Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2025-04-28

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 28
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,128 head
▲ 772 vs last sale 356▲ 564 vs year ago 564 · +100.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 109▼ 40 vs year ago 162 · −24.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 8▼ 56 vs year ago 72 · −77.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $322.75/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −57.62 against this barn's trailing median of $380.37.
Average price
$322.75
79 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,767
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$160
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$41.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.35
vs KY average
−6.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544329.591,79366
Medium and Large 2-3567288.031,63213thin
One grade step is worth $41.56/cwt here — about $160 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 sale79 hd
322.75
—
KY average25 barns · 1,338 hd
324.10
−1.35
National average176 barns · 11,721 hd
329.34
−6.59
This barn, trailing median33 sales
380.37
−57.62
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—Low1,750174.613,05613
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,491154.772,3085thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,197150.381,80061
CowsLean 85-90%Average934123.771,15616

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)1,620$2,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,290$2,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$2,0032thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$1,9751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$1,9251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$1,6001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$1,8751thin

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2-3210395.00/cwt395.00–395.008301
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2250435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,0881
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added310370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1473
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335465.60/cwt435.00–475.001,5604
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381429.19/cwt410.00–440.001,63512
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427423.68/cwt400.00–436.001,80912
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475383.48/cwt337.00–420.001,82224
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521384.11/cwt382.00–387.002,00116
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528352.98/cwt325.00–367.001,86423
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3550341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,8762
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572357.18/cwt345.00–368.002,04313
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2589331.59/cwt325.00–338.001,9537
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added604347.93/cwt343.00–352.002,10121
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624326.99/cwt295.00–342.002,04014
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660321.95/cwt300.00–327.002,1258
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3690280.00/cwt275.00–285.001,9322
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2762284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,1642
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3773261.06/cwt257.00–265.002,0182
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2205325.00/cwt325.00–325.006661
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2258365.00/cwt365.00–365.009422
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3292318.43/cwt310.00–335.009303
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added318392.00/cwt390.00–400.001,2476
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2334368.23/cwt340.00–375.001,2306
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369371.59/cwt325.00–395.001,37124
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3383337.13/cwt290.00–375.001,2914
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added414388.88/cwt330.00–395.001,61012
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420349.52/cwt340.00–375.001,46825
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3437321.37/cwt245.00–360.001,4043
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added450372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,67410
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3301
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478346.66/cwt300.00–370.001,65737
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3512290.70/cwt252.00–335.001,4883
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520333.43/cwt310.00–347.001,73431
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565326.19/cwt311.00–336.001,84335
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3583287.23/cwt280.00–300.001,67510
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added602322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,9383
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3623257.85/cwt175.00–290.001,60613
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626311.04/cwt307.00–315.001,94725
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3676235.21/cwt205.00–260.001,5905
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716273.26/cwt271.00–274.001,95712
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7371
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3883204.99/cwt200.00–210.001,8102
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2230420.00/cwt410.00–430.009662
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3243480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,1663
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3268405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,0852
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280478.98/cwt460.00–490.001,3415
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2324445.35/cwt415.00–475.001,4437
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2376440.31/cwt415.00–450.001,65622
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423410.94/cwt375.00–440.001,73821
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3428382.51/cwt380.00–385.001,6372
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2472390.43/cwt320.00–446.001,84326
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3478286.53/cwt235.00–380.001,3707
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy501370.68/cwt367.00–378.001,8576
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2521356.13/cwt330.00–365.001,85532
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3540265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4311
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy550348.00/cwt342.00–350.001,9144
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2579320.15/cwt300.00–345.001,85414
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3579297.75/cwt285.00–340.001,7245
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3614286.21/cwt280.00–290.001,7574
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623320.74/cwt300.00–332.001,99843
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2654308.31/cwt300.00–310.002,0166
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3670282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,8891
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3705273.52/cwt270.00–277.001,9282
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2740261.34/cwt260.00–262.001,9343
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2767248.29/cwt239.00–258.001,9046
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3815210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7121
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3885185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,318149.71/cwt147.00–152.001,9733
Bulls——1,729174.56/cwt164.00–183.003,0185
Bulls——2,030189.60/cwt170.00–210.003,8495
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%900121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0891
Cows—Lean 85-90%921122.41/cwt100.00–142.001,1276
Cows—Lean 85-90%942124.59/cwt116.00–130.001,17410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168146.68/cwt130.00–157.001,71343
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,287161.47/cwt158.00–170.002,07817
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,484155.96/cwt153.00–158.002,3144
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,520150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,2801
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29401,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,002.51/head1,975.00–2,025.002,0032
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,6202,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29801,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2823188.74/cwt164.00–220.001,55315

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.