Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2022-08-08

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 8
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
359 head
20 vs last sale 379 102 vs year ago 461 · 22.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
2 vs last sale 107 38 vs year ago 71 · +53.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
2 vs last sale 0 2 vs year ago 4 · 50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaugther cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.55/cwt on 149 head.
Average price
$160.55
149 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$790
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$74
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.76
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2488164.90805117
Medium and Large 2-3505144.6773132
One grade step is worth $20.23/cwt here — about $74 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 sale149 hd
160.55
KY average24 barns · 5,798 hd
163.32
−2.76
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
BullsHigh1,839114.412,1046thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16789.671,04655
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38988.971,23614
CowsLean 85-90%Average89274.996697thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,240114.001,4141thin

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 2-3250155.00/cwt155.00–155.003881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2572158.69/cwt157.00–160.009083
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3683132.32/cwt116.00–149.009042
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3463136.94/cwt135.00–150.006348
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3420148.71/cwt146.00–151.006254
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3565146.68/cwt145.00–148.008293
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2785140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0992
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2295166.00/cwt166.00–166.004901
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3520142.88/cwt140.00–146.007432
SteersMedium and Large 2-3200164.00/cwt164.00–164.003281
SteersMedium and Large 2-3665158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2768165.71/cwt158.00–167.001,2737
SteersMedium and Large 1-2915138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2631
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2247183.00/cwt183.00–183.004526
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2625161.20/cwt158.00–163.001,00812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2504182.00/cwt182.00–182.009176
SteersMedium and Large 1-2880134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1791
SteersMedium and Large 1-2368187.43/cwt187.00–188.006905
SteersMedium and Large 2-3610159.00/cwt159.00–159.009701
SteersMedium and Large 2-3595139.00/cwt139.00–139.008271
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450167.00/cwt167.00–167.007521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added792168.50/cwt168.50–168.501,3355
SteersMedium and Large 1-2429179.87/cwt177.00–182.007727
SteersMedium and Large 1-2980134.02/cwt133.00–135.001,3132
SteersMedium and Large 1-2614174.50/cwt172.00–176.001,0714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2669170.26/cwt170.00–170.551,13911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2593174.74/cwt169.00–179.001,0367
Dairy SteersLarge 3355106.00/cwt106.00–106.003764
SteersMedium and Large 1-2485180.00/cwt180.00–180.008731
SteersMedium and Large 1-2305171.00/cwt171.00–171.005221
BullsMedium and Large 1-2610157.67/cwt155.00–159.009626
BullsMedium and Large 1-2518162.36/cwt161.00–169.008416
BullsMedium and Large 1-2768129.00/cwt129.00–129.009912
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700140.50/cwt138.00–143.009842
BullsMedium and Large 1-2280173.00/cwt173.00–173.004841
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy445189.00/cwt189.00–189.008412
SteersChoice1,240114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,4141
CowsLean 85-90%89274.99/cwt65.00–81.006697
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37493.36/cwt91.00–95.501,2836
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40085.68/cwt82.00–93.001,2008
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10286.21/cwt76.00–103.0095034
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27295.28/cwt90.00–103.001,21221
Bulls1,948122.73/cwt120.00–126.002,3912
Bulls1,785110.25/cwt105.00–120.001,9684
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-283086.99/cwt84.00–91.007222
BullsMedium and Large 1-2678149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0103
BullsMedium and Large 2-3395160.00/cwt160.00–160.006321
BullsMedium and Large 2-3245149.00/cwt149.00–149.003651
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300165.00/cwt165.00–165.004951
BullsMedium and Large 2-3425156.93/cwt143.00–164.0066711
BullsMedium and Large 2-3290150.00/cwt150.00–150.004351
BullsMedium and Large 1-2484168.40/cwt167.00–171.008157
BullsMedium and Large 2-3875109.52/cwt107.50–117.009588
BullsMedium and Large 2-3474154.22/cwt148.00–161.007315
BullsMedium and Large 1-2579162.87/cwt158.00–165.009438
BullsMedium and Large 2-3568140.33/cwt135.00–145.007973
BullsMedium and Large 2-3548165.00/cwt165.00–165.009042
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2470161.48/cwt156.00–168.0075913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2409180.03/cwt171.00–183.007366
BullsMedium and Large 1-2373172.01/cwt170.00–173.006426
BullsMedium and Large 1-2320176.96/cwt171.00–180.005663
BullsMedium and Large 1-2203174.49/cwt174.00–175.003542
BullsMedium and Large 1-280599.00/cwt99.00–99.007971
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3348155.00/cwt155.00–155.005392
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3395157.00/cwt157.00–157.006202
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2704153.34/cwt150.00–155.001,0806
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2670153.97/cwt150.00–156.001,0323
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2523162.57/cwt159.00–165.0085029
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2438170.20/cwt167.00–178.0074524
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3618146.19/cwt139.00–150.509038
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2382169.54/cwt168.00–171.0064811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2334170.43/cwt169.00–171.005697

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.