Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2023-06-05

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 5
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
790 head
▲ 703 vs last sale 87▲ 256 vs year ago 534 · +47.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▲ 84 vs last sale 12▼ 48 vs year ago 144 · −33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 3▼ 2 vs year ago 6 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher and instances of 10 higher. 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 $213.51/cwt on 280 head.
Average price
$213.51
280 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,188
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$149
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$33.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.96
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551223.311,230199
Medium and Large 2-3570189.431,08181
One grade step is worth $33.88/cwt here — about $149 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 sale280 hd
213.51
—
KY average26 barns · 5,622 hd
212.54
+0.96
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—Low1,576114.231,8019thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50099.781,4975thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19597.231,16235
CowsLean 85-90%Average99277.237667thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,480$1,5652thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,125$1,2352thin

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3355250.07/cwt245.00–255.008882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383275.30/cwt252.00–280.001,05415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2439274.24/cwt272.00–275.001,2044
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455273.42/cwt244.00–278.001,24410
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510180.00/cwt180.00–180.009183
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515257.04/cwt252.00–260.001,3244
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573254.43/cwt250.00–259.001,45824
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3587211.62/cwt195.00–240.001,2423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622216.65/cwt210.00–220.001,3489
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623235.24/cwt235.00–235.501,46619
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3664207.04/cwt200.00–219.001,3759
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670226.27/cwt220.00–231.001,51615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722217.53/cwt211.00–224.001,5718
Steers—Medium and Large 2-378090.00/cwt90.00–90.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3800150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2853187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,5953
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3860170.12/cwt160.00–180.001,4632
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3900100.00/cwt100.00–100.009001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2218232.17/cwt227.00–247.005064
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3288191.71/cwt190.00–195.005523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290217.00/cwt217.00–217.006291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3318205.45/cwt190.00–215.006533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2347258.11/cwt220.00–266.008969
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375190.00/cwt190.00–190.007132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378260.92/cwt240.00–274.009869
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3411244.29/cwt205.00–260.001,0045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413247.98/cwt232.00–258.001,0248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470244.90/cwt220.00–256.001,15129
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478187.08/cwt150.00–210.008948
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524222.60/cwt202.00–234.001,16624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3529191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,0108
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533236.22/cwt235.00–237.001,2599
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561220.23/cwt210.00–231.001,23532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578193.17/cwt191.00–200.001,11710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617212.95/cwt198.00–219.001,31433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3624187.65/cwt120.00–196.001,17127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677199.37/cwt192.00–211.001,35019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3677179.00/cwt160.00–191.001,21211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2704194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3669
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2774189.08/cwt186.00–190.001,46313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3795147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3880155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3980110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3263232.00/cwt232.00–232.006103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270249.63/cwt245.00–255.006742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3317228.53/cwt222.00–232.007243
Bulls—Small 1-2340232.00/cwt232.00–232.007891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375283.76/cwt277.00–290.001,0644
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3377240.09/cwt230.00–245.009053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430267.34/cwt255.00–272.001,15016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474251.64/cwt245.00–261.001,19311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3482232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,1182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524246.80/cwt242.00–266.001,29321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570233.38/cwt205.00–247.001,33027
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610161.00/cwt152.00–170.009822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613216.64/cwt205.00–234.001,32814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3672182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,4143
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3737181.99/cwt180.00–186.001,3413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3783160.81/cwt160.00–165.001,2596
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3835150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2910170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3936134.93/cwt110.20–138.001,2639
Feeder Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Medium and Large 1-2455259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,1781
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3790166.75/cwt166.75–166.751,31712
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,10094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,0341
Bulls——1,636116.76/cwt107.00–121.001,9108
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91588.49/cwt88.00–89.008102
Cows—Boner 80-85%94082.42/cwt80.00–85.007752
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02372.73/cwt70.00–81.007445
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150108.39/cwt108.00–109.001,2462
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21497.47/cwt88.00–105.001,18331
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,2691
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,538101.22/cwt100.00–102.001,5574
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,235.00/head1,200.00–1,275.001,2352
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4801,565.20/head1,400.00–1,700.001,5652

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.