Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2022-10-24

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 24
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
853 head
75 vs last sale 778 289 vs year ago 564 · +51.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
202 head
58 vs last sale 144 78 vs year ago 124 · +62.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
0 vs last sale 4 2 vs year ago 2 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. In instances 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Increased buyer participation drove most changes. Plain quality and unweaned calves sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.43/cwt on 269 head.
Average price
$144.43
269 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$756
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$126
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.91
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2532147.05782215
Medium and Large 2-3490133.9965654
One grade step is worth $13.06/cwt here — about $126 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 sale269 hd
144.43
KY average22 barns · 5,964 hd
148.35
−3.91
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
BullsAverage1,852101.861,88713
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53973.361,1297thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24667.1483770
CowsLean 85-90%High95260.0257213

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$9251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,250$8751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,270$7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,305$1,1251thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1-2563139.61/cwt132.50–145.0078613
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2433149.97/cwt149.00–154.0064912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2688138.85/cwt133.00–140.009556
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3616130.07/cwt119.00–139.008017
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3725127.00/cwt127.00–127.009211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2607145.75/cwt135.00–148.0088550
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added638159.25/cwt159.25–159.251,01655
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added541177.00/cwt177.00–177.0095821
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added556170.00/cwt170.00–170.009451
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3385151.56/cwt149.00–159.005844
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3428133.33/cwt122.50–141.0057112
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added574152.00/cwt152.00–152.008725
SteersMedium and Large 1-2712148.63/cwt144.00–153.001,05817
SteersMedium and Large 2-3515135.64/cwt119.00–150.006998
SteersMedium and Large 2-3735125.00/cwt125.00–125.009191
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2710134.04/cwt129.00–139.009522
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2780123.00/cwt123.00–123.009591
SteersMedium and Large 2-3490158.33/cwt155.00–160.007763
SteersMedium and Large 1-2416183.94/cwt177.00–189.007659
SteersMedium and Large 2-3417161.60/cwt160.00–165.006743
SteersMedium and Large 2-3352160.00/cwt160.00–160.005632
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2377149.27/cwt135.00–160.0056315
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added524157.00/cwt157.00–157.0082312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2395186.00/cwt186.00–186.007353
SteersMedium and Large 1-2519166.43/cwt150.00–170.0086412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2462176.79/cwt170.00–182.008178
SteersMedium and Large 1-2617155.98/cwt154.00–157.5096213
SteersMedium and Large 2-3595128.00/cwt128.00–128.007621
SteersMedium and Large 2-3645131.00/cwt131.00–131.008453
SteersMedium and Large 1-2663153.08/cwt149.00–154.001,01510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2335169.85/cwt165.00–175.005692
SteersMedium and Large 1-2810140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1341
Dairy SteersLarge 3612100.00/cwt100.00–100.006123
Dairy SteersLarge 391877.00/cwt77.00–77.007072
SteersMedium and Large 1-2578156.33/cwt155.00–157.0090415
BullsMedium and Large 1-2680130.00/cwt130.00–130.008841
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600135.00/cwt135.00–135.008102
BullsMedium and Large 1-2382185.09/cwt177.00–189.007079
BullsMedium and Large 1-2462172.39/cwt167.00–177.507967
BullsMedium and Large 1-2428178.07/cwt173.00–182.507627
BullsMedium and Large 1-2566145.72/cwt144.00–154.008256
CowsLean 85-90%80065.00/cwt65.00–65.005201
CowsLean 85-90%96559.60/cwt54.50–62.5057512
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53973.36/cwt66.50–77.501,1297
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16155.68/cwt44.00–60.006469
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25968.83/cwt61.00–74.5086761
Bulls1,839101.35/cwt98.00–104.001,86412
Bulls2,010108.00/cwt108.00–108.002,1711
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,270725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,250875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2960925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3051,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2860102.00/cwt102.00–102.008771
BullsMedium and Large 2-3685110.00/cwt110.00–110.007541
BullsMedium and Large 2-3580134.75/cwt129.00–140.007827
BullsMedium and Large 2-3850100.00/cwt100.00–100.008501
BullsMedium and Large 2-383090.00/cwt90.00–90.007471
BullsMedium and Large 2-3380162.43/cwt160.00–167.506173
BullsMedium and Large 2-3462152.50/cwt152.50–152.507052
BullsMedium and Large 1-2516159.94/cwt151.00–168.0082521
BullsMedium and Large 1-2235162.50/cwt162.50–162.503821
BullsMedium and Large 1-298586.00/cwt86.00–86.008472
BullsMedium and Large 2-3625133.33/cwt130.00–135.008333
BullsMedium and Large 1-2320168.83/cwt165.00–175.005404
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2302146.63/cwt142.50–150.004434
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added621152.38/cwt150.00–153.5094613
BullsMedium and Large 1-2278168.87/cwt162.50–180.004695
BullsMedium and Large 1-2753123.99/cwt122.00–128.009343
BullsMedium and Large 2-3415133.40/cwt120.00–157.505543
BullsMedium and Large 2-3536137.85/cwt130.00–140.0073912
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3317132.47/cwt122.50–137.504206
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008471
BullsMedium and Large 1-2713130.89/cwt125.00–134.009333
BullsMedium and Large 2-3320140.00/cwt140.00–140.004481
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3530127.59/cwt117.50–130.006765
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3855104.00/cwt104.00–104.008891
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2514146.30/cwt135.00–154.0075228
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2815134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0923
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476147.58/cwt142.00–155.0070249
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin452155.00/cwt155.00–155.007012
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3466137.89/cwt136.00–139.0064310
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3555138.04/cwt120.00–147.507667

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.