Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2024-01-08

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 8
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,123 head
▲ 738 vs last sale 385▲ 325 vs year ago 798 · +40.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 88▼ 7 vs year ago 153 · −4.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 20▼ 7 vs year ago 13 · −53.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to Christmas Holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.46/cwt on 366 head.
Average price
$198.46
366 head · 593 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,176
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$206
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.03
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2612204.261,250239
Medium and Large 2-3556187.541,043127
One grade step is worth $16.71/cwt here — about $206 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 sale366 hd
198.46
—
KY average26 barns · 8,124 hd
208.49
−10.03
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—High1,788114.472,04717
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60088.751,4207thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29686.691,12470
CowsLean 85-90%Average98475.467438thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,0701thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,140$1,3001thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3369247.34/cwt220.00–260.009133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2394270.76/cwt267.00–282.001,0674
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420274.56/cwt270.00–277.001,1533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420273.06/cwt250.00–285.001,1473
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468260.24/cwt255.00–270.001,21812
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3512230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1784
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529252.82/cwt244.00–262.001,33725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added544240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3068
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2559232.57/cwt230.00–236.001,30017
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3576199.17/cwt140.00–227.001,1477
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3618203.51/cwt202.00–205.001,2582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622225.10/cwt214.00–242.001,40032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624232.80/cwt231.00–240.001,45346
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672226.74/cwt226.00–227.001,52419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,52820
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685192.39/cwt190.00–200.001,3184
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725208.70/cwt200.00–215.001,51369
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3735200.30/cwt180.00–206.001,4726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,5151
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3790190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2809200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6187
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3828177.51/cwt175.00–180.001,4702
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3868177.51/cwt175.00–180.001,5412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added886209.40/cwt209.40–209.401,85555
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2228206.04/cwt192.00–240.004703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270170.00/cwt170.00–170.004592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3273140.00/cwt140.00–140.003822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3317191.13/cwt167.00–210.006065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334190.85/cwt165.00–205.006375
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380191.53/cwt177.00–207.007285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy382215.00/cwt215.00–215.008215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3387181.50/cwt180.00–182.007024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417219.75/cwt217.00–220.0091612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3434212.39/cwt200.00–218.0092217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added439222.00/cwt222.00–222.009754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469222.05/cwt219.00–230.001,04111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478199.05/cwt180.00–213.0095120
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3516191.65/cwt170.00–200.0098920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530202.20/cwt200.00–207.001,07220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,2148
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574208.65/cwt192.00–217.001,19848
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3574177.80/cwt140.00–185.001,0219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added596209.50/cwt209.50–209.501,24913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3626185.94/cwt140.00–196.001,1646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2637213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,3573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661197.74/cwt190.00–205.001,30725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3676189.97/cwt170.00–198.001,28431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712179.43/cwt178.00–180.001,27811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715158.57/cwt150.00–160.001,1347
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3783114.62/cwt112.00–120.008973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added790201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,58860
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3812117.00/cwt117.00–117.009502
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3855139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2935174.50/cwt174.50–174.501,6324
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2210256.35/cwt250.00–270.005383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3270235.00/cwt235.00–235.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295241.00/cwt241.00–241.007112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2331227.52/cwt220.00–240.0075312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374254.42/cwt245.00–267.009525
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3384197.65/cwt170.00–250.007594
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418273.01/cwt267.00–280.001,14115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3422235.44/cwt225.00–240.009947
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2461256.55/cwt245.00–266.001,18323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,2464
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470218.87/cwt210.00–242.001,0295
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2509233.07/cwt227.00–246.001,18626
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3534216.10/cwt170.00–220.001,15419
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565214.72/cwt200.00–217.001,21311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3588201.12/cwt197.00–215.001,1839
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1202
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3663178.95/cwt160.00–187.001,1867
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2043
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0882
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,709108.46/cwt102.00–115.001,8548
Bulls——1,849118.54/cwt114.00–123.002,1928
Bulls——1,930130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,5091
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93676.95/cwt75.00–82.007204
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03081.96/cwt81.00–84.008443
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04050.00/cwt50.00–50.005201
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24279.06/cwt75.00–80.009828
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,276107.52/cwt107.00–109.001,3724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30586.31/cwt82.00–93.001,12658
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60088.75/cwt82.00–95.001,4207
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,3401
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2850775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,070.00/head1,070.00–1,070.001,0701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1401,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001

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.