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Harned Livestock Auction

Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, May 12

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

660 head

▲ 103 vs last sale 557▲ 8 vs year ago 652 · +1.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 101▼ 20 vs year ago 98 · −20.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 7▲ 24 vs year ago 2 · +1,200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm with strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.nStrong demand for slaughter cows . 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 $331.97/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −48.40 against this barn's trailing median of $380.37.

Average price

$331.97

99 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$15.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.15

vs KY average

−7.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	334.32	1,823	84
Medium and Large 2-3	556	318.81	1,772	15thin

One grade step is worth $15.51/cwt here — about $51 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale99 hd

331.97

—

KY average26 barns · 1,544 hd

333.12

−1.15

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−7.91

This barn, trailing median33 sales

380.37

−48.40

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	—	Low	1,748	174.55	3,051	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	160.71	2,335	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	157.45	1,845	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	919	129.10	1,186	8thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,151	$1,795	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,658	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,268	$2,656	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,350	1thin

Every lot

91 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	312	508.32/cwt	500.00–517.00	1,586	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,601	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	374	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,440	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	438.33/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,688	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	444.49/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,885	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	416.60/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,900	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	369.15/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,735	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	368.30/cwt	355.00–382.00	1,923	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	390.74/cwt	375.00–397.00	2,047	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,026	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	564	307.93/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,737	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	340.31/cwt	331.00–355.00	1,984	32
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	336.33/cwt	335.00–337.00	2,055	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	306.87/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,893	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	325.56/cwt	317.00–330.00	2,191	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	310.09/cwt	301.00–319.00	2,242	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,068	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,370	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,485	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	919	273.83/cwt	265.00–277.00	2,516	5
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,017	247.30/cwt	244.00–249.00	2,515	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	265	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,060	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	954	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,129	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	372.41/cwt	340.00–415.00	1,266	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	374.54/cwt	335.00–420.00	1,397	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	338.40/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,269	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	412	361.43/cwt	340.00–372.00	1,489	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	364.59/cwt	337.00–455.00	1,550	36
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	355.69/cwt	345.00–367.00	1,661	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	479	331.25/cwt	285.00–342.00	1,587	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	354.62/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,801	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	304.28/cwt	290.00–322.00	1,567	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	336.73/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,768	40
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	349.19/cwt	347.00–360.00	1,955	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	327.28/cwt	317.00–340.00	1,862	35
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	576	326.07/cwt	285.00–351.00	1,878	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	616	277.33/cwt	235.00–295.00	1,708	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	316.53/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,953	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,776	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	265.39/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,765	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	682	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,026	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	284.94/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,960	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	276.13/cwt	237.00–286.00	1,969	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,104	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,872	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,995	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	966	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	250	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,225	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,545	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,636	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	451.74/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,703	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,740	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	419.80/cwt	390.00–470.00	1,809	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	452	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,192	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	390.35/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,858	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	359.85/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,900	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,749	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	339.67/cwt	322.00–352.00	1,916	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	330.61/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,096	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	327.09/cwt	325.00–328.00	2,159	10
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,017	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	263.46/cwt	257.00–277.00	2,050	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	800	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,056	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,020	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,989	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	930	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,102	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,518	153.27/cwt	152.00–155.00	2,327	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,257	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	178.28/cwt	174.00–183.00	3,245	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	862	139.16/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,200	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	119.04/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,161	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,040	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,404	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,126	153.85/cwt	140.00–163.00	1,732	42
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,278	152.73/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,952	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	168.32/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,186	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	164.70/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,536	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	2,661.57/head	2,625.00–2,700.00	2,662	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,268	2,655.72/head	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,656	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,151	1,795.40/head	1,725.00–1,850.00	1,795	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	914	188.56/cwt	160.00–215.00	1,723	13

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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 660Last week 557Year ago 652

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 101Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 7Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	508	352.00–360.00	354.62
6	550–600	560	347.00–360.00	349.19
6	600–650	617	310.00–320.00	316.53
4	650–700	682	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	305	370.00	370.00
22	350–400	373	335.00–420.00	374.54
36	400–450	425	337.00–455.00	364.59
17	450–500	467	345.00–367.00	355.69
40	500–550	525	320.00–350.00	336.73
35	550–600	569	317.00–340.00	327.28
2	600–650	623	285.00	285.00
5	650–700	688	270.00–291.00	284.94
8	700–750	713	237.00–286.00	276.13
1	750–800	765	275.00	275.00
2	850–900	860	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	400.00	400.00
7	300–350	340	340.00–415.00	372.41
3	350–400	375	335.00–340.00	338.40
10	400–450	412	340.00–372.00	361.43
10	450–500	479	285.00–342.00	331.25
5	500–550	515	290.00–322.00	304.28
10	550–600	576	285.00–351.00	326.07
6	600–650	616	235.00–295.00	277.33
3	650–700	665	255.00–276.00	265.39
1	700–750	730	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	780	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	485.00	485.00
3	350–400	385	430.00–455.00	438.33
7	400–450	424	420.00–450.00	444.49
6	450–500	456	400.00–420.00	416.60
5	500–550	522	355.00–382.00	368.30
32	550–600	583	331.00–355.00	340.31
6	600–650	617	300.00–325.00	306.87
5	650–700	673	317.00–330.00	325.56
2	700–750	723	301.00–319.00	310.09
2	750–800	752	275.00	275.00
3	800–850	823	288.00	288.00
2	850–900	860	289.00	289.00
5	900–950	919	265.00–277.00	273.83
3	1000–1050	1,017	244.00–249.00	247.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	312	500.00–517.00	508.32
18	500–550	524	375.00–397.00	390.74
1	550–600	555	365.00	365.00
3	600–650	611	335.00–337.00	336.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	374	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	470	330.00–390.00	369.15
5	550–600	564	295.00–315.00	307.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	420.00	420.00
2	250–300	255	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	348	470.00	470.00
13	350–400	377	430.00–475.00	451.74
13	400–450	431	390.00–470.00	419.80
16	450–500	476	375.00–425.00	390.35
17	500–550	528	330.00–380.00	359.85
9	550–600	564	322.00–352.00	339.67
8	600–650	634	330.00–335.00	330.61
10	650–700	660	325.00–328.00	327.09
3	750–800	778	257.00–277.00	263.46
2	800–850	818	247.00	247.00
2	900–950	900	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	300	515.00	515.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	490.00	490.00
2	350–400	385	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	400	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	530	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	655	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	770	262.00	262.00
1	800–850	800	257.00	257.00
1	900–950	930	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	452	485.00	485.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,030	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,268	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,655.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	2,625.00–2,700.00	2,661.57

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)	2	—	1,151	1,725.00–1,850.00	1,795.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,950.00	1,950.00

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	13	—	914	160.00–215.00	188.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	152.00–155.00	153.27
1	—	1,705	191.00	191.00
7	—	1,820	174.00–183.00	178.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,540	162.00–167.00	164.70
2	—	1,278	147.00–157.00	152.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,126	140.00–163.00	153.85
1	—	1,040	135.00	135.00
16	—	1,299	165.00–173.00	168.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	975	112.00–125.00	119.04
4	—	862	135.00–142.00	139.16

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.