Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2023-10-23

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 23
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
595 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 533▼ 258 vs year ago 853 · −30.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 128▼ 45 vs year ago 202 · −22.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 2▲ 9 vs year ago 4 · +225.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold sharply lower on a Average to plain quality offering of mostly bawling calves that was heavily discounted. Demand suffered from unfavorable market conditions. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.56/cwt on 173 head.
Average price
$166.56
173 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$818
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$241
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$33.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−41.61
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513182.5393790
Medium and Large 2-3467149.2369683
One grade step is worth $33.30/cwt here — about $241 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 sale173 hd
166.56
—
KY average26 barns · 5,447 hd
208.16
−41.61
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—Average1,714118.322,02917
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,64692.561,5248thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28488.571,13755
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02073.5175015

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)1,325$1,4502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$1,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,300$1,0001thin

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 2-3325205.00/cwt205.00–205.006661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345235.00/cwt235.00–235.008111
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3360210.00/cwt210.00–210.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377223.71/cwt220.00–225.008434
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3403194.04/cwt120.00–207.007827
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417235.86/cwt230.00–247.0098411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3473208.72/cwt200.00–217.009872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490237.61/cwt220.00–247.001,16413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518231.72/cwt220.00–236.001,2005
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523223.39/cwt210.00–225.001,1689
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560220.29/cwt220.00–222.001,2347
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added597244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,45714
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3614212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622218.94/cwt213.00–240.001,36213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,5274
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705211.99/cwt210.00–214.001,4952
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2895185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6562
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3224144.25/cwt140.00–150.003235
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285144.25/cwt122.00–165.004112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3304130.00/cwt130.00–130.003956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2348185.00/cwt185.00–185.006442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2358178.37/cwt175.00–180.006393
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378159.28/cwt120.00–170.006027
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3414156.03/cwt152.00–160.0064617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added416192.00/cwt192.00–192.007999
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419180.21/cwt175.00–185.0075512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added458202.00/cwt202.00–202.009254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467176.19/cwt170.00–180.008238
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3491139.29/cwt120.00–197.0068422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513191.35/cwt180.00–195.0098212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3514172.10/cwt170.00–180.008855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0794
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3572166.72/cwt147.00–175.009547
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585179.48/cwt170.00–186.001,05016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614175.10/cwt161.00–182.001,07519
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620166.30/cwt162.00–167.001,0317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-367890.00/cwt90.00–90.006102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3725166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3845112.00/cwt112.00–112.009461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3880115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0121
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3235175.00/cwt175.00–175.004111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3290150.00/cwt150.00–150.004352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3319165.94/cwt150.00–200.005294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323200.27/cwt195.00–205.006472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3360200.00/cwt200.00–200.007202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381212.95/cwt205.00–215.008115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2412192.67/cwt190.00–200.007944
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3429185.42/cwt160.00–200.007959
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480169.19/cwt150.00–210.0081210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482205.73/cwt197.00–220.0099218
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524199.15/cwt180.00–217.001,04425
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3527162.78/cwt120.00–185.008583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy540241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,3011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3581166.72/cwt160.00–187.0096910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2590173.73/cwt170.00–195.001,0259
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660171.24/cwt170.00–175.001,1304
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3795166.00/cwt160.00–172.001,3202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2980123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,2051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,678118.23/cwt114.00–124.001,98415
Bulls——1,810108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,9551
Bulls——2,165130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,8151
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01570.56/cwt64.00–82.0071610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01558.00/cwt58.00–58.005891
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03584.77/cwt80.00–88.008774
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22575.00/cwt75.00–75.009191
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,2821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28688.55/cwt80.00–97.001,13953
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61491.50/cwt90.00–93.001,4777
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,870100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,8701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2501,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2964118.82/cwt110.00–121.001,1459

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.