Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2023-08-07

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 7
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
491 head
▲ 163 vs last sale 328▲ 132 vs year ago 359 · +36.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 71▼ 8 vs year ago 109 · −7.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 1 vs year ago 2 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $236.10/cwt on 164 head.
Average price
$236.10
164 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,257
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$98
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.19
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2527242.781,280124
Medium and Large 2-3549215.371,18240
One grade step is worth $27.42/cwt here — about $98 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 sale164 hd
236.10
—
KY average25 barns · 4,965 hd
229.90
+6.19
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—High1,814124.762,26315
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,475115.541,7044thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,211106.061,28536
CowsLean 85-90%Low94091.3985914
SteersChoiceAverage1,265160.002,0241thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,205120.001,4461thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360261.51/cwt260.00–262.009414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415278.83/cwt261.00–286.001,1578
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3442245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466269.45/cwt262.00–280.001,2569
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516258.40/cwt255.00–264.001,33311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,53111
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3582240.61/cwt240.00–243.001,4005
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2591261.76/cwt257.00–267.001,54712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,6144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663247.17/cwt240.00–251.001,6394
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729242.11/cwt239.00–245.001,7659
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,7981
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3890160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,035180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3220225.00/cwt225.00–225.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3260245.00/cwt245.00–245.006371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315240.16/cwt235.00–245.007572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340252.00/cwt252.00–252.008572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360229.86/cwt225.00–235.008272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2386256.22/cwt245.00–270.0098911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3403228.54/cwt222.00–235.009212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2407234.21/cwt230.00–237.0095311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added433245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470251.45/cwt241.00–259.001,18218
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3476233.51/cwt215.00–237.001,11213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526246.83/cwt242.00–257.001,2986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530237.25/cwt227.00–252.001,25717
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3542240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3574220.69/cwt180.00–225.001,26710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580242.01/cwt235.00–245.501,40421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2588246.72/cwt239.00–253.001,4519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608236.20/cwt222.00–239.001,43610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629242.58/cwt242.00–243.001,5267
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682233.50/cwt233.50–233.501,5927
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3800172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,3761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3863135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3942140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3192
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,025168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,7221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2263274.68/cwt265.00–280.007223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2328265.90/cwt262.00–270.008727
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3331250.66/cwt247.00–255.0083011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3355262.00/cwt262.00–262.009301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383261.60/cwt260.00–262.001,0025
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417269.63/cwt255.00–297.001,12417
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3423233.07/cwt227.00–240.009865
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3468243.56/cwt240.00–247.001,1402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469275.81/cwt265.00–290.001,29413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523242.41/cwt240.00–245.001,2687
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528224.20/cwt188.00–237.001,1845
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564255.73/cwt247.00–260.001,4426
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610200.00/cwt180.00–220.001,2202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625215.90/cwt212.00–220.001,3492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720215.51/cwt215.00–216.001,5522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,5021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3880175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2880150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3201
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3673144.00/cwt144.00–144.009696
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium 1-2408252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,0282
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,205120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4461
Steers—Choice1,265160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,0241
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,385113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,5651
Bulls——1,824121.55/cwt115.00–128.002,2179
Bulls——1,881132.89/cwt130.00–139.002,5005
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90574.63/cwt70.00–84.006756
Cows—Lean 85-90%967103.96/cwt97.00–110.001,0058
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,207105.21/cwt90.00–118.001,27034
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285120.49/cwt120.00–121.001,5482
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445113.72/cwt108.00–118.001,6433
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,565121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,8941
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2890110.97/cwt105.00–118.009883

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.