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Harned Livestock Auction

Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 27

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207

← Jul 20Jul 27Aug 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

285 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 318▲ 59 vs year ago 226 · +26.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 33▲ 22 vs year ago 48 · +45.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 14▼ 3 vs year ago 15 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 400-500lbs sold 6.00-8.00 lower on light test with feeder steers 600-700lbs steady. Feeder heifers 300500lbs were steady to down 3.00-4.00, feeder heifers 600-700lbs were steady with limited comparison. Slaughter cows were steady to up 4.00-6.00 with good demand and slaughter bulls were steady.

Special Note: Beef calves- 500.00-1000.00/per head

Supply included: 78% Feeder Cattle (17% Steers, 35% Heifers, 47% Bulls); 19% Slaughter Cattle (73% Cows, 18% Bulls, 10% Dairy Cows); 3% Replacement Cattle (80% Stock Cows, 20% Bred Cows). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 25%.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $388.86/cwt on 26 head, down $31.98 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 30 comparable sales and sits −28.50 against this barn's trailing median of $417.37.

Average price

$388.86

▼ 31.98 vs prior sale

26 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$63.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.15

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	391.32	2,099	25
Medium and Large 2-3	590	327.50	1,932	1thin

One grade step is worth $63.82/cwt here — about $167 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 sale26 hd

388.86

—

KY average23 barns · 322 hd

384.71

+4.15

This barn, trailing median30 sales

417.37

−28.50

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $488.42, low $330.23, median $417.37 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,711	217.16	3,716	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,617	192.72	3,116	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,280	188.14	2,409	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	174.22	1,807	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,252	178.55	2,236	6thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,208	$2,825	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,700	1thin

Every lot

84 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	413.17/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,748	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,577	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	438.91/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,080	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	405.03/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,956	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	380.07/cwt	372.50–395.00	1,938	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,215	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,955	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	369.09/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,130	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	292.11/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,694	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	386.89/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,356	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	276.78/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,730	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,470	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	340.01/cwt	337.50–345.00	2,472	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,529	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,777	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	870	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,675	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,405	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	978	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	230	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	748	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	255	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,109	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	265	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	928	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	391.52/cwt	365.00–425.00	1,057	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,118	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	319	417.74/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,333	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	371	364.68/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,353	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	419.78/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,562	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	403	342.45/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,380	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,773	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	412.78/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,742	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	394.42/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,830	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	298.71/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,523	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	370.82/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,902	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,749	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	354.41/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,031	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,784	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	334.54/cwt	327.00–347.50	2,114	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	345.78/cwt	337.50–349.00	2,303	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	317.61/cwt	312.50–322.50	2,160	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,336	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,152	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	753	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	222	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,277	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	282	460.61/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,299	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	283	531.24/cwt	525.00–545.00	1,503	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	285	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,682	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	292	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,212	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,355	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	324	507.80/cwt	485.00–545.00	1,645	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,697	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,911	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	462.79/cwt	400.00–485.00	1,934	19
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,449	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	413.42/cwt	370.00–460.00	1,955	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	396.53/cwt	365.00–415.00	2,086	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	382.05/cwt	340.00–480.00	2,120	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,932	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	323.45/cwt	277.50–361.00	2,005	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	306.26/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,954	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	327.42/cwt	277.50–347.50	2,220	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,258	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	762	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,118	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,988	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,331	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,671	209.14/cwt	194.00–215.00	3,495	7
Bulls	—	—	1,781	231.19/cwt	229.00–236.00	4,117	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	162.11/cwt	157.50–165.00	1,623	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	180.25/cwt	179.00–181.00	1,889	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	186.35/cwt	184.00–191.00	2,018	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	171.17/cwt	160.00–178.00	2,090	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	185.99/cwt	181.00–191.00	2,401	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	199.43/cwt	193.00–216.00	2,585	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	186.93/cwt	185.00–189.00	2,963	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,638	196.58/cwt	194.00–200.00	3,220	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	205.16/cwt	201.00–209.00	2,493	2
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,271	165.25/cwt	157.00–177.00	2,100	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	233.67/cwt	195.00–267.50	2,337	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	2

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

United Producers Inc. - Harned, KY

Mon Jul 27, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 285Last week 318Year ago 226

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 33Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 14Year ago 15

Special Note: Beef calves- 500.00-1000.00/per head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	400.00–425.00	413.17
4	450–500	474	425.00–445.00	438.91
3	500–550	510	372.50–395.00	380.07
9	550–600	577	360.00–380.00	369.09
4	600–650	609	385.00–390.00	386.89
1	650–700	650	380.00	380.00
3	700–750	727	337.50–345.00	340.01
1	750–800	755	335.00	335.00
1	800–850	805	345.00	345.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	365.00	365.00
2	550–600	580	270.00–315.00	292.11
3	600–650	625	250.00–290.00	276.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	520	426.00	426.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	400.00–410.00	405.03
1	550–600	575	340.00	340.00
1	850–900	870	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	425.00	425.00
5	250–300	270	365.00–425.00	391.52
5	300–350	319	400.00–425.00	417.74
3	350–400	372	415.00–430.00	419.78
8	400–450	422	400.00–425.00	412.78
5	450–500	464	370.00–425.00	394.42
16	500–550	513	350.00–377.50	370.82
2	550–600	573	340.00–370.00	354.41
7	600–650	632	327.00–347.50	334.54
6	650–700	666	337.50–349.00	345.78
3	700–750	730	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	435.00	435.00
5	400–450	410	432.50	432.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	265	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	315	355.00	355.00
4	350–400	371	350.00–370.00	364.68
2	400–450	403	335.00–350.00	342.45
1	450–500	490	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	530	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	565	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	680	312.50–322.50	317.61
1	750–800	755	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	510	295.00–302.50	298.71
1	600–650	615	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	292	415.00	415.00
2	600–650	638	302.50–310.00	306.26
1	650–700	680	290.00	290.00
2	750–800	762	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	222	575.00	575.00
3	250–300	283	525.00–545.00	531.24
10	300–350	324	485.00–545.00	507.80
1	350–400	390	490.00	490.00
19	400–450	418	400.00–485.00	462.79
14	450–500	473	370.00–460.00	413.42
16	500–550	526	365.00–415.00	396.53
9	550–600	555	340.00–480.00	382.05
16	600–650	620	277.50–361.00	323.45
4	650–700	678	277.50–347.50	327.42
1	700–750	700	322.50	322.50
1	800–850	840	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	590.00	590.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	282	430.00–470.00	460.61
1	300–350	315	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	365	465.00	465.00
1	550–600	590	327.50	327.50
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	825	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	420	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	201.00–209.00	205.16
4	—	1,271	157.00–177.00	165.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,001	157.50–165.00	162.11
3	—	1,083	184.00–191.00	186.35
4	—	1,048	179.00–181.00	180.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	185.00–189.00	186.93
3	—	1,638	194.00–200.00	196.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,296	193.00–216.00	199.43
13	—	1,291	181.00–191.00	185.99
5	—	1,221	160.00–178.00	171.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,781	229.00–236.00	231.19
7	—	1,671	194.00–215.00	209.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,000	195.00–267.50	233.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,208	2,825.00	2,825.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.