Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2025-09-08

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 8
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
855 head
▲ 151 vs last sale 704▲ 46 vs year ago 809 · +5.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
193 head
▲ 107 vs last sale 86▲ 25 vs year ago 168 · +14.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 5▲ 5 vs year ago 6 · +83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends for comparison due to Labor Day Holiday last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $354.28/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 12 of 33 comparable sales and sits −26.08 against this barn's trailing median of $380.37.
Average price
$354.28
35 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,938
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.83
vs KY average
−14.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547359.711,96827
Medium and Large 2-3546335.981,8348thin
One grade step is worth $23.73/cwt here — about $134 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale35 hd
354.28
—
KY average24 barns · 1,524 hd
364.12
−9.83
National average171 barns · 13,169 hd
368.34
−14.06
This barn, trailing median33 sales
380.37
−26.08
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—Average1,698196.043,32820
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,227160.841,97464
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,419160.722,2814thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average946140.311,32710

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)1,295$2,3952thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,145$2,2183thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,075$2,1812thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$3,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,140$2,6001thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2205565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,1581
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1341
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3315353.73/cwt315.00–395.001,1142
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2322406.42/cwt400.00–420.001,3093
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2366483.89/cwt405.00–497.001,7717
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added370507.78/cwt500.00–517.001,8799
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432462.36/cwt450.00–475.001,99715
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480441.08/cwt432.00–450.002,11725
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added502438.58/cwt430.00–440.002,2027
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528422.40/cwt390.00–440.002,23025
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2556401.19/cwt390.00–405.002,2314
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1851
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612378.97/cwt365.00–382.002,31916
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3061
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3676425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,8735
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677363.19/cwt354.00–384.002,4594
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3700357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,4991
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735358.59/cwt352.00–365.002,6362
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2795330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,6241
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3818280.93/cwt232.00–332.002,2982
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,040250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,6001
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 2-31,160222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,5751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3205410.73/cwt395.00–440.008423
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240400.00/cwt400.00–400.009601
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3257344.75/cwt330.00–395.008865
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278414.58/cwt407.00–430.001,1535
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2053
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2332409.60/cwt395.00–420.001,36013
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3355385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3671
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381405.60/cwt390.00–415.001,54511
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3419375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5713
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424402.32/cwt385.00–410.001,70631
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467386.29/cwt370.00–400.001,80429
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480358.27/cwt340.00–380.001,7205
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3516333.61/cwt322.00–355.001,7213
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526363.30/cwt355.00–367.001,91114
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3564337.40/cwt320.00–342.001,9035
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570355.84/cwt354.00–357.002,02813
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623320.92/cwt312.00–335.001,9996
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3634328.14/cwt290.00–410.002,0807
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added643348.69/cwt342.00–362.002,2423
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8951
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3695257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,7861
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3700297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,0791
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709346.75/cwt346.75–346.752,45830
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725308.35/cwt305.00–310.002,2363
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0761
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3840285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3941
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3955225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1491
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3200400.00/cwt400.00–400.008002
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2229489.97/cwt485.00–495.001,1224
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2275449.45/cwt435.00–480.001,2363
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3290397.00/cwt397.00–397.001,1512
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2318493.50/cwt400.00–520.001,56912
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3331360.94/cwt350.00–385.001,1953
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added363493.35/cwt490.00–495.001,7916
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3367365.02/cwt355.00–380.001,3405
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2371422.82/cwt412.00–445.001,5693
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added409477.43/cwt460.00–485.001,9534
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2422413.61/cwt400.00–440.001,7456
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3427362.69/cwt320.00–395.001,5495
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2463427.65/cwt402.00–447.001,98016
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3463345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5973
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523414.19/cwt400.00–430.002,16616
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3535372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,9901
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573343.15/cwt225.00–382.001,96617
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3617310.19/cwt300.00–320.001,9143
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620361.37/cwt345.00–367.002,2406
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2672352.28/cwt346.00–357.002,3677
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2742240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7812
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3834293.70/cwt276.00–312.002,4494
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3930242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,2511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,660179.33/cwt175.00–182.002,9772
Bulls——1,675197.07/cwt187.00–204.003,30117
Bulls——2,156212.00/cwt212.00–212.004,5711
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73085.00/cwt85.00–85.006211
Cows—Lean 85-90%970146.46/cwt125.00–156.001,4219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,201159.45/cwt150.00–169.001,91551
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253138.98/cwt129.00–149.001,7413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,353174.47/cwt169.00–184.002,36110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,419160.72/cwt150.00–165.002,2814
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,181.40/head1,925.00–2,375.002,1812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,217.79/head2,075.00–2,325.002,2183
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,395.08/head2,175.00–2,650.002,3952
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,002174.79/cwt168.00–180.001,7512
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501

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.