Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2024-07-29

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 29
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
308 head
▼ 357 vs last sale 665▼ 20 vs year ago 328 · −6.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 102▲ 29 vs year ago 71 · +40.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 6▲ 1 vs year ago 2 · +50.0%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $266.23/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −114.14 against this barn's trailing median of $380.37.
Average price
$266.23
24 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,426
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$115
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$30.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.49
vs KY average
+7.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2532271.371,44420
Medium and Large 2-3553240.551,3294thin
One grade step is worth $30.82/cwt here — about $115 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 sale24 hd
266.23
—
KY average25 barns · 1,942 hd
271.72
−5.49
National average139 barns · 7,218 hd
258.46
+7.77
This barn, trailing median33 sales
380.37
−114.14
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—Average1,615169.112,73215
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,479140.552,07912
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,172140.451,64642
CowsLean 85-90%High1,023133.601,36714
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,392126.261,7576thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,260118.001,4873thin

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)905$1,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$1,5501thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,0031
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy313345.04/cwt340.00–350.001,0802
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0731
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3358235.31/cwt220.00–250.008422
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2641
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430300.19/cwt290.00–330.001,2915
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy432340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4692
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3433277.46/cwt270.00–285.001,2012
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,2741
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482307.45/cwt295.00–335.001,4823
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531302.61/cwt289.00–312.001,6078
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4712
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,6953
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3568240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3632
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578288.49/cwt282.00–302.001,6678
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3610253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,5431
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2611271.86/cwt267.00–279.001,6615
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620285.48/cwt285.00–286.001,7702
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670268.00/cwt262.00–274.001,7962
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,6121
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715195.50/cwt175.00–216.001,3982
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726252.26/cwt250.00–253.001,83112
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,8972
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3820239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,9601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3260270.00/cwt270.00–270.007021
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290340.00/cwt340.00–340.009861
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1543
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333328.81/cwt325.00–335.001,0957
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3382277.01/cwt225.00–297.001,0585
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy388345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3393
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419280.66/cwt262.00–287.001,1768
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420237.28/cwt222.00–242.009975
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424300.98/cwt290.00–315.001,2765
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465291.12/cwt290.00–292.001,3549
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480272.10/cwt260.00–285.001,30612
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3488247.49/cwt245.00–250.001,2082
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,1801
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525278.30/cwt275.00–282.001,4617
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528268.39/cwt260.00–272.001,41711
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570242.06/cwt230.00–249.001,3803
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580263.47/cwt260.00–267.001,5282
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,3761
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630245.21/cwt235.00–252.001,54513
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,5562
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680224.73/cwt221.00–228.001,5283
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,6611
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3770214.48/cwt212.00–217.001,6512
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7661
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8001
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3848210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7812
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3265340.00/cwt340.00–340.009011
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2283351.22/cwt345.00–360.009944
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2542
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2332341.81/cwt322.00–350.001,13512
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3340290.00/cwt290.00–290.009861
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3361297.22/cwt282.00–312.001,0737
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2374346.17/cwt340.00–350.001,2958
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3411307.37/cwt295.00–315.001,2634
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418360.79/cwt350.00–367.001,50813
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2428335.93/cwt325.00–345.001,43810
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2453327.55/cwt320.00–335.001,4847
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3483296.20/cwt250.00–311.001,4318
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2521278.33/cwt267.00–285.001,45011
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3535230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2311
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2553268.99/cwt266.00–272.001,4882
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3569241.75/cwt235.00–252.001,3764
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3603230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3873
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623245.14/cwt240.00–250.001,5272
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665242.46/cwt240.00–245.001,6122
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3691223.67/cwt217.00–227.001,5463
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,5841
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2905187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,6921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,298152.30/cwt149.00–155.001,9773
Bulls——1,554167.85/cwt166.00–169.002,6084
Bulls——1,765176.04/cwt172.00–186.503,1078
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%970122.19/cwt117.00–126.001,1855
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,023145.51/cwt142.00–149.001,4895
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,064155.65/cwt153.00–160.001,6565
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,089132.96/cwt129.00–137.001,4484
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175131.10/cwt125.00–134.001,54010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191141.10/cwt136.00–148.001,68127
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,459143.63/cwt141.00–147.002,0968
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,519134.39/cwt126.00–139.002,0414
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%865120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0381
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,010146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,4751
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,458117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,7062
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,468122.31/cwt120.00–127.001,7965
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29051,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501

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.