Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2024-10-21

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 21
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
702 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 719▲ 107 vs year ago 595 · +18.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 78▼ 12 vs year ago 157 · −7.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 11▼ 1 vs year ago 13 · −7.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeders 600 lbs and over sold mostly steady. Weaned and preconditioned calves saw most gains. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.35/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −147.02 against this barn's trailing median of $380.37.
Average price
$233.35
51 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,248
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$126
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$43.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.25
vs KY average
−26.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2522244.521,27638
Medium and Large 2-3573200.721,15013thin
One grade step is worth $43.79/cwt here — about $126 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale51 hd
233.35
—
KY average25 barns · 1,914 hd
242.60
−9.25
National average195 barns · 25,856 hd
259.63
−26.28
This barn, trailing median33 sales
380.37
−147.02
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—Low1,682151.512,54818
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,603132.622,1268thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,205128.161,54454
CowsLean 85-90%Low98797.0395812

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$1,7251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,311$1,6464thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)820$1,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$1,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,118$1,3212thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2-3225270.00/cwt270.00–270.006082
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270295.00/cwt295.00–295.007971
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372315.09/cwt311.00–317.001,1723
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3439278.64/cwt265.00–287.001,2235
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3572
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3455249.45/cwt240.00–277.001,1354
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463289.31/cwt285.00–295.001,3407
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506302.62/cwt302.00–303.001,5318
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525237.72/cwt200.00–260.001,24812
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527273.38/cwt266.00–277.001,4413
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2559281.02/cwt277.00–287.001,57113
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3583248.49/cwt247.00–250.001,4492
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612249.80/cwt241.00–254.001,52916
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,5973
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6593
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3683223.78/cwt210.00–231.001,5284
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3591
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717231.86/cwt225.00–236.001,66211
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,77111
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,7481
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2804224.99/cwt220.00–230.001,8098
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3805213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,7151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2180280.00/cwt280.00–280.005041
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220260.00/cwt260.00–260.005721
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275265.42/cwt247.00–275.007304
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added310275.00/cwt275.00–275.008532
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330258.84/cwt250.00–262.008545
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335242.90/cwt232.00–251.008144
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378242.00/cwt242.00–242.009152
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,0281
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426249.16/cwt240.00–260.001,06124
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3436219.52/cwt210.00–235.009576
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463252.16/cwt250.00–260.001,1689
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3471220.42/cwt210.00–232.001,0386
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2511242.06/cwt235.00–247.501,23725
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3533215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1463
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,3597
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2552243.68/cwt241.00–249.001,3456
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585196.44/cwt185.00–210.001,14910
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620230.59/cwt220.00–237.001,43017
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3627205.64/cwt203.00–207.001,2893
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3655220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4411
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669228.21/cwt227.00–229.001,52721
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3722199.14/cwt182.00–207.001,4387
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6101
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,5237
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3770177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,3631
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3875196.51/cwt196.00–197.001,7192
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3925177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,6371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2230315.00/cwt315.00–315.007252
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2283320.13/cwt315.00–325.009062
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3288290.04/cwt285.00–295.008352
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2321302.32/cwt294.00–312.0097012
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3335252.32/cwt250.00–260.008454
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2359308.53/cwt305.00–310.001,1087
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3389265.99/cwt252.00–290.001,0356
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408304.96/cwt302.00–310.001,2443
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425282.04/cwt275.00–287.001,1993
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3438236.10/cwt230.00–245.001,0345
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,3283
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3465252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,1722
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2476280.75/cwt270.00–287.001,33616
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3532232.33/cwt210.00–241.001,2368
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2537247.58/cwt242.00–250.001,33010
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3575218.18/cwt207.00–237.001,2557
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2580249.30/cwt241.00–252.001,4464
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3619222.15/cwt217.00–225.001,3755
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625231.98/cwt220.00–240.001,45017
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3657199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,3073
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2695218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,5151
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3700200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4001
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2723223.33/cwt220.00–224.001,6156
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2773209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,6163
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3785175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3741
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3900157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,4131
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3330207.00/cwt207.00–207.006831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,502138.38/cwt112.00–146.002,0786
Bulls——1,745164.50/cwt164.00–165.002,8712
Bulls——1,777156.79/cwt149.00–161.002,78610
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94577.16/cwt72.00–85.007293
Cows—Lean 85-90%988108.91/cwt105.00–116.001,0766
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02893.13/cwt91.00–96.009573
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,069115.15/cwt110.00–119.001,2316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,192125.78/cwt119.00–131.001,49930
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,271136.46/cwt130.00–145.001,73418
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,538126.03/cwt124.00–128.001,9382
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,625134.82/cwt133.00–137.002,1916
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,002136.60/cwt134.00–140.001,3692
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28201,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29201,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1181,320.64/head1,235.00–1,400.001,3212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3111,645.57/head1,425.00–2,050.001,6464

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.