Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2023-10-02

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 2
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
642 head
▼ 149 vs last sale 791▼ 31 vs year ago 673 · −4.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 116▲ 2 vs year ago 110 · +1.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 4▲ 0 vs year ago 5 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold sharply lower. Bull calves followed the same trends, mostly unweaned and bawling calves and unfavorable weather trends for weaning calves weaken demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $224.43/cwt on 128 head.
Average price
$224.43
128 head · 598 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,342
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$416
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$40.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.49
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2605227.601,377118
Medium and Large 2-3514186.9196110thin
One grade step is worth $40.69/cwt here — about $416 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 sale128 hd
224.43
—
KY average26 barns · 6,868 hd
237.92
−13.49
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—Low1,830118.602,1709thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45890.921,3263thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29087.571,12967
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00171.0571111

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 PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,350$1,3501thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325190.00/cwt190.00–190.006181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340212.00/cwt212.00–212.007211
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370190.00/cwt190.00–190.007031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2393198.00/cwt198.00–198.007785
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420167.71/cwt142.00–187.007043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2439232.51/cwt230.00–240.001,0214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2488233.70/cwt230.00–241.001,1409
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523236.24/cwt230.00–246.001,23621
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,1012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563227.47/cwt195.00–238.001,28125
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,1821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620224.87/cwt213.00–236.001,39422
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2732225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6473
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3775215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2787226.86/cwt226.00–227.001,78528
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275149.73/cwt145.00–160.004123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3328166.05/cwt160.00–172.005452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380163.59/cwt145.00–170.006224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381188.56/cwt182.00–200.0071810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413185.41/cwt167.00–210.007668
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415158.99/cwt152.00–173.0066011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465171.35/cwt140.00–192.007976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484199.34/cwt180.00–214.009655
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3516165.17/cwt125.00–180.0085210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517199.65/cwt180.00–210.001,03228
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3574169.37/cwt167.00–177.009728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2588187.66/cwt187.00–188.001,1033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621196.40/cwt181.00–218.001,22013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3663167.96/cwt157.00–175.001,1143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678193.73/cwt170.00–218.001,3132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3735160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3795120.00/cwt120.00–120.009541
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275190.00/cwt190.00–190.005231
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3290170.00/cwt170.00–170.004931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2317186.43/cwt182.00–195.005915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3368163.11/cwt152.00–175.006002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374189.73/cwt185.00–198.0071011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410185.00/cwt185.00–185.007591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429195.95/cwt187.00–201.008415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473183.86/cwt167.00–197.008704
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475196.73/cwt185.00–238.0093410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505155.00/cwt155.00–155.007831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514200.33/cwt185.00–208.001,03013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568199.78/cwt187.00–205.001,1359
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3584186.12/cwt172.00–215.001,0873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3613168.49/cwt150.00–183.001,03316
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3652170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670196.25/cwt180.00–213.001,3152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730161.00/cwt160.00–162.001,1752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3840145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2920116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0671
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,643102.64/cwt90.00–114.001,6862
Bulls——1,860120.43/cwt117.00–125.002,2405
Bulls——1,940130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,5222
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87556.00/cwt56.00–56.004901
Cows—Lean 85-90%98069.37/cwt60.00–74.006807
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09380.00/cwt80.00–80.008743
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25375.79/cwt70.00–80.009506
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28187.51/cwt80.00–99.501,12157
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45890.92/cwt86.00–94.501,3263
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,469106.08/cwt99.00–111.001,5584
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2917111.19/cwt109.00–117.001,0204
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501

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.