Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2022-05-09

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, May 9
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
551 head
87 vs last sale 638 250 vs year ago 301 · +83.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
60 vs last sale 184 64 vs year ago 60 · +106.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
0 vs last sale 4 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 sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower . Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.02/cwt on 213 head.
Average price
$147.02
213 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$792
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$112
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.45
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2557150.24838128
Medium and Large 2-3511142.1672685
One grade step is worth $8.08/cwt here — about $112 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 sale213 hd
147.02
KY average25 barns · 4,778 hd
150.47
−3.45
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
BullsHigh1,495112.211,67812
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62589.131,4483thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26484.091,06348
CowsLean 85-90%Low96963.2561315

Every lot, as filed

72 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 2-3828119.00/cwt119.00–119.009852
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3342159.00/cwt159.00–159.005442
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3790127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0031
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2330169.43/cwt160.00–179.005593
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3635116.00/cwt116.00–116.007371
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3385147.00/cwt147.00–147.005661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2335207.00/cwt207.00–207.006931
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2493157.76/cwt153.00–162.0077816
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2728131.35/cwt128.00–134.509565
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2286165.66/cwt165.00–166.004743
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2610139.43/cwt135.00–144.008512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2572149.13/cwt139.00–154.0085325
SteersMedium and Large 1-2865142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2281
SteersMedium and Large 2-3562149.99/cwt145.00–151.008436
SteersMedium and Large 2-3515148.18/cwt135.00–155.007634
SteersMedium and Large 2-3630129.00/cwt129.00–129.008131
SteersMedium and Large 2-3460149.00/cwt149.00–149.006851
SteersMedium and Large 2-3685148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0141
SteersMedium and Large 1-2555167.63/cwt156.00–183.0093011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2409190.71/cwt186.00–192.007805
SteersMedium and Large 1-2382196.04/cwt178.00–202.007494
SteersMedium and Large 1-2613155.32/cwt152.00–160.009523
SteersMedium and Large 1-2703148.00/cwt145.00–154.001,0404
SteersMedium and Large 1-2655163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0682
SteersMedium and Large 1-2513176.33/cwt173.00–180.009053
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added671166.90/cwt166.90–166.901,12060
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added821144.60/cwt144.60–144.601,18731
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added637169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0773
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1681
SteersMedium and Large 1-2485189.00/cwt189.00–189.009171
BullsMedium and Large 1-2720146.67/cwt144.00–149.001,0563
BullsMedium and Large 1-2755146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1021
BullsMedium and Large 1-2315190.00/cwt190.00–190.005991
BullsMedium and Large 1-2427177.25/cwt174.00–188.007578
BullsMedium and Large 1-2377186.88/cwt170.00–195.007058
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400187.00/cwt187.00–187.007482
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04562.00/cwt62.00–62.006481
CowsBoner 80-85%1,41099.10/cwt97.00–105.501,3975
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25282.83/cwt78.00–88.001,03742
CowsLean 85-90%93454.67/cwt54.00–55.005113
CowsLean 85-90%98577.07/cwt74.00–80.007594
CowsLean 85-90%97559.56/cwt55.00–68.005818
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,67597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,6251
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60085.19/cwt81.00–89.001,3632
Bulls1,923122.32/cwt114.00–125.002,3524
Bulls1,320109.18/cwt100.00–119.001,4417
Bulls1,01093.00/cwt93.00–93.009391
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2995120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1942
BullsMedium and Large 2-3677131.94/cwt130.00–140.008935
BullsMedium and Large 2-3374155.62/cwt141.00–166.005825
BullsMedium and Large 2-3470159.00/cwt159.00–159.007471
BullsMedium and Large 1-2617149.47/cwt143.00–152.0092218
BullsMedium and Large 1-2584154.38/cwt150.00–158.0090213
BullsMedium and Large 2-3586144.30/cwt130.00–148.008467
BullsMedium and Large 1-2513158.66/cwt152.00–164.0081413
BullsMedium and Large 1-2680155.54/cwt142.00–163.001,05811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2457173.34/cwt162.00–180.007929
BullsMedium and Large 2-3424151.19/cwt137.00–160.0064115
BullsMedium and Large 2-3519144.81/cwt132.00–149.0075212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2290179.12/cwt178.00–184.005195
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3407140.00/cwt140.00–140.005703
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2225175.00/cwt175.00–175.003941
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2426165.66/cwt157.00–170.0070615
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2525149.79/cwt145.00–156.0078612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2384165.98/cwt161.00–172.006378
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2808132.98/cwt131.00–134.001,0743
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3940109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0252
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3482145.87/cwt141.00–151.0070362
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3521139.28/cwt134.00–145.007264
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3660118.00/cwt118.00–118.007791
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2687138.68/cwt130.00–142.5095335
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3586130.16/cwt129.50–133.007636

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.