Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2023-05-08

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, May 8
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
587 head
▼ 211 vs last sale 798▲ 36 vs year ago 551 · +6.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 123▼ 42 vs year ago 124 · −33.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 10▼ 2 vs year ago 4 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.56/cwt on 223 head.
Average price
$208.56
223 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,079
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$110
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.20
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2518211.311,095191
Medium and Large 2-3513192.0898532
One grade step is worth $19.23/cwt here — about $110 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 sale223 hd
208.56
—
KY average23 barns · 4,955 hd
194.35
+14.20
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—Average1,755114.172,0045thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54989.531,3877thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16288.021,02349
CowsLean 85-90%High91466.566089thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,225111.001,3601thin

Every lot

73 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 1-2347232.00/cwt232.00–232.008053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350222.00/cwt222.00–222.007771
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3400222.00/cwt222.00–222.008882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422230.00/cwt230.00–230.009712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473230.40/cwt225.00–234.001,09012
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485192.00/cwt192.00–192.009311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510190.00/cwt190.00–190.009691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532229.82/cwt212.00–235.001,22323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571221.98/cwt210.00–231.001,26826
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621223.76/cwt223.00–225.501,39013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627216.36/cwt205.00–222.001,3576
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3657190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2489
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676213.60/cwt208.00–216.001,4445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added694217.75/cwt217.75–217.751,51115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,5164
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2789199.13/cwt198.00–205.001,57112
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3860189.01/cwt188.00–190.001,6254
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3965156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,5051
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,020112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,1481
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225180.00/cwt180.00–180.004051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3273219.00/cwt219.00–219.005983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288210.00/cwt210.00–210.006052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315210.00/cwt210.00–210.006623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2343233.50/cwt232.00–234.008014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368231.44/cwt221.00–236.0085213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3372207.91/cwt185.00–220.007733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415145.00/cwt145.00–145.006021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425228.64/cwt219.00–234.0097241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472218.17/cwt214.00–225.001,03019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3488206.59/cwt185.00–214.001,0085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520214.44/cwt197.00–230.501,11537
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3538192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,0333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3566190.72/cwt187.00–196.001,0794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571201.38/cwt192.00–208.001,15023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613197.11/cwt187.50–205.501,20836
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615176.63/cwt170.00–187.001,0865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,2461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3752169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,2714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2758171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2807165.99/cwt165.00–167.001,3406
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2215235.00/cwt235.00–235.005051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2298222.00/cwt222.00–222.006623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320218.00/cwt215.00–227.006984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370212.61/cwt207.00–215.007874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428225.38/cwt209.00–235.0096510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3428174.97/cwt165.00–197.007493
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465212.81/cwt202.00–217.009904
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470225.39/cwt200.00–234.001,05920
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518194.65/cwt192.00–196.001,0083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522210.42/cwt200.00–218.001,0988
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555187.93/cwt180.00–192.001,0433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570220.22/cwt212.50–222.001,2558
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,3043
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3700122.00/cwt122.00–122.008541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,3822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3775172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,3334
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3848130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1023
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3980106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0391
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,225111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,3601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,755114.17/cwt105.00–121.002,0045
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89664.50/cwt60.00–70.005786
Cows—Lean 85-90%94052.00/cwt52.00–52.004891
Cows—Lean 85-90%95380.00/cwt80.00–80.007622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05574.01/cwt69.00–78.007812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16687.98/cwt81.00–97.001,02645
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178102.82/cwt100.00–106.001,2112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54989.53/cwt86.00–96.001,3877
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955114.98/cwt112.00–118.001,0982

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.