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Harned Livestock Auction

Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 24

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207

← Feb 17Feb 24Mar 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

516 head

▲ 496 vs last sale 20▼ 610 vs year ago 1,126 · −54.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 81 vs last sale 12▼ 53 vs year ago 146 · −36.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▼ 32 vs year ago 35 · −91.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trend due to light run with flooding and winter weather last week. Feeder steers and feeder heifers both had

demand and were trending up. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to up 2.00 with good demand. Feeder weaned packages were in high

demand with good buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $306.53/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −122.49 against this barn's trailing median of $429.02.

Average price

$306.53

37 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$33.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.81

vs KY average

−41.71 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	311.96	1,720	31
Medium and Large 2-3	567	278.47	1,579	6thin

One grade step is worth $33.49/cwt here — about $141 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 sale37 hd

306.53

—

KY average15 barns · 341 hd

309.34

−2.81

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

−41.71

This barn, trailing median30 sales

429.02

−122.49

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,679	153.99	2,585	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,569	145.69	2,286	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,257	138.52	1,741	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,064	116.46	1,239	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,298	126.32	1,640	4thin

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)	1,275	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,050	2thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	367.30/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,352	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	407	374.00/cwt	372.00–375.00	1,522	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	354.34/cwt	337.00–365.00	1,520	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	468	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,778	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	337.26/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,602	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	477	316.84/cwt	297.00–327.00	1,511	15
Steers	450–500	Small 1-2	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	298.95/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,540	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	316.00/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,656	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,783	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	567	278.47/cwt	220.00–290.00	1,579	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,791	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	279.65/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,737	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,887	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,625	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,665	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,456	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	714	266.96/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,906	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	777	257.79/cwt	256.00–260.50	2,003	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	786	248.03/cwt	241.00–252.00	1,950	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	795	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,813	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	816	247.25/cwt	245.00–248.00	2,018	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	858	248.66/cwt	247.00–252.00	2,134	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	918	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,199	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,091	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,333	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Small 1-2	275	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	743	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	297	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	921	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	976	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	328	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	820	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	312.04/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,067	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	353	305.05/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,077	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	394	279.74/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,102	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	291.46/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,239	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	442	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,061	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	263.31/cwt	242.00–275.00	1,224	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	286.39/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,343	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	272.14/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,434	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	268.96/cwt	264.00–271.00	1,530	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	235.35/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,377	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2-3	590	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,487	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	609	228.49/cwt	217.00–237.00	1,392	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	245.47/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,512	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	266.67/cwt	266.00–267.00	1,648	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	652	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,695	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,539	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	742	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,692	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	227.49/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,736	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,699	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,733	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	880	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,962	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,866	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	885	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,505	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,853	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	273	327.61/cwt	325.00–330.00	894	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	338	376.26/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,272	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	372	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,004	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	353.13/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,345	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,559	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	409	346.16/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,416	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	433	284.86/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,233	2
Bulls	450–500	Small 1-2	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	301.18/cwt	267.00–310.00	1,425	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	282.37/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,460	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,391	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	265.99/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,511	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,523	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	251.20/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,681	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,801	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,449	141.90/cwt	135.00–148.00	2,056	5
Bulls	—	—	1,745	178.44/cwt	176.00–181.00	3,114	2
Bulls	—	—	1,882	156.30/cwt	152.00–162.00	2,942	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	107.16/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,020	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	128.07/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,409	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,139	118.40/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,349	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	120.13/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,383	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	137.61/cwt	129.00–144.00	1,691	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	148.10/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,007	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	154.00/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,338	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	142.57/cwt	137.00–148.00	2,264	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	117.52/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,355	2
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,443	135.12/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,950	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	175.90/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,984	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	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 Feb 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 516Last week 20Year ago 1,126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 12Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 35

Compared to last week no trend due to light run with flooding and winter weather last week. Feeder steers and feeder heifers both had

demand and were trending up. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to up 2.00 with good demand. Feeder weaned packages were in high

demand with good buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
4	350–400	368	360.00–375.00	367.30
5	400–450	429	337.00–365.00	354.34
7	450–500	475	330.00–347.00	337.26
3	500–550	515	297.00–300.00	298.95
4	550–600	595	301.00	301.00
10	600–650	621	270.00–291.00	279.65
2	650–700	675	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	720	250.00	250.00
6	750–800	786	241.00–252.00	248.03
8	800–850	816	245.00–248.00	247.25
3	850–900	858	247.00–252.00	248.66
1	950–1000	955	219.00	219.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	477	297.00–327.00	316.84
6	550–600	567	220.00–290.00	278.47
2	600–650	645	252.00	252.00
2	650–700	685	243.00	243.00
1	700–750	710	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	795	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	407	372.00–375.00	374.00
2	450–500	468	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	524	315.00–317.00	316.00
14	550–600	566	315.00	315.00
12	600–650	629	300.00	300.00
16	700–750	714	265.00–268.00	266.96
17	750–800	777	256.00–260.50	257.79
4	900–950	918	239.50	239.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	600–650	618	266.00–267.00	266.67
4	650–700	652	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	297	310.00	310.00
5	300–350	342	310.00–315.00	312.04
6	350–400	353	295.00–310.00	305.05
15	400–450	425	280.00–307.00	291.46
16	450–500	469	280.00–295.00	286.39
16	500–550	527	260.00–287.00	272.14
11	550–600	569	264.00–271.00	268.96
8	600–650	616	240.00–247.00	245.47
3	650–700	655	235.00	235.00
3	700–750	742	228.00	228.00
4	750–800	763	226.00–228.00	227.49
1	800–850	825	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	880	212.00	212.00
1	950–1000	950	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	250.00	250.00
5	350–400	394	270.00–287.00	279.74
2	400–450	442	240.00	240.00
5	450–500	465	242.00–275.00	263.31
8	550–600	585	220.00–247.00	235.35
7	600–650	609	217.00–237.00	228.49
1	750–800	790	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	885	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	880	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	325.00–330.00	327.61
6	350–400	381	350.00–360.00	353.13
4	400–450	409	330.00–365.00	346.16
3	500–550	517	280.00–287.00	282.37
5	550–600	568	265.00–270.00	265.99
5	650–700	669	250.00–252.00	251.20
1	700–750	735	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	338	375.00–380.00	376.26
1	400–450	405	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	433	280.00–290.00	284.86
5	450–500	473	267.00–310.00	301.18
2	500–550	535	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	665	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	110.00–122.00	117.52
2	—	1,443	134.00–136.00	135.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,100	125.00–132.00	128.07
6	—	1,139	115.00–122.00	118.40
5	—	952	102.00–112.00	107.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	150.00–157.00	154.00
8	—	1,588	137.00–148.00	142.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,151	115.00–125.00	120.13
14	—	1,355	146.00–151.00	148.10
26	—	1,229	129.00–144.00	137.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,882	152.00–162.00	156.30
2	—	1,745	176.00–181.00	178.44
5	—	1,449	135.00–148.00	141.90

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	2	—	1,128	170.00–180.00	175.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	2,050.00	2,050.00

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.