Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2026-08-31

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 31
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
297 head
▼ 127 vs last sale 424▲ 297 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 78▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 5▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Vaccinated and Precondition feeders sold steady. Moderate demand . Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.17/cwt on 15 head, up $3.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits −41.20 against this barn's trailing median of $380.37.
Average price
$339.17
▲ 3.69 vs prior sale
15 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,816
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$79
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.62
vs KY average
+7.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531340.721,81014thin
Medium and Large 2-3595317.501,8891thin
One grade step is worth $23.22/cwt here — about −$79 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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
339.17
—
KY average26 barns · 521 hd
332.55
+6.62
National average157 barns · 5,611 hd
331.52
+7.65
This barn, trailing median33 sales
380.37
−41.20
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—Low1,652201.033,3226thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,643160.002,6292thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,261149.951,89122
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,054135.191,4254thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,250$4,2751thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2-3245440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,0781
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,5411
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5841
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4431
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4361
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477388.98/cwt380.00–397.501,8558
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added482416.21/cwt415.00–420.002,0068
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7151
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516371.68/cwt370.00–372.501,9189
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0131
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579351.78/cwt345.00–360.002,0374
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2632
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,3541
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280427.02/cwt420.00–430.001,1963
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325423.74/cwt422.50–425.001,3774
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378389.93/cwt380.00–400.001,4742
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3412328.40/cwt320.00–345.001,3533
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428362.95/cwt355.00–375.001,5538
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2455350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5932
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3467342.12/cwt307.00–347.501,59811
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471365.85/cwt362.50–367.501,7236
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518340.63/cwt330.00–347.501,76410
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564340.94/cwt332.00–344.001,9234
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,8891
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2609331.75/cwt330.00–334.002,0207
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3638290.12/cwt280.00–311.001,8513
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2672305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0502
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2658
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2714306.11/cwt297.00–310.002,1867
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2265480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,2722
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3265340.00/cwt340.00–340.009011
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3300445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3351
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2345465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6041
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3375379.90/cwt375.00–385.001,4254
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2382433.72/cwt415.00–455.001,65716
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,7533
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3454359.83/cwt310.00–400.001,6347
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added462420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9402
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2469402.17/cwt400.00–407.501,8869
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8132
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added502365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8322
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6745
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2527328.62/cwt325.00–335.001,7326
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3530317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,6831
Bulls550–600Medium 1-2555332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,8451
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2567335.47/cwt330.00–337.501,9025
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,8301
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3595315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8741
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3615300.00/cwt285.00–315.001,8452
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2633332.62/cwt322.00–343.002,1052
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3665300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9951
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0381
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2718278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,9963
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3730240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7521
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,2281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,450197.00/cwt197.00–197.002,8571
Bulls——1,580190.00/cwt190.00–190.003,0021
Bulls——1,721204.79/cwt200.00–209.003,5244
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,054135.19/cwt132.00–140.001,4254
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251160.74/cwt153.00–179.002,01117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278125.96/cwt117.00–135.001,6103
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32394.17/cwt81.00–107.001,2462
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,643160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,6292
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2504,275.00/head4,275.00–4,275.004,2751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501

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.