Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2022-03-14

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 14
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
390 head
367 vs last sale 757 290 vs year ago 680 · 42.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
11 vs last sale 90 41 vs year ago 120 · 34.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
2 vs last sale 4 3 vs year ago 5 · 60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday : Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 650 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeders over 650 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Good demand for slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.82/cwt on 159 head.
Average price
$144.82
159 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$735
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$78
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.64
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2507149.55758112
Medium and Large 2-3509133.5568047
One grade step is worth $16.00/cwt here — about $78 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 sale159 hd
144.82
KY average24 barns · 5,248 hd
144.18
+0.64
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
BullsHigh1,706110.401,88418
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,72092.971,5992thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23883.431,03346
CowsLean 85-90%High95874.367122thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,359137.501,8697thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,165124.001,4451thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 2-3564128.76/cwt128.00–130.007264
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3520133.49/cwt126.00–139.006944
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3269141.19/cwt134.00–158.003804
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3720125.68/cwt125.00–127.009053
SteersMedium and Large 2-3586146.85/cwt130.00–155.008618
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2520146.41/cwt140.00–153.0076122
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2442163.05/cwt156.00–165.007219
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2333171.40/cwt162.00–175.0057117
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2471154.00/cwt153.00–155.007254
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2885106.00/cwt106.00–106.009381
SteersMedium and Large 1-2395184.00/cwt184.00–184.007271
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added512180.00/cwt180.00–180.009222
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2625131.22/cwt128.50–134.0082012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2730126.03/cwt125.00–127.0092012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2573135.35/cwt134.00–140.007765
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2665127.96/cwt126.00–129.008513
SteersMedium and Large 2-3670145.00/cwt145.00–145.009721
SteersMedium and Large 2-3965110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0621
SteersMedium and Large 1-2622169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0512
SteersMedium and Large 2-3885128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1331
SteersMedium and Large 2-3765139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added460183.00/cwt183.00–183.008421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2679149.44/cwt149.00–151.001,0159
SteersMedium and Large 1-2488175.32/cwt175.00–176.008563
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added423190.00/cwt190.00–190.008046
SteersMedium and Large 2-3440168.00/cwt168.00–168.007391
SteersMedium and Large 2-3458157.55/cwt147.00–170.007224
SteersMedium and Large 2-3518154.99/cwt154.00–157.008033
SteersMedium and Large 1-2765139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2535168.96/cwt160.00–179.009047
SteersMedium and Large 1-2727142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0325
SteersMedium and Large 1-2322177.00/cwt177.00–177.005702
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430173.00/cwt173.00–173.007441
SteersMedium and Large 1-2568171.58/cwt165.00–178.009756
SteersMedium and Large 1-2920123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2805134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0791
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added435190.00/cwt190.00–190.008272
BullsMedium and Large 1-2331182.89/cwt176.00–191.006056
BullsMedium and Large 1-2773134.25/cwt132.00–135.001,0384
BullsMedium and Large 1-2225152.00/cwt152.00–152.003421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2473184.27/cwt176.00–187.0087214
BullsMedium and Large 1-2384177.38/cwt175.00–187.006815
SteersChoice and Prime1,359137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,8697
SteersChoice1,165124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,4451
CowsLean 85-90%95874.36/cwt72.00–76.507122
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,72092.97/cwt92.00–94.001,5992
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42690.50/cwt90.00–92.001,2914
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23383.49/cwt72.00–89.501,02940
CowsBoner 80-85%96868.04/cwt66.00–70.006592
Bulls1,762118.07/cwt115.00–122.002,0807
Bulls1,731107.87/cwt100.00–114.001,86710
Bulls1,07082.00/cwt82.00–82.008771
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-289189.06/cwt84.00–94.007942
BullsMedium and Large 2-3471145.61/cwt138.00–158.0068611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2411185.63/cwt179.00–187.007639
BullsMedium and Large 2-3734124.02/cwt122.00–125.009104
BullsMedium and Large 2-3285132.10/cwt120.00–157.003763
BullsMedium and Large 2-3305150.00/cwt150.00–150.004581
BullsMedium and Large 2-3800109.00/cwt109.00–109.008721
BullsMedium and Large 1-2607148.67/cwt144.00–166.009026
BullsMedium and Large 2-3380163.04/cwt160.00–172.006204
BullsMedium and Large 2-3523139.66/cwt130.00–155.007305
BullsMedium and Large 2-3424148.31/cwt130.00–169.006295
BullsMedium and Large 2-3205151.00/cwt151.00–151.003102
BullsMedium and Large 2-3608132.47/cwt124.00–141.008052
BullsMedium and Large 2-3565142.15/cwt133.00–148.008034
BullsMedium and Large 1-2505162.00/cwt162.00–162.008181
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3370148.98/cwt143.00–164.005515
BullsMedium and Large 1-2567160.00/cwt160.00–160.009076
BullsMedium and Large 1-2735125.00/cwt125.00–125.009191
BullsMedium and Large 1-2695135.00/cwt135.00–135.009381
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2371161.36/cwt153.00–168.0059914
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added512150.00/cwt150.00–150.007682
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added357174.50/cwt174.50–174.506237
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2820121.00/cwt121.00–121.009921
HeifersMedium and Large 2-389090.00/cwt90.00–90.008011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2257163.96/cwt158.00–175.004213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2753125.50/cwt125.50–125.509453
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3617121.47/cwt119.00–125.007497
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3220155.00/cwt155.00–155.003411
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3471138.13/cwt134.50–152.006516
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3437143.62/cwt134.00–149.006286
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3345130.00/cwt130.00–130.004491
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0143
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3658125.11/cwt124.50–126.008235

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.