Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2023-11-27

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 27
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
479 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 416▼ 180 vs year ago 659 · −27.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 135▼ 3 vs year ago 112 · −2.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 45▲ 13 vs year ago 3 · +433.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold steady. Steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Volatile CME futures trading over last several days has driven demand lower for most classes of 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 $181.54/cwt on 116 head.
Average price
$181.54
116 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,005
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$101
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$28.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.53
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543190.391,03480
Medium and Large 2-3576161.8693336
One grade step is worth $28.53/cwt here — about $101 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 sale116 hd
181.54
—
KY average12 barns · 1,487 hd
187.07
−5.53
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—Low1,613117.471,8957thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,59092.771,4757thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31588.401,16263
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00275.9976112

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,425$1,2476
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,182$1,2003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,157$1,0863thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,065$1,0782thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$8501thin

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2344292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,0046
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360252.00/cwt252.00–252.009071
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482235.11/cwt232.00–242.001,1333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566227.26/cwt220.00–242.001,28614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568254.50/cwt254.50–254.501,44612
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3579201.68/cwt175.00–210.001,1684
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612219.79/cwt215.00–226.001,34515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2661214.63/cwt200.00–217.001,4198
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2711204.20/cwt199.00–205.001,45213
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3722205.26/cwt204.00–206.001,4828
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2764205.50/cwt205.50–205.501,5708
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2814200.50/cwt200.50–200.501,63210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,010165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6671
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3240190.00/cwt190.00–190.004561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275130.00/cwt130.00–130.003582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3283175.64/cwt167.00–180.004973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327182.40/cwt180.00–185.005969
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2350180.00/cwt180.00–180.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2411178.76/cwt175.00–180.007358
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420150.00/cwt150.00–150.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490193.86/cwt150.00–202.009506
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2493211.18/cwt185.00–220.001,0418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513197.77/cwt187.00–207.001,0156
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3533168.67/cwt140.00–185.008994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562198.03/cwt192.00–202.001,11314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566211.50/cwt211.50–211.501,19714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575163.23/cwt140.00–175.009393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2603176.67/cwt175.00–180.001,0653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3629148.23/cwt123.00–170.009328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3668166.39/cwt145.00–170.001,1117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674181.71/cwt175.00–185.001,2257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2838191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,6014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-391394.00/cwt94.00–94.008583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2935128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2965130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225210.00/cwt210.00–210.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3238205.14/cwt200.00–215.004883
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3255185.00/cwt185.00–185.004721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2294225.67/cwt200.00–241.006635
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330215.00/cwt215.00–215.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3350202.00/cwt202.00–202.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383275.76/cwt230.00–290.001,05614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2434239.45/cwt230.00–263.001,03914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3463186.94/cwt182.00–192.008667
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478235.38/cwt230.00–245.001,12513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515180.64/cwt170.00–197.009303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3582187.42/cwt175.00–210.001,0918
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585214.98/cwt210.00–220.001,2588
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3627173.61/cwt172.00–177.001,0893
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3672160.69/cwt150.00–175.001,0808
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3765157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2785150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,562119.38/cwt113.00–126.001,8656
Bulls——1,920106.00/cwt106.00–106.002,0351
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98974.30/cwt64.00–79.0073510
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06884.41/cwt83.00–86.009012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28578.37/cwt74.00–81.001,0078
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31989.86/cwt84.00–99.001,18555
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57890.90/cwt84.00–96.001,4346
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,660104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,7261
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,078.17/head850.00–1,300.001,0782
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1571,086.32/head1,010.00–1,185.001,0863
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1821,200.46/head1,110.00–1,265.001,2003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4251,246.61/head1,010.00–1,400.001,2476

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.