Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2024-07-01

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 1
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
241 head
▼ 142 vs last sale 383▼ 358 vs year ago 599 · −59.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 76▲ 106 vs year ago 4 · +2,650.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 11▲ 4 vs year ago 1 · +400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $279.16/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −138.21 against this barn's trailing median of $417.37.
Average price
$279.16
18 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,513
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$194
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.64
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546283.171,54615thin
Medium and Large 2-3522259.081,3523thin
One grade step is worth $24.09/cwt here — about $194 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 sale18 hd
279.16
—
KY average20 barns · 300 hd
274.51
+4.64
This barn, trailing median30 sales
417.37
−138.21
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

30 sales
502440378316median 417.3703/0204/2006/2208/3111/02
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $488.42, low $330.23, median $417.37 across 30 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—Average1,658177.042,9359thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,243144.931,80149
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,671144.502,4142thin
CowsLean 85-90%High943124.381,1739thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,300$1,8251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,108$1,5132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$1,3751thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2355390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3852
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added400375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425322.24/cwt317.00–327.001,3702
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2450290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3051
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3541
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3505241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,2171
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520309.21/cwt305.00–322.001,6084
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3562267.63/cwt255.00–292.001,5045
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580296.92/cwt291.00–300.001,7223
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2603287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,7314
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6031
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669275.21/cwt274.00–282.001,84113
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,8501
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2762255.28/cwt247.00–257.001,94510
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,1301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235300.00/cwt300.00–300.007051
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275225.00/cwt225.00–225.006191
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325257.28/cwt230.00–270.008363
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3378229.83/cwt225.00–235.008692
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1511
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3234
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,2331
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3651
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478248.80/cwt237.00–260.001,1892
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,4144
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530247.03/cwt230.00–262.001,3095
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,4474
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575235.90/cwt232.00–244.001,3563
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615233.92/cwt230.00–236.001,4393
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3633231.02/cwt230.00–232.001,4622
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3668231.07/cwt227.00–235.001,5442
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5829
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6726
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,6461
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3815187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,5241
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2942185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7432
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,030182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,8751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2200300.00/cwt300.00–300.006001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2310420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3021
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3360303.51/cwt280.00–312.001,0934
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368402.45/cwt400.00–405.001,4812
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2384365.45/cwt325.00–385.001,4033
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4201
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2430333.19/cwt300.00–352.001,43311
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3440242.50/cwt195.00–290.001,0672
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3463280.98/cwt280.00–285.001,3015
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2477300.97/cwt275.00–317.001,4369
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2516290.30/cwt272.00–302.001,4985
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy522315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6442
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3522259.08/cwt250.00–272.001,3523
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2571270.76/cwt252.00–280.001,5468
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610256.62/cwt245.00–260.001,5656
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3620232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,4381
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2687248.37/cwt245.00–250.001,7063
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2770215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6561
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3810207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,6771
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2812203.31/cwt200.00–205.001,6513
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,23211
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers600–650Large 2-3605257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,5552
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,546171.96/cwt165.00–176.002,6597
Bulls——2,050194.84/cwt189.00–200.003,9942
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%855122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0432
Cows—Lean 85-90%968125.06/cwt120.00–129.001,2117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,5051
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,231140.67/cwt130.00–149.001,73234
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275156.56/cwt151.00–166.001,99614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,551135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,0941
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,790154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,7571
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29301,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,2851,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,0661

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.