Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2025-06-16

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 16
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
354 head
▼ 166 vs last sale 520▲ 66 vs year ago 288 · +22.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 86▲ 36 vs year ago 46 · +78.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 18▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $374.03/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −55.00 against this barn's trailing median of $429.02.
Average price
$374.03
28 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,036
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$31.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.43
vs KY average
+2.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544378.902,06323
Large 1-2540370.001,9981thin
Medium and Large 2-3545347.001,8914thin
One grade step is worth $31.90/cwt here — about $171 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 sale28 hd
374.03
—
KY average24 barns · 824 hd
376.45
−2.43
National average146 barns · 8,317 hd
371.92
+2.11
This barn, trailing median30 sales
429.02
−55.00
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

30 sales
492445398350median 429.0203/0205/0407/1309/1411/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.64, low $364.45, median $429.02 across 30 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—Low1,570188.972,9678thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,235161.071,98947
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,521158.752,4155thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average903130.321,1776thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,280171.002,1891thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,170202.002,3631thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,215$2,2251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$2,2224thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,094$2,1003thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2195460.00/cwt460.00–460.008971
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2252485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,2223
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added370485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7952
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6341
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added421452.00/cwt452.00–452.001,9034
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422413.72/cwt400.00–430.001,7466
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460442.02/cwt437.00–447.002,0334
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460415.60/cwt406.00–430.001,9126
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,7102
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528381.36/cwt355.00–392.002,01413
Steers500–550Large 1-2540370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9981
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564387.88/cwt387.00–388.002,1888
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,8702
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,0772
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618351.63/cwt349.00–362.002,1735
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3624302.38/cwt290.00–315.001,8874
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632334.34/cwt308.00–345.002,11311
Steers600–650Large 1-2646300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9387
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2664340.88/cwt326.00–344.002,26316
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710304.58/cwt275.00–320.002,1633
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2738326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,4062
Steers700–750Large 1-2738302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,2292
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added768323.06/cwt323.00–324.002,48116
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773306.99/cwt306.00–308.002,3732
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4361
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,4861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225385.00/cwt385.00–385.008661
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2250375.00/cwt375.00–375.009381
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3255360.00/cwt360.00–360.009181
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3315380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1971
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373374.43/cwt364.00–380.001,3973
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434354.87/cwt351.00–365.001,54012
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3436352.01/cwt350.00–355.001,5355
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2446354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,5794
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,70511
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3474308.69/cwt250.00–335.001,4637
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485354.44/cwt342.00–359.001,7196
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521340.36/cwt315.00–348.001,77314
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560328.55/cwt282.00–337.001,84011
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565310.80/cwt310.00–312.001,7565
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7811
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2647302.13/cwt295.00–303.001,9559
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3669269.20/cwt260.00–285.001,8016
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673286.53/cwt285.00–288.001,9284
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3851
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,0361
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3815264.00/cwt264.00–264.002,1521
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3875262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,2931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy306505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,5454
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2322470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5132
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3358360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2895
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2364462.88/cwt450.00–470.001,6854
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420415.36/cwt400.00–430.001,7452
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3485375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8191
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,0122
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3534260.95/cwt220.00–352.001,3934
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2575310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7831
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,0111
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2745240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7881
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2805262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,1091
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3865265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2921
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,170202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,3631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,135170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,9302
Bulls——1,715195.29/cwt182.00–202.003,3496
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%903130.32/cwt120.00–137.001,1776
Cows—Boner 80-85%973142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241158.73/cwt145.00–169.001,97036
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269174.67/cwt170.00–179.002,2179
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,509156.19/cwt145.00–165.002,3574
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,570169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,6531
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,280171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,1891
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0782,189.04/head2,175.00–2,200.002,1892
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,221.97/head2,150.00–2,400.002,2224
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1251,922.00/head1,922.00–1,922.001,9221
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2152,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2914198.03/cwt180.00–212.001,8104

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.