Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2021-03-08

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 8
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,125 head
774 vs last sale 351 674 vs year ago 451 · +149.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
171 head
85 vs last sale 86 99 vs year ago 72 · +137.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
5 vs last sale 10 5 vs year ago 10 · 50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and feeder bulls under 650 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder heifers over 650 lbs sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.83/cwt on 311 head.
Average price
$132.83
311 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$694
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$11
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.19
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2508136.55693254
Medium and Large 2-3587116.2568257
One grade step is worth $20.31/cwt here — about $11 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale311 hd
132.83
KY average25 barns · 8,519 hd
129.64
+3.19
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsAverage1,86186.651,61215
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60458.209348thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25156.5370756
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01238.0538512

Every lot, as filed

102 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added358159.37/cwt159.00–160.005718
SteersMedium and Large 1-2432165.85/cwt160.00–178.0071618
SteersMedium and Large 1-2684128.35/cwt126.00–134.008785
SteersMedium and Large 1-2785121.83/cwt121.00–122.009566
SteersMedium and Large 1-2574145.57/cwt137.00–155.008368
SteersMedium and Large 1-2372178.22/cwt169.00–185.0066310
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added531158.08/cwt157.00–168.0083912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2324157.56/cwt150.00–164.0051010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2835120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0025
SteersMedium and Large 1-2529158.47/cwt150.00–163.0083815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2461158.77/cwt150.00–164.0073214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2723128.17/cwt122.00–129.2592728
SteersMedium and Large 1-2617136.38/cwt130.00–149.5084130
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2528134.26/cwt130.00–138.0070923
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2422144.18/cwt140.00–148.0060824
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2574128.11/cwt123.00–133.0073553
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2215173.96/cwt154.00–185.003745
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2265162.54/cwt156.00–168.004315
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2613122.77/cwt122.00–124.007539
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475139.43/cwt137.00–144.0066240
BullsMedium and Large 1-2770114.01/cwt112.00–115.008783
BullsMedium and Large 1-2279186.53/cwt182.00–190.005205
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2736114.00/cwt114.00–114.0083910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2372148.95/cwt140.00–155.0055413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2671120.88/cwt118.50–124.5081115
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added515152.21/cwt150.50–154.007846
SteersMedium and Large 1-2270191.00/cwt191.00–191.005161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2240184.00/cwt184.00–184.004421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600151.00/cwt151.00–151.009062
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added420177.68/cwt176.50–180.007463
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added460172.01/cwt170.00–173.007913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added362173.00/cwt173.00–173.006262
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added464145.51/cwt145.00–146.006756
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added511140.00/cwt140.00–140.007155
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added616123.25/cwt123.25–123.2575920
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added414150.40/cwt148.00–155.006238
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added672136.17/cwt133.00–139.5091512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added460169.99/cwt169.00–171.007822
BullsMedium and Large 1-2338188.95/cwt184.00–190.0063911
BullsMedium and Large 1-2551140.20/cwt138.00–144.0077310
BullsMedium and Large 1-2376166.05/cwt160.00–169.006249
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added425171.70/cwt169.00–174.007309
BullsMedium and Large 1-2467156.26/cwt151.00–167.0073022
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy285200.00/cwt200.00–200.005701
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added579158.25/cwt158.25–158.2591668
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26049.00/cwt49.00–49.006171
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14463.76/cwt63.00–64.007296
CowsLean 85-90%94527.00/cwt27.00–27.002551
Bulls1,86186.77/cwt82.00–90.001,61514
CowsLean 85-90%1,28045.00/cwt45.00–45.005761
Bulls1,85585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,5771
Dairy SteersLarge 31,01195.00/cwt95.00–95.0096044
Dairy SteersLarge 364092.00/cwt92.00–92.005897
Dairy SteersLarge 3407100.00/cwt100.00–100.004072
CowsLean 85-90%99238.46/cwt32.00–42.0038210
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60458.20/cwt57.50–60.009348
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26455.80/cwt50.00–63.0070549
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,380875.00/cwt875.00–875.0012,0751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,08082.00/cwt82.00–82.008861
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,8001,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.0026,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0851,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,8501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2664124.37/cwt122.00–125.0082627
Dairy SteersLarge 357585.00/cwt85.00–85.004891
HeifersMedium and Large 2-376887.72/cwt85.00–93.006743
BullsMedium and Large 2-3820108.00/cwt108.00–108.008861
BullsMedium and Large 2-3343163.00/cwt162.00–164.005593
BullsMedium and Large 2-3290160.00/cwt160.00–160.004641
BullsMedium and Large 2-3618115.52/cwt115.00–117.007144
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,09176.49/cwt64.00–84.008353
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3310139.00/cwt139.00–139.004311
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3535116.64/cwt115.00–120.006243
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3372131.44/cwt123.00–137.004893
BullsMedium and Large 2-3485143.85/cwt130.00–149.0069817
BullsMedium and Large 2-3573125.52/cwt117.00–129.007199
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3429133.30/cwt123.00–138.005726
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3471128.16/cwt110.00–137.0060411
BullsMedium and Large 2-395584.00/cwt84.00–84.008021
BullsMedium and Large 1-2430163.42/cwt157.00–168.0070312
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620124.23/cwt120.00–128.0077018
BullsMedium and Large 1-2525145.73/cwt140.00–150.0076532
BullsMedium and Large 1-2245183.00/cwt183.00–183.004481
BullsMedium and Large 1-2733117.00/cwt117.00–117.008583
SteersMedium and Large 2-3363141.72/cwt135.00–148.005142
BullsMedium and Large 2-3665118.62/cwt118.50–119.007894
BullsMedium and Large 2-3244124.00/cwt124.00–124.003035
BullsMedium and Large 2-3415157.83/cwt145.00–169.006557
BullsMedium and Large 2-3533129.44/cwt116.00–143.006908
BullsMedium and Large 2-3394139.21/cwt134.00–151.005484
HeifersMedium and Large 2-383195.50/cwt95.50–95.507946
SteersMedium and Large 2-3678136.00/cwt136.00–136.009226
SteersMedium and Large 2-3569129.11/cwt128.00–140.0073520
SteersMedium and Large 2-3895103.00/cwt103.00–103.009223
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3582117.03/cwt112.00–120.006816
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450144.00/cwt144.00–144.006481
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3735100.00/cwt100.00–100.007351
SteersMedium and Large 2-3438132.94/cwt123.00–143.005822
SteersMedium and Large 2-3730124.10/cwt117.00–125.509066
SteersMedium and Large 2-3822118.50/cwt118.50–118.509748
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3676112.09/cwt109.00–117.0075810
SteersMedium and Large 2-3640119.73/cwt119.00–127.0076611
BullsMedium and Large 2-3725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3628110.57/cwt88.00–116.006947

How this sale compares

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.