Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2023-06-12

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 12
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
771 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 790▲ 92 vs year ago 679 · +13.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 96▼ 66 vs year ago 168 · −39.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 4▲ 18 vs year ago 9 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $204.78/cwt on 291 head.
Average price
$204.78
291 head · 578 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,185
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$186
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.29
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2587208.891,226216
Medium 1-2652196.441,2809thin
Medium and Large 2-3541192.481,04066
One grade step is worth $16.41/cwt here — about $186 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 sale291 hd
204.78
—
KY average26 barns · 6,696 hd
214.07
−9.29
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—Average1,619112.501,82115
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48195.881,4208thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27294.701,20436
CowsLean 85-90%High99278.347778thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$1,3752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,134$1,3578
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,197$1,3057
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,270$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,045$1,4002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,285$1,3752thin

Every lot

82 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 2-3340237.00/cwt237.00–237.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2347252.00/cwt252.00–252.008743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2358252.00/cwt252.00–252.009022
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395210.00/cwt210.00–210.008301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2412248.60/cwt247.00–253.001,0244
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425200.00/cwt200.00–200.008501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467245.25/cwt242.00–247.001,1456
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3482220.73/cwt212.00–225.001,0643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534238.21/cwt230.00–245.001,27221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2554243.51/cwt225.00–246.001,34934
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2639222.91/cwt219.00–226.001,42425
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660226.42/cwt226.00–226.501,4946
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677218.70/cwt217.00–219.001,48113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700220.50/cwt220.50–220.501,5444
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715207.06/cwt198.00–214.001,4809
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768211.86/cwt199.00–218.001,6274
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3804187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,50319
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820202.46/cwt198.00–203.001,66018
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3860192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,6511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225242.00/cwt242.00–242.005452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2287225.00/cwt225.00–225.006463
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3322212.20/cwt200.00–225.006833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369236.41/cwt227.00–241.008729
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3387183.34/cwt180.00–185.007103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3412198.18/cwt185.00–210.008179
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423229.43/cwt221.00–236.009706
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466223.67/cwt216.00–232.001,04248
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3469210.64/cwt200.00–213.0098814
Heifers—Medium 1-2520210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521220.40/cwt214.00–225.001,14828
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3542210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1384
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3553190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565217.96/cwt213.00–224.001,23125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3612186.27/cwt162.00–193.001,14015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627207.66/cwt203.00–214.001,30224
Heifers—Medium 1-2640196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,2541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675195.57/cwt194.00–197.001,3209
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3682176.24/cwt165.00–186.001,2025
Heifers—Medium 1-2684197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,3474
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725182.21/cwt177.00–193.001,32137
Heifers—Medium 1-2725182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2769189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,45315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3785183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,4371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3820152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,2463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825178.00/cwt175.00–181.001,4692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,6478
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3240200.00/cwt200.00–200.004801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270247.00/cwt247.00–247.006672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2327229.00/cwt229.00–229.007493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2369250.00/cwt250.00–250.009236
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410211.46/cwt210.00–213.008672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425243.12/cwt240.00–247.001,0339
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465224.11/cwt220.00–225.001,04211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478234.18/cwt225.00–243.001,1196
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517234.66/cwt220.00–241.001,21330
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580226.48/cwt220.00–230.001,3144
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623210.21/cwt204.00–217.001,3107
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3667190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2678
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705199.66/cwt198.00–201.001,4083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3775186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,4423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3855155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2950149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,4161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22495.42/cwt90.00–99.001,1684
Bulls——1,682115.64/cwt102.00–125.001,9459
Bulls——2,122132.56/cwt130.00–135.002,8132
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98582.94/cwt81.00–85.008172
Cows—Lean 85-90%99476.80/cwt70.00–80.007636
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19582.58/cwt78.00–87.009875
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28295.15/cwt86.00–104.001,22028
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303110.68/cwt106.00–114.001,4423
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48195.88/cwt84.00–106.001,4208
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1341,357.33/head1,090.00–1,425.001,3578
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3752
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1701,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2011,309.46/head1,085.00–1,475.001,3096
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0451,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,2001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,2851,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3752

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.