Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2023-02-06

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 6
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
561 head
97 vs last sale 464 331 vs year ago 230 · +143.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
62 vs last sale 82 110 vs year ago 34 · +323.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
1 vs last sale 9 2 vs year ago 8 · +25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $187.53/cwt on 186 head.
Average price
$187.53
186 head · 580 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,087
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$139
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.67
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2582187.891,093178
Medium and Large 2-3531179.659558thin
One grade step is worth $8.24/cwt here — about $139 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 sale186 hd
187.53
KY average21 barns · 3,743 hd
180.86
+6.67
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
BullsLow1,494100.411,50011
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51191.221,3787thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22281.931,00169
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03070.3672417

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$1,1901thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,015$8762thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,225$1,1601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)885$6501thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 2-3415173.00/cwt173.00–173.007182
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3540147.61/cwt140.00–150.007974
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2677147.59/cwt132.00–156.509996
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2625153.65/cwt140.00–158.5096010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2347186.55/cwt184.50–196.006479
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2417185.32/cwt175.00–189.007738
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3665135.00/cwt135.00–135.008981
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2280181.04/cwt177.50–186.005073
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3181
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,033151.15/cwt146.00–159.001,5615
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added382194.12/cwt190.50–196.0074220
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2890132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2225186.00/cwt186.00–186.004191
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2376186.48/cwt177.50–189.007018
SteersMedium and Large 1-2675177.91/cwt175.00–181.001,2012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2632178.31/cwt173.00–186.001,12721
SteersMedium and Large 2-3580168.00/cwt168.00–168.009741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2723168.12/cwt164.25–174.001,21637
SteersMedium and Large 2-3403184.58/cwt172.00–197.007442
SteersMedium and Large 2-3765164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2551
SteersMedium and Large 1-2265227.50/cwt227.50–227.506031
SteersMedium and Large 1-2210185.00/cwt185.00–185.003891
SteersMedium and Large 1-2418209.97/cwt190.00–221.0087813
SteersMedium and Large 2-3525184.00/cwt184.00–184.009664
SteersMedium and Large 1-2467191.09/cwt176.00–206.0089220
SteersMedium and Large 1-2582185.64/cwt180.00–191.001,0809
SteersMedium and Large 1-2388228.70/cwt215.00–233.0088712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2905155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4032
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400232.00/cwt232.00–232.009286
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added611189.08/cwt188.00–189.751,15521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525189.73/cwt175.00–196.0099626
SteersMedium and Large 1-2340227.50/cwt227.50–227.507741
BullsMedium and Large 1-2336227.83/cwt202.50–235.007668
BullsMedium and Large 1-2721156.69/cwt155.00–160.001,1306
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,090119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2971
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2520183.27/cwt173.00–192.0095315
BullsMedium and Large 1-2572183.29/cwt163.00–192.001,0488
CowsLean 85-90%1,02050.00/cwt50.00–50.005101
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51898.81/cwt97.50–100.001,5002
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02167.48/cwt62.50–74.006897
CowsBoner 80-85%1,189101.52/cwt97.00–106.001,2074
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24982.32/cwt70.00–92.501,02858
Bulls1,46093.54/cwt92.00–96.001,3665
CowsLean 85-90%1,02670.39/cwt64.50–75.5072213
CowsLean 85-90%1,04877.04/cwt75.00–80.008073
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50888.18/cwt85.50–89.501,3305
Bulls1,524103.26/cwt100.00–109.501,5745
Bulls1,515120.50/cwt120.50–120.501,8261
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,09593.68/cwt89.00–99.001,0262
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,015876.45/head700.00–1,060.008762
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1951,190.00/head1,190.00–1,190.001,1901
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2885650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2251,160.00/head1,160.00–1,160.001,1601
BullsMedium and Large 2-3472146.76/cwt135.00–180.006935
BullsMedium and Large 2-3580162.00/cwt162.00–162.009401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2476195.46/cwt182.50–199.0093011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2257221.89/cwt208.00–250.005703
BullsMedium and Large 1-2614171.55/cwt164.00–177.001,05313
BullsMedium and Large 2-3507155.00/cwt155.00–155.007863
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2758143.01/cwt138.00–146.001,0844
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008405
BullsMedium and Large 1-2421205.99/cwt197.00–220.008678
BullsMedium and Large 2-3373169.32/cwt145.00–186.006323
BullsMedium and Large 1-2830130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0792
BullsMedium and Large 1-2225210.00/cwt210.00–210.004731
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3272151.37/cwt150.00–152.004123
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3481154.93/cwt145.00–160.007458
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3579148.24/cwt138.00–162.008587
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2519164.14/cwt153.50–173.0085227
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2579159.17/cwt157.00–161.0092223
BullsMedium and Large 1-2375223.57/cwt212.50–236.008384
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476174.67/cwt150.00–188.0083121
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3905120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0861
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3389163.19/cwt160.00–165.006358
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2740151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1172
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3605130.00/cwt130.00–130.007871

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.