Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2023-07-17

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 17
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
406 head
212 vs last sale 618 32 vs year ago 374 · +8.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
92 vs last sale 180 56 vs year ago 144 · 38.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
5 vs last sale 16 4 vs year ago 15 · 26.7%
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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. 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 $230.36/cwt on 161 head.
Average price
$230.36
161 head · 576 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,326
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$67
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$42.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.55
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2566235.091,330143
Medium and Large 2-3655192.751,26318thin
One grade step is worth $42.34/cwt here — about $67 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 sale161 hd
230.36
KY average26 barns · 6,772 hd
219.81
+10.55
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
BullsLow1,535123.711,89812
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,630111.081,8116thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,240104.851,30138
CowsLean 85-90%Average92276.057013thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,454$1,4707

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1-2561232.27/cwt225.00–236.001,30316
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3665200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3302
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3570195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1121
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3613205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2574
SteersMedium and Large 1-2355264.00/cwt264.00–264.009372
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2642235.03/cwt225.00–237.001,50912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2532234.75/cwt220.00–239.001,2497
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2328229.93/cwt225.00–235.007547
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2260221.00/cwt221.00–221.005751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2382232.07/cwt225.00–237.008875
SteersMedium and Large 2-3449227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,0197
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2965130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2551
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2472235.21/cwt230.00–242.001,1106
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3385240.00/cwt240.00–240.009242
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3935165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5431
SteersMedium and Large 2-3945174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,6441
SteersMedium and Large 1-2640242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,5492
SteersMedium and Large 1-2975192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,8721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy595267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,5891
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy235305.00/cwt305.00–305.007171
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2415244.98/cwt242.00–249.001,0175
SteersMedium and Large 1-2716241.34/cwt241.00–243.001,7286
SteersMedium and Large 1-2577258.15/cwt255.00–260.001,4908
SteersMedium and Large 2-3533206.31/cwt202.00–215.001,1003
SteersMedium and Large 2-3260241.00/cwt241.00–241.006271
SteersMedium and Large 2-3385197.00/cwt197.00–197.007581
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2652
SteersMedium and Large 1-2475250.33/cwt247.00–257.001,1893
SteersMedium and Large 1-2805234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,8844
SteersMedium and Large 1-2690247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,7041
SteersMedium and Large 1-2520253.36/cwt247.00–254.001,31711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2308255.14/cwt252.00–260.007865
BullsMedium and Large 1-2775194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,5041
BullsMedium and Large 1-2474265.17/cwt252.00–277.001,2579
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,2051
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy408282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,1512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy375277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,0391
CowsLean 85-90%92276.05/cwt74.00–79.007013
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,540121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,8631
CowsBoner 80-85%1,238104.19/cwt91.00–114.001,29030
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22076.36/cwt65.00–89.009322
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,648109.10/cwt103.00–118.001,7985
CowsBoner 80-85%1,259117.67/cwt112.00–127.001,4816
Bulls1,170102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1931
Bulls1,548122.20/cwt118.00–126.001,8928
Bulls1,620134.96/cwt131.00–141.002,1863
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,025117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1991
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4541,470.45/head1,000.00–1,600.001,4707
BullsMedium and Large 1-2575231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,3281
BullsMedium and Large 2-3910120.93/cwt113.00–125.001,1003
BullsMedium and Large 1-2664225.39/cwt216.00–235.001,4976
BullsMedium and Large 2-3420243.01/cwt240.00–245.001,0215
BullsMedium and Large 2-3245230.00/cwt230.00–230.005642
BullsMedium and Large 2-3330225.00/cwt225.00–225.007431
BullsMedium and Large 2-3395200.00/cwt200.00–200.007901
BullsMedium and Large 2-3295215.00/cwt215.00–215.006341
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,4381
BullsMedium and Large 1-2364254.56/cwt245.00–257.009275
BullsMedium and Large 1-2255270.00/cwt270.00–270.006891
BullsMedium and Large 1-2711200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4228
BullsMedium and Large 2-3479241.00/cwt237.00–245.001,1544
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2704223.43/cwt200.00–227.001,57319
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3825158.67/cwt112.00–182.001,3093
BullsMedium and Large 1-2424267.67/cwt265.00–277.001,1358
BullsMedium and Large 1-2875182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,5931
BullsMedium and Large 2-3682195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3302
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2681215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4648
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added610244.86/cwt244.00–245.251,49438
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added505238.30/cwt238.00–241.001,20310
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3730170.71/cwt150.00–192.001,2462
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3260210.00/cwt210.00–210.005461
BullsMedium and Large 2-3702180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2642
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added388253.50/cwt253.50–253.509848
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3770191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4712

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.