Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2024-02-05

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 5
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,400 head
▲ 384 vs last sale 1,016▲ 839 vs year ago 561 · +149.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
185 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 89▲ 41 vs year ago 144 · +28.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeders 700 lbs and over sold mostly steady with instances of 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $246.52/cwt on 303 head.
Average price
$246.52
303 head · 476 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,174
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$183
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$28.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+22.55
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2480251.311,205252
Medium and Large 2-3459222.881,02351
One grade step is worth $28.42/cwt here — about $183 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 sale303 hd
246.52
—
KY average24 barns · 8,084 hd
223.98
+22.55
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—Average1,807124.352,2476thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,344109.951,4785thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,190103.251,22969
CowsLean 85-90%High94077.2372611
HeifersChoiceAverage1,282145.001,8592thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3300185.00/cwt185.00–185.005551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2339315.98/cwt312.00–326.001,0717
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3355262.96/cwt260.00–265.009345
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376294.53/cwt278.00–317.001,10723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417304.49/cwt287.00–315.001,2707
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3437265.52/cwt240.00–285.001,1603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473290.80/cwt278.00–305.001,37516
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3492260.21/cwt190.00–275.001,28011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515262.57/cwt260.00–265.001,3522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521281.92/cwt272.00–292.001,46918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573263.79/cwt247.00–278.001,51225
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3586239.59/cwt229.00–252.001,40411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619242.61/cwt230.00–254.001,50218
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3636184.78/cwt150.00–220.001,1752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660239.15/cwt220.00–243.001,57820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720235.46/cwt220.00–249.001,69546
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3730180.49/cwt180.00–182.001,3184
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2776227.56/cwt213.00–231.501,76629
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840212.66/cwt212.00–213.001,7863
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3860207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,7801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,010176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,7782
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3220265.00/cwt265.00–265.005831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3269220.40/cwt180.00–250.005934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295300.00/cwt300.00–300.008852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added315280.07/cwt262.00–290.008823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3322232.64/cwt180.00–250.007498
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331280.83/cwt265.00–288.0093012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3361253.85/cwt230.00–269.0091611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371273.16/cwt265.00–295.001,01338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added394312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,2292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400240.00/cwt240.00–240.009602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437260.29/cwt245.00–278.001,13753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added451269.56/cwt267.00–270.001,2167
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3461238.29/cwt215.00–245.001,0998
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482252.97/cwt247.00–267.001,21954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520225.01/cwt220.00–245.001,17016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525190.00/cwt190.00–190.009981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added541249.97/cwt249.00–255.001,35212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4057
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565160.00/cwt160.00–160.009041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572224.34/cwt220.00–235.001,28316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618215.55/cwt212.00–230.001,3325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3623205.15/cwt170.00–215.001,2787
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3656191.61/cwt172.00–200.001,2574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677215.94/cwt211.00–219.001,46213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,35411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3760147.06/cwt127.00–157.001,1183
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2182300.00/cwt300.00–300.005462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3215257.15/cwt250.00–265.005532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2235275.00/cwt275.00–275.006461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2268270.00/cwt270.00–270.007242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3275207.15/cwt200.00–220.005703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2316305.59/cwt300.00–315.0096612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added328323.58/cwt323.00–324.001,0615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330240.68/cwt195.00–280.007943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added368316.90/cwt316.00–318.001,1669
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372292.48/cwt287.00–305.001,08846
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3372281.40/cwt274.00–285.001,0473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3412180.00/cwt180.00–180.007422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2414303.07/cwt290.00–310.001,25515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added450300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479281.33/cwt280.00–282.001,3483
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520223.11/cwt190.00–248.001,1604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523269.29/cwt267.00–270.001,4087
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560252.12/cwt250.75–262.001,41253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3569228.69/cwt185.00–245.001,30123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613225.32/cwt222.00–232.001,3813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620219.84/cwt215.00–225.001,3632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,55213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2724207.67/cwt202.00–212.001,5047
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2769203.94/cwt201.00–212.001,5684
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3820120.00/cwt120.00–120.009841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2920160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3930140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3985145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4281
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,282145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,8592
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,750130.18/cwt129.00–131.002,2782
Bulls——1,835121.44/cwt118.00–125.002,2284
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92079.99/cwt70.00–89.007368
Cows—Boner 80-85%93384.61/cwt83.00–88.007893
Cows—Lean 85-90%97559.31/cwt57.00–62.005782
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02591.00/cwt91.00–91.009331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,202104.10/cwt91.00–115.001,25166
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,344109.95/cwt108.00–115.001,4785

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.