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Harned Livestock Auction

Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 17

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207

← Mar 10Mar 17Mar 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

498 head

▼ 221 vs last sale 719▼ 390 vs year ago 888 · −43.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 126▼ 90 vs year ago 153 · −58.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 12▲ 0 vs year ago 8 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Strong demand for all types of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bull sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher . Strong demand for slaughter cattle also.

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 $271.65/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −108.72 against this barn's trailing median of $380.37.

Average price

$271.65

45 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$24.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.33

vs KY average

−42.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	280.31	1,573	29
Medium and Large 2-3	552	255.95	1,412	16thin

One grade step is worth $24.36/cwt here — about $161 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale45 hd

271.65

—

KY average26 barns · 2,008 hd

301.99

−30.33

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−42.93

This barn, trailing median33 sales

380.37

−108.72

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	—	High	1,648	158.08	2,605	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,353	151.87	2,055	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,276	142.21	1,814	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	128.50	1,375	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,291	200.81	2,592	10

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)	1,206	$1,929	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$1,875	1thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	408.21/cwt	400.00–412.00	1,551	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	416	416.42/cwt	415.00–417.00	1,732	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	482	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,817	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	355.80/cwt	329.00–385.00	1,719	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,411	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	509	354.20/cwt	349.00–365.00	1,803	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,221	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	330.82/cwt	321.00–340.00	1,714	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,898	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	316.04/cwt	295.00–337.00	1,830	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,708	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	321.65/cwt	305.00–324.00	1,978	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	293.96/cwt	288.00–298.00	1,967	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,953	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	718	233.41/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,676	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,027	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	767	252.68/cwt	220.00–264.00	1,938	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,128	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	808	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,117	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	867	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,098	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	961	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,374	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	280	240.88/cwt	210.00–250.00	674	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	317.63/cwt	310.00–325.00	905	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	290	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,044	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	345.98/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,145	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	360.44/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,337	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,243	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	414	364.43/cwt	360.00–367.00	1,509	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	418	245.15/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,025	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	325.94/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,379	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	453	291.51/cwt	270.00–335.00	1,321	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	307.79/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,480	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	484	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,573	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	298.96/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,564	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	264.52/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,402	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	275.45/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,573	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	247.39/cwt	225.00–259.00	1,418	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	259.48/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,609	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	623	243.64/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,518	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,755	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	251.69/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,825	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	378	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,285	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,639	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	399.39/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,677	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	327.44/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,375	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	476	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,428	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	335.06/cwt	310.00–375.00	1,608	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	515	358.44/cwt	352.00–365.00	1,846	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	536	277.44/cwt	257.00–310.00	1,487	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	538	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,867	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,820	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,898	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	318.73/cwt	312.00–328.00	1,785	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,516	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	316.54/cwt	295.00–327.00	1,963	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,044	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	247.48/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,658	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,932	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,937	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,047	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,291	200.81/cwt	194.00–208.00	2,592	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,290	132.13/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,704	2
Bulls	—	—	1,621	158.58/cwt	149.00–166.00	2,571	7
Bulls	—	—	1,874	170.19/cwt	169.00–172.00	3,189	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	930	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,181	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,370	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,373	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	140.68/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,784	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,353	151.87/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,055	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,425	153.92/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,193	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,206	1,928.71/head	1,500.00–2,150.00	1,929	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,525	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,410	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 Mar 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 498Last week 719Year ago 888

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 126Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 12Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	416	415.00–417.00	416.42
3	450–500	482	377.00	377.00
17	500–550	509	349.00–365.00	354.20
1	550–600	550	345.00	345.00
8	800–850	808	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	380	400.00–412.00	408.21
1	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
9	450–500	483	329.00–385.00	355.80
2	500–550	518	321.00–340.00	330.82
6	550–600	579	295.00–337.00	316.04
8	600–650	615	305.00–324.00	321.65
4	650–700	669	288.00–298.00	293.96
1	700–750	700	279.00	279.00
1	750–800	765	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	800	266.00	266.00
5	950–1000	961	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	515	237.00	237.00
2	550–600	585	292.00	292.00
1	600–650	630	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	718	230.00–237.00	233.41
6	750–800	767	220.00–264.00	252.68
3	850–900	867	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	210.00–250.00	240.88
2	350–400	380	327.00	327.00
2	400–450	418	240.00–250.00	245.15
3	450–500	453	270.00–335.00	291.51
8	500–550	530	240.00–285.00	264.52
8	550–600	573	225.00–259.00	247.39
3	600–650	623	242.00–247.00	243.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	310.00–325.00	317.63
5	300–350	331	340.00–350.00	345.98
9	350–400	371	330.00–380.00	360.44
4	400–450	423	310.00–355.00	325.94
14	450–500	481	285.00–330.00	307.79
6	500–550	523	292.00–302.00	298.96
23	550–600	571	250.00–285.00	275.45
11	600–650	620	255.00–262.00	259.48
5	650–700	683	257.00	257.00
4	700–750	725	245.00–254.00	251.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	360.00	360.00
10	400–450	414	360.00–367.00	364.43
5	450–500	484	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	340.00	340.00
6	400–450	420	285.00–340.00	327.44
3	450–500	476	300.00	300.00
5	500–550	536	257.00–310.00	277.44
1	550–600	590	257.00	257.00
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	670	245.00–250.00	247.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	347.00	347.00
3	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
3	650–700	655	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	352.00–365.00	358.44
1	550–600	550	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	415.00	415.00
14	400–450	420	370.00–410.00	399.39
9	450–500	480	310.00–375.00	335.06
1	500–550	540	337.00	337.00
5	550–600	560	312.00–328.00	318.73
4	600–650	620	295.00–327.00	316.54
1	650–700	685	282.00	282.00
1	700–750	745	260.00	260.00
2	750–800	758	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,291	194.00–208.00	200.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	127.00	127.00
3	—	1,425	150.00–159.00	153.92
13	—	1,268	134.00–148.00	140.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,125	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	148.00–155.00	151.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,874	169.00–172.00	170.19
7	—	1,621	149.00–166.00	158.58
2	—	1,290	127.00–135.00	132.13

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,206	1,500.00–2,150.00	1,928.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,875.00	1,875.00

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	1	—	1,525	158.00	158.00

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.