Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2023-10-30

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 30
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
624 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 595▲ 115 vs year ago 509 · +22.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 157▼ 15 vs year ago 123 · −12.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 13▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light weight feeders sold 5.00 -10.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 6.00 -10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 -5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.63/cwt on 179 head.
Average price
$191.63
179 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,001
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.65
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2528195.441,032108
Medium and Large 2-3514185.8395471
One grade step is worth $9.61/cwt here — about $77 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 sale179 hd
191.63
—
KY average26 barns · 4,703 hd
203.28
−11.65
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—Low1,742109.221,90312
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55594.001,4622thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31085.031,11432
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04574.4877912
HeifersChoiceAverage1,335152.002,0292thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,284$1,7754thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,250$1,2001thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3268167.01/cwt150.00–185.004482
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3348230.00/cwt230.00–230.008002
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370205.00/cwt205.00–205.007593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418266.41/cwt266.00–267.001,1145
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430232.54/cwt225.00–240.001,0006
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added445282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,2554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480264.38/cwt257.00–272.001,2694
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485203.72/cwt182.00–225.009882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2508250.40/cwt244.00–257.001,2726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510276.95/cwt272.00–280.001,41216
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3542189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,0242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573250.94/cwt240.00–258.001,43825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634238.85/cwt236.00–240.001,51428
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2657236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,5516
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3695215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710223.26/cwt219.00–224.001,5858
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2794217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,72310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7013
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3215202.00/cwt202.00–202.004341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290172.00/cwt172.00–172.004991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2292170.00/cwt170.00–170.004963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3300182.00/cwt182.00–182.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2356179.31/cwt176.00–187.0063810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3377184.81/cwt170.00–200.006973
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3417189.52/cwt180.00–195.0079014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430222.74/cwt220.00–224.009586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466204.99/cwt194.00–212.009557
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3487200.37/cwt184.00–224.0097619
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3513178.78/cwt175.00–191.0091714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525204.64/cwt191.00–222.001,07446
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575170.00/cwt170.00–170.009781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583196.64/cwt190.00–202.001,1469
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3621176.21/cwt165.00–206.001,0945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2634177.82/cwt170.00–179.501,12722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680187.61/cwt186.00–188.001,2765
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3682180.16/cwt160.00–184.001,2296
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3723170.84/cwt152.00–195.001,2353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3772158.69/cwt150.00–170.001,2253
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2235222.00/cwt222.00–222.005221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3292220.00/cwt220.00–220.006422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3315194.00/cwt160.00–228.006112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2317227.52/cwt220.00–241.007213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365240.00/cwt240.00–240.008762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385218.33/cwt215.00–220.008413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3426205.59/cwt200.00–217.008764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2441253.77/cwt220.00–267.001,11912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2507249.01/cwt226.00–267.001,26233
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3536210.78/cwt185.00–217.001,13012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3561206.20/cwt200.00–209.001,1578
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567246.76/cwt240.00–250.001,3996
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628160.93/cwt139.00–182.001,0112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2632187.71/cwt180.00–195.001,18612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730158.90/cwt150.00–168.001,1604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2745185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3755175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3830171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,4191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3925150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3881
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,335152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,0292
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,653101.17/cwt90.00–110.001,6726
Bulls——1,831117.27/cwt112.00–124.002,1476
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03673.38/cwt64.00–78.0076010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07580.00/cwt80.00–80.008601
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11080.00/cwt80.00–80.008881
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30285.54/cwt82.00–94.001,11427
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32977.33/cwt65.00–81.001,0284
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,2141
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,455102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,4841
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,730100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,7301
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2841,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7754
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001

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.