Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2023-05-01

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, May 1
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
798 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 747▲ 160 vs year ago 638 · +25.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 109▼ 61 vs year ago 184 · −33.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 8▲ 6 vs year ago 4 · +150.0%
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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. Strong demand for feeders. 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 $204.95/cwt on 233 head.
Average price
$204.95
233 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,048
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$185
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$34.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.43
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2512210.421,078196
Medium and Large 2-3507175.9589237
One grade step is worth $34.48/cwt here — about $185 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 sale233 hd
204.95
—
KY average25 barns · 5,340 hd
194.52
+10.43
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—Average1,560114.171,78116
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24687.461,09069
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,63386.451,4126thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97172.1970113

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,305$1,1601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)800$8001thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350190.00/cwt190.00–190.006651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390210.00/cwt210.00–210.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425241.90/cwt223.00–251.001,02818
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430211.00/cwt210.00–215.009075
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463234.42/cwt185.00–255.001,08516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519227.04/cwt220.00–234.001,17818
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3560209.97/cwt207.00–213.001,1762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,36913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582229.15/cwt224.00–233.001,33421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612216.89/cwt209.00–230.001,3275
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added643231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,4858
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2661218.78/cwt200.00–223.001,44610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,5228
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712217.53/cwt209.00–222.001,5498
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added751211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5857
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2776199.71/cwt196.00–209.001,5504
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3795187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,6466
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3970147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,4311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,065169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,8001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2170240.00/cwt240.00–240.004081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220238.01/cwt230.00–245.005242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2258216.13/cwt210.00–230.005584
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3266178.14/cwt155.00–210.004745
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3317189.97/cwt180.00–205.006023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326209.99/cwt200.00–221.0068510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365220.32/cwt210.00–225.0080417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3379181.84/cwt165.00–215.006894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421216.72/cwt207.00–225.0091217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430179.99/cwt162.50–195.007745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472220.48/cwt212.50–225.001,04134
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473193.37/cwt170.00–216.009152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530212.30/cwt206.00–216.001,12525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added543214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,1626
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,0461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585203.39/cwt197.00–212.001,19019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3586175.82/cwt140.00–197.001,0307
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added596205.50/cwt205.50–205.501,22518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621202.81/cwt192.00–211.001,25930
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640177.56/cwt170.00–185.001,1362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662187.86/cwt186.00–194.001,2447
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3690185.00/cwt180.00–190.001,2772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,4773
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3729157.49/cwt140.00–167.001,1485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2803154.52/cwt147.00–162.001,2412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3920100.00/cwt100.00–100.009201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2234250.37/cwt240.00–255.005864
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2282228.00/cwt220.00–237.006432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3315172.00/cwt172.00–172.005421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2324234.40/cwt220.00–246.007597
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2358222.96/cwt217.00–235.007986
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3376213.48/cwt185.00–220.008035
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425232.20/cwt220.00–239.0098725
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440195.00/cwt195.00–195.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2484227.03/cwt212.50–247.001,09918
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2537222.88/cwt215.00–226.001,19714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540192.57/cwt185.00–200.001,0402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555174.00/cwt174.00–174.009661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569221.56/cwt207.50–225.001,26118
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2632217.83/cwt210.00–220.001,37724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,3462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3667184.80/cwt155.00–195.001,2334
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3700180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,4793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,4971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3778173.95/cwt172.00–176.001,3532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3808160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2832174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,4482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3880125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2917152.27/cwt151.00–156.001,3964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2975147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,4331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,413113.24/cwt106.00–118.001,60010
Bulls——1,45390.00/cwt90.00–90.001,3082
Bulls——1,980128.58/cwt124.50–132.002,5464
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87366.32/cwt63.00–69.005794
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01381.11/cwt77.00–85.008222
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01572.99/cwt70.00–79.007417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09070.13/cwt60.00–77.007645
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25087.70/cwt81.00–93.501,09654
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30394.83/cwt90.00–98.501,23610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63386.45/cwt82.00–90.501,4126
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2862109.61/cwt104.00–119.009455
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2800800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3051,160.00/head1,160.00–1,160.001,1601

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.