Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2025-03-10

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 10
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
719 head
▲ 110 vs last sale 609▲ 41 vs year ago 678 · +6.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 100▲ 24 vs year ago 102 · +23.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 7▼ 1 vs year ago 13 · −7.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Instances of 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $308.16/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −109.20 against this barn's trailing median of $417.37.
Average price
$308.16
44 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,713
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$240
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$40.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.66
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556310.951,72941
Medium and Large 2-3552270.001,4903thin
One grade step is worth $40.95/cwt here — about $240 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 sale44 hd
308.16
—
KY average23 barns · 619 hd
303.50
+4.66
This barn, trailing median30 sales
417.37
−109.20
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

30 sales
502440378316median 417.3703/0204/2006/2208/3111/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,698161.382,74111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,587126.762,0114thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,267125.721,59361
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01596.2997728
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,163192.652,2412thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,510$2,1751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,465$2,1451thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$1,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,029$2,1252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,295$1,9751thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added300440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3201
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1251
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added374427.29/cwt425.00–430.001,5987
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379324.96/cwt320.00–330.001,2323
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3681
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2416416.01/cwt407.00–430.001,7319
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4071
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2459322.49/cwt320.00–325.001,4804
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467391.04/cwt380.00–397.001,82613
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2506308.38/cwt300.00–337.001,56014
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3523287.39/cwt270.00–296.001,5033
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533329.04/cwt325.00–345.001,7549
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added579305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7664
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588325.67/cwt325.00–326.001,9156
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6821
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,0232
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,9502
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6001
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,0015
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3682248.18/cwt198.00–260.001,6935
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2731270.34/cwt270.00–271.001,9769
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9881
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3790256.00/cwt256.00–256.002,0221
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3838254.00/cwt254.00–254.002,1292
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3850249.00/cwt249.00–249.002,1173
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,1781
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,1681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2-3175325.00/cwt325.00–325.005691
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2205400.00/cwt400.00–400.008201
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2273338.07/cwt310.00–370.009232
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2331356.77/cwt335.00–375.001,1819
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3353321.24/cwt287.00–355.001,1342
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added361378.05/cwt375.00–380.001,3655
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2386328.22/cwt305.00–355.001,2676
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423342.49/cwt340.00–345.001,4492
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424317.94/cwt290.00–330.001,34811
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1481
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468320.45/cwt290.00–335.001,50016
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3476287.12/cwt260.00–292.001,36718
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added489355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7362
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526281.25/cwt250.00–290.001,47910
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3566260.19/cwt230.00–280.001,47314
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587278.53/cwt277.00–280.001,6354
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615227.51/cwt222.00–232.001,3994
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619270.56/cwt265.00–279.001,6759
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3678242.02/cwt241.00–243.001,6412
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683250.95/cwt248.00–255.001,7146
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728246.01/cwt244.00–247.001,7913
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3736241.69/cwt237.00–243.001,7796
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3760207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,5731
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3895225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2210417.80/cwt405.00–430.008772
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3323309.01/cwt305.00–320.009984
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2332400.06/cwt380.00–420.001,3288
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373404.09/cwt385.00–417.001,50711
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3405235.00/cwt235.00–235.009521
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added412412.77/cwt412.00–415.001,7014
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2422392.12/cwt325.00–435.001,65530
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3471297.75/cwt250.00–320.001,4024
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2483358.25/cwt335.00–385.001,73010
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505352.00/cwt347.00–362.001,7785
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2531323.95/cwt305.00–343.001,7209
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3535250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3381
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3560280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5682
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2574299.02/cwt280.00–330.001,71627
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2629304.15/cwt282.00–420.001,9137
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3640242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,5491
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2661281.01/cwt279.00–284.001,8575
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3675257.50/cwt255.00–260.001,7382
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2733254.52/cwt252.00–257.001,8664
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3745241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,7953
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3758239.48/cwt237.00–242.001,8152
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2760247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,8771
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2820232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,9021
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2891224.66/cwt222.00–230.002,0023
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2940219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,0592
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,070192.00/cwt192.00–192.002,0541
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,163192.65/cwt185.00–200.002,2412
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,465158.48/cwt158.00–159.002,3222
Bulls——1,660159.62/cwt153.00–164.002,6507
Bulls——2,065170.46/cwt170.00–171.003,5202
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95576.39/cwt65.00–82.007304
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00892.34/cwt72.00–109.0093114
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,049109.79/cwt104.00–117.001,15210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,226111.48/cwt92.00–120.001,36717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,276129.24/cwt120.00–136.001,64933
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303137.14/cwt135.00–139.001,78711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488134.51/cwt134.00–135.002,0022
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,685119.00/cwt119.00–119.002,0052
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945144.54/cwt140.00–150.001,3663
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4652,145.00/head2,145.00–2,145.002,1451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5102,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1582,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751

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.