Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2023-06-12

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 12
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
771 head
19 vs last sale 790 92 vs year ago 679 · +13.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
6 vs last sale 96 66 vs year ago 168 · 39.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
23 vs last sale 4 18 vs year ago 9 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 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 $204.78/cwt on 291 head.
Average price
$204.78
291 head · 578 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,185
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$186
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.29
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2587208.891,226216
Medium 1-2652196.441,2809thin
Medium and Large 2-3541192.481,04066
One grade step is worth $16.41/cwt here — about $186 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 sale291 hd
204.78
KY average26 barns · 6,696 hd
214.07
−9.29
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
BullsAverage1,619112.501,82115
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48195.881,4208thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27294.701,20436
CowsLean 85-90%High99278.347778thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$1,3752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,134$1,3578
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,197$1,3057
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,270$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,045$1,4002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,285$1,3752thin

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 2-3700150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0502
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2225242.00/cwt242.00–242.005452
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2725182.21/cwt177.00–193.001,32137
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2521220.40/cwt214.00–225.001,14828
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2466223.67/cwt216.00–232.001,04248
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3612186.27/cwt162.00–193.001,14015
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2925178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,6478
HeifersMedium 1-2640196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,2541
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2769189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,45315
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2825178.00/cwt175.00–181.001,4692
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2627207.66/cwt203.00–214.001,30224
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3542210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1384
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2675195.57/cwt194.00–197.001,3209
SteersMedium and Large 2-3804187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,50319
SteersMedium and Large 2-3482220.73/cwt212.00–225.001,0643
SteersMedium and Large 2-3340237.00/cwt237.00–237.008061
SteersMedium and Large 1-2467245.25/cwt242.00–247.001,1456
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2287225.00/cwt225.00–225.006463
SteersMedium and Large 1-2554243.51/cwt225.00–246.001,34934
SteersMedium and Large 1-2412248.60/cwt247.00–253.001,0244
SteersMedium and Large 1-2534238.21/cwt230.00–245.001,27221
SteersMedium and Large 2-3575196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1272
SteersMedium and Large 2-3860192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,6511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2369236.41/cwt227.00–241.008729
SteersMedium and Large 2-3395210.00/cwt210.00–210.008301
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700220.50/cwt220.50–220.501,5444
SteersMedium and Large 1-2715207.06/cwt198.00–214.001,4809
SteersMedium and Large 1-2358252.00/cwt252.00–252.009022
SteersMedium and Large 1-2347252.00/cwt252.00–252.008743
SteersMedium and Large 1-2639222.91/cwt219.00–226.001,42425
SteersMedium and Large 1-2768211.86/cwt199.00–218.001,6274
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added660226.42/cwt226.00–226.501,4946
SteersMedium and Large 1-2820202.46/cwt198.00–203.001,66018
SteersMedium and Large 1-2677218.70/cwt217.00–219.001,48113
SteersMedium and Large 2-3425200.00/cwt200.00–200.008501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2580226.48/cwt220.00–230.001,3144
BullsMedium and Large 1-2705199.66/cwt198.00–201.001,4083
BullsMedium and Large 1-2270247.00/cwt247.00–247.006672
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,4161
BullsMedium and Large 1-2680214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4551
BullsMedium and Large 1-2327229.00/cwt229.00–229.007493
CowsBoner 80-85%1,303110.68/cwt106.00–114.001,4423
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28295.15/cwt86.00–104.001,22028
Bulls1,682115.64/cwt102.00–125.001,9459
CowsLean 85-90%98582.94/cwt81.00–85.008172
CowsLean 85-90%99476.80/cwt70.00–80.007636
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48195.88/cwt84.00–106.001,4208
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19582.58/cwt78.00–87.009875
Bulls1,22495.42/cwt90.00–99.001,1684
Bulls2,122132.56/cwt130.00–135.002,8132
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,1701,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1351,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1341,357.33/head1,090.00–1,425.001,3578
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2011,309.46/head1,085.00–1,475.001,3096
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,2001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,2851,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2701,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0451,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
BullsMedium and Large 1-2369250.00/cwt250.00–250.009236
BullsMedium and Large 1-2623210.21/cwt204.00–217.001,3107
BullsMedium and Large 2-3240200.00/cwt200.00–200.004801
BullsMedium and Large 2-3667190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2678
BullsMedium and Large 2-3478234.18/cwt225.00–243.001,1196
BullsMedium and Large 2-3775186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,4423
HeifersMedium 1-2520210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0922
HeifersMedium 1-2684197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,3474
HeifersMedium 1-2725182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3202
BullsMedium and Large 2-3410211.46/cwt210.00–213.008672
BullsMedium and Large 1-2465224.11/cwt220.00–225.001,04211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425243.12/cwt240.00–247.001,0339
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3820152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,2463
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3469210.64/cwt200.00–213.0098814
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3322212.20/cwt200.00–225.006833
BullsMedium and Large 2-3855155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2517234.66/cwt220.00–241.001,21330
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3785183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,4371
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3412198.18/cwt185.00–210.008179
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423229.43/cwt221.00–236.009706
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3387183.34/cwt180.00–185.007103
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2565217.96/cwt213.00–224.001,23125
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3682176.24/cwt165.00–186.001,2025
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3553190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0517

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.