Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2023-01-23

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 23
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
350 head
557 vs last sale 907 370 vs year ago 720 · 51.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
54 vs last sale 135 21 vs year ago 102 · 20.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
8 vs last sale 5 11 vs year ago 2 · +550.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with instances of 8.00 higher. 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 $154.56/cwt on 123 head.
Average price
$154.56
123 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$819
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$169
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.32
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555160.4089073
Medium and Large 2-3494146.0472150
One grade step is worth $14.36/cwt here — about $169 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 sale123 hd
154.56
KY average24 barns · 5,808 hd
155.88
−1.32
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
BullsAverage1,725103.411,78414
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,64669.681,1476thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25369.6787343
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00364.706497thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,595$1,1622thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,337$1,0643thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,065$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$7642thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)840$7201thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,010$6001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)900$7601thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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 2-3570144.72/cwt137.50–153.008254
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3426152.87/cwt143.00–158.0065116
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added545170.00/cwt170.00–170.009273
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2808141.38/cwt139.00–142.001,1425
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2529164.05/cwt159.00–167.0086813
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3855134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1461
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2577161.69/cwt151.00–165.0093317
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250130.00/cwt130.00–130.003251
SteersMedium and Large 2-3375163.77/cwt150.00–177.506142
SteersMedium and Large 2-3695162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1261
SteersMedium and Large 2-3425170.00/cwt170.00–170.007231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2610160.00/cwt160.00–160.009762
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3640135.00/cwt135.00–135.008642
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2732153.50/cwt151.00–155.001,1249
SteersMedium and Large 1-2282200.00/cwt200.00–200.005642
SteersMedium and Large 1-2726172.56/cwt172.00–173.001,2539
SteersMedium and Large 2-3616157.26/cwt139.00–170.009697
SteersMedium and Large 2-3815146.04/cwt139.00–153.001,1902
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3705137.50/cwt137.50–137.509691
SteersMedium and Large 2-3470165.05/cwt160.00–175.007763
SteersMedium and Large 1-2690175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2082
SteersMedium and Large 1-2835151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,2611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2492192.00/cwt192.00–192.009451
SteersMedium and Large 1-2513188.15/cwt182.00–194.009654
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2775144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2320192.91/cwt190.00–209.0061713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added419216.62/cwt216.00–219.009087
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added505210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added566190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0752
SteersMedium and Large 1-2574182.29/cwt177.00–189.001,0467
SteersMedium and Large 2-3533175.14/cwt165.00–185.009332
SteersMedium and Large 1-2424185.80/cwt185.00–186.007885
Dairy SteersLarge 378591.00/cwt91.00–91.007141
Dairy SteersLarge 31,07581.00/cwt81.00–81.008711
Dairy SteersLarge 374592.50/cwt92.50–92.506891
SteersMedium and Large 1-2603179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0796
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350202.50/cwt202.50–202.507091
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added601191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,1485
BullsMedium and Large 1-2561167.46/cwt161.00–175.009398
BullsMedium and Large 1-2665149.00/cwt149.00–149.009911
BullsMedium and Large 1-2428189.00/cwt189.00–189.008093
BullsMedium and Large 1-2790142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1221
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400225.00/cwt225.00–225.009001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2383201.73/cwt185.00–219.0077311
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,64669.68/cwt69.50–70.001,1476
CowsLean 85-90%94268.07/cwt67.00–70.006413
CowsLean 85-90%1,04862.18/cwt59.00–64.006524
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28471.24/cwt64.00–77.0091535
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08161.07/cwt56.00–62.006607
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0241
Bulls1,714106.55/cwt99.00–114.001,8269
Bulls1,71093.21/cwt92.00–96.001,5944
Bulls1,885116.00/cwt116.00–116.002,1871
Bred CowsMedium 1-2840720.00/head720.00–720.007201
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-284090.00/cwt90.00–90.007561
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900760.00/head760.00–760.007601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5951,161.69/head1,100.00–1,220.001,1622
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,055763.98/head750.00–775.007642
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0651,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3371,063.97/head1,000.00–1,150.001,0643
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,010600.00/head600.00–600.006001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2716140.50/cwt139.00–141.001,0064
BullsMedium and Large 2-3323163.26/cwt152.50–180.005275
BullsMedium and Large 2-3524164.97/cwt163.00–168.008647
BullsMedium and Large 2-3640137.50/cwt137.50–137.508801
BullsMedium and Large 2-3430167.00/cwt167.00–167.007181
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3523149.13/cwt143.00–152.007803
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3759125.29/cwt119.00–130.009517
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3378157.39/cwt150.00–160.005954
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3317149.33/cwt145.00–155.004737
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2219173.19/cwt170.00–176.003794
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2653159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0386
BullsMedium and Large 2-3745139.00/cwt138.00–140.001,0362
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2371157.56/cwt155.00–160.005858
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added440189.00/cwt189.00–189.008322
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3474151.54/cwt140.00–162.007184
BullsMedium and Large 1-2829142.08/cwt136.00–157.001,1785
BullsMedium and Large 2-3487164.04/cwt155.00–175.007993
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620150.98/cwt150.00–152.009364
BullsMedium and Large 1-2345200.00/cwt192.50–207.506902
BullsMedium and Large 2-3293178.70/cwt172.50–185.005242
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2303160.02/cwt159.00–162.004853
BullsMedium and Large 2-3205209.00/cwt209.00–209.004282
BullsMedium and Large 2-3572145.44/cwt142.50–157.008325
BullsMedium and Large 2-3365170.67/cwt165.00–182.006233
BullsMedium and Large 1-2526175.46/cwt167.00–178.0092312
BullsMedium and Large 1-2205205.00/cwt205.00–205.004201
BullsMedium and Large 1-2484174.73/cwt172.00–180.008463
BullsMedium and Large 2-3830139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1541

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.