Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2023-02-06

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 6
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
561 head
▲ 97 vs last sale 464▲ 331 vs year ago 230 · +143.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 82▲ 110 vs year ago 34 · +323.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 9▲ 2 vs year ago 8 · +25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $187.53/cwt on 186 head.
Average price
$187.53
186 head · 580 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,087
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$139
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.67
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2582187.891,093178
Medium and Large 2-3531179.659558thin
One grade step is worth $8.24/cwt here — about $139 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 sale186 hd
187.53
—
KY average21 barns · 3,743 hd
180.86
+6.67
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—Low1,494100.411,50011
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51191.221,3787thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22281.931,00169
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03070.3672417

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$1,1901thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,015$8762thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,225$1,1601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)885$6501thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2210185.00/cwt185.00–185.003891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265227.50/cwt227.50–227.506031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340227.50/cwt227.50–227.507741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388228.70/cwt215.00–233.0088712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added400232.00/cwt232.00–232.009286
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3403184.58/cwt172.00–197.007442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418209.97/cwt190.00–221.0087813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467191.09/cwt176.00–206.0089220
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525189.73/cwt175.00–196.0099626
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525184.00/cwt184.00–184.009664
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580168.00/cwt168.00–168.009741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582185.64/cwt180.00–191.001,0809
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611189.08/cwt188.00–189.751,15521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632178.31/cwt173.00–186.001,12721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675177.91/cwt175.00–181.001,2012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723168.12/cwt164.25–174.001,21637
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3765164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,033151.15/cwt146.00–159.001,5615
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225186.00/cwt186.00–186.004191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3272151.37/cwt150.00–152.004123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280181.04/cwt177.50–186.005073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2347186.55/cwt184.50–196.006479
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376186.48/cwt177.50–189.007018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added382194.12/cwt190.50–196.0074220
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3389163.19/cwt160.00–165.006358
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415173.00/cwt173.00–173.007182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417185.32/cwt175.00–189.007738
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476174.67/cwt150.00–188.0083121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3481154.93/cwt145.00–160.007458
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519164.14/cwt153.50–173.0085227
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540147.61/cwt140.00–150.007974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579159.17/cwt157.00–161.0092223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3579148.24/cwt138.00–162.008587
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605130.00/cwt130.00–130.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625153.65/cwt140.00–158.5096010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665135.00/cwt135.00–135.008981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677147.59/cwt132.00–156.509996
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2758143.01/cwt138.00–146.001,0844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2890132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3905120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225210.00/cwt210.00–210.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2257221.89/cwt208.00–250.005703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2336227.83/cwt202.50–235.007668
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3373169.32/cwt145.00–186.006323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375223.57/cwt212.50–236.008384
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421205.99/cwt197.00–220.008678
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3472146.76/cwt135.00–180.006935
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476195.46/cwt182.50–199.0093011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3507155.00/cwt155.00–155.007863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520183.27/cwt173.00–192.0095315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572183.29/cwt163.00–192.001,0488
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580162.00/cwt162.00–162.009401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008405
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614171.55/cwt164.00–177.001,05313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721156.69/cwt155.00–160.001,1306
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,090119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2971
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46093.54/cwt92.00–96.001,3665
Bulls——1,515120.50/cwt120.50–120.501,8261
Bulls——1,524103.26/cwt100.00–109.501,5745
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02050.00/cwt50.00–50.005101
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02167.48/cwt62.50–74.006897
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02670.39/cwt64.50–75.5072213
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04877.04/cwt75.00–80.008073
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,189101.52/cwt97.00–106.001,2074
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24982.32/cwt70.00–92.501,02858
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50888.18/cwt85.50–89.501,3305
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51898.81/cwt97.50–100.001,5002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09593.68/cwt89.00–99.001,0262
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015876.45/head700.00–1,060.008762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,190.00/head1,190.00–1,190.001,1901
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2885650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,160.00/head1,160.00–1,160.001,1601

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.