Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2025-03-24

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 24
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
857 head
▲ 359 vs last sale 498▼ 164 vs year ago 1,021 · −16.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 63▲ 10 vs year ago 129 · +7.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 8▲ 9 vs year ago 4 · +225.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. In instances feeder steers 700 lbs and over sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $293.05/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −87.32 against this barn's trailing median of $380.37.
Average price
$293.05
39 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,611
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.99
vs KY average
−28.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553298.141,65029
Medium and Large 2-3539278.281,49910thin
One grade step is worth $19.87/cwt here — about $151 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 sale39 hd
293.05
—
KY average25 barns · 1,573 hd
305.04
−11.99
National average178 barns · 15,613 hd
321.74
−28.69
This barn, trailing median33 sales
380.37
−87.32
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—Low1,743165.232,88111
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,266144.261,82657
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,541143.152,2068thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average997119.271,18910

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,320$2,4251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,450$2,3751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,155$2,0432thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,240$2,0283thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,315$1,9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,545$2,4751thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3377398.23/cwt375.00–410.001,5013
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379416.76/cwt402.00–425.001,5804
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428395.47/cwt385.00–425.001,6935
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2450347.50/cwt310.00–385.001,5642
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added486387.73/cwt387.00–390.001,8848
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,8645
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531341.78/cwt330.00–352.001,81510
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5251
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy553351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,94114
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573339.10/cwt338.00–340.001,9439
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582323.75/cwt320.00–331.001,8846
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606333.33/cwt331.00–334.002,02014
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622301.91/cwt292.00–320.001,8788
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8101
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy649323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,09617
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660295.58/cwt282.00–302.001,9516
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added691312.25/cwt312.25–312.252,15831
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3705287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,0231
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy708301.75/cwt301.75–301.752,13634
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0591
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2783282.03/cwt277.00–287.002,2084
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3787229.65/cwt222.00–245.001,8073
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2818262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,1432
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3835217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,8123
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,005221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,2211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3225275.67/cwt250.00–290.006203
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280332.10/cwt325.00–340.009302
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3280292.72/cwt250.00–305.008204
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315341.80/cwt325.00–365.001,0779
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320313.57/cwt305.00–317.001,0034
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380343.34/cwt310.00–390.001,3059
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3386290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1194
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3407310.60/cwt270.00–340.001,2645
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432332.13/cwt287.00–355.001,43521
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3471275.93/cwt230.00–320.001,3005
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480315.11/cwt302.00–340.001,51327
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3513292.72/cwt265.00–307.001,5025
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523309.13/cwt300.00–317.001,61711
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3564263.83/cwt240.00–280.001,4885
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572291.43/cwt278.00–302.001,66718
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624261.22/cwt245.00–287.001,6309
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635231.00/cwt220.00–242.001,4672
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2656282.09/cwt250.00–286.001,85133
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4071
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3712210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4952
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718252.46/cwt216.00–263.501,81318
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3785227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,7821
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2795227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,8051
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3821238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,9544
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3895195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 2-3195360.00/cwt360.00–360.007022
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2248422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,0472
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2276400.75/cwt390.00–417.001,1067
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3320333.83/cwt220.00–380.001,0684
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2323391.02/cwt387.00–415.001,26311
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4743
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3365320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1681
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2382396.37/cwt320.00–420.001,51425
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425385.57/cwt300.00–415.001,63915
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2478359.08/cwt332.00–375.001,71635
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8281
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2529323.55/cwt302.00–340.001,7126
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3550300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6501
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2574301.61/cwt272.00–330.001,73118
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2630257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,6191
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2655249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,6311
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2718280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0105
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2800237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,8962
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,560155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,4181
Bulls——1,742163.94/cwt156.00–171.002,8567
Bulls——1,808171.64/cwt170.00–174.003,1033
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%974111.42/cwt105.00–115.001,0854
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,012124.50/cwt120.00–131.001,2606
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,066114.42/cwt85.00–128.001,2204
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237142.05/cwt133.00–148.001,75731
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,342152.81/cwt144.00–158.002,05122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,541143.15/cwt125.00–151.002,2068
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0201,985.00/head1,985.00–1,985.001,9851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,027.96/head1,775.00–2,275.002,0283
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,3151,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4502,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2959158.19/cwt135.00–167.001,5174
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5452,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751

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.