Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2026-06-29

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 29
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
241 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 302▼ 84 vs year ago 325 · −25.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 59▼ 38 vs year ago 76 · −50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 6▼ 10 vs year ago 14 · −71.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady . Heat and holiday week creates and unsteady market. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $360.95/cwt on 15 head, down $37.32 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 33 comparable sales and sits −19.42 against this barn's trailing median of $380.37.
Average price
$360.95
▼ 37.32 vs prior sale
15 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,980
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$226
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$30.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−51.09
vs KY average
−60.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2557377.262,1027thin
Medium and Large 2-3541346.681,8768thin
One grade step is worth $30.58/cwt here — about $226 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale15 hd
360.95
—
KY average22 barns · 749 hd
412.04
−51.09
National average35 barns · 2,897 hd
421.17
−60.22
This barn, trailing median33 sales
380.37
−19.42
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—Average1,816213.813,8835thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,444193.242,7904thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,339182.482,44421
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,123140.001,5722thin

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 PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,400$2,1263thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2250550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,3751
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3265480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,2721
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,6951
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3305445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3571
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,9161
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,0961
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6381
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486476.76/cwt470.00–485.002,3173
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3489429.46/cwt415.00–452.502,1004
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3181
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3401
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,9721
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586444.69/cwt432.50–450.002,60614
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630411.00/cwt411.00–411.002,5891
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635436.22/cwt430.00–446.002,7705
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655423.00/cwt423.00–423.002,7713
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3672387.97/cwt386.00–390.002,6074
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673394.73/cwt393.00–400.002,6574
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3720362.01/cwt345.00–380.002,6062
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2742379.67/cwt379.00–380.002,8173
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,8431
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810314.88/cwt295.00–335.002,5514
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3240300.00/cwt300.00–300.007201
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3265459.43/cwt450.00–470.001,2172
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3901
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2318501.50/cwt485.00–510.001,5956
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335449.50/cwt375.00–475.001,5064
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7161
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3383447.17/cwt430.00–455.001,7133
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420408.81/cwt380.00–435.001,7172
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426461.15/cwt420.00–485.001,9646
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473424.76/cwt415.00–445.002,0094
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484407.53/cwt392.00–420.001,9725
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3522350.45/cwt325.00–380.001,8295
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,1001
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561374.72/cwt365.00–380.002,1026
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573340.40/cwt335.00–343.001,9503
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,2841
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3639322.35/cwt320.00–332.502,0605
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0461
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,2216
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3735214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,5731
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3750225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6881
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3880190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2255570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,4541
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3270485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,3101
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3370465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,7211
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2390515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,0092
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2403471.69/cwt470.00–475.001,9013
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added405490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,9851
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3417432.75/cwt375.00–505.001,8056
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2461473.27/cwt470.00–475.002,1823
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3473447.22/cwt440.00–465.002,1158
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3503397.69/cwt360.00–435.002,0002
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2921
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,5151
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573423.08/cwt415.00–427.002,42411
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3583382.69/cwt380.00–390.002,2315
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3181
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3663383.76/cwt380.00–385.002,5444
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2675328.66/cwt322.50–335.002,2182
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2820300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4601
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2872280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4421
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3042
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers200–250Large 3220270.00/cwt270.00–270.005941
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3885225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,205201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,4221
Bulls——1,969217.01/cwt207.00–227.004,2734
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,115159.39/cwt155.00–165.001,7772
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,123140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,246178.88/cwt163.00–185.002,22911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,335186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,4831
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480195.65/cwt194.00–198.002,8963
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,524193.20/cwt190.00–199.002,9448
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Large 1-21,160215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,4941
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4002,126.19/head2,025.00–2,450.002,1263

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.