Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2022-12-19

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 19
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
477 head
▼ 193 vs last sale 670▲ 223 vs year ago 254 · +87.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 127▲ 28 vs year ago 60 · +46.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 3▼ 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 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher 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 $143.30/cwt on 164 head.
Average price
$143.30
164 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$778
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$152
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.88
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550149.26820120
Medium and Large 2-3526127.0666844
One grade step is worth $22.19/cwt here — about $152 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 sale164 hd
143.30
—
KY average22 barns · 5,133 hd
149.18
−5.88
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—Average1,780100.161,7837thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47869.501,0272thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28267.7786958
CowsLean 85-90%Average95057.075423thin

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)1,000$7401thin

Every lot

73 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 2-3345152.00/cwt152.00–152.005241
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3377155.60/cwt150.00–167.505875
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385176.65/cwt174.00–182.506804
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414179.16/cwt170.00–184.007428
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3415167.50/cwt167.50–167.506951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463190.31/cwt182.50–196.0088115
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3477155.18/cwt147.50–162.507404
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3503146.00/cwt146.00–146.007343
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521181.05/cwt173.00–186.0094319
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537188.94/cwt188.50–197.001,01520
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586167.75/cwt163.00–186.009837
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3588159.00/cwt159.00–159.009354
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3605152.00/cwt152.00–152.009202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621167.19/cwt166.00–170.001,0385
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3662159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2687163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,12011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1767
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705136.00/cwt136.00–136.009591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730163.75/cwt163.50–164.001,1952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2756162.33/cwt160.00–163.501,2273
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3240122.50/cwt122.50–122.502941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315152.50/cwt152.50–152.504801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3333120.00/cwt120.00–120.004002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3388131.67/cwt127.50–136.005112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2392134.00/cwt134.00–134.005252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415144.86/cwt142.00–150.006019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3431136.52/cwt120.00–155.005887
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3471126.46/cwt110.00–140.005968
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475151.84/cwt145.00–155.0072144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3514128.53/cwt127.00–130.006614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527146.80/cwt140.00–152.0077410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573132.38/cwt129.00–135.007597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577150.59/cwt146.00–154.008699
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583151.50/cwt151.50–151.5088317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3624126.14/cwt115.00–134.007875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635142.42/cwt140.00–146.009045
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3667118.03/cwt102.00–122.007877
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,0158
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2692149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700141.00/cwt141.00–141.009875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added788153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,2067
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3820100.00/cwt100.00–100.008201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0311
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3278159.12/cwt157.50–160.004423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3318147.32/cwt140.00–155.004682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3383143.80/cwt135.50–152.005512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418133.38/cwt127.00–140.005582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433170.19/cwt161.00–175.007376
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463173.31/cwt167.00–175.008025
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3513138.46/cwt137.00–140.007102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525160.00/cwt160.00–160.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568149.34/cwt149.00–150.008483
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3582138.27/cwt137.00–142.008058
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615137.50/cwt137.50–137.508461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623158.90/cwt140.00–165.009908
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2684152.01/cwt146.00–163.001,0408
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2733140.38/cwt130.00–149.001,0298
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3785110.00/cwt110.00–110.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810121.00/cwt121.00–121.009801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3838101.23/cwt82.80–120.008482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-291590.00/cwt90.00–90.008241
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52890.00/cwt90.00–90.001,3752
Bulls——1,775112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,9971
Bulls——1,908102.16/cwt97.50–106.001,9494
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93547.85/cwt46.00–50.004472
Cows—Lean 85-90%98075.50/cwt75.50–75.507401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07452.87/cwt45.00–59.505684
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28567.75/cwt60.50–72.0087146
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36675.37/cwt73.00–76.501,0308
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47869.50/cwt69.50–69.501,0272
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-294080.80/cwt78.00–88.007606
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,000740.00/head740.00–740.007401

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.