Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2021-03-22

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 22
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
679 head
1 vs last sale 680 523 vs year ago 156 · +335.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
163 head
43 vs last sale 120 124 vs year ago 39 · +317.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
3 vs last sale 5 2 vs year ago 6 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 500 lbs and under sold steady . Feeders over 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.72/cwt on 230 head.
Average price
$132.72
230 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$665
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$15
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.10
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2484136.25660187
Medium and Large 2-3575117.3467543
One grade step is worth $18.92/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale230 hd
132.72
KY average27 barns · 6,811 hd
129.62
+3.10
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
BullsLow1,56976.701,2037thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48555.348227thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23053.1165359
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00538.023825thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,133110.001,2465thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,185108.001,28012

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2466157.59/cwt145.00–163.5073417
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3633112.30/cwt108.00–118.0071110
BullsMedium and Large 2-3369151.62/cwt148.00–160.005597
BullsMedium and Large 1-2708117.33/cwt100.00–121.508317
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2616122.37/cwt120.00–124.0075410
SteersMedium and Large 1-2627133.44/cwt129.00–137.0083715
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2434143.91/cwt132.00–149.0062525
BullsMedium and Large 1-2326176.70/cwt171.00–182.0057613
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2225146.00/cwt146.00–146.003291
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2567123.45/cwt120.00–129.0070021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added515136.06/cwt135.50–136.5070111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added520172.00/cwt172.00–172.008942
SteersMedium and Large 1-2705132.46/cwt129.00–135.0093417
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2474136.32/cwt133.00–142.0064627
SteersMedium and Large 1-2567158.87/cwt154.00–166.009018
SteersMedium and Large 1-2390166.00/cwt166.00–166.006472
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650142.00/cwt142.00–142.009232
BullsMedium and Large 1-2575150.00/cwt150.00–150.008633
SteersMedium and Large 1-2836120.35/cwt118.00–122.001,00614
SteersMedium and Large 1-2507161.73/cwt158.00–169.0082017
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900109.00/cwt109.00–109.009815
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added444148.50/cwt148.50–148.506598
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added638141.00/cwt141.00–141.009002
SteersMedium and Large 1-2320160.00/cwt160.00–160.005121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2467159.32/cwt155.00–163.0074412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added479171.00/cwt171.00–171.008194
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2332151.43/cwt144.00–158.0050311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2639129.01/cwt128.00–130.008246
BullsMedium and Large 1-2270188.62/cwt186.00–190.005093
SteersMedium and Large 1-2680137.74/cwt136.00–141.009374
SteersMedium and Large 1-2212208.19/cwt200.00–216.004413
SteersMedium and Large 1-2433164.14/cwt160.00–169.0071110
CowsLean 85-90%1,00538.02/cwt35.00–40.003825
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48555.34/cwt54.00–58.008227
CowsBoner 80-85%1,41060.00/cwt60.00–60.008461
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24653.90/cwt47.00–59.0067251
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09046.34/cwt40.00–49.005057
SteersSelect and Choice1,185108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,28012
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,07876.55/cwt64.00–91.008256
BullsMedium and Large 1-2663130.50/cwt130.00–131.008652
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200205.00/cwt205.00–205.004101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy360178.00/cwt178.00–178.006411
HeifersSelect and Choice1,133110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2465
Bulls1,38872.73/cwt70.00–75.001,0095
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3675116.00/cwt116.00–116.007831
Bulls2,02086.61/cwt85.00–88.001,7502
SteersMedium and Large 2-3445147.00/cwt147.00–147.006542
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3375135.81/cwt130.00–141.005095
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3782104.06/cwt102.50–109.008144
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added452149.50/cwt149.50–149.506766
BullsMedium and Large 2-3478141.00/cwt141.00–141.006742
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,268987.99/cwt930.00–1,050.0012,5282
BullsMedium and Large 2-3313154.97/cwt152.00–161.004853
SteersMedium and Large 2-3729114.04/cwt110.00–115.008315
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3424132.17/cwt129.00–135.005604
BullsMedium and Large 2-3265163.02/cwt162.00–165.004323
SteersMedium and Large 2-3521144.44/cwt142.00–150.007536
SteersMedium and Large 2-3588146.33/cwt146.00–147.008603
BullsMedium and Large 1-2424161.90/cwt150.00–168.0068618
SteersMedium and Large 2-3365166.80/cwt166.00–167.006095
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3486125.78/cwt120.00–128.006117
BullsMedium and Large 2-3568134.94/cwt131.00–138.007665
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3340142.00/cwt142.00–142.004831
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3575113.51/cwt109.00–119.006534
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2272158.00/cwt158.00–158.004302
BullsMedium and Large 2-3433165.62/cwt141.00–173.007179
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3513115.00/cwt115.00–115.005902
BullsMedium and Large 2-3840103.00/cwt103.00–103.008651
BullsMedium and Large 2-3528138.17/cwt132.00–147.0073013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-276080.00/cwt80.00–80.006081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2723114.46/cwt104.00–116.008288
BullsMedium and Large 1-2504153.07/cwt149.00–155.0077113
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3723100.00/cwt100.00–100.007233
HeifersMedium and Large 2-390288.00/cwt88.00–88.007942
BullsMedium and Large 1-2373167.92/cwt160.00–174.0062615
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2379146.89/cwt142.00–150.0055721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524129.11/cwt124.00–134.0067734

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.