Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2023-02-13

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 13
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
720 head
▲ 159 vs last sale 561▲ 100 vs year ago 620 · +16.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 144▼ 8 vs year ago 97 · −8.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. 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 $172.79/cwt on 159 head.
Average price
$172.79
159 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$792
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$160
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.96/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 1-2461176.13812140
Medium and Large 2-3440148.1765219thin
One grade step is worth $27.96/cwt here — about $160 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 sale159 hd
172.79
—
KY average25 barns · 7,456 hd
166.91
+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—High1,850104.721,93710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54189.001,3714thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22478.3395934
CowsLean 85-90%High96269.4266815

Every lot

67 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2210182.50/cwt182.50–182.503831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275205.00/cwt205.00–205.005642
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3280187.50/cwt187.50–187.505251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320207.00/cwt197.50–220.006625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370234.55/cwt227.00–260.008685
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3382161.66/cwt160.00–162.506183
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470224.32/cwt220.00–230.001,0543
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,0281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529190.22/cwt185.00–198.001,0067
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,0905
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588173.00/cwt172.50–174.001,0173
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620155.00/cwt155.00–155.009611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,12716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1857
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2812164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,3363
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,2921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4032
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3225142.00/cwt142.00–142.003201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2263173.81/cwt172.50–175.004572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285165.09/cwt162.50–170.004713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3308165.51/cwt165.00–166.005102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added325190.00/cwt190.00–190.0061811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338172.68/cwt170.00–174.005843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added380190.00/cwt190.00–190.0072228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382180.13/cwt179.00–184.0068814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3382120.00/cwt120.00–120.004583
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3419161.00/cwt145.00–167.506755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427185.94/cwt170.00–189.0079419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479176.25/cwt170.00–179.0084412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490155.00/cwt155.00–155.007601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518161.56/cwt152.50–169.0083712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535146.00/cwt146.00–146.007811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538169.00/cwt169.00–169.009092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570162.96/cwt158.00–165.5092913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582167.50/cwt167.50–167.509758
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605142.00/cwt142.00–142.008591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621155.54/cwt150.00–157.0096612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2708152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0763
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3835120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3960119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2207213.72/cwt204.00–225.004423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2255200.00/cwt200.00–200.005101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3280175.00/cwt175.00–175.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318217.79/cwt212.50–223.006932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375222.50/cwt220.00–227.508343
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400160.00/cwt160.00–160.006401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410225.00/cwt225.00–225.009231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468199.77/cwt187.50–219.0093513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490160.00/cwt160.00–160.007842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505195.70/cwt193.00–197.509885
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513188.01/cwt178.00–193.0096412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540161.00/cwt161.00–161.008691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0198
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624166.17/cwt163.00–167.001,03714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664163.98/cwt163.00–165.001,0896
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725135.49/cwt135.00–136.009822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2940126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1841
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,65598.65/cwt98.00–99.001,6333
Bulls——1,903104.64/cwt103.00–106.001,9915
Bulls——2,008114.00/cwt114.00–114.002,2892
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96069.02/cwt59.00–72.0066314
Cows—Lean 85-90%98575.00/cwt75.00–75.007391
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21777.13/cwt69.00–85.0093932
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34097.47/cwt95.00–100.001,3062
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54189.00/cwt83.50–94.001,3714

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.