Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2024-07-22

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 22
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
665 head
262 vs last sale 403 13 vs year ago 678 · 1.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
56 vs last sale 46 13 vs year ago 89 · +14.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
3 vs last sale 3 26 vs year ago 32 · 81.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers 500 lbs and under sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $265.34/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 126.70 against this barn's trailing median of $392.04.
Average price
$265.34
73 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,444
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$107
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$26.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.92
vs KY average
+0.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543266.801,45069
Medium and Large 2-3559240.131,3424thin
One grade step is worth $26.67/cwt here — about $107 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
443405367330median 392.0412/1502/2304/2006/2208/10
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $428.62, low $343.55, median $392.04 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale73 hd
265.34
KY average24 barns · 1,578 hd
269.26
−3.92
National average157 barns · 8,958 hd
264.63
+0.71
This barn, trailing median31 sales
392.04
−126.70
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
BullsLow1,834171.583,14614
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,600141.332,2616thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,280138.361,77240
CowsLean 85-90%High965112.231,08311
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,305162.002,1141thin

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)1,191$1,8754thin

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 1-2Value Added600–650616259.40/cwt252.00–260.001,59813
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800780252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,9664
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650623239.36/cwt235.00–245.001,4915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850835240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0048
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450415298.46/cwt297.00–300.001,2392
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550523285.12/cwt280.00–290.001,4912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650638276.84/cwt274.00–281.001,76617
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500490291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,42612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500490254.28/cwt252.00–272.001,24623
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750730236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,7231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250210315.00/cwt315.00–315.006621
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700662270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,78711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650627268.56/cwt237.00–274.001,68411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350304288.64/cwt286.00–290.008776
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500458307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,4062
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550509269.96/cwt260.00–273.001,37418
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450435281.51/cwt250.00–287.001,22513
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600577263.89/cwt250.00–266.501,52336
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750717251.53/cwt240.00–256.001,8038
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600576301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,7347
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500459306.71/cwt290.00–320.001,4089
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1431,750.15/head1,400.00–1,950.001,7503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3352,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800774233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,8035
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400368332.73/cwt320.00–342.001,2245
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650634250.10/cwt241.00–255.001,58611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300252370.00/cwt370.00–370.009322
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400380350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700650232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5081
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350325347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,1281
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850825202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,6671
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2963149.22/cwt144.00–154.001,4372
Bulls1,495154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,3021
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,772145.86/cwt144.00–148.002,5852
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,514139.06/cwt137.00–141.002,1054
SteersChoice and Prime1,305162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,1141
CowsBoner 80-85%1,267147.31/cwt144.00–154.001,8668
CowsLean 85-90%997124.79/cwt120.00–129.001,2443
Dairy SteersLarge 3950–1000980162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,5885
CowsLean 85-90%953107.52/cwt95.00–120.001,0258
Bulls1,819186.71/cwt182.00–190.003,3964
Bulls1,878166.81/cwt156.00–177.003,1339
CowsBoner 80-85%1,293136.82/cwt127.00–145.001,76930
CowsBoner 80-85%1,144125.72/cwt120.00–131.001,4382
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600568273.69/cwt270.00–275.001,5556
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800776230.25/cwt230.25–230.251,78727
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450421328.16/cwt325.00–335.001,3823
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed600–650621240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4908
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550542277.76/cwt268.00–282.001,50512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450405322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,3042
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450427243.40/cwt240.00–250.001,0393
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500489242.86/cwt239.00–267.001,18810
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300290264.50/cwt235.00–280.007673
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350330240.00/cwt240.00–240.007921
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650619236.70/cwt232.00–240.001,4654
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800764182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3904
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700682240.67/cwt240.00–242.001,6413
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500490268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,31320
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600559240.13/cwt220.00–257.001,3424
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600567270.45/cwt252.00–280.001,5333
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450410273.90/cwt270.00–282.001,1233
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400386254.75/cwt215.00–272.009838
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700671239.50/cwt232.00–241.001,60712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900880218.50/cwt218.50–218.501,92311
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300270252.00/cwt252.00–252.006801
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550535260.64/cwt260.00–262.001,3943
BullsMedium and Large 2-3800–850815220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7931
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450400290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800760220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350334304.76/cwt302.00–310.001,0183
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300281258.36/cwt245.00–265.007263
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500490292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,4311
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400370295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700675257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,73515
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950905202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,8281
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400387296.01/cwt272.00–302.001,1469
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550504270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,36115

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.