Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2023-03-06

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 6
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
671 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 582▼ 86 vs year ago 757 · −11.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 95▼ 14 vs year ago 90 · −15.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 15▲ 6 vs year ago 4 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Strong demand for all types of feeders. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.97/cwt on 435 head.
Average price
$179.97
435 head · 675 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,216
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$310
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.60
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2684180.671,235409
Medium and Large 2-3547168.9792526
One grade step is worth $11.70/cwt here — about $310 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 sale435 hd
179.97
—
KY average22 barns · 5,772 hd
183.57
−3.60
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—Low1,555110.151,7139thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52894.751,4472thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27488.481,12833
CowsLean 85-90%High93076.997169thin

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)1,410$1,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$1,0601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$9662thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)967$9386
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)900$8401thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225242.50/cwt242.50–242.505461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325245.00/cwt245.00–245.007962
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380140.00/cwt140.00–140.005321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395227.50/cwt227.50–227.508991
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440192.70/cwt175.00–210.008482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2444227.39/cwt215.00–240.001,0104
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469231.33/cwt222.00–240.001,0857
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,0021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520216.85/cwt205.00–223.001,1288
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3563190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582209.05/cwt205.00–220.001,2174
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2657190.75/cwt189.00–194.001,2538
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3760169.50/cwt168.00–171.001,2882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763181.15/cwt178.00–183.001,38226
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2803176.75/cwt176.75–176.751,4199
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,5121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225222.50/cwt222.50–222.505011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3240227.00/cwt227.00–227.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275226.00/cwt226.00–226.006222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280207.50/cwt207.50–207.505811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2316213.24/cwt202.50–220.006745
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3338175.19/cwt150.00–200.005922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371210.90/cwt200.00–220.007827
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373184.16/cwt160.00–210.006872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427213.54/cwt200.00–223.0091221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3442177.37/cwt171.00–194.007845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466205.14/cwt194.00–211.0095626
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475186.93/cwt182.50–191.008882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525156.46/cwt140.00–172.008212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534206.51/cwt188.00–211.001,10326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568184.60/cwt183.50–188.001,04913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3571178.53/cwt157.50–188.001,0195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618175.40/cwt169.00–180.001,0848
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630157.00/cwt157.00–157.009891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666178.90/cwt178.90–178.901,19183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668160.23/cwt155.00–162.001,0705
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2729151.26/cwt150.00–164.001,10311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765173.88/cwt173.75–174.001,330141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3875105.06/cwt100.00–110.009192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added881164.25/cwt164.25–164.251,44760
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3915110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3963148.29/cwt90.00–207.501,4282
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3277217.78/cwt202.50–227.006035
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280260.00/cwt260.00–260.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310240.00/cwt232.50–247.507442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3329204.09/cwt190.00–210.006717
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3357168.20/cwt145.00–215.006003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382232.67/cwt227.50–252.508896
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy402254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,0212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2412226.76/cwt215.00–250.0093418
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3438193.79/cwt187.50–200.008492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467220.20/cwt215.00–226.001,02811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3481204.31/cwt197.50–207.509833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505202.46/cwt199.00–210.001,02213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515188.53/cwt185.00–192.009712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy550216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,1882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,0841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584198.15/cwt189.00–207.001,15712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2638195.99/cwt180.00–200.001,2505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662184.02/cwt178.00–190.001,2183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added697194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3740142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3750143.00/cwt140.00–146.001,0732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3855125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27389.45/cwt82.00–98.001,1392
Bulls——1,556111.05/cwt102.00–119.001,7285
Bulls——1,836128.59/cwt122.00–134.002,3612
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89878.77/cwt78.00–79.507074
Cows—Lean 85-90%95675.56/cwt73.50–78.507225
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16569.03/cwt46.00–77.008044
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28189.09/cwt78.00–94.501,14122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31697.69/cwt95.00–103.001,2867
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,4111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57094.50/cwt94.50–94.501,4841
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2748107.64/cwt99.00–116.008052
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900840.00/head840.00–840.008401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2967938.10/head880.00–970.009386
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990966.29/head900.00–1,025.009662
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4101,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001

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.