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Harned Livestock Auction

Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 3

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207

← Jul 27Aug 3Aug 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

310 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 285▼ 306 vs year ago 616 · −49.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 70▼ 47 vs year ago 99 · −47.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 12▼ 2 vs year ago 9 · −22.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $348.95/cwt on 36 head, down $7.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 33 comparable sales and sits −31.42 against this barn's trailing median of $380.37.

Average price

$348.95

▼ 7.69 vs prior sale

36 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,907

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$37.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.71

vs KY average

−25.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	358.20	1,972	27
Medium and Large 2-3	534	321.19	1,716	9thin

One grade step is worth $37.01/cwt here — about $256 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 sale36 hd

348.95

—

KY average25 barns · 677 hd

374.66

−25.71

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

−25.08

This barn, trailing median33 sales

380.37

−31.42

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,647	211.97	3,490	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,640	188.38	3,090	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,313	182.85	2,400	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	166.67	1,634	3thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$2,148	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$2,375	1thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	2,125	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	423	371.75/cwt	330.00–415.00	1,573	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,129	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,162	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,233	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	423.72/cwt	422.50–425.00	2,174	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	527	380.05/cwt	343.00–392.50	2,003	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,362	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	396.17/cwt	378.00–410.00	2,254	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	359.38/cwt	330.00–377.50	2,257	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	629	348.36/cwt	340.00–352.00	2,191	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,444	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,364	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	329.95/cwt	322.50–337.50	2,491	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	795	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,441	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,395	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	885	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,549	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	930	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,279	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	979	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	894	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	821	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	436.10/cwt	365.00–450.00	1,470	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,404	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	448.39/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,628	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	393.58/cwt	355.00–440.00	1,673	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,794	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	377.53/cwt	345.00–407.50	1,782	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	367.41/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,756	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	364.04/cwt	352.00–367.00	1,878	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	524	320.13/cwt	275.00–350.00	1,677	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	541	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,969	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	323.32/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,794	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	354.20/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,001	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	619	314.74/cwt	240.00–332.50	1,948	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	341.02/cwt	322.50–360.00	2,145	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,244	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	705	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,956	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	282	530.66/cwt	490.00–545.00	1,496	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	521.68/cwt	460.00–555.00	1,659	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	510.11/cwt	465.00–525.00	1,918	18
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,876	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	433.33/cwt	420.00–447.00	1,755	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	480.15/cwt	415.00–520.00	2,002	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	411.42/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,954	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	369.12/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,805	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	383.41/cwt	360.00–412.50	2,017	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,955	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	359.85/cwt	355.00–367.00	2,098	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	352.23/cwt	300.00–440.00	2,149	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	353.47/cwt	352.00–355.00	2,234	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	336.49/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,207	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	677	309.53/cwt	280.00–332.50	2,096	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,379	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,131	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	920	253.22/cwt	240.00–260.00	2,330	3
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,030	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,833	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,225	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,328	1
Bulls	—	—	1,425	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,968	225.43/cwt	225.00–226.00	4,436	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	165.51/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,569	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,766	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	153.89/cwt	145.00–164.00	1,727	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	185.24/cwt	174.00–196.00	2,479	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	194.39/cwt	192.00–196.00	2,622	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	189.08/cwt	186.00–192.00	2,842	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,732	187.91/cwt	179.00–195.00	3,255	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	2,148.49/head	1,925.00–2,350.00	2,148	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	221.71/cwt	205.00–272.50	2,494	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	900	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1

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 Aug 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 310Last week 285Year ago 616

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 70Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 12Year ago 9

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	330.00–415.00	371.75
1	450–500	470	475.00	475.00
8	500–550	527	343.00–392.50	380.05
6	600–650	629	340.00–352.00	348.36
1	650–700	675	362.00	362.00
1	750–800	795	307.00	307.00
1	850–900	885	288.00	288.00
1	900–950	930	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	439	485.00	485.00
2	450–500	460	470.00	470.00
2	500–550	513	422.50–425.00	423.72
6	550–600	569	378.00–410.00	396.17
6	600–650	628	330.00–377.50	359.38
1	700–750	732	323.00	323.00
2	750–800	755	322.50–337.50	329.95
1	800–850	805	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	512.00	512.00
9	550–600	559	422.50	422.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	445.00	445.00
10	300–350	337	365.00–450.00	436.10
3	350–400	363	445.00–455.00	448.39
7	400–450	425	355.00–440.00	393.58
14	450–500	472	345.00–407.50	377.53
5	500–550	516	352.00–367.00	364.04
16	550–600	565	345.00–360.00	354.20
16	600–650	629	322.50–360.00	341.02
3	650–700	675	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	541	364.00	364.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	335	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	360	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	435	412.50	412.50
2	450–500	478	350.00–385.00	367.41
6	500–550	524	275.00–350.00	320.13
3	550–600	555	320.00–325.00	323.32
9	600–650	619	240.00–332.50	314.74
2	700–750	705	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	475.00	475.00
2	400–450	405	420.00–447.00	433.33
3	450–500	475	395.00–435.00	411.42
1	550–600	575	340.00	340.00
4	600–650	610	300.00–440.00	352.23
3	650–700	677	280.00–332.50	309.53
1	750–800	775	275.00	275.00
3	900–950	920	240.00–260.00	253.22
1	1000–1050	1,030	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	282	490.00–545.00	530.66
3	300–350	318	460.00–555.00	521.68
18	350–400	376	465.00–525.00	510.11
9	400–450	417	415.00–520.00	480.15
4	450–500	489	340.00–380.00	369.12
13	500–550	526	360.00–412.50	383.41
6	550–600	583	355.00–367.00	359.85
4	600–650	632	352.00–355.00	353.47
5	650–700	656	320.00–345.00	336.49
1	700–750	710	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	765	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,122	145.00–164.00	153.89
4	—	1,349	192.00–196.00	194.39
17	—	1,338	174.00–196.00	185.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	160.00–170.00	165.51
1	—	1,045	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	186.00–192.00	189.08
3	—	1,732	179.00–195.00	187.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	207.00	207.00
1	—	1,225	190.00	190.00
2	—	1,968	225.00–226.00	225.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,160	1,925.00–2,350.00	2,148.49

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	4	—	1,125	205.00–272.50	221.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,375.00	2,375.00

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.