Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2025-07-14

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 14
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
379 head
▲ 206 vs last sale 173▼ 24 vs year ago 403 · −6.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 59▲ 35 vs year ago 46 · +76.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 6▲ 7 vs year ago 3 · +233.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00. Strong demand for weaned and preconditioned feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $324.31/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −93.05 against this barn's trailing median of $417.37.
Average price
$324.31
21 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,767
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$137
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.99
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550330.011,81314thin
Medium and Large 2-3536312.931,6767thin
One grade step is worth $17.07/cwt here — about $137 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 sale21 hd
324.31
—
KY average25 barns · 552 hd
325.31
−0.99
This barn, trailing median30 sales
417.37
−93.05
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
502440378316median 417.3703/0204/2006/2208/3111/02
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $488.42, low $330.23, median $417.37 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—Average1,655194.583,22114
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,505158.652,3883thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,142158.521,81135
CowsLean 85-90%Average872135.171,1794thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,400187.002,6181thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)990$1,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,095$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,310$2,7501thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290425.09/cwt400.00–437.001,2333
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6361
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423450.61/cwt430.00–455.001,9066
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2448400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7922
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490397.00/cwt397.00–397.001,9452
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514389.71/cwt385.00–395.002,00310
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556399.50/cwt399.50–399.502,22110
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1243
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added641363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,32716
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716343.75/cwt342.00–344.002,46124
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1543
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,4772
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3760320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4323
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,4561
Steers800–850Large 1-2835252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,1041
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2925290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2232360.00/cwt360.00–360.008352
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3285357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,0171
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2316361.30/cwt350.00–370.001,1429
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0401
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,1144
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2391350.03/cwt342.00–352.001,3695
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420325.46/cwt285.00–375.001,3674
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,5351
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466346.36/cwt340.00–353.001,6148
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467364.55/cwt360.00–366.001,7024
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470326.00/cwt315.00–337.001,5322
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3516297.25/cwt282.00–327.001,5343
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3555300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6651
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565352.75/cwt352.75–352.751,99310
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577333.57/cwt321.00–342.001,9258
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3610250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5251
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,0622
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625339.75/cwt339.75–339.752,12314
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0621
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,8021
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3828252.62/cwt235.00–271.002,0922
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3955257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,4541
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2260417.16/cwt400.00–435.001,0852
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3278390.54/cwt300.00–440.001,0863
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3305340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0371
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2326447.00/cwt447.00–447.001,4574
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy362437.00/cwt437.00–437.001,5822
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373431.76/cwt370.00–452.001,61014
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3373330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2313
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2430402.84/cwt380.00–420.001,73211
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3462344.76/cwt330.00–360.001,5934
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2478384.55/cwt357.00–395.001,8389
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3510347.38/cwt335.00–360.001,7724
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2536327.72/cwt310.00–360.001,7577
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2563332.29/cwt330.00–335.001,8717
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3570267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,5223
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610315.30/cwt275.00–370.001,92313
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2733254.83/cwt245.00–265.001,8682
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775245.13/cwt225.00–265.001,9002
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3795260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0671
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2905210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9011
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,400187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,6181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,563178.83/cwt174.00–181.002,7953
Bulls——1,634209.80/cwt203.00–218.003,4284
Bulls——1,707192.63/cwt188.00–198.003,2887
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%842130.22/cwt125.00–135.001,0963
Cows—Lean 85-90%963150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4451
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,057144.34/cwt144.00–145.001,5263
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,137157.86/cwt148.00–172.001,79527
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,222170.59/cwt167.00–175.002,0855
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,443155.97/cwt155.00–157.002,2512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,630164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,6731
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29551,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29901,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2901182.06/cwt143.00–207.001,6405
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0953,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3102,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501

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.