Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2023-03-20

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 20
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
801 head
▲ 273 vs last sale 528▼ 66 vs year ago 867 · −7.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 118▼ 111 vs year ago 234 · −47.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 0▼ 4 vs year ago 8 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Quality varied. 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 $196.32/cwt on 290 head.
Average price
$196.32
290 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,012
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$16
per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$33.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.91
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1-2440211.009282thin
Medium and Large 1-2510202.511,034216
Medium and Large 2-3532177.3394472
One grade step is worth $33.67/cwt here — about −$16 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 sale290 hd
196.32
—
KY average24 barns · 7,037 hd
188.41
+7.91
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—High1,612120.691,94513
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58893.361,48311
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26990.101,14443
CowsLean 85-90%High92367.706258thin

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)855$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,1501thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2215267.50/cwt267.50–267.505751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285236.94/cwt226.00–247.506752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2334233.18/cwt220.00–245.007795
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380244.26/cwt240.00–255.009287
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417231.69/cwt225.00–242.5096610
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425172.00/cwt172.00–172.007311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475225.26/cwt214.00–230.001,07020
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495190.00/cwt190.00–190.009411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520175.00/cwt175.00–175.009101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526214.55/cwt204.00–220.001,12912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571210.27/cwt205.00–217.001,20114
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0821
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632203.55/cwt195.00–214.001,28620
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added652214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,39516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672177.33/cwt170.00–182.001,1923
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680174.33/cwt174.00–175.001,1853
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added701199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,39549
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2711185.70/cwt172.00–189.001,32010
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3735167.95/cwt161.00–175.001,2342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767176.18/cwt161.00–179.001,35119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825173.27/cwt167.50–175.001,42920
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3960140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2252228.14/cwt222.50–230.005754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280110.00/cwt110.00–110.003081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333242.68/cwt222.50–249.008088
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340172.87/cwt147.50–197.505882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3371204.68/cwt190.00–210.007594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379229.58/cwt200.00–247.5087034
Heifers—Medium 1-2400222.00/cwt222.00–222.008881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3421199.30/cwt193.00–215.008394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429215.30/cwt201.00–245.0092431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472208.15/cwt199.00–220.0098232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3476186.33/cwt178.00–190.0088720
Heifers—Medium 1-2480200.00/cwt200.00–200.009601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2511203.89/cwt188.00–215.001,04245
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3524177.14/cwt142.00–195.009286
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576194.64/cwt191.00–202.001,12110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3581176.15/cwt134.00–190.001,02325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613181.24/cwt164.00–186.501,11114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3613175.93/cwt164.00–182.001,0783
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3663152.02/cwt142.00–157.001,0084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669159.63/cwt156.50–167.001,06814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2774160.59/cwt159.00–162.001,24324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3832120.00/cwt120.00–120.009982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3855127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2338223.15/cwt210.00–240.007543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3355240.00/cwt240.00–240.008521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368243.68/cwt220.00–268.0089711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425162.50/cwt162.50–162.506911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427224.32/cwt205.00–247.5095824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478217.37/cwt211.00–226.001,0399
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526207.91/cwt200.00–215.001,09427
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545172.50/cwt172.50–172.509401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573208.32/cwt195.00–213.001,19424
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575200.08/cwt194.00–203.001,1503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623201.53/cwt200.00–203.001,2562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664196.74/cwt192.00–207.001,3064
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2719176.69/cwt175.00–178.001,2707
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3770144.27/cwt124.00–160.001,1114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2875150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2900149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,3411
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3782147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,15322
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,504117.81/cwt107.50–125.501,77210
Bulls——1,972130.28/cwt128.50–132.502,5693
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92066.73/cwt64.00–80.006147
Cows—Lean 85-90%94574.50/cwt74.50–74.507041
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14572.00/cwt72.00–72.008241
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27290.28/cwt80.00–98.001,14841
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,2981
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58893.36/cwt91.50–98.501,48311
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-298795.00/cwt90.00–107.009384
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28551,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501

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.