Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2025-10-20

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 20
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
673 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 595▼ 29 vs year ago 702 · −4.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 124▼ 66 vs year ago 145 · −45.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 9▼ 4 vs year ago 12 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady . Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $385.06/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 7 of 30 comparable sales and sits −43.96 against this barn's trailing median of $429.02.
Average price
$385.06
34 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,087
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$189
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$39.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.85
vs KY average
−73.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540399.102,15322
Medium and Large 2-3547359.321,96412thin
One grade step is worth $39.79/cwt here — about $189 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 sale34 hd
385.06
—
KY average24 barns · 903 hd
397.91
−12.85
National average182 barns · 38,495 hd
458.14
−73.08
This barn, trailing median30 sales
429.02
−43.96
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
492445398350median 429.0203/0205/0407/1309/1411/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.64, low $364.45, median $429.02 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—Low1,501185.922,79114
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,617165.502,6754thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,187160.751,90838
CowsLean 85-90%Average893137.571,2297thin

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)1,092$2,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$1,8001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)625$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,295$2,7251thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3321400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2843
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added385445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,7132
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424424.95/cwt422.00–430.001,8026
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added434447.63/cwt437.00–454.001,9438
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3Value Added450435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9583
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474415.77/cwt407.00–430.001,97110
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added484434.42/cwt434.00–437.002,1037
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2508403.74/cwt400.00–407.002,05113
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530359.49/cwt345.00–375.001,9054
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3555359.23/cwt355.00–365.001,9948
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585392.41/cwt383.00–402.002,2969
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616373.46/cwt366.00–382.002,30111
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,44145
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3626353.58/cwt352.00–360.002,2135
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3657340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2343
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2662365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4162
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726381.25/cwt381.25–381.252,76810
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3739341.64/cwt335.00–345.002,5256
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320368.28/cwt365.00–370.001,1783
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345340.08/cwt330.00–345.001,1733
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2362387.50/cwt380.00–395.001,4034
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365329.92/cwt320.00–340.001,2044
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added395420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6592
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422395.75/cwt385.00–410.001,67015
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3429373.34/cwt365.00–378.001,6025
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466388.67/cwt380.00–395.001,81134
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3466364.17/cwt340.00–369.001,6978
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512364.12/cwt352.00–372.001,86411
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3537350.94/cwt347.00–365.001,8856
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2562360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,02331
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565290.27/cwt280.00–300.001,6402
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3600288.50/cwt285.00–292.001,7312
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618332.69/cwt327.00–334.002,05613
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660307.48/cwt305.00–310.002,0292
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,8611
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,1901
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3735290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1321
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3790280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2121
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3850272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,3121
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3200400.00/cwt400.00–400.008002
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2240420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,0081
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2257428.38/cwt425.00–435.001,1013
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3275397.91/cwt390.00–405.001,0942
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added305455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3881
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3335405.00/cwt400.00–415.001,3573
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3363390.21/cwt380.00–400.001,4162
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2378428.98/cwt425.00–430.001,6225
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3419391.59/cwt385.00–400.001,6413
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2431427.03/cwt405.00–430.001,84014
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2466405.33/cwt389.00–409.001,88914
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3466330.29/cwt320.00–355.001,5397
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3512332.98/cwt332.00–335.001,7053
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515427.00/cwt427.00–427.002,1993
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2516378.42/cwt365.00–397.001,95319
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3558336.87/cwt330.00–350.001,8803
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2574371.71/cwt370.00–372.002,1347
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,3491
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615327.46/cwt320.00–340.002,0149
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3665320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1281
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2695327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,2732
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710311.04/cwt305.00–317.002,2082
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3725285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0663
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3775270.00/cwt265.00–275.002,0932
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3800255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0402
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,363172.78/cwt162.00–179.002,3553
Bulls——1,539189.51/cwt181.00–200.002,91711
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%893137.57/cwt121.00–152.001,2297
Cows—Boner 80-85%998146.56/cwt135.00–152.001,4635
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185159.91/cwt154.00–169.001,89526
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,330174.03/cwt170.00–179.002,3157
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,463163.90/cwt163.00–165.002,3982
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,770167.10/cwt166.00–168.002,9582
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0922,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,014203.47/cwt177.00–219.002,0634
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-26251,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001

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.