Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2026-01-19

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 19
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
502 head
▼ 514 vs last sale 1,016▼ 359 vs year ago 861 · −41.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 112▲ 7 vs year ago 91 · +7.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 9▲ 6 vs year ago 5 · +120.0%
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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 classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $374.28/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 15 of 33 comparable sales and sits −6.08 against this barn's trailing median of $380.37.
Average price
$374.28
69 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,012
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$166
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.42
vs KY average
−36.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2538377.282,02962
Medium and Large 2-3536347.711,8637thin
One grade step is worth $29.57/cwt here — about $166 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 sale69 hd
374.28
—
KY average26 barns · 1,554 hd
377.71
−3.42
National average175 barns · 20,266 hd
410.87
−36.59
This barn, trailing median33 sales
380.37
−6.08
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—Average1,680194.943,27412
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,703179.123,0505thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,270164.482,09051
CowsLean 85-90%High1,042144.521,5067thin

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)1,475$2,8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,005$2,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,203$2,1751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,365$3,0632thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,8911
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369532.42/cwt505.00–550.001,9656
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added370585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,1652
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425501.07/cwt495.00–510.002,1305
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0474
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490392.00/cwt392.00–392.001,9211
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2492452.29/cwt452.00–455.002,22510
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526431.79/cwt412.00–445.002,27122
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added548445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,4395
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563428.31/cwt425.00–430.002,4113
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9942
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2589404.94/cwt395.00–420.002,3856
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618420.40/cwt407.00–427.002,59828
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632441.00/cwt441.00–441.002,7873
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3654241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,5766
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675406.00/cwt406.00–406.002,7415
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685381.91/cwt370.00–409.002,61613
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,66413
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3745270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0121
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2776351.44/cwt344.00–355.002,7279
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2836330.85/cwt328.00–332.002,7667
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,7632
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3870285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3280362.06/cwt330.00–393.001,0142
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3303300.00/cwt300.00–300.009093
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added320430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3761
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2357423.53/cwt410.00–428.001,5124
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365341.61/cwt310.00–375.001,2472
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375444.80/cwt440.00–450.001,6682
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420444.75/cwt430.00–455.001,86814
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3421379.98/cwt370.00–390.001,6004
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added431468.88/cwt460.00–471.002,0215
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477405.71/cwt391.00–460.001,93534
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3486347.84/cwt310.00–395.001,6915
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520380.52/cwt280.00–402.001,97940
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3526350.59/cwt341.00–359.001,8445
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560340.51/cwt340.00–341.001,9072
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570371.40/cwt362.00–384.002,11722
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621352.16/cwt338.00–367.002,18720
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3639317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,0263
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669347.06/cwt330.00–352.002,32212
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3688272.38/cwt240.00–305.001,8742
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730290.41/cwt285.00–297.002,1204
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1981
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3945217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,0511
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,015253.52/cwt250.00–257.002,5732
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2228460.77/cwt450.00–470.001,0512
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2286511.20/cwt500.00–525.001,4624
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3288470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,3543
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,8532
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3350395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3831
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy358540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,9333
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2367471.89/cwt462.00–495.001,7328
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3413415.21/cwt380.00–450.001,7152
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2419480.46/cwt455.00–490.002,0139
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2462426.50/cwt420.00–440.001,9703
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3493357.46/cwt350.00–365.001,7622
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3522388.87/cwt350.00–405.002,0306
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2529389.32/cwt375.00–410.002,0609
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2550400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2005
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3586337.21/cwt315.00–348.001,9763
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3628355.14/cwt275.00–390.002,2306
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2652367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,3934
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,3351
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3745295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1984
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2760322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,4471
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3892255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,2754
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3940243.00/cwt243.00–243.002,2841
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3685277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,8975
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers700–750Large 3745239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,7811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,305184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,4011
Bulls——1,610189.31/cwt180.00–197.003,0487
Bulls——1,895207.54/cwt204.00–210.003,9334
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%961139.97/cwt135.00–144.001,3454
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,150150.59/cwt149.00–153.001,7323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168142.09/cwt117.00–150.001,6606
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,201160.54/cwt152.00–168.001,92825
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,388176.13/cwt170.00–187.002,44520
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,650169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,7891
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,716181.65/cwt173.00–188.003,1174
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4302,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,102190.56/cwt185.00–210.002,1005
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0052,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2032,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4752,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501

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.