Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2025-08-11

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 11
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
417 head
▼ 199 vs last sale 616▲ 61 vs year ago 356 · +17.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 99▲ 8 vs year ago 88 · +9.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 9▲ 11 vs year ago 3 · +366.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.78/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −42.59 against this barn's trailing median of $380.37.
Average price
$337.78
29 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,802
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$58.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.89
vs KY average
−13.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2527343.791,81126
Medium and Large 2-3591285.681,6883thin
One grade step is worth $58.11/cwt here — about $123 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale29 hd
337.78
—
KY average23 barns · 1,370 hd
355.67
−17.89
National average152 barns · 8,349 hd
350.81
−13.03
This barn, trailing median33 sales
380.37
−42.59
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—Average1,588202.163,2106thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,193166.551,98749
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,600165.002,6401thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low986144.971,42910

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,3251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$2,3251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)795$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,286$3,1644thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,065$2,5751thin

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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2242405.00/cwt405.00–405.009802
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,0861
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,3162
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added305490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,4951
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2332478.57/cwt465.00–485.001,5893
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360455.00/cwt440.00–470.001,6382
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,9132
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4061
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added403472.36/cwt450.00–480.001,9044
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8261
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460438.24/cwt432.00–439.002,0169
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475408.30/cwt400.00–412.001,9399
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3488320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5623
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3505315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5911
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528384.85/cwt370.00–392.002,0323
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572357.61/cwt350.00–365.002,0464
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615367.30/cwt352.00–373.002,25915
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1391
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,4101
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2733333.95/cwt331.00–337.002,44812
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added740351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,5973
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5962
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2862310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6722
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3870306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,6622
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2905305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,7603
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,000280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,8001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225461.16/cwt410.00–495.001,0385
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added342458.84/cwt442.00–485.001,5695
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345392.00/cwt389.00–395.001,3522
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380377.35/cwt368.00–395.001,4348
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419368.73/cwt355.00–395.001,54510
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3434337.15/cwt335.00–340.001,4635
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469356.86/cwt340.00–375.001,67415
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8036
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522339.54/cwt327.00–352.001,77214
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2557342.51/cwt338.00–350.001,9086
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3591285.68/cwt277.00–290.001,6883
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3626313.72/cwt285.00–334.001,9645
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633338.88/cwt325.00–344.002,14518
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,30213
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680323.93/cwt320.00–330.002,2035
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,3082
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3785280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1981
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2848257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,1792
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2862279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,4053
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,6401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2221470.24/cwt400.00–510.001,0393
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2250430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,0751
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325398.73/cwt295.00–480.001,29610
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3365350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2783
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2378436.31/cwt400.00–475.001,64912
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added390485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,8921
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2419437.18/cwt427.00–480.001,8327
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3473338.99/cwt337.00–341.001,6032
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2474404.87/cwt367.00–417.001,9196
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2514372.05/cwt355.00–387.001,9129
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3550330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8151
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565343.86/cwt335.00–355.001,9434
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3650275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7881
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2668322.64/cwt317.00–327.002,1559
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2850250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1251
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3885255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,2571
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,588202.16/cwt194.00–207.003,2106
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%865133.86/cwt131.00–137.001,1582
Cows—Lean 85-90%992152.44/cwt147.00–159.001,5126
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,082150.68/cwt137.00–156.001,63010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,088133.68/cwt120.00–145.001,4542
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,182168.81/cwt158.00–177.001,99532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,401178.90/cwt176.00–181.002,5067
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,600165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,6401
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0652,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2863,163.56/head2,925.00–3,350.003,1644
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27951,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2949197.45/cwt165.00–220.001,8746

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.