Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2023-04-10

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 10
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
397 head
▼ 561 vs last sale 958▼ 357 vs year ago 754 · −47.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 85▼ 41 vs year ago 116 · −35.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 17▲ 3 vs year ago 4 · +75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were steady with good demand buyer demand for 500-600lbs steers. Feeder heifers were unevenly steady with good buyer participation. Slaughter cows were up 3.00-4.00 with good buyer demand, slaughter bulls were steady with low receipts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.18/cwt on 151 head.
Average price
$202.18
151 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,013
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$232
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.98
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2504203.041,023145
Medium and Large 2-3436181.417916thin
One grade step is worth $21.63/cwt here — about $232 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 sale151 hd
202.18
—
KY average22 barns · 5,481 hd
192.21
+9.98
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—Average1,545110.641,7107thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24493.981,16941
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42493.221,32713
CowsLean 85-90%Average89684.9076010

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)1,160$1,3101thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)860$1,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$9401thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)970$1,3001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)840$1,2001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)810$1251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)880$1072thin

Every lot

79 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 1-2260225.37/cwt212.50–230.005864
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2353219.18/cwt210.00–224.007745
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390190.00/cwt190.00–190.007411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416228.96/cwt225.00–231.009526
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466233.95/cwt227.50–236.001,0904
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500196.25/cwt187.50–205.009812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,0961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,23515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,37311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577225.08/cwt217.00–229.001,2999
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600239.50/cwt239.50–239.501,4378
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629225.18/cwt218.00–229.001,41619
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,4761
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3684176.28/cwt175.00–179.001,2063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723182.35/cwt177.00–185.001,3183
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added740191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added752191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4363
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2786179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,4074
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245220.00/cwt220.00–220.005391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280222.50/cwt222.50–222.506231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285210.00/cwt210.00–210.005991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324214.05/cwt211.00–221.006946
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3353187.50/cwt187.50–187.506623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374220.41/cwt210.00–226.008248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy391235.41/cwt232.50–236.009206
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420180.00/cwt180.00–180.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425225.00/cwt225.00–225.009562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426203.23/cwt192.50–218.0086616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466214.11/cwt192.50–217.0099832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,04810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added502202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,0144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525194.72/cwt187.50–197.501,0229
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy568203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,1539
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568172.99/cwt172.00–174.009832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583191.75/cwt185.00–195.001,11824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2756161.45/cwt152.50–166.001,2213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2861130.95/cwt119.00–134.001,1275
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy220240.00/cwt240.00–240.005281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2220212.50/cwt212.50–212.504681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2278215.45/cwt207.50–220.005995
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335205.00/cwt202.50–207.506872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345225.00/cwt225.00–225.007761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355225.00/cwt225.00–225.007991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380215.00/cwt215.00–215.008171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2411220.32/cwt212.50–227.509066
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425180.99/cwt170.00–192.507692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy432230.48/cwt229.00–235.009968
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477219.29/cwt214.00–225.001,04610
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528180.00/cwt180.00–180.009502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530210.67/cwt210.00–211.001,1173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565206.68/cwt195.00–215.001,16819
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3568185.29/cwt182.50–188.001,0522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy615217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628199.89/cwt192.50–207.001,2552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,3961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825171.90/cwt168.00–176.001,4182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2862170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4652
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,342104.98/cwt103.00–110.001,4095
Bulls——2,053124.80/cwt123.50–126.002,5622
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82573.00/cwt73.00–73.006021
Cows—Lean 85-90%87083.34/cwt80.00–88.007257
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02096.29/cwt96.00–96.509822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18385.94/cwt84.50–89.501,0178
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241102.20/cwt100.50–108.001,2686
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26294.54/cwt90.00–98.501,19327
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41496.47/cwt95.00–98.001,3645
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43091.19/cwt87.00–94.001,3048
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29701,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28601,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090940.00/head940.00–940.009401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3101
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2810125.00/head125.00–125.001251
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2880106.80/head106.00–108.001072

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.