Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2023-11-20

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 20
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
416 head
254 vs last sale 670 241 vs year ago 657 · 36.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
11 vs last sale 124 48 vs year ago 183 · 26.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
43 vs last sale 2 30 vs year ago 15 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Average to moderate demand for feeders as per Holiday week and other market uncertainties causing discounts to feeders. 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 $190.18/cwt on 119 head.
Average price
$190.18
119 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,011
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$25
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$41.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.92
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2498202.361,00984
Medium and Large 2-3611160.9498435
One grade step is worth $41.43/cwt here — about $25 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 sale119 hd
190.18
KY average25 barns · 5,189 hd
197.10
−6.92
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
BullsAverage1,627114.941,87011
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53393.891,4397thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31088.461,15872
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01076.3777212

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,195$1,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,238$1,4853thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,258$1,4653thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$1,2851thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$1,27718
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$1,2733thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,030$1,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)898$1,0694thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)970$1,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,240$1,0262thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1-2473199.96/cwt192.00–217.009467
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3578181.82/cwt171.00–192.001,0512
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3730142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0371
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3526171.45/cwt160.00–179.009025
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3858131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1243
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2315182.62/cwt175.00–185.005754
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3622168.83/cwt157.00–185.001,0509
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2376230.44/cwt210.00–235.0086614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2272162.00/cwt162.00–162.004412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2625182.29/cwt181.00–185.001,1393
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3375193.36/cwt190.00–197.007252
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2728187.19/cwt182.00–205.001,3639
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2435206.48/cwt205.00–207.0089811
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3328140.00/cwt140.00–140.004592
SteersMedium and Large 2-3715185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3231
SteersMedium and Large 2-3670165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1061
SteersMedium and Large 2-3631209.09/cwt200.00–212.001,3198
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3767143.33/cwt140.00–145.001,0993
SteersMedium and Large 2-3545179.00/cwt179.00–179.009763
SteersMedium and Large 2-3373193.64/cwt180.00–200.007223
SteersMedium and Large 1-2390253.00/cwt253.00–253.009871
SteersMedium and Large 1-2402247.00/cwt247.00–247.009932
SteersMedium and Large 1-2589239.26/cwt230.00–240.001,40913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added457220.69/cwt220.00–222.001,0096
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added506245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2407
SteersMedium and Large 1-2784207.48/cwt207.00–209.001,6274
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,020111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,1321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2727213.79/cwt206.00–219.001,55411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2680216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4692
SteersMedium and Large 1-2619231.99/cwt230.00–233.001,4369
SteersMedium and Large 1-2505210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2265200.00/cwt200.00–200.005301
BullsMedium and Large 2-3275200.00/cwt200.00–200.005502
BullsMedium and Large 2-3456170.55/cwt152.00–180.007787
BullsMedium and Large 2-3325170.92/cwt150.00–190.005552
BullsMedium and Large 1-2570202.23/cwt190.00–217.001,15310
BullsMedium and Large 2-3563205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1545
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27876.10/cwt70.00–83.009737
CowsBoner 80-85%1,312103.24/cwt100.00–107.001,3553
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31389.14/cwt81.00–98.001,17062
CowsLean 85-90%1,03982.82/cwt82.00–86.008604
CowsLean 85-90%99673.15/cwt64.00–79.007298
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53393.89/cwt91.00–97.001,4397
Bulls1,748118.45/cwt112.00–121.002,0718
Bulls1,305105.57/cwt92.00–115.001,3783
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0551,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,2851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2101,277.12/head1,085.00–1,450.001,27718
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0301,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2935107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,010100.89/cwt88.00–117.001,0198
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28981,068.65/head975.00–1,225.001,0694
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1951,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2381,485.32/head1,335.00–1,675.001,4853
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2581,465.36/head1,410.00–1,550.001,4653
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0151,272.88/head1,065.00–1,400.001,2733
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29701,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2401,025.97/head785.00–1,200.001,0262
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3021
BullsMedium and Large 1-2439215.00/cwt215.00–215.009445
BullsMedium and Large 2-3708173.71/cwt170.00–175.001,2304
BullsMedium and Large 2-3630186.92/cwt182.00–192.001,1782
BullsMedium and Large 2-3195200.00/cwt200.00–200.003901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2388235.54/cwt210.00–250.009148
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3679145.37/cwt120.00–171.009876
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open490202.00/cwt202.00–202.009901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2204205.00/cwt205.00–205.004184
BullsMedium and Large 1-2483226.13/cwt221.00–237.001,0923
BullsMedium and Large 1-2527197.31/cwt192.00–209.001,0409
BullsMedium and Large 1-2710180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2781
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2577195.36/cwt170.00–210.001,12717
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524196.81/cwt181.00–217.001,03110
BullsMedium and Large 2-3515175.00/cwt175.00–175.009011
BullsMedium and Large 2-3370160.00/cwt160.00–160.005921
BullsMedium and Large 1-2332214.18/cwt207.00–225.007116
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3460194.25/cwt171.00–217.008942

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.