Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2023-03-27

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 27
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
713 head
▼ 88 vs last sale 801▲ 130 vs year ago 583 · +22.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 123▲ 49 vs year ago 20 · +245.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 4▼ 116 vs year ago 118 · −98.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.07/cwt on 187 head.
Average price
$197.07
187 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$984
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$96
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$38.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.35
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2501201.311,009159
Medium and Large 2-3458174.6480024
Medium 1-2678163.001,1044thin
One grade step is worth $38.31/cwt here — about −$96 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 sale187 hd
197.07
—
KY average24 barns · 7,433 hd
188.72
+8.35
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—Average1,684118.511,99610
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47590.001,3281thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27585.071,08523
CowsLean 85-90%High96073.217037thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,566156.002,4431thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,113136.981,5252thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$9651thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)860$8701thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3270220.00/cwt220.00–220.005943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338235.00/cwt235.00–235.007942
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370187.50/cwt187.50–187.506941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395235.00/cwt235.00–235.009282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425235.00/cwt235.00–235.009991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0494
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435191.87/cwt181.00–197.508353
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2459234.62/cwt230.00–235.001,07713
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480188.22/cwt144.00–199.009035
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522213.35/cwt207.00–220.001,1147
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536223.93/cwt223.00–227.501,20011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2552227.37/cwt212.00–230.001,2557
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564235.25/cwt235.25–235.251,3277
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565175.00/cwt175.00–175.009891
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3608164.00/cwt164.00–164.009973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added639219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,39914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2647208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,34615
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3690172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2738181.19/cwt177.50–187.501,3378
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780180.13/cwt177.00–186.001,40512
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3208150.00/cwt150.00–150.003123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235225.00/cwt225.00–225.005291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2258215.00/cwt215.00–215.005553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315216.36/cwt200.00–228.0068213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315160.00/cwt160.00–160.005042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375160.00/cwt160.00–160.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390227.46/cwt220.00–230.0088714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3416192.00/cwt192.00–192.007996
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419212.49/cwt206.00–229.0089019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3469196.64/cwt196.00–198.009223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480204.70/cwt197.50–214.0098326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519206.98/cwt192.00–218.001,07430
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3533184.05/cwt180.00–186.009813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3555187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,0381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563194.02/cwt188.00–197.001,09213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added602187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,12920
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610164.75/cwt135.00–187.001,0053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618175.59/cwt157.50–180.001,0855
Heifers—Medium 1-2650172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670172.20/cwt160.00–180.001,15411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0271
Heifers—Medium 1-2705154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3805135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0764
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2209235.31/cwt225.00–237.504926
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3235230.00/cwt230.00–230.005411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3262228.31/cwt227.00–229.005983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265221.61/cwt208.00–229.005873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2329230.78/cwt224.00–241.0075926
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335210.00/cwt210.00–210.007041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3377200.00/cwt200.00–200.007543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380232.50/cwt232.50–232.508842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421228.08/cwt210.00–244.009606
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469220.55/cwt205.00–227.001,03424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515211.65/cwt205.00–219.001,0905
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2592205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625198.96/cwt194.00–205.001,2444
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2659200.99/cwt190.00–205.001,32515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3679180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2224
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2823171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,4073
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3845143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2081
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,113136.98/cwt122.00–150.001,5252
Steers—Choice and Prime1,566156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,4431
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,684118.51/cwt112.00–125.501,99610
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93371.37/cwt66.00–75.006665
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02877.81/cwt77.00–78.508002
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15873.12/cwt60.00–80.008474
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30087.59/cwt82.00–94.001,13919
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,3281
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-287595.45/cwt91.00–100.008352
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2860870.00/head870.00–870.008701
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2965965.00/head965.00–965.009651

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.