Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2024-02-19

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 19
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
632 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 615▲ 12 vs year ago 620 · +1.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 79▲ 23 vs year ago 81 · +28.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 1 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Feeders over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $261.67/cwt on 221 head.
Average price
$261.67
221 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,347
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$283
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+24.60
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2526264.191,389190
Medium and Large 2-3449246.231,10631
One grade step is worth $17.96/cwt here — about $283 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 sale221 hd
261.67
—
KY average26 barns · 5,890 hd
237.07
+24.60
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—High1,505127.601,92014
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,608109.741,7654thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,323109.401,44752
CowsLean 85-90%High91496.8788511

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,1501thin

Every lot

85 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 1-2275325.00/cwt325.00–325.008941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added315330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2358285.97/cwt282.00–290.001,0242
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390245.00/cwt245.00–245.009561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added414332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,3748
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431309.14/cwt295.00–327.001,33217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added458325.99/cwt325.00–327.001,4938
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478314.60/cwt305.00–317.001,50417
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3487260.64/cwt253.00–277.001,2693
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526308.05/cwt307.00–310.001,62014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531294.16/cwt282.00–306.001,56214
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3542273.40/cwt235.00–280.001,48210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,5852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,63817
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3621217.98/cwt205.00–233.001,3546
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2648246.50/cwt245.00–247.001,5978
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660207.41/cwt195.00–220.001,3692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663241.74/cwt240.00–245.001,6034
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725229.74/cwt220.00–236.001,66616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added737240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7695
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3740217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,6061
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3803214.64/cwt206.00–219.001,7246
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2832220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8309
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3872212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,8492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2945207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,9561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2237283.35/cwt280.00–285.006723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3260219.29/cwt170.00–265.005703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270260.00/cwt260.00–260.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315270.00/cwt270.00–270.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added320302.00/cwt302.00–302.009663
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3336246.35/cwt230.00–252.008285
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3369269.23/cwt260.00–290.009935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378295.67/cwt285.00–302.001,11817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added414305.32/cwt302.00–310.001,26413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,0961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440291.78/cwt282.00–295.001,28414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added462300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474286.73/cwt272.00–298.001,35934
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3486287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,3955
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3504229.70/cwt190.00–245.001,1586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524271.53/cwt270.00–275.001,4239
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2539255.09/cwt254.75–257.001,37521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573248.44/cwt241.00–253.001,42420
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3592225.54/cwt221.00–227.001,3354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618222.02/cwt215.00–224.001,3729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631243.93/cwt242.00–245.001,53911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2654236.60/cwt230.00–241.001,54715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720207.32/cwt192.00–212.001,49311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2772206.60/cwt205.00–207.001,5955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,020167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,7031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3170260.00/cwt260.00–260.004421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2273338.98/cwt337.00–340.009253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,0941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3325234.85/cwt225.00–245.007632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2334325.31/cwt307.00–330.001,0875
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378305.47/cwt297.00–312.001,1554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432316.35/cwt302.00–332.001,3679
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460271.65/cwt240.00–287.001,2503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473299.65/cwt295.00–312.001,4177
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518232.22/cwt207.00–270.001,20312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531277.63/cwt267.00–287.001,47411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3563236.33/cwt236.00–237.001,3313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,4113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614224.86/cwt220.00–233.001,3819
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3621196.40/cwt180.00–210.001,2206
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2687215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4773
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2738201.31/cwt190.00–205.001,4864
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3768183.86/cwt180.00–195.001,4124
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,325117.00/cwt116.00–118.001,5502
Bulls——1,504128.24/cwt123.00–134.001,92910
Bulls——1,688135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,2792
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88789.05/cwt75.00–97.007906
Cows—Lean 85-90%946106.26/cwt101.00–112.001,0055
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15591.85/cwt90.00–94.001,0612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,313109.13/cwt98.00–117.001,43346
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,516121.30/cwt118.00–129.001,8394
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,608109.74/cwt107.00–116.001,7654
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2932159.37/cwt137.00–190.001,4853
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501

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.