Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2023-03-13

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 13
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
528 head
▼ 143 vs last sale 671▲ 138 vs year ago 390 · +35.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 76▲ 39 vs year ago 79 · +49.4%
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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 and in some cases 10.00 higher. 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 $196.70/cwt on 227 head.
Average price
$196.70
227 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,054
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$26.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.13
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2535201.151,076189
Medium and Large 2-3541174.6094538
One grade step is worth $26.55/cwt here — about $131 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 sale227 hd
196.70
—
KY average25 barns · 6,280 hd
188.57
+8.13
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—Average1,596116.511,8609thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27591.731,16972
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,71082.501,4111thin
CowsLean 85-90%High98874.867405thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,471161.002,3684thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3220221.00/cwt221.00–221.004861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320225.00/cwt225.00–225.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3328148.94/cwt125.00–174.004892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375255.78/cwt247.50–265.009592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417253.94/cwt242.50–267.001,0596
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475237.84/cwt222.50–250.001,13018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518216.87/cwt213.00–221.001,1235
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571210.08/cwt203.00–222.501,20030
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,0851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614204.05/cwt190.00–222.001,25314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665203.83/cwt183.00–216.001,3553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730189.52/cwt179.00–193.001,38316
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3895157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,4051
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3972143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,3902
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265200.00/cwt200.00–200.005302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285218.43/cwt206.00–229.006234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320177.33/cwt157.50–200.005673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329209.82/cwt200.00–218.006904
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3367225.66/cwt225.00–227.008283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383231.63/cwt229.00–240.0088719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424225.18/cwt202.00–236.0095533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433166.85/cwt145.00–190.007222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468185.42/cwt175.00–199.008683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474211.15/cwt201.00–217.501,00132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525206.01/cwt195.00–209.001,08229
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535187.07/cwt180.00–193.001,0017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563191.61/cwt186.00–196.001,0798
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3567168.60/cwt157.00–189.009566
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608181.50/cwt181.50–181.501,10411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3612160.36/cwt155.00–168.009813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614180.97/cwt174.00–183.501,11123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3672153.17/cwt147.00–157.001,0294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2777163.33/cwt158.00–169.001,26915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3783147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3830158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,3111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3855122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2956136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,3009
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3223226.00/cwt226.00–226.005043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2260220.00/cwt220.00–220.005721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3280200.00/cwt200.00–200.005601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290280.00/cwt280.00–280.008121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3320212.00/cwt212.00–212.006781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323240.30/cwt220.00–252.507767
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3355198.00/cwt198.00–198.007031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376256.15/cwt230.00–265.0096322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420251.27/cwt222.50–265.001,05517
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445190.00/cwt190.00–190.008461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468230.07/cwt212.50–247.501,07724
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3488198.58/cwt187.50–207.009693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520207.51/cwt195.00–217.001,07920
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,1291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576208.58/cwt205.00–216.001,2018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635207.31/cwt203.00–211.001,3163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2654199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,3017
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3656177.42/cwt160.00–195.001,1644
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,1941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728181.93/cwt178.00–190.001,3243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2779166.24/cwt154.00–179.001,2954
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3820130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2860144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,2381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3955150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4331
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,471161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,3684
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,295140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,8131
Bulls——1,46595.89/cwt95.50–96.501,4052
Bulls——1,690119.47/cwt110.50–126.002,0196
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94073.82/cwt70.00–75.506944
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18079.00/cwt79.00–79.009321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18679.00/cwt79.00–79.009372
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26191.06/cwt80.00–97.001,14865
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,487105.50/cwt103.50–108.001,5695
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71082.50/cwt82.50–82.501,4111

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.