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Harned Livestock Auction

Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 12

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207

← Jan 5Jan 12Jan 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,016 head

▼ 155 vs last sale 1,171▲ 398 vs year ago 618 · +64.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

112 head

▼ 92 vs last sale 204▲ 79 vs year ago 33 · +239.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 14▲ 0 vs year ago 9 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Strong demand for all feeders. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $369.29/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 15 of 33 comparable sales and sits −11.08 against this barn's trailing median of $380.37.

Average price

$369.29

95 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,032

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$45.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.68

vs KY average

−44.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	374.61	2,046	84
Medium and Large 2-3	580	328.67	1,906	11thin

One grade step is worth $45.94/cwt here — about $140 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 sale95 hd

369.29

—

KY average25 barns · 2,129 hd

376.97

−7.68

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−44.19

This barn, trailing median33 sales

380.37

−11.08

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,726	181.71	3,137	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,771	161.53	2,860	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,304	160.11	2,088	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	145.57	1,573	27
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,208	113.00	1,364	2thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,759	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	423	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,094	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	447.54/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,960	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,162	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	410.23/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,981	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,995	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	439.48/cwt	437.00–442.00	2,233	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	420.85/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,264	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	418.45/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,381	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	378.39/cwt	370.00–387.00	2,168	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,025	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	411.03/cwt	399.00–435.00	2,544	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	644	382.00/cwt	380.00–384.00	2,460	16
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	660	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,343	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	371.81/cwt	357.00–382.00	2,502	34
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	683	325.53/cwt	308.00–345.00	2,223	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	712	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,620	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	355.33/cwt	345.00–357.00	2,590	28
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,300	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	773	302.78/cwt	290.00–315.00	2,340	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	331.98/cwt	331.00–335.00	2,596	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	800	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,480	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	812	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,728	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,656	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	889	319.20/cwt	318.00–320.00	2,838	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	930	324.75/cwt	324.75–324.75	3,020	31
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	268.25/cwt	247.00–281.00	2,763	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	288	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,224	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	1,471	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	428.49/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,393	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2-3	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,387	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	416.85/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,601	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	408	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,714	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	405.25/cwt	395.00–412.00	1,739	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	394.91/cwt	380.00–407.00	1,836	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	356.19/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,667	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	392.70/cwt	391.00–394.00	2,034	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	380.49/cwt	347.00–389.00	2,017	36
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,165	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	328.67/cwt	277.00–340.00	1,906	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	355.74/cwt	342.00–369.00	2,067	29
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,181	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	336.37/cwt	325.00–348.00	2,102	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	638	312.59/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,994	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	338.97/cwt	325.00–347.00	2,281	26
Heifers	650–700	Large 3	675	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,140	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	678	309.71/cwt	297.00–315.00	2,100	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	314.54/cwt	295.00–330.00	2,302	13
Heifers	750–800	Large 3	768	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,342	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	768	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,035	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,495	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	830	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,465	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,105	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,185	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	309	476.63/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,473	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,802	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,501	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,665	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	391	488.04/cwt	465.00–517.00	1,908	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	493.83/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,000	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	465.09/cwt	430.00–485.00	1,977	22
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	458.30/cwt	442.00–477.00	2,159	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	476	388.21/cwt	345.00–410.00	1,848	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	519	421.74/cwt	420.00–427.00	2,189	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	395.33/cwt	385.00–417.00	2,091	23
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	536	348.83/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,870	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	569	356.31/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,027	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	384.51/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,199	19
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600	372.33/cwt	370.00–377.00	2,234	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	608	314.70/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,913	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	351.97/cwt	325.00–362.00	2,207	23
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	640	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,221	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	681	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,111	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	339.36/cwt	330.00–352.00	2,321	10
Bulls	700–750	Large 3	705	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,059	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	329.48/cwt	327.50–337.00	2,369	27
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	277.95/cwt	272.00–315.00	2,196	7
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	285.00/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,294	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	810	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,106	1
Bulls	800–850	Large 3	835	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,355	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,754	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,276	154.91/cwt	140.00–167.00	1,977	4
Bulls	—	—	1,845	186.86/cwt	184.00–191.00	3,448	12
Bulls	—	—	1,853	196.83/cwt	194.00–201.00	3,647	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	129.57/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,358	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	154.70/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,634	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	146.73/cwt	138.00–151.00	1,636	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	193.66/cwt	190.00–197.00	2,398	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	152.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,910	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	141.23/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,794	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	163.76/cwt	156.00–179.00	2,191	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,743	165.46/cwt	164.00–167.00	2,884	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,798	157.59/cwt	152.00–162.00	2,833	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,180	1
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,556	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	187.38/cwt	161.00–227.00	1,630	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	211.38/cwt	180.00–235.00	2,188	3

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 Jan 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,016Last week 1,171Year ago 618

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 204Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 14Year ago 9

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Strong demand for all feeders. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	508	437.00–442.00	439.48
3	600–650	619	399.00–435.00	411.03
16	700–750	712	368.00	368.00
9	800–850	812	336.00	336.00
31	900–950	930	324.75	324.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	525.00	525.00
2	400–450	438	445.00–450.00	447.54
3	450–500	470	460.00	460.00
7	500–550	538	400.00–430.00	420.85
7	550–600	569	410.00–430.00	418.45
16	600–650	644	380.00–384.00	382.00
34	650–700	673	357.00–382.00	371.81
28	700–750	729	345.00–357.00	355.33
8	750–800	782	331.00–335.00	331.98
1	800–850	830	320.00	320.00
5	850–900	889	318.00–320.00	319.20
6	1000–1050	1,030	247.00–281.00	268.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	395.00–425.00	410.23
1	500–550	505	395.00	395.00
2	550–600	573	370.00–387.00	378.39
1	600–650	610	332.00	332.00
5	650–700	683	308.00–345.00	325.53
1	700–750	730	315.00	315.00
2	750–800	773	290.00–315.00	302.78
1	800–850	800	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	495.00	495.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	288	425.00	425.00
3	300–350	325	420.00–435.00	428.49
19	350–400	384	400.00–435.00	416.85
21	400–450	429	395.00–412.00	405.25
12	450–500	465	380.00–407.00	394.91
36	500–550	530	347.00–389.00	380.49
29	550–600	581	342.00–369.00	355.74
25	600–650	625	325.00–348.00	336.37
26	650–700	673	325.00–347.00	338.97
13	700–750	732	295.00–330.00	314.54
4	750–800	770	324.00	324.00
1	900–950	915	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	950	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	365	380.00	380.00
4	450–500	468	340.00–370.00	356.19
11	550–600	580	277.00–340.00	328.67
4	600–650	638	305.00–315.00	312.59
9	650–700	678	297.00–315.00	309.71
2	750–800	768	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	317.00	317.00
3	750–800	768	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	518	391.00–394.00	392.70
3	550–600	555	390.00	390.00
5	600–650	611	357.00	357.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	467.00	467.00
3	400–450	408	420.00	420.00
1	800–850	830	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	309	470.00–490.00	476.63
15	350–400	391	465.00–517.00	488.04
22	400–450	425	430.00–485.00	465.09
14	450–500	471	442.00–477.00	458.30
23	500–550	529	385.00–417.00	395.33
19	550–600	572	375.00–410.00	384.51
23	600–650	627	325.00–362.00	351.97
10	650–700	684	330.00–352.00	339.36
27	700–750	719	327.50–337.00	329.48
3	800–850	805	275.00–290.00	285.00
1	850–900	880	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	530.00	530.00
13	400–450	405	490.00–500.00	493.83
4	500–550	519	420.00–427.00	421.74
3	600–650	600	370.00–377.00	372.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	370	450.00	450.00
6	450–500	476	345.00–410.00	388.21
8	500–550	536	340.00–360.00	348.83
8	550–600	569	350.00–365.00	356.31
3	600–650	608	310.00–317.00	314.70
5	650–700	681	310.00	310.00
7	750–800	790	272.00–315.00	277.95
1	800–850	810	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	640	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	292.00	292.00
2	800–850	835	282.00	282.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,048	125.00–134.00	129.57
9	—	1,056	153.00–157.00	154.70
12	—	1,115	138.00–151.00	146.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,270	139.00–143.00	141.23
25	—	1,338	156.00–179.00	163.76
11	—	1,252	150.00–155.00	152.57
2	—	1,238	190.00–197.00	193.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,743	164.00–167.00	165.46
4	—	1,798	152.00–162.00	157.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,235	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,853	194.00–201.00	196.83
4	—	1,276	140.00–167.00	154.91
12	—	1,845	184.00–191.00	186.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	870	161.00–227.00	187.38
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,035	180.00–235.00	211.38

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.