Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2023-11-20

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 20
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
416 head
▼ 254 vs last sale 670▼ 241 vs year ago 657 · −36.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 124▼ 48 vs year ago 183 · −26.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 2▲ 30 vs year ago 15 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Average to moderate demand for feeders as per Holiday week and other market uncertainties causing discounts to feeders. Slaughter cows 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 $190.18/cwt on 119 head.
Average price
$190.18
119 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,011
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$25
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$41.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.92
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2498202.361,00984
Medium and Large 2-3611160.9498435
One grade step is worth $41.43/cwt here — about $25 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 sale119 hd
190.18
—
KY average25 barns · 5,189 hd
197.10
−6.92
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—Average1,627114.941,87011
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53393.891,4397thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31088.461,15872
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01076.3777212

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,195$1,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,238$1,4853thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,258$1,4653thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$1,2851thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$1,27718
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$1,2733thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,030$1,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)898$1,0694thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)970$1,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,240$1,0262thin

Every lot

75 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 2-3373193.64/cwt180.00–200.007223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390253.00/cwt253.00–253.009871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2402247.00/cwt247.00–247.009932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2407
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545179.00/cwt179.00–179.009763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2589239.26/cwt230.00–240.001,40913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619231.99/cwt230.00–233.001,4369
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3631209.09/cwt200.00–212.001,3198
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4692
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727213.79/cwt206.00–219.001,55411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2784207.48/cwt207.00–209.001,6274
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,020111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,1321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2272162.00/cwt162.00–162.004412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315182.62/cwt175.00–185.005754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3328140.00/cwt140.00–140.004592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375193.36/cwt190.00–197.007252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376230.44/cwt210.00–235.0086614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435206.48/cwt205.00–207.0089811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added457220.69/cwt220.00–222.001,0096
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460194.25/cwt171.00–217.008942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473199.96/cwt192.00–217.009467
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open490202.00/cwt202.00–202.009901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524196.81/cwt181.00–217.001,03110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3526171.45/cwt160.00–179.009025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577195.36/cwt170.00–210.001,12717
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578181.82/cwt171.00–192.001,0512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3622168.83/cwt157.00–185.001,0509
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625182.29/cwt181.00–185.001,1393
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3679145.37/cwt120.00–171.009876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728187.19/cwt182.00–205.001,3639
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3730142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3767143.33/cwt140.00–145.001,0993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3858131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1243
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3195200.00/cwt200.00–200.003901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2204205.00/cwt205.00–205.004184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265200.00/cwt200.00–200.005301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3275200.00/cwt200.00–200.005502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3325170.92/cwt150.00–190.005552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2332214.18/cwt207.00–225.007116
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370160.00/cwt160.00–160.005921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388235.54/cwt210.00–250.009148
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2439215.00/cwt215.00–215.009445
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3456170.55/cwt152.00–180.007787
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483226.13/cwt221.00–237.001,0923
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515175.00/cwt175.00–175.009011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527197.31/cwt192.00–209.001,0409
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3563205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1545
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570202.23/cwt190.00–217.001,15310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630186.92/cwt182.00–192.001,1782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3708173.71/cwt170.00–175.001,2304
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,305105.57/cwt92.00–115.001,3783
Bulls——1,748118.45/cwt112.00–121.002,0718
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99673.15/cwt64.00–79.007298
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03982.82/cwt82.00–86.008604
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27876.10/cwt70.00–83.009737
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,312103.24/cwt100.00–107.001,3553
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31389.14/cwt81.00–98.001,17062
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53393.89/cwt91.00–97.001,4397
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,272.88/head1,065.00–1,400.001,2733
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,2851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,277.12/head1,085.00–1,450.001,27718
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2381,485.32/head1,335.00–1,675.001,4853
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2581,465.36/head1,410.00–1,550.001,4653
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2935107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010100.89/cwt88.00–117.001,0198
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28981,068.65/head975.00–1,225.001,0694
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29701,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,025.97/head785.00–1,200.001,0262

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.