Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2024-01-22

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 22
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
300 head
▼ 823 vs last sale 1,123▼ 50 vs year ago 350 · −14.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▼ 80 vs last sale 146▼ 15 vs year ago 81 · −18.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to market being closed last week, however the market was active and buyers were willing to pay premiums for good quality weaned feeder cattle. Also, SHARP demand was seen and noted in the slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $237.23/cwt on 181 head.
Average price
$237.23
181 head · 631 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,497
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$493
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$65.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.21
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2635239.141,519173
Medium and Large 2455233.331,0623thin
Medium and Large 2-3592173.401,0275thin
One grade step is worth $65.74/cwt here — about $493 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 sale181 hd
237.23
—
KY average15 barns · 1,913 hd
232.02
+5.21
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—High1,910129.402,4726thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,521113.721,73016
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,221102.941,25727
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05789.4494516

Every lot

76 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310307.00/cwt307.00–307.009521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373247.48/cwt245.00–250.009232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy404310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2525
Steers—Medium and Large 2415220.00/cwt220.00–220.009131
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435145.00/cwt145.00–145.006311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3501
Steers—Medium and Large 2450265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2489279.99/cwt270.00–285.001,3693
Steers—Medium and Large 2500215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534249.53/cwt245.00–253.001,33212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,4879
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3560190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565261.89/cwt260.00–265.001,48013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586227.25/cwt220.00–233.001,3325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633222.44/cwt210.00–228.001,4089
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added646232.32/cwt231.00–234.001,50116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676218.02/cwt215.00–225.001,4749
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677234.36/cwt231.00–234.501,58771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715214.04/cwt207.00–219.001,5306
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3770170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785204.60/cwt201.00–212.001,6063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2822203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,6698
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2237245.00/cwt245.00–245.005813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323210.95/cwt210.00–212.006812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371191.84/cwt190.00–197.007124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375209.93/cwt205.00–215.007872
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385145.00/cwt145.00–145.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437216.70/cwt215.00–220.009473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy444248.20/cwt237.00–250.001,1027
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465150.00/cwt150.00–150.006981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483218.36/cwt210.00–222.001,0556
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2538215.98/cwt212.00–220.001,1622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,0371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540142.00/cwt142.00–142.007671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582210.44/cwt204.00–214.001,22512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2639200.59/cwt194.00–205.001,2825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681190.54/cwt180.00–196.001,2989
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713190.16/cwt183.00–193.001,3567
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3790145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,3521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2940145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2970137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,3291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,090131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,4281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,160124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,4381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310312.38/cwt305.00–320.009682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375229.80/cwt225.00–235.008622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,2051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425180.00/cwt180.00–180.007652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440295.67/cwt293.00–297.001,3013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3450180.00/cwt180.00–180.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480276.96/cwt276.00–280.001,3294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,1042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2512202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,0342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525175.00/cwt175.00–175.009191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2545229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,2481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,2674
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,1151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675214.89/cwt210.00–218.001,4515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3678171.46/cwt162.00–177.001,1624
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3775167.75/cwt167.00–168.001,3004
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3940128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,2031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,605117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,8781
Bulls——1,971131.88/cwt128.00–136.002,5995
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04393.28/cwt90.00–97.009738
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05485.14/cwt77.00–89.008975
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070109.52/cwt107.00–112.001,1722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09791.81/cwt87.00–95.001,0076
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16040.00/cwt40.00–40.004641
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248114.92/cwt109.00–119.001,4346
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260102.60/cwt97.00–107.001,29315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,511108.71/cwt101.00–114.001,6439
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,534120.15/cwt115.00–132.001,8437

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.