Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2021-11-29

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 29
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
673 head
311 vs last sale 362 189 vs year ago 862 · 21.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
1 vs last sale 128 8 vs year ago 119 · +6.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
15 vs last sale 24 2 vs year ago 11 · 18.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder heifers over 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Increased buyer participation was noted. 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 $131.18/cwt on 218 head.
Average price
$131.18
218 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$642
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$18
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.28
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2485132.79644189
Medium and Large 2-3519120.7062629
One grade step is worth $12.09/cwt here — about $18 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 sale218 hd
131.18
KY average15 barns · 2,621 hd
131.46
−0.28
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
BullsHigh1,77184.681,5005thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49653.988086thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25552.4765848
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01041.074152thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1-2315140.58/cwt134.00–146.0044311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524129.31/cwt124.50–132.0067823
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2385138.62/cwt135.00–144.0053415
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3635124.00/cwt124.00–124.007872
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3432138.00/cwt138.00–138.005962
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750117.00/cwt117.00–117.008781
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3583116.54/cwt114.00–120.006797
SteersMedium and Large 2-3809121.00/cwt121.00–121.009795
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added633151.00/cwt151.00–151.009563
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2684123.50/cwt123.50–123.508454
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2566127.81/cwt120.00–133.0072321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2418139.32/cwt130.00–144.0058232
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2469133.97/cwt131.00–145.0062848
SteersMedium and Large 1-2675146.59/cwt142.00–150.5098925
SteersMedium and Large 2-3537127.13/cwt118.00–140.006835
SteersMedium and Large 2-3560138.00/cwt138.00–138.007732
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450144.00/cwt144.00–144.006481
SteersMedium and Large 2-3427144.04/cwt130.00–158.006157
SteersMedium and Large 2-3660138.00/cwt138.00–138.009111
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,072130.90/cwt130.90–130.901,40335
SteersMedium and Large 1-2632143.28/cwt143.00–145.009067
SteersMedium and Large 1-2567145.58/cwt145.00–146.008257
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700138.00/cwt138.00–138.009664
SteersMedium and Large 1-2785130.99/cwt130.00–133.001,0283
SteersMedium and Large 1-2523151.48/cwt142.00–154.5079225
SteersMedium and Large 1-2980123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,2051
SteersMedium and Large 1-2388173.00/cwt173.00–173.006714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2815132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0761
SteersMedium and Large 1-2472161.81/cwt150.00–169.0076423
SteersMedium and Large 1-2423172.86/cwt160.00–175.0073112
BullsMedium and Large 1-2572134.00/cwt134.00–134.007663
BullsMedium and Large 1-2753112.01/cwt110.00–114.008432
BullsMedium and Large 1-2657120.89/cwt120.00–124.007948
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added367182.34/cwt180.00–185.006699
BullsMedium and Large 1-2386165.94/cwt161.00–173.006418
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy424171.19/cwt170.00–175.007264
CowsLean 85-90%1,01041.07/cwt40.00–42.004152
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49653.98/cwt52.00–55.008086
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35344.96/cwt43.00–46.006084
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24653.15/cwt47.00–58.0066244
Bulls1,75093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,6281
Bulls1,84075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,3801
Bulls1,75585.14/cwt82.00–87.001,4943
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-295884.76/cwt71.00–92.008128
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,250700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,7501
BullsMedium and Large 2-3536125.00/cwt125.00–125.006705
BullsMedium and Large 2-3477145.39/cwt131.00–152.0069419
BullsMedium and Large 2-3614117.57/cwt107.00–122.007224
BullsMedium and Large 2-3200138.00/cwt138.00–138.002762
BullsMedium and Large 2-3581127.03/cwt125.00–129.007386
BullsMedium and Large 2-3389150.76/cwt150.00–151.005864
BullsMedium and Large 1-2328177.32/cwt173.00–181.0058231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2748125.00/cwt125.00–125.009353
BullsMedium and Large 2-3430140.94/cwt130.00–157.0060616
BullsMedium and Large 2-3305146.56/cwt143.00–150.004472
BullsMedium and Large 2-3283131.01/cwt130.00–132.003712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2424166.28/cwt165.00–169.007058
BullsMedium and Large 2-3680119.83/cwt117.00–125.008159
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3245122.00/cwt122.00–122.002991
BullsMedium and Large 1-2638128.00/cwt128.00–128.008172
BullsMedium and Large 1-2512137.02/cwt130.00–139.0070221
BullsMedium and Large 1-2456159.03/cwt156.50–166.0072511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2890124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1041
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3501120.00/cwt120.00–120.006016
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2615124.16/cwt120.00–127.0076423
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2287138.79/cwt138.00–140.003985
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2825115.00/cwt115.00–115.009491
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2243136.98/cwt135.00–139.003332
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3285120.00/cwt120.00–120.003421
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3370124.74/cwt123.00–128.004623
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3335126.52/cwt120.00–135.004243
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3878119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0452
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3713103.30/cwt92.00–115.007372

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.