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Harned Livestock Auction

Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, May 5

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

557 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 557▲ 0 vs year ago 557 · +0.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

101 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 101▲ 0 vs year ago 101 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 7▲ 0 vs year ago 7 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light weight feeders sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with instances of Sharply higher.Feeder steers and feeder heifers over 450 lbs sold steady to firm. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher Strong demand for slaughter cows on a high quality offering.. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $328.62/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −51.74 against this barn's trailing median of $380.37.

Average price

$328.62

63 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$28.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.27

vs KY average

−4.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	331.37	1,843	57
Medium and Large 2-3	571	302.50	1,727	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.87/cwt here — about $116 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale63 hd

328.62

—

KY average24 barns · 1,295 hd

330.89

−2.27

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−4.20

This barn, trailing median33 sales

380.37

−51.74

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	—	Average	1,640	172.57	2,831	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,514	157.44	2,384	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,286	152.40	1,960	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	898	121.84	1,094	6thin

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)	1,330	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	930	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,243	$2,818	3thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,104	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,225	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	320	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,664	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	459.76/cwt	447.00–485.00	1,517	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	357	473.26/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,690	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,519	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	412	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,421	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	431.99/cwt	429.00–440.00	1,819	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	374.52/cwt	359.00–425.00	1,783	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	364.80/cwt	340.00–377.00	1,769	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	369.09/cwt	326.00–375.00	1,960	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	364.67/cwt	361.00–372.00	2,006	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	351.69/cwt	332.00–360.00	2,019	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,524	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,147	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	332.00/cwt	310.00–342.00	2,048	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	287.10/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,780	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	328.13/cwt	326.00–333.00	2,182	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	301.38/cwt	297.00–310.00	2,007	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	274.85/cwt	260.00–294.00	2,042	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,133	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	855	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	268	410.50/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,100	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	270	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,148	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	375.35/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,261	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,496	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	986	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	963	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	370	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,517	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	361.25/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,380	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	374.25/cwt	367.00–375.00	1,591	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	352.31/cwt	330.00–361.00	1,497	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,457	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	307.05/cwt	225.00–367.00	1,452	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	474	363.52/cwt	360.00–366.00	1,723	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	337.71/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,628	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	337.99/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,754	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,526	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	561	343.21/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,925	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	576	307.00/cwt	275.00–317.00	1,768	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	322.47/cwt	302.00–340.00	1,864	28
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	304.58/cwt	297.00–312.00	1,925	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	633	267.71/cwt	230.00–290.00	1,695	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	302.81/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,986	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	268.22/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,797	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	263.50/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,845	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,811	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,923	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,334	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	452.62/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,448	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,601	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	451.36/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,679	15
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,877	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	377.50/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,623	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	413.37/cwt	402.00–427.00	1,798	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	472	350.84/cwt	260.00–392.00	1,656	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	390.05/cwt	367.00–410.00	1,861	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	359.25/cwt	357.00–365.00	1,908	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	330.85/cwt	310.00–342.00	1,889	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	304.88/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,875	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	277.96/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,779	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,834	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	253.81/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,812	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,717	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	638	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,404	2
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	864	204.35/cwt	189.00–220.00	1,766	6
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 2-3	802	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,845	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,048	2
Bulls	—	—	1,658	174.75/cwt	172.00–180.00	2,897	6
Bulls	—	—	1,863	188.58/cwt	187.00–190.00	3,513	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	838	114.55/cwt	110.00–117.00	960	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	129.14/cwt	122.00–137.00	1,237	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	130.18/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,442	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	149.79/cwt	134.00–159.00	1,895	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,356	161.07/cwt	158.00–167.00	2,184	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	159.30/cwt	159.00–160.00	2,342	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	155.57/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,424	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	185.82/cwt	177.00–195.00	2,077	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	2,817.56/head	2,350.00–3,025.00	2,818	3

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 May 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 557Last week 557Year ago 557

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 101Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 7Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	480.00	480.00
1	250–300	250	490.00	490.00
4	300–350	330	447.00–485.00	459.76
2	350–400	375	405.00	405.00
7	400–450	421	429.00–440.00	431.99
12	450–500	476	359.00–425.00	374.52
13	500–550	531	326.00–375.00	369.09
6	550–600	574	332.00–360.00	351.69
20	600–650	617	310.00–342.00	332.00
5	650–700	666	297.00–310.00	301.38
7	700–750	743	260.00–294.00	274.85
1	800–850	805	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	520.00	520.00
6	350–400	357	470.00–475.00	473.26
6	550–600	550	361.00–372.00	364.67
3	600–650	617	348.00	348.00
13	650–700	665	326.00–333.00	328.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	345.00	345.00
3	450–500	485	340.00–377.00	364.80
1	550–600	575	265.00	265.00
2	600–650	620	275.00–300.00	287.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	380.00	380.00
3	250–300	268	405.00–420.00	410.50
12	300–350	336	365.00–395.00	375.35
11	350–400	382	350.00–380.00	361.25
14	400–450	425	330.00–361.00	352.31
12	450–500	482	325.00–350.00	337.71
18	500–550	519	310.00–360.00	337.99
28	550–600	578	302.00–340.00	322.47
4	600–650	632	297.00–312.00	304.58
7	650–700	656	260.00–310.00	302.81
1	700–750	710	255.00	255.00
3	750–800	785	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	370	410.00	410.00
11	400–450	425	367.00–375.00	374.25
11	450–500	474	360.00–366.00	363.52
11	550–600	561	340.00–345.00	343.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	350	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	435	335.00	335.00
7	450–500	473	225.00–367.00	307.05
1	500–550	545	280.00	280.00
5	550–600	576	275.00–317.00	307.00
6	600–650	633	230.00–290.00	267.71
2	650–700	670	250.00–287.00	268.22
2	700–750	700	255.00–272.00	263.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	460.00	460.00
2	300–350	320	450.00–455.00	452.62
15	350–400	372	435.00–470.00	451.36
4	400–450	435	402.00–427.00	413.37
19	450–500	477	367.00–410.00	390.05
6	500–550	531	357.00–365.00	359.25
11	550–600	571	310.00–342.00	330.85
10	600–650	615	300.00–322.00	304.88
5	700–750	714	245.00–267.00	253.81
1	750–800	770	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	485.00	485.00
1	400–450	420	447.00	447.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	430	375.00–380.00	377.50
5	450–500	472	260.00–392.00	350.84
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
4	600–650	640	250.00–295.00	277.96
1	700–750	700	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	638	220.00	220.00
6	850–900	864	189.00–220.00	204.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	802	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,108	128.00–132.00	130.18
19	—	1,356	158.00–167.00	161.07
29	—	1,265	134.00–159.00	149.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	122.00–137.00	129.14
3	—	838	110.00–117.00	114.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,470	159.00–160.00	159.30
3	—	1,558	154.00–157.00	155.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,658	172.00–180.00	174.75
2	—	1,863	187.00–190.00	188.58
2	—	1,365	150.00	150.00

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	—	1,118	177.00–195.00	185.82

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	—	1,330	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,150.00	1,150.00

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	3	—	1,243	2,350.00–3,025.00	2,817.56

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.