Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2024-07-22

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 22
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
665 head
▲ 262 vs last sale 403▼ 13 vs year ago 678 · −1.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 46▲ 13 vs year ago 89 · +14.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 3▼ 26 vs year ago 32 · −81.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers 500 lbs and under sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $265.34/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −115.03 against this barn's trailing median of $380.37.
Average price
$265.34
73 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,444
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$107
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$26.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.92
vs KY average
+0.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543266.801,45069
Medium and Large 2-3559240.131,3424thin
One grade step is worth $26.67/cwt here — about $107 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale73 hd
265.34
—
KY average24 barns · 1,578 hd
269.26
−3.92
National average157 barns · 8,958 hd
264.63
+0.71
This barn, trailing median33 sales
380.37
−115.03
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—Low1,834171.583,14614
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,600141.332,2616thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,280138.361,77240
CowsLean 85-90%High965112.231,08311
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,305162.002,1141thin

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 PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,191$1,8754thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270252.00/cwt252.00–252.006801
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2334304.76/cwt302.00–310.001,0183
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3400290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1601
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421328.16/cwt325.00–335.001,3823
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2458307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,4062
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,31320
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523285.12/cwt280.00–290.001,4912
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535260.64/cwt260.00–262.001,3943
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3567270.45/cwt252.00–280.001,5333
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,7347
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3619236.70/cwt232.00–240.001,4654
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627268.56/cwt237.00–274.001,68411
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638276.84/cwt274.00–281.001,76617
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2662270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,78711
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3682240.67/cwt240.00–242.001,6413
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717251.53/cwt240.00–256.001,8038
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,9664
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0048
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2210315.00/cwt315.00–315.006621
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3290264.50/cwt235.00–280.007673
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2304288.64/cwt286.00–290.008776
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330240.00/cwt240.00–240.007921
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3386254.75/cwt215.00–272.009838
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2387296.01/cwt272.00–302.001,1469
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3427243.40/cwt240.00–250.001,0393
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435281.51/cwt250.00–287.001,22513
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3489242.86/cwt239.00–267.001,18810
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added490291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,42612
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490254.28/cwt252.00–272.001,24623
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added504270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,36115
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2509269.96/cwt260.00–273.001,37418
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3559240.13/cwt220.00–257.001,3424
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577263.89/cwt250.00–266.501,52336
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616259.40/cwt252.00–260.001,59813
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed621240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4908
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623239.36/cwt235.00–245.001,4915
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671239.50/cwt232.00–241.001,60712
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,73515
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,7231
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6721
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3764182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3904
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added776230.25/cwt230.25–230.251,78727
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880218.50/cwt218.50–218.501,92311
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2905202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,8281
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2252370.00/cwt370.00–370.009322
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3281258.36/cwt245.00–265.007263
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,1281
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2368332.73/cwt320.00–342.001,2245
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3370295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0921
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3301
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,3042
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3410273.90/cwt270.00–282.001,1233
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2415298.46/cwt297.00–300.001,2392
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2459306.71/cwt290.00–320.001,4089
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3490292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,4311
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2542277.76/cwt268.00–282.001,50512
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2568273.69/cwt270.00–275.001,5556
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2634250.10/cwt241.00–255.001,58611
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2650232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5081
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2774233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,8035
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3815220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7931
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2825202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,6671
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3980162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,5885
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,305162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,1141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,495154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,3021
Bulls——1,819186.71/cwt182.00–190.003,3964
Bulls——1,878166.81/cwt156.00–177.003,1339
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%953107.52/cwt95.00–120.001,0258
Cows—Lean 85-90%997124.79/cwt120.00–129.001,2443
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,144125.72/cwt120.00–131.001,4382
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,267147.31/cwt144.00–154.001,8668
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,293136.82/cwt127.00–145.001,76930
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,514139.06/cwt137.00–141.002,1054
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,772145.86/cwt144.00–148.002,5852
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1431,750.15/head1,400.00–1,950.001,7503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3352,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2963149.22/cwt144.00–154.001,4372

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.