Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2025-09-15

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 15
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
663 head
▼ 192 vs last sale 855▲ 49 vs year ago 614 · +8.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▼ 84 vs last sale 193▲ 4 vs year ago 105 · +3.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 11▲ 4 vs year ago 8 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Most declines was seen in calves sold directly off the cows. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $367.96/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 6 of 30 comparable sales and sits −49.41 against this barn's trailing median of $417.37.
Average price
$367.96
47 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,980
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$223
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$33.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.15
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540372.892,01440
Medium and Large 2-3527339.761,7917thin
One grade step is worth $33.13/cwt here — about $223 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 sale47 hd
367.96
—
KY average25 barns · 936 hd
356.81
+11.15
This barn, trailing median30 sales
417.37
−49.41
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—Average1,575183.702,8947thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,514160.372,4284thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,237156.351,93459
CowsLean 85-90%High1,025138.941,42410

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)1,400$2,3502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,145$1,9751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,020$1,8251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,8002thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,105$1,6901thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2195527.00/cwt527.00–527.001,0282
Steers200–250Medium 1-2200410.00/cwt410.00–410.008201
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235400.00/cwt400.00–400.009401
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2101
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2334476.58/cwt450.00–482.001,5927
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added340518.85/cwt500.00–525.001,7644
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3350425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4881
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375463.08/cwt450.00–472.001,7376
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0212
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430445.00/cwt440.00–450.001,9142
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added457450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0576
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480411.22/cwt402.00–420.001,97412
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518394.88/cwt380.00–407.002,04520
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3556361.77/cwt355.00–375.002,0113
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574373.82/cwt368.00–387.002,14618
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,22014
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3655332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,1751
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675354.33/cwt350.00–357.002,3928
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2703335.66/cwt335.00–337.002,3603
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,5022
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2924299.30/cwt265.00–322.002,7665
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230370.00/cwt370.00–370.008511
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,0872
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0591
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320405.45/cwt370.00–455.001,2978
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1162
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372378.84/cwt360.00–390.001,40918
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419369.40/cwt350.00–375.001,54817
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466373.13/cwt335.00–380.001,7398
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3488320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5623
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527359.42/cwt350.00–375.001,89423
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3553299.66/cwt295.00–302.001,6573
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568346.15/cwt337.00–357.001,96617
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622334.66/cwt327.00–350.002,0828
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,0451
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,1615
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3698320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2341
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3995145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4431
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2283467.30/cwt460.00–475.001,3222
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3290470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,3632
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2326478.88/cwt465.00–500.001,5617
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2358451.64/cwt400.00–480.001,6178
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2419433.99/cwt398.00–445.001,81814
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3455360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6381
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470427.69/cwt370.00–475.002,01011
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2508380.24/cwt372.00–382.001,93219
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3512348.87/cwt250.00–375.001,7865
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3565317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,7912
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2569366.24/cwt360.00–380.002,08421
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3615337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,0731
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2634342.54/cwt335.00–350.002,1728
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2672345.72/cwt342.00–347.002,3238
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4121
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3787288.97/cwt277.00–295.002,2743
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2795300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,38512
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3915220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0131
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,075220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,3651
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers600–650Large 2-3627350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1956
Beef/Dairy Steers700–750Large 2-3722335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4192
Beef/Dairy Steers900–950Large 2-3922264.00/cwt264.00–264.002,4346
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers650–700Large 2-3652322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,0996
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,506177.91/cwt172.00–185.002,6794
Bulls——1,668191.43/cwt186.00–197.003,1933
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%975125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2191
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010150.47/cwt150.00–151.001,5202
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,036137.64/cwt127.00–145.001,4267
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,128144.01/cwt137.00–149.001,6249
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193172.90/cwt171.00–175.002,0632
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259157.97/cwt150.00–167.001,98948
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,514160.37/cwt158.00–164.002,4284
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,799.88/head1,775.00–1,825.001,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4002,350.00/head1,975.00–2,600.002,3502
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2912208.44/cwt192.00–222.001,9015
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,690.00/head1,690.00–1,690.001,6901

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.