Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2026-07-13

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 13
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
555 head
▲ 353 vs last sale 202▲ 176 vs year ago 379 · +46.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 26▼ 23 vs year ago 81 · −28.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 4▼ 3 vs year ago 10 · −30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher on a Quality offering. Strong demand along with increased buyer participation. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $456.01/cwt on 51 head, up $13.82 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 30 comparable sales and sits +26.98 against this barn's trailing median of $429.02.
Average price
$456.01
▲ 13.82 vs prior sale
51 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,519
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$26
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$26.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.57
vs KY average
+16.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552456.532,52050
Medium and Large 2-3580430.002,4941thin
One grade step is worth $26.53/cwt here — about $26 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale51 hd
456.01
—
KY average26 barns · 854 hd
462.57
−6.57
National average158 barns · 7,617 hd
439.15
+16.86
This barn, trailing median30 sales
429.02
+26.98
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

30 sales
492445398350median 429.0203/0205/0407/1309/1411/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.64, low $364.45, median $429.02 across 30 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—High1,690226.593,8287thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,515194.492,9474thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,245182.842,27619
CowsLean 85-90%High1,010160.001,6162thin

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)1,423$2,8604thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,235$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$3,5001thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3285505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,4391
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3315465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,4651
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,7061
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added384535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,0544
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2387519.29/cwt517.50–525.002,0104
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2402510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,0502
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,3891
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3468408.10/cwt375.00–475.001,9103
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,5333
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534466.71/cwt460.00–476.002,49230
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4941
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,4402
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added590435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,56715
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600423.00/cwt420.00–425.002,5385
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,87035
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added681387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,6396
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3682376.55/cwt350.00–395.002,56812
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718384.11/cwt380.00–386.002,75814
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5921
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added756383.50/cwt383.50–383.502,8998
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775358.65/cwt355.00–370.002,7804
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3785330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5911
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3800315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5201
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added814357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,9104
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,7931
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3860325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,7951
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2862335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,8883
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,6331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3255290.00/cwt290.00–290.007401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1901
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2306520.21/cwt485.00–525.001,5929
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3310415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,2871
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added325500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6251
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3366391.56/cwt350.00–447.501,4335
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367469.97/cwt455.00–480.001,7258
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added400465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,8603
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2406431.62/cwt415.00–437.501,7524
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6562
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2454451.72/cwt450.00–452.502,05113
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3471417.56/cwt415.00–420.001,9674
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1841
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,1713
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528437.24/cwt434.00–438.002,30934
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566399.27/cwt397.50–400.002,2607
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,3608
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3574393.76/cwt380.00–400.002,2609
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3608274.96/cwt265.00–285.001,6722
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628348.82/cwt347.00–355.002,1916
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630378.59/cwt371.00–390.002,38512
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672363.15/cwt330.00–375.002,4408
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4898
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3720287.50/cwt275.00–300.002,0702
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2721354.51/cwt347.50–365.002,5565
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3795292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,3251
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,8151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,4221
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2259575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,4896
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2324531.35/cwt505.00–540.001,7229
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2355494.86/cwt485.00–505.001,7574
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3366443.98/cwt365.00–480.001,6254
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1001
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3428462.40/cwt445.00–480.001,9792
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2430488.97/cwt482.00–500.002,1033
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2476492.51/cwt485.00–495.002,3446
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3493441.67/cwt440.00–460.002,17712
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3508411.82/cwt365.00–435.002,0923
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530422.86/cwt413.00–425.002,24110
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2555428.10/cwt425.00–437.502,3764
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3573409.80/cwt405.00–415.002,3482
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3616325.93/cwt305.00–365.002,0083
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2626381.75/cwt375.00–385.002,39014
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3281
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3672341.63/cwt330.00–360.002,2963
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2705350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4681
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3705270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9041
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4414
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,626235.00/cwt235.00–235.003,8212
Bulls——1,715223.23/cwt220.00–225.003,8285
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,5801
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,6521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215179.24/cwt170.00–186.002,17814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,329192.93/cwt188.00–204.002,5645
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515194.49/cwt188.00–203.002,9474
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2352,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4232,860.41/head2,550.00–3,200.002,8604
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,6331

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.