Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2025-07-21

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 21
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
407 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 379▼ 258 vs year ago 665 · −38.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 81▼ 29 vs year ago 102 · −28.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 10▲ 5 vs year ago 6 · +83.3%
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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. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.33/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −43.04 against this barn's trailing median of $380.37.
Average price
$337.33
32 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,860
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$85
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.91
vs KY average
−2.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552338.291,86829
Medium and Large 2-3543328.001,7823thin
One grade step is worth $10.29/cwt here — about $85 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 sale32 hd
337.33
—
KY average24 barns · 1,240 hd
339.24
−1.91
National average146 barns · 6,788 hd
340.18
−2.85
This barn, trailing median33 sales
380.37
−43.04
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

33 sales
443397352307median 380.3703/0204/2706/2908/3111/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,687191.693,2349thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,191163.961,95229
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,600160.522,5682thin
CowsLean 85-90%High987146.581,4477thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$2,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$1,8251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,140$3,0751thin

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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3201
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,4331
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1391
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375432.00/cwt432.00–432.001,6202
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428406.16/cwt402.00–410.001,7382
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2462400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8488
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added502380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9082
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522359.32/cwt352.00–362.001,8766
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,0353
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2607323.99/cwt320.00–332.001,9676
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2293
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,2241
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,3745
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710342.50/cwt307.00–350.002,43215
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3745327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,4361
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2769310.12/cwt305.00–318.002,3855
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3790280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2121
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3808287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,3192
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2826301.93/cwt297.00–309.002,4944
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2940291.97/cwt287.00–297.002,7452
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0781
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330275.00/cwt275.00–275.009081
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2336370.04/cwt350.00–375.001,24310
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376359.73/cwt350.00–365.001,35310
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380307.30/cwt300.00–315.001,1682
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2411352.89/cwt350.00–357.001,4506
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3423315.80/cwt300.00–330.001,3362
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7481
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463350.16/cwt348.00–355.001,6217
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473334.52/cwt325.00–340.001,5826
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2509326.49/cwt325.00–327.001,6624
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530346.00/cwt346.00–346.001,8346
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,7932
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3550320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7601
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561337.04/cwt325.00–345.001,89114
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,0115
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,9883
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2086
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3720280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0161
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2739307.98/cwt296.00–311.002,2765
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3765267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,0431
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,1821
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3801235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8826
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2812264.00/cwt264.00–264.002,1442
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,1082
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330436.19/cwt415.00–450.001,4399
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3330385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2711
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2377403.05/cwt365.00–430.001,51916
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380412.00/cwt412.00–412.001,5661
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2429383.27/cwt337.00–410.001,64410
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3440384.86/cwt325.00–397.001,6936
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3474326.86/cwt290.00–382.001,5496
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2479361.94/cwt350.00–375.001,73411
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2511346.13/cwt337.00–360.001,76911
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3513315.69/cwt310.00–327.001,6196
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2580335.67/cwt330.00–337.001,9475
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy588354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,0823
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2624319.93/cwt310.00–323.001,9968
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3650290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8851
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2723285.28/cwt280.00–287.002,0634
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2825257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,1201
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2895236.00/cwt236.00–236.002,1122
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3945237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,2402
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,145146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,6721
Bulls——1,755197.40/cwt184.00–205.003,4648
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%965142.02/cwt137.00–146.001,3704
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,017152.65/cwt151.00–156.001,5523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145160.77/cwt150.00–168.001,84121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,311172.33/cwt169.00–179.002,2598
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,600160.52/cwt160.00–161.002,5682
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2895174.33/cwt154.00–196.001,5603
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29301,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1403,075.00/head3,075.00–3,075.003,0751

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.