Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2022-04-11

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 11
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
754 head
92 vs last sale 846 0 vs year ago 754 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
37 vs last sale 153 19 vs year ago 97 · +19.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
3 vs last sale 1 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 sold steady to 3.00 lower. 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 $147.45/cwt on 275 head.
Average price
$147.45
275 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$740
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$96
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.02
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2506149.92759221
Medium and Large 2-3483137.3066354
One grade step is worth $12.62/cwt here — about $96 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 sale275 hd
147.45
KY average23 barns · 6,036 hd
146.42
+1.02
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
BullsAverage1,701107.341,82517
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55689.801,39715
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20982.3999659
CowsLean 85-90%High96368.7366216
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,650120.001,9801thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,260120.001,5121thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 2-3326145.39/cwt134.00–152.004744
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3270143.10/cwt135.00–158.003864
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2329159.39/cwt156.00–162.0052418
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy675159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0731
HeifersMedium and Large 2-392095.00/cwt95.00–95.008741
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3381142.08/cwt135.00–148.005418
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2529146.98/cwt144.00–149.0077826
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2382159.11/cwt155.00–163.0060810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2655145.00/cwt145.00–145.009501
SteersMedium and Large 2-3938122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1444
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2759130.26/cwt126.00–132.009897
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2632139.06/cwt130.00–147.0087923
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2253167.99/cwt167.00–169.004252
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3670119.00/cwt117.00–131.007977
SteersMedium and Large 1-2845140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1831
SteersMedium and Large 2-3481156.98/cwt141.00–166.0075512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added516152.88/cwt150.00–153.5078911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2235165.00/cwt165.00–165.003881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700130.00/cwt130.00–130.009101
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3464145.04/cwt133.00–154.0067310
SteersMedium and Large 2-3640121.00/cwt121.00–121.007741
SteersMedium and Large 2-3555142.65/cwt129.00–150.007927
SteersMedium and Large 1-2402187.30/cwt182.00–188.007539
SteersMedium and Large 1-2758149.69/cwt145.00–150.501,1357
SteersMedium and Large 1-2613162.67/cwt157.00–164.5099716
SteersMedium and Large 1-2718142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0202
SteersMedium and Large 1-2359179.68/cwt175.00–186.006453
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added370190.00/cwt190.00–190.007032
SteersMedium and Large 1-2489173.52/cwt166.00–175.0084921
SteersMedium and Large 1-2670150.80/cwt148.00–155.001,01013
SteersMedium and Large 1-2585161.37/cwt160.00–169.0094432
SteersMedium and Large 2-3825139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,1513
SteersMedium and Large 2-3670144.00/cwt144.00–144.009651
SteersMedium and Large 1-2518178.99/cwt175.00–180.009275
BullsMedium and Large 1-2522153.14/cwt150.00–159.0079926
BullsMedium and Large 1-2733139.79/cwt138.00–140.001,02514
BullsMedium and Large 1-2341189.00/cwt189.00–189.006444
BullsMedium and Large 1-2780143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1151
BullsMedium and Large 1-2433169.83/cwt165.00–175.0073524
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy660155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0233
SteersChoice and Prime1,650120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,9801
SteersChoice1,260120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5121
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02264.91/cwt62.00–67.006633
CowsLean 85-90%1,02673.15/cwt70.00–75.007515
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53386.32/cwt83.00–89.501,3237
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20682.52/cwt73.00–89.5099551
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34691.61/cwt74.00–98.001,2335
CowsLean 85-90%93466.72/cwt54.00–74.0062311
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57692.85/cwt90.00–95.501,4638
Bulls1,671105.94/cwt100.00–115.001,77015
Bulls1,923117.85/cwt117.00–119.002,2662
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2985103.87/cwt89.00–118.001,0232
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,07584.80/cwt78.00–91.009122
BullsMedium and Large 2-3282158.00/cwt158.00–158.004462
BullsMedium and Large 2-3378158.29/cwt154.00–163.005982
BullsMedium and Large 2-3522140.00/cwt140.00–140.007314
BullsMedium and Large 1-2622141.89/cwt139.00–144.0088317
BullsMedium and Large 2-3660135.00/cwt135.00–135.008911
BullsMedium and Large 2-3628137.60/cwt136.00–138.008645
BullsMedium and Large 2-3442162.24/cwt161.00–162.5071711
BullsMedium and Large 2-3200100.00/cwt100.00–100.002001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2662151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0004
BullsMedium and Large 2-3486151.00/cwt151.00–151.007345
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550135.00/cwt135.00–135.007431
BullsMedium and Large 1-2382172.53/cwt165.00–178.0065911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2576142.41/cwt130.00–152.0082039
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600145.00/cwt145.00–145.008705
BullsMedium and Large 1-2564148.96/cwt143.00–154.0084025
BullsMedium and Large 1-2466163.71/cwt156.00–171.0076319
BullsMedium and Large 1-2255150.00/cwt150.00–150.003831
BullsMedium and Large 2-3340165.30/cwt160.00–167.005624
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800120.00/cwt120.00–120.009601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2425157.78/cwt152.00–163.0067129
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy385191.00/cwt191.00–191.007351
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3728124.02/cwt123.00–125.009032
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3567129.12/cwt124.00–139.007326
BullsMedium and Large 2-3780118.00/cwt118.00–118.009201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2474154.74/cwt149.00–165.0073346
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3835102.00/cwt102.00–102.008521
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3428147.32/cwt145.00–150.0063111

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.