Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2026-06-15

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 15
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
390 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 449▲ 36 vs year ago 354 · +10.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 80▼ 45 vs year ago 82 · −54.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 13▼ 5 vs year ago 11 · −45.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bull sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $392.04/cwt on 32 head, up $11.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 33 comparable sales and sits +11.68 against this barn's trailing median of $380.37.
Average price
$392.04
▲ 11.68 vs prior sale
32 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,112
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$44.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−22.73
vs KY average
−19.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2535399.002,13427
Medium and Large 2-3561354.471,9875thin
One grade step is worth $44.54/cwt here — about $147 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale32 hd
392.04
—
KY average26 barns · 1,213 hd
414.77
−22.73
National average169 barns · 9,451 hd
411.50
−19.46
This barn, trailing median33 sales
380.37
+11.68
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
443397352307median 380.3703/0204/2706/2908/3111/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $428.62, low $320.54, median $380.37 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Bulls—Low1,665211.423,5208thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,365190.002,5941thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,268173.502,19918
CowsLean 85-90%Low916140.421,2874thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$2,7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$2,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,445$3,3001thin

Every lot

70 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3278555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,5432
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,9981
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2448505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,2622
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475495.15/cwt480.00–520.002,3525
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486489.99/cwt485.00–492.002,38111
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8321
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515472.57/cwt470.00–475.002,4342
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3532443.00/cwt443.00–443.002,3572
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,5589
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568429.85/cwt425.00–435.002,4424
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,5941
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,5201
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9521
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2719375.41/cwt375.00–380.002,69912
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,7501
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3800241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,9281
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2943311.24/cwt307.50–315.002,9352
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3244500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2205
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,4031
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3286472.91/cwt441.00–485.001,3538
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3315460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4491
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335492.83/cwt455.00–520.001,65110
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,9245
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3383403.53/cwt360.00–450.001,5462
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3406437.03/cwt430.00–450.001,7745
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424442.22/cwt440.00–450.001,87511
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467437.01/cwt420.00–455.002,0419
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3479401.05/cwt370.00–437.501,9215
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added504417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,1045
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2509403.39/cwt395.00–412.502,05311
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3518362.92/cwt350.00–375.001,8802
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574387.58/cwt380.00–391.002,22510
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,1611
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3589348.83/cwt335.00–377.502,0553
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2603369.98/cwt360.00–375.002,2314
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3603353.34/cwt350.00–360.002,1313
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2652366.37/cwt350.00–368.002,38911
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2702350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,45710
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2215623.16/cwt615.00–635.001,3406
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3215590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,2691
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2265602.50/cwt602.50–602.501,5972
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3272487.19/cwt475.00–495.001,3257
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2314531.40/cwt510.00–555.001,6698
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3318500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5902
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3377419.87/cwt380.00–455.001,5839
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3418451.12/cwt430.00–485.001,8868
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2421494.34/cwt490.00–515.002,08111
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3450425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9131
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2482440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1212
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3181
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3528419.04/cwt370.00–443.002,2133
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3575366.21/cwt335.00–395.002,1064
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2583426.29/cwt417.50–435.002,4854
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3623363.73/cwt320.00–410.002,2662
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2633408.93/cwt400.00–410.002,5899
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3700267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,8731
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3750275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0631
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3870267.50/cwt240.00–295.002,3272
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,463192.43/cwt172.00–202.002,8153
Bulls——1,786222.81/cwt218.00–229.003,9795
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%905134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2131
Cows—Lean 85-90%920142.56/cwt134.00–149.001,3123
Cows—Boner 80-85%990158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,5641
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,283170.33/cwt158.00–179.002,18511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,286181.89/cwt154.00–190.002,3396
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,5941
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2997225.93/cwt210.00–237.502,2533
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28952,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4453,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001

This sale against other markets

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.