Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2025-06-23

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 23
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
389 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 354▲ 6 vs year ago 383 · +1.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 82▼ 5 vs year ago 76 · −6.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 11▼ 7 vs year ago 11 · −63.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calf- 200lbs- $975.00

Compared to last week feeder steers 300-500lbs sold steady, steers 600lbs and up sold steady to down 3.00. Feeder heifers sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to up 2.00 and slaughter bulls sold steady. Supply included: 84% Feeder Cattle (43% Steers, 37% Heifers, 20% Bulls); 15% Slaughter Cattle (77% Cows, 21% Bulls, 2% Dairy Cows); 1% Replacement Cattle (29% Stock Cows, 14% Bred Cows, 57% Cow-Calf Pairs). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 42%.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $359.99/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −69.04 against this barn's trailing median of $429.02.
Average price
$359.99
37 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,011
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$170
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.86
vs KY average
−9.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561363.312,03931
Medium and Large 2-3545342.851,8696thin
One grade step is worth $20.46/cwt here — about $170 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale37 hd
359.99
—
KY average24 barns · 794 hd
365.85
−5.86
National average140 barns · 6,212 hd
369.58
−9.59
This barn, trailing median30 sales
429.02
−69.04
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—Low1,541191.972,95813
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,219160.321,95532
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,540158.872,4473thin
CowsLean 85-90%High994149.081,48212
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,260148.001,8651thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$1,9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,368$3,1444thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380442.00/cwt442.00–442.001,6801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417414.22/cwt410.00–420.001,7275
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7673
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3483358.07/cwt355.00–360.001,7295
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520345.03/cwt320.00–357.001,7943
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522367.39/cwt360.00–370.001,9184
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567362.70/cwt360.00–375.002,05727
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570340.67/cwt335.00–347.001,9423
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3606316.59/cwt315.00–319.001,9195
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628330.57/cwt320.00–337.002,07613
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,1937
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,2509
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679325.03/cwt322.00–326.002,20715
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3694308.36/cwt282.00–317.002,1404
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3708287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,0322
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added719320.50/cwt320.50–320.502,3046
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720308.57/cwt300.00–314.002,2223
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2763295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2515
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3768279.97/cwt278.00–282.002,1504
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added856280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3977
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2322356.06/cwt342.00–372.001,14713
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0891
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy362387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,4014
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376356.84/cwt342.00–372.001,3428
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4601
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420336.13/cwt330.00–342.001,4126
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,3851
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,5041
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463336.77/cwt330.00–342.001,5598
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520316.97/cwt300.00–323.001,6488
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy522342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,7854
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582319.44/cwt305.00–334.001,85912
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3592272.07/cwt271.00–280.001,6118
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,96210
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616283.09/cwt275.00–295.001,7444
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5241
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,6341
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679287.07/cwt280.00–295.001,9499
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy710280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9881
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740258.55/cwt255.00–265.001,9135
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3778226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,7582
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3101
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2872226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,9715
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2273447.85/cwt425.00–455.001,2236
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3288400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1522
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330432.89/cwt420.00–447.001,4294
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3352410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4432
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2374426.00/cwt426.00–426.001,5934
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7011
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2440385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6941
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3472300.53/cwt265.00–315.001,4194
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2483363.96/cwt350.00–380.001,75812
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3505325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6411
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2522340.36/cwt330.00–357.001,77712
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573353.35/cwt342.00–365.002,0252
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2614294.91/cwt270.00–307.001,8114
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2683260.04/cwt240.00–275.001,7763
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2703263.47/cwt255.00–272.001,8522
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3825210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7331
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2830237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,9671
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,045200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,165171.47/cwt171.00–172.001,9982
Bulls——1,413188.34/cwt181.00–198.002,6616
Bulls——1,845204.52/cwt200.00–213.003,7735
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%930143.37/cwt137.00–150.001,3337
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,084157.07/cwt155.00–160.001,7035
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,171142.51/cwt135.00–149.001,6697
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230176.36/cwt170.00–184.002,1697
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234161.00/cwt151.00–168.001,98718
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,540158.87/cwt154.00–162.002,4473
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,8651
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3683,144.33/head2,975.00–3,300.003,1444
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,7051
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,4981

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.