Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2022-03-07

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 7
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
757 head
345 vs last sale 412 368 vs year ago 1,125 · 32.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
12 vs last sale 78 81 vs year ago 171 · 47.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
6 vs last sale 10 1 vs year ago 5 · 20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold steady to firm. Feeders over 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $160.67/cwt on 260 head.
Average price
$160.67
260 head · 639 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,026
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$170
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.14
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2642161.551,037241
Small and Medium 2-3678152.001,0312thin
Medium and Large 2-3581149.1586717thin
One grade step is worth $12.40/cwt here — about $170 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 sale260 hd
160.67
KY average19 barns · 6,030 hd
162.81
−2.14
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
BullsHigh1,625107.631,74816
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51289.401,3527thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28382.851,06344
CowsLean 85-90%High94261.495799thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 Added362174.00/cwt174.00–174.006306
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3330125.00/cwt125.00–125.004131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2676151.13/cwt148.75–159.001,02221
SteersMedium and Large 1-2815138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2940123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2583171.76/cwt163.00–180.001,00124
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added603177.35/cwt176.00–177.751,0699
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2411163.91/cwt158.00–165.0067417
SteersMedium and Large 2-3678152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0312
SteersMedium and Large 2-3631136.48/cwt133.00–142.008617
SteersMedium and Large 2-3570150.00/cwt134.00–158.008553
SteersMedium and Large 2-3470165.00/cwt165.00–165.007761
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2230160.00/cwt160.00–160.003681
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added577189.67/cwt188.00–192.001,0946
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added488182.00/cwt182.00–182.0088811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added770148.74/cwt143.00–149.001,14569
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2623133.64/cwt132.00–137.0083316
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3574128.79/cwt121.00–159.007397
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2567140.75/cwt138.00–143.507989
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2530139.75/cwt136.00–147.0074125
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2295168.00/cwt168.00–168.004961
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2732125.32/cwt123.00–127.009173
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2342164.68/cwt160.00–165.5056310
SteersMedium and Large 2-3425162.09/cwt160.00–164.006892
SteersMedium and Large 1-2608162.79/cwt160.00–175.0099011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2862134.20/cwt134.00–135.001,1575
SteersMedium and Large 1-2531177.90/cwt170.00–180.0094512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2724142.76/cwt140.50–149.001,03411
SteersMedium and Large 2-3540168.50/cwt168.50–168.509102
SteersMedium and Large 1-2362185.00/cwt185.00–185.006702
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added659151.90/cwt151.00–156.001,00123
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added408189.86/cwt184.00–191.5077511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added523189.75/cwt185.00–191.009925
SteersMedium and Large 1-2470176.96/cwt170.00–188.008325
SteersSmall and Medium 2-3678152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2408176.00/cwt176.00–176.007182
SteersMedium and Large 1-2311193.58/cwt190.00–195.006027
SteersMedium and Large 1-2756143.69/cwt142.50–147.001,0865
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added415182.89/cwt180.00–186.007592
BullsMedium and Large 1-2771123.00/cwt123.00–123.009484
BullsMedium and Large 1-2378177.73/cwt175.00–180.006724
BullsMedium and Large 1-2521158.90/cwt145.00–169.0082829
BullsMedium and Large 1-2580151.43/cwt150.00–154.0087828
BullsMedium and Large 1-2463171.82/cwt162.00–173.5079615
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47691.02/cwt90.00–92.001,3433
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53988.18/cwt85.00–89.001,3574
CowsLean 85-90%1,01473.12/cwt60.00–79.007414
CowsLean 85-90%88552.19/cwt48.00–56.004625
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17060.94/cwt57.00–66.007133
CowsBoner 80-85%1,48391.16/cwt90.00–95.001,3526
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25883.30/cwt70.00–89.001,04835
Bulls1,914118.03/cwt112.00–125.002,2595
Bulls1,493102.90/cwt92.00–110.001,53611
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2151,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0014,8841
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4401,800.00/cwt1,800.00–1,800.0025,9201
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2351,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0012,4741
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29751,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0012,6751
BullsMedium and Large 2-3635125.00/cwt125.00–125.007941
BullsMedium and Large 2-398282.50/cwt82.50–82.508102
BullsMedium and Large 2-3240150.00/cwt150.00–150.003601
BullsMedium and Large 2-3880110.00/cwt110.00–110.009682
BullsMedium and Large 2-3422149.62/cwt139.00–155.006313
BullsMedium and Large 1-2343176.73/cwt173.50–188.006066
BullsMedium and Large 1-2245184.00/cwt184.00–184.004512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2290170.00/cwt170.00–170.004931
BullsMedium and Large 2-3690125.00/cwt125.00–125.008631
BullsMedium and Large 2-3466153.90/cwt152.00–156.007177
BullsMedium and Large 2-3516147.41/cwt137.00–155.007614
BullsMedium and Large 2-3755123.00/cwt123.00–123.009291
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy238184.60/cwt180.00–187.004393
BullsMedium and Large 2-3275166.00/cwt166.00–166.004571
BullsMedium and Large 2-3718115.84/cwt110.00–117.008326
BullsMedium and Large 1-2427171.34/cwt167.00–177.0073211
BullsMedium and Large 2-3325165.00/cwt165.00–165.005362
BullsMedium and Large 2-3377159.92/cwt144.00–168.006037
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3719113.67/cwt107.00–120.008174
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3865113.00/cwt113.00–113.009771
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3671122.00/cwt122.00–122.008198
BullsMedium and Large 1-2625146.55/cwt138.00–153.0091610
BullsMedium and Large 1-2679136.19/cwt131.00–147.009259
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007502
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3507131.68/cwt130.00–135.006683
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2379164.14/cwt162.00–165.006228
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2465159.79/cwt154.00–166.5074328
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2654134.21/cwt133.00–135.008785
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3364151.41/cwt124.00–159.005517
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3419152.35/cwt133.00–169.006385
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3473142.62/cwt120.00–152.0067510

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.