Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2024-03-11

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 11
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
678 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 656▲ 150 vs year ago 528 · +28.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 128▼ 16 vs year ago 118 · −13.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 5▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm with instances of 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm with strong demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.22/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −123.15 against this barn's trailing median of $380.37.
Average price
$257.22
92 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,382
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$173
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$38.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.58
vs KY average
−18.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534264.831,41474
Medium and Large 2-3550225.921,24218thin
One grade step is worth $38.91/cwt here — about $173 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale92 hd
257.22
—
KY average24 barns · 1,564 hd
259.80
−2.58
National average176 barns · 16,729 hd
276.17
−18.95
This barn, trailing median33 sales
380.37
−123.15
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
443397352307median 380.3703/0204/2706/2908/3111/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $428.62, low $320.54, median $380.37 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—High1,462139.082,0338thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,254116.621,46331
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,609110.501,7784thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08986.719456thin

Every lot

88 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
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2195300.00/cwt300.00–300.005851
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Value Added247385.00/cwt385.00–385.009513
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,0001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3280295.00/cwt295.00–295.008262
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added295400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1801
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added309370.52/cwt350.00–373.001,1459
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375345.97/cwt345.00–350.001,2975
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380282.50/cwt280.00–285.001,0742
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422317.91/cwt315.00–325.001,3427
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added438335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4674
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,6114
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479302.98/cwt292.00–342.001,45118
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515284.26/cwt270.00–295.001,46421
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,3621
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added544300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6324
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2557285.23/cwt275.00–286.001,58924
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7615
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622273.37/cwt270.00–282.001,70014
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668257.69/cwt241.00–270.001,72122
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3720230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6561
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,8254
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,8391
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3820224.49/cwt224.00–225.001,8412
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3218261.07/cwt235.00–270.005696
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230267.00/cwt267.00–267.006142
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2289292.53/cwt290.00–295.008454
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295215.00/cwt185.00–245.006342
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3323259.94/cwt200.00–280.008405
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328306.71/cwt290.00–315.001,0067
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added355340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2071
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372301.15/cwt290.00–319.001,12040
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3373262.95/cwt220.00–285.009813
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added408315.10/cwt305.00–320.001,2863
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3428247.23/cwt200.00–275.001,0586
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429288.80/cwt280.00–295.001,23918
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469266.39/cwt240.00–292.001,24929
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3474254.91/cwt210.00–265.001,20823
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522263.77/cwt245.00–277.001,37748
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3527228.74/cwt200.00–250.001,20511
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540276.49/cwt275.00–282.001,4939
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565261.65/cwt242.00–274.001,47817
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585221.50/cwt210.00–235.001,2967
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627228.27/cwt220.00–237.001,4318
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3645220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4191
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668231.97/cwt227.00–237.001,5508
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3678212.03/cwt175.00–230.001,4383
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718205.32/cwt197.00–210.001,4743
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3726206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,4965
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2767200.99/cwt190.00–222.001,5423
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3825160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3201
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3860170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4621
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3920142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3061
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2988164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,6202
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2195290.00/cwt290.00–290.005661
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245380.00/cwt380.00–380.009311
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2260300.00/cwt300.00–300.007801
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added287359.48/cwt342.00–400.001,03210
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2315300.00/cwt300.00–300.009451
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328369.58/cwt365.00–372.001,2123
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2368322.73/cwt300.00–350.001,1889
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3373237.08/cwt225.00–250.008842
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added379350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3274
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2419337.79/cwt315.00–355.001,41510
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3428254.22/cwt195.00–285.001,0883
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,4663
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy456315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4364
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2459319.99/cwt315.00–327.001,4698
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475259.13/cwt235.00–277.001,2319
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2524291.22/cwt272.00–302.001,52614
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3530266.46/cwt242.00–274.001,41210
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2567274.47/cwt267.00–277.001,5566
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3579240.54/cwt230.00–245.001,3939
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620236.62/cwt220.00–250.001,4675
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2671234.87/cwt224.00–247.001,5769
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3690215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4841
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2723230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6633
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3815189.55/cwt182.00–197.001,5452
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3920140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2881
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2935172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,456143.77/cwt135.00–149.002,0936
Bulls——1,478125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,8482
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97880.14/cwt75.00–85.007842
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248116.09/cwt110.00–119.001,44927
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,1301
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,312130.30/cwt129.00–132.001,7103
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,609110.50/cwt108.00–112.001,7784
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,022149.40/cwt140.00–160.001,52713

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.