Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2023-10-09

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 9
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
476 head
166 vs last sale 642 215 vs year ago 691 · 31.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
34 vs last sale 112 65 vs year ago 143 · 45.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
1 vs last sale 5 10 vs year ago 16 · 62.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was SHARPLY HIGHER. Feeder steers were 8.00 to 10.00 higher and had some premiums greater than 15.00 dollars for weaned calves. Feeder heifers and bulls also rallied and were up sharply through the weight classes, with strong demand for good quality cattle, while off colored and plainer animals received heavy discounts. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher for the leans and slaughter bulls were steady with a good supply and good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.45/cwt on 185 head.
Average price
$205.45
185 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,012
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$507
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2-3
$78.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.78
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2518222.901,154105
Medium and Large 2-3462187.9386770
Medium 2-3447144.9064710thin
One grade step is worth $78.00/cwt here — about $507 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 sale185 hd
205.45
KY average25 barns · 4,869 hd
207.23
−1.78
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
BullsLow1,548115.801,79213
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,56388.471,3839thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22085.241,04034
CowsLean 85-90%High99468.7168326
HeifersSelectAverage1,030125.001,2881thin

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 PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,433$1,5602thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,260$1,4751thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 2-3545154.00/cwt154.00–154.008393
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3738160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2663223.73/cwt220.00–229.001,4839
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2623224.82/cwt220.00–233.001,4018
HeifersMedium 2-3435145.00/cwt145.00–145.006311
HeifersMedium 2-3365125.00/cwt125.00–125.004561
HeifersMedium 2-3570140.00/cwt140.00–140.007981
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2760202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,5351
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3820154.76/cwt153.00–160.001,2694
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3421194.17/cwt170.00–210.0081710
HeifersMedium 2-3450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2481223.77/cwt214.00–230.001,07621
SteersMedium and Large 1-2587253.93/cwt249.00–257.001,49115
SteersMedium and Large 1-2521241.67/cwt227.00–243.501,25914
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3329178.22/cwt170.00–192.005868
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3477195.56/cwt175.00–210.009337
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2376222.20/cwt217.00–229.0083516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2739208.04/cwt202.00–210.001,5374
SteersMedium and Large 1-2752235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7672
SteersMedium and Large 1-2677238.72/cwt234.00–245.001,61615
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2527221.85/cwt217.00–230.001,16924
HeifersMedium 2-3215140.00/cwt140.00–140.003011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375238.52/cwt237.00–240.008942
SteersMedium and Large 1-2348222.00/cwt222.00–222.007732
SteersMedium and Large 1-2614250.60/cwt236.00–254.001,53919
SteersMedium and Large 1-2491241.44/cwt237.00–245.001,1855
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2563220.86/cwt216.00–235.001,24312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2417232.90/cwt225.00–241.0097110
SteersMedium and Large 1-2268220.00/cwt220.00–220.005902
SteersMedium and Large 1-2742227.32/cwt220.00–231.001,6873
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,0621
SteersMedium and Large 2-3468197.43/cwt185.00–210.009242
BullsMedium and Large 1-2260232.60/cwt230.00–235.006052
BullsMedium and Large 1-2476235.03/cwt225.00–245.001,11919
BullsMedium and Large 1-2579222.45/cwt217.00–225.001,2885
BullsMedium and Large 1-2417239.34/cwt230.00–247.009985
BullsMedium and Large 1-2705209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,4732
BullsMedium and Large 1-2225215.00/cwt215.00–215.004841
CowsLean 85-90%1,06582.53/cwt82.00–83.008792
CowsLean 85-90%87331.29/cwt29.00–35.002732
HeifersSelect1,030125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2881
CowsBoner 80-85%1,135105.40/cwt100.00–112.001,1964
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23374.70/cwt71.00–79.009219
CowsLean 85-90%81854.55/cwt54.00–55.004462
CowsLean 85-90%1,01672.49/cwt64.00–77.0073620
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,2081
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57089.53/cwt84.00–94.001,4068
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23185.91/cwt80.00–99.001,05821
Bulls1,515114.30/cwt105.00–118.001,73211
Bulls1,728124.04/cwt123.00–125.002,1432
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2601,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4331,559.88/head1,550.00–1,570.001,5602
BullsMedium and Large 1-2530231.52/cwt225.00–245.001,22717
BullsMedium and Large 1-2624216.89/cwt205.00–231.001,35310
BullsMedium and Large 2-3471199.28/cwt192.00–212.0093910
BullsMedium and Large 2-3523205.74/cwt177.00–220.001,07614
BullsMedium and Large 2-3945130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2291
BullsMedium and Large 1-2387242.01/cwt237.00–250.0093717
BullsMedium and Large 2-3737177.30/cwt162.00–185.001,3073
BullsMedium and Large 1-2685212.97/cwt200.00–217.001,4594
BullsMedium and Large 1-2945150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4182
BullsMedium and Large 1-2770182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,4011
BullsMedium and Large 2-3285196.73/cwt195.00–200.005613
BullsMedium and Large 2-3605198.50/cwt197.00–200.001,2012
BullsMedium and Large 2-3579191.02/cwt180.00–210.001,1066
HeifersMedium 2-3Fleshy525147.00/cwt147.00–147.007721
BullsMedium and Large 2-3331220.48/cwt160.00–232.0073011
BullsMedium and Large 2-3369209.46/cwt175.00–230.0077314
BullsMedium and Large 2-3422190.07/cwt160.00–220.008027
BullsMedium and Large 2-3665180.16/cwt176.00–185.001,1986
HeifersMedium 2-3270140.00/cwt140.00–140.003781
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3528187.60/cwt162.00–212.009915
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3570196.97/cwt154.00–212.001,12313
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3284179.89/cwt160.00–192.0051111
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3384204.67/cwt190.00–210.007869
BullsMedium and Large 1-2323245.34/cwt240.00–250.007926

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.