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Harned Livestock Auction

Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 1

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207

← Nov 24Dec 1Dec 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

554 head

▲ 174 vs last sale 380▲ 23 vs year ago 531 · +4.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

125 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 66▲ 37 vs year ago 88 · +42.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 9▲ 9 vs year ago 2 · +450.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady .

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $341.82/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −87.20 against this barn's trailing median of $429.02.

Average price

$341.82

14 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$10.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.04

vs KY average

−87.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	343.39	1,880	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	332.43	1,779	2thin

One grade step is worth $10.96/cwt here — about $102 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 sale14 hd

341.82

—

KY average9 barns · 198 hd

356.86

−15.04

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−87.33

This barn, trailing median30 sales

429.02

−87.20

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,760	195.10	3,434	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,641	170.35	2,795	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,302	159.96	2,083	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	982	140.65	1,381	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,475	190.00	2,803	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,430	173.00	2,474	1thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,338	$2,422	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,583	$2,971	2thin

Every lot

77 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,647	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,629	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,769	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	368.76/cwt	362.00–375.00	1,914	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	332.43/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,779	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	318.02/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,832	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	344.55/cwt	344.00–345.00	2,160	29
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,022	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	663	288.30/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,911	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	325.53/cwt	325.00–332.00	2,171	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,271	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,281	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	765	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,486	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	784	302.61/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,372	32
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	785	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,222	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	805	302.33/cwt	300.00–302.50	2,434	15
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	819	293.89/cwt	291.00–294.00	2,407	27
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	868	266.38/cwt	258.00–275.00	2,312	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	900	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,935	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	955	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,435	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	316	354.89/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,121	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	371.55/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,401	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	377	314.19/cwt	200.00–357.00	1,184	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	405	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,567	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	346.53/cwt	332.00–355.00	1,448	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,089	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,753	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	342.03/cwt	325.00–348.00	1,642	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	513	322.43/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,654	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	331.64/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,725	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	572	299.05/cwt	277.00–310.00	1,711	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,673	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,901	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	318.26/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,919	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	318.37/cwt	314.00–322.00	1,996	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	639	274.61/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,755	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	294.74/cwt	280.00–336.00	1,978	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	716	266.79/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,910	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	742	284.82/cwt	281.00–301.00	2,113	34
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	845	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,214	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	860	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,331	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	833	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	308.55/cwt	270.00–350.00	849	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,118	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,206	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,529	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	374.50/cwt	347.00–385.00	1,573	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	427	292.47/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,249	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	375.91/cwt	372.00–380.00	1,767	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	343.03/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,739	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,683	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	325.20/cwt	310.00–327.00	1,928	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	311.03/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,938	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,984	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,110	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	295.69/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,114	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	290.55/cwt	282.00–295.00	2,092	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	815	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,119	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,430	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,474	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,760	195.10/cwt	189.00–205.00	3,434	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	150.61/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,434	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	134.68/cwt	123.00–147.00	1,347	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	147.51/cwt	137.00–167.00	1,782	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	158.24/cwt	150.00–167.00	2,057	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,366	171.44/cwt	168.00–181.00	2,342	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	175.94/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,885	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,641	164.75/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,704	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,475	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,803	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	860	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,338	2,422.01/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,422	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	193.15/cwt	173.00–217.00	2,121	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,583	2,971.33/head	2,900.00–3,050.00	2,971	2

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

United Producers Inc. - Harned, KY

Mon Dec 1, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 554Last week 380Year ago 531

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 66Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 9Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	535	325.00–340.00	332.43
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	663	265.00–300.00	288.30
3	750–800	785	283.00	283.00
2	850–900	868	258.00–275.00	266.38
1	900–950	900	215.00	215.00
1	950–1000	955	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	600–650	627	344.00–345.00	344.55
12	650–700	672	338.00	338.00
16	750–800	765	325.00	325.00
15	800–850	805	300.00–302.50	302.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	417.00	417.00
1	400–450	432	377.00	377.00
3	450–500	478	370.00	370.00
6	500–550	519	362.00–375.00	368.76
6	550–600	576	317.00–320.00	318.02
3	600–650	640	316.00	316.00
13	650–700	667	325.00–332.00	325.53
2	700–750	715	319.00	319.00
32	750–800	784	300.00–310.00	302.61
27	800–850	819	291.00–294.00	293.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	387.00	387.00
2	450–500	475	369.00	369.00
5	550–600	585	325.00	325.00
9	600–650	627	314.00–322.00	318.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	316	320.00–375.00	354.89
11	350–400	377	360.00–390.00	371.55
9	400–450	418	332.00–355.00	346.53
11	450–500	480	325.00–348.00	342.03
25	500–550	520	320.00–355.00	331.64
3	550–600	583	287.00	287.00
8	600–650	603	314.00–320.00	318.26
9	650–700	671	280.00–336.00	294.74
34	700–750	742	281.00–301.00	284.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
5	350–400	377	200.00–357.00	314.19
1	450–500	450	242.00	242.00
3	500–550	513	320.00–327.00	322.43
4	550–600	572	277.00–310.00	299.05
12	600–650	639	270.00–280.00	274.61
4	700–750	716	260.00–269.00	266.79
1	800–850	845	262.00	262.00
1	850–900	860	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	395	387.00	387.00
9	400–450	420	347.00–385.00	374.50
2	450–500	470	372.00–380.00	375.91
6	500–550	507	342.00–345.00	343.03
9	550–600	593	310.00–327.00	325.20
2	600–650	623	310.00–312.00	311.03
1	650–700	685	308.00	308.00
10	700–750	715	285.00–300.00	295.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	270.00–350.00	308.55
1	300–350	315	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	360	335.00	335.00
4	400–450	427	285.00–300.00	292.47
1	500–550	510	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	565	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	640	310.00	310.00
3	700–750	720	282.00–295.00	290.55
1	800–850	815	260.00	260.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,338	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,422.01

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	1,775.00	1,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	173.00–217.00	193.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,583	2,900.00–3,050.00	2,971.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,760	189.00–205.00	195.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,208	137.00–167.00	147.51
19	—	1,366	168.00–181.00	171.44
40	—	1,300	150.00–167.00	158.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	952	147.00–153.00	150.61
5	—	1,000	123.00–147.00	134.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,640	173.00–180.00	175.94
4	—	1,641	163.00–168.00	164.75

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.