Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2023-10-16

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 16
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
533 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 476▼ 245 vs year ago 778 · −31.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 78▼ 16 vs year ago 144 · −11.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 6▼ 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 mostly steady. Weaned and preconditioned feeders sold with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower 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 $203.59/cwt on 161 head.
Average price
$203.59
161 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,016
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$164
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$43.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.59
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2490216.141,060115
Medium and Large 2-3520172.2189646
One grade step is worth $43.93/cwt here — about $164 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 sale161 hd
203.59
—
KY average26 barns · 5,906 hd
211.17
−7.59
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—Low1,684110.861,86617
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,760105.001,8481thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24489.001,10748
CowsLean 85-90%High95972.8969920
SteersChoiceAverage1,138156.861,7852thin

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,0411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420222.00/cwt222.00–222.009321
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3462202.28/cwt197.50–220.009355
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472250.48/cwt238.00–258.001,1829
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500180.00/cwt180.00–180.009001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526246.54/cwt227.00–259.001,2977
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570243.46/cwt213.00–254.001,38820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634238.75/cwt237.00–250.001,51410
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640198.59/cwt187.00–210.001,2712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658233.51/cwt221.00–239.001,5368
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4521
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,7091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6233
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3805200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285166.90/cwt160.00–170.004763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338229.20/cwt220.00–232.007754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3342163.78/cwt145.00–170.005604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376226.42/cwt215.00–232.0085111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3422188.91/cwt165.00–212.0079710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2439222.41/cwt214.00–237.0097637
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3464180.00/cwt180.00–180.008355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471214.17/cwt207.00–235.001,00921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523216.24/cwt207.00–224.001,13116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530192.63/cwt192.00–194.001,0213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3566162.18/cwt150.00–197.0091810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569210.47/cwt200.00–220.001,19813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3622165.51/cwt132.00–195.001,0293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632206.24/cwt202.00–215.001,3037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3718177.11/cwt162.00–190.001,2723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2752210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765153.52/cwt150.00–157.001,1742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3805140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2473
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3900122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275210.00/cwt210.00–210.005782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3280125.00/cwt125.00–125.003501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2308243.66/cwt237.00–250.007502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3315197.32/cwt180.00–210.006229
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2371227.54/cwt225.00–240.008449
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3382210.00/cwt210.00–210.008023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3412198.52/cwt195.00–205.008183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431232.91/cwt224.00–242.001,00414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463242.34/cwt228.00–257.001,1224
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3481205.13/cwt175.00–217.0098716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520200.50/cwt170.00–209.001,04310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533212.51/cwt210.00–222.001,1339
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574222.37/cwt212.00–233.001,27611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575210.23/cwt200.00–221.001,2094
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3613201.66/cwt200.00–205.001,2363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615223.46/cwt215.00–234.001,3747
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3678193.25/cwt180.00–207.001,3102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713227.26/cwt222.00–230.001,6204
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3731185.71/cwt160.00–212.001,3584
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3815160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3121
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3755145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0952
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,138156.86/cwt154.00–160.001,7852
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,537102.60/cwt101.00–104.001,5773
Bulls——1,715112.63/cwt100.00–124.001,93214
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75046.00/cwt46.00–46.003451
Cows—Lean 85-90%96271.47/cwt60.00–79.0068814
Cows—Lean 85-90%99182.23/cwt80.00–84.008155
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16880.33/cwt79.00–81.009383
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24389.34/cwt83.00–97.001,11044
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,510100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,5101
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,760105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,8481
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0412

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.