/cwt66.50–77.501,1297
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,270725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3051,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251

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.