Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2024-12-09

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 9
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
862 head
▲ 331 vs last sale 531▲ 336 vs year ago 526 · +63.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 88▲ 22 vs year ago 102 · +21.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 2▼ 8 vs year ago 13 · −61.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Lightweight feeders sold sharply higher. Feeder steers 500 lbs and over sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.37/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −137.00 against this barn's trailing median of $380.37.
Average price
$243.37
84 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,326
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$169
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$33.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.88
vs KY average
−36.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544245.751,33778
Medium and Large 2-3550212.431,1686thin
One grade step is worth $33.32/cwt here — about $169 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 sale84 hd
243.37
—
KY average25 barns · 2,459 hd
256.25
−12.88
National average188 barns · 25,726 hd
280.30
−36.93
This barn, trailing median33 sales
380.37
−137.00
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—High1,697151.952,5786thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,728117.552,0315thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,243117.121,45641
CowsLean 85-90%Low94983.7179414

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)1,355$1,7501thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2232285.00/cwt285.00–285.006612
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3285310.00/cwt310.00–310.008841
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3305255.00/cwt255.00–255.007781
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323334.70/cwt317.00–355.001,0817
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2387325.94/cwt290.00–340.001,2615
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395190.00/cwt190.00–190.007511
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3428275.58/cwt255.00–295.001,1792
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2437322.40/cwt300.00–347.001,40914
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471324.09/cwt311.00–351.001,5266
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476290.79/cwt290.00–295.001,3849
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505299.08/cwt295.00–307.001,5103
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519278.42/cwt260.00–287.001,44518
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540245.00/cwt241.00–249.001,3238
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5239
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3576248.99/cwt212.00–273.001,4348
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584273.55/cwt265.00–278.001,59817
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619273.28/cwt273.00–274.001,6927
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620262.80/cwt256.00–267.001,6299
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3626243.55/cwt184.00–256.001,52510
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2659257.02/cwt252.00–261.001,69417
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3689246.88/cwt245.00–250.001,7018
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,7787
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2732245.68/cwt243.00–250.001,7984
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added780255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9892
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2783246.32/cwt239.00–249.001,92912
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815247.39/cwt246.00–248.502,01616
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2852240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0458
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3855227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,9411
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2918235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1572
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3920190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7481
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,070190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,0331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2242317.00/cwt317.00–317.007672
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3284236.36/cwt185.00–252.006714
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370281.32/cwt267.00–300.001,04122
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410305.49/cwt299.00–310.001,2535
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419288.26/cwt277.00–297.001,20818
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3427240.87/cwt200.00–257.001,0299
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3466240.08/cwt200.00–285.001,11916
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475278.07/cwt263.00–290.001,32125
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3522210.66/cwt210.00–212.001,1003
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524245.86/cwt235.00–255.001,28832
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527257.23/cwt257.00–258.001,35613
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567241.81/cwt232.00–248.001,37125
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578214.20/cwt192.00–235.001,2383
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,3918
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2608239.93/cwt230.00–243.001,45913
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3636209.43/cwt191.00–221.001,3324
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3669209.95/cwt205.00–222.001,4057
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682227.71/cwt220.00–245.001,55312
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3705202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,4241
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5901
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3788196.92/cwt192.00–207.001,5523
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,7693
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2273305.00/cwt305.00–305.008333
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330325.46/cwt310.00–345.001,0746
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2378329.04/cwt300.00–350.001,24412
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3382275.83/cwt250.00–335.001,0548
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2413329.61/cwt320.00–335.001,3618
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,1211
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2474304.21/cwt295.00–320.001,44210
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3478288.75/cwt277.00–292.001,3806
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2512273.50/cwt261.00–279.001,4009
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy523293.35/cwt290.00–297.001,5342
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3535241.12/cwt223.00–267.001,2908
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3554287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,5905
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2580261.04/cwt257.00–277.001,51411
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618241.75/cwt241.00–242.001,4944
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3621210.83/cwt200.00–227.001,3099
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2650246.00/cwt242.00–250.001,5992
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2718237.41/cwt235.00–241.001,7056
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2770227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,7481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,635150.14/cwt147.00–158.002,4555
Bulls——2,005161.00/cwt161.00–161.003,2281
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90570.01/cwt68.00–72.006342
Cows—Lean 85-90%95685.99/cwt82.00–90.0082212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227116.60/cwt110.00–120.001,43138
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,447123.74/cwt122.00–125.001,7913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,680120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,0161
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,740116.94/cwt116.00–118.002,0354
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2943152.49/cwt148.00–160.001,4383
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3551,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501

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.