Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2023-04-24

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 24
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
747 head
▼ 221 vs last sale 968▼ 116 vs year ago 863 · −13.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 109▼ 123 vs year ago 232 · −53.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 11▼ 3 vs year ago 11 · −27.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Most gains in feeders over 600 lbs. 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 $201.41/cwt on 213 head.
Average price
$201.41
213 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$981
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$62
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$28.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.95
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2479206.70991173
Medium and Large 2-3520178.5492840
One grade step is worth $28.16/cwt here — about $62 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 sale213 hd
201.41
—
KY average22 barns · 7,290 hd
193.45
+7.95
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—Average1,685109.201,84010
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16291.061,05856
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34590.431,2165thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average96875.057266thin

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)1,415$1,2701thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,091$1,0582thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,310$1,2632thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2334245.83/cwt222.00–262.008215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374247.50/cwt247.50–247.509264
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375210.00/cwt210.00–210.007882
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420210.00/cwt210.00–210.008821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429244.68/cwt236.00–252.001,05010
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3450135.00/cwt135.00–135.006082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471243.92/cwt229.00–250.001,14925
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523227.20/cwt219.00–234.001,18811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532239.39/cwt239.00–241.001,2745
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580233.75/cwt231.00–241.001,35655
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621221.34/cwt210.00–229.001,37517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633232.49/cwt230.00–235.001,4722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662237.25/cwt235.00–238.001,5714
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3668198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,3232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682220.80/cwt216.00–230.001,50626
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717208.30/cwt198.00–213.001,4947
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5552
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2218210.00/cwt210.00–210.004582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2250220.00/cwt220.00–220.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3282192.21/cwt190.00–200.005424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330203.66/cwt200.00–207.006722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335218.62/cwt210.00–225.0073216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378216.65/cwt205.00–229.0081933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3388187.00/cwt187.00–187.007262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431212.67/cwt205.00–220.5091714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433180.90/cwt172.00–190.007834
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475177.00/cwt177.00–177.008413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481209.47/cwt207.00–218.001,00837
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515167.60/cwt165.00–169.008635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518206.53/cwt200.00–212.001,07034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569200.91/cwt196.00–209.001,14319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573180.24/cwt158.00–200.001,0336
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3621177.66/cwt137.00–196.001,1038
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2645222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2653181.76/cwt170.00–189.001,1878
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3682166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,1326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725159.68/cwt155.00–167.001,1584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2778159.03/cwt150.00–168.001,2372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,2201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2945130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2291
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225245.00/cwt245.00–245.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3298220.00/cwt220.00–220.006562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2322225.33/cwt220.00–232.007266
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2366234.46/cwt212.50–248.008587
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380210.00/cwt210.00–210.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422240.65/cwt225.00–245.001,01618
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3455206.00/cwt206.00–206.009372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471234.00/cwt220.00–243.001,10217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523232.31/cwt210.00–248.001,21520
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565222.09/cwt212.50–227.001,25526
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3582190.48/cwt180.00–205.001,1093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615217.66/cwt210.00–222.001,3396
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3617174.58/cwt170.00–177.001,0773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3735182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,3412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2739198.51/cwt179.00–209.001,4676
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2840145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,005130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3071
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3441139.00/cwt139.00–139.006132
Dairy Steers—Large 3458130.00/cwt130.00–130.005952
Dairy Steers—Large 3524147.00/cwt147.00–147.007704
Dairy Steers—Large 3555130.00/cwt130.00–130.007221
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,4992
Bulls——1,674111.29/cwt105.00–117.001,8637
Bulls——1,945125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,4311
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96573.07/cwt70.00–74.007054
Cows—Lean 85-90%97379.00/cwt78.00–80.007692
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,00077.00/cwt77.00–77.007701
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08875.49/cwt74.00–77.008212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13190.25/cwt81.00–97.001,02147
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,391100.94/cwt97.00–110.001,4047
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41591.71/cwt90.00–94.001,2983
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,4801
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-290799.38/cwt88.00–119.009013
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2950965.00/head965.00–965.009651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2321,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4151,270.00/head1,270.00–1,270.001,2701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,262.79/head1,250.00–1,275.001,2632

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.