Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2026-02-09

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 9
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
286 head
▲ 91 vs last sale 195▼ 318 vs year ago 604 · −52.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 11▼ 5 vs year ago 63 · −7.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 0▼ 2 vs year ago 9 · −22.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $400.95/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 25 of 33 comparable sales and sits +20.58 against this barn's trailing median of $380.37.
Average price
$400.95
26 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,164
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$81
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.67
vs KY average
−23.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540401.392,16725
Medium and Large 2-3535390.002,0871thin
One grade step is worth $11.39/cwt here — about $81 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 sale26 hd
400.95
—
KY average16 barns · 508 hd
391.29
+9.67
National average187 barns · 18,214 hd
423.95
−23.00
This barn, trailing median33 sales
380.37
+20.58
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—High1,870199.613,7327thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,296175.802,27933
CowsLean 85-90%Average918148.781,3662thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,213$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$3,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,160$2,4501thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335522.39/cwt515.00–530.001,7502
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added408565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,3056
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3418447.45/cwt440.00–462.001,8703
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425510.78/cwt507.00–515.002,1713
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465531.57/cwt518.00–565.002,4727
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,3271
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475418.61/cwt400.00–465.001,9884
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9571
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528446.71/cwt420.00–455.002,35915
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2562400.55/cwt395.00–427.002,2516
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583438.75/cwt434.00–442.002,5585
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627416.70/cwt406.00–427.002,61310
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660363.63/cwt355.00–372.002,4002
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3706370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,6121
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2724371.84/cwt369.00–374.002,69214
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3750335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5131
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,8561
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3835340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,8391
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3890324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,8841
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,055290.00/cwt290.00–290.003,0602
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,3401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2337529.07/cwt527.00–530.001,7833
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3350390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3651
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382500.33/cwt495.00–520.001,91111
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added385510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,9641
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418463.81/cwt400.00–485.001,93913
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9361
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7102
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481431.66/cwt422.00–455.002,07611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526408.40/cwt408.00–409.002,1485
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526405.72/cwt397.00–416.002,13414
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0871
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584385.45/cwt380.00–390.002,2516
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621371.86/cwt342.00–392.002,30914
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2664367.20/cwt355.00–375.002,4387
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685316.66/cwt316.00–317.002,1693
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2724349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,5278
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,1291
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5461
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6002
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,7711
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,1191
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2390510.21/cwt500.00–540.001,9907
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420358.30/cwt290.00–425.001,5052
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423477.24/cwt472.00–482.002,0195
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2460485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,2312
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7811
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2510423.18/cwt410.00–447.002,1589
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2566402.01/cwt375.00–427.002,2758
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2600367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,2021
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3629337.83/cwt285.00–377.002,1254
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2685351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,4042
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3705320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2561
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4651
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,060255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,7031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,460169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,4671
Bulls——1,868200.58/cwt195.00–208.003,7474
Bulls——2,078212.99/cwt211.00–215.004,4262
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%918148.78/cwt144.00–153.001,3662
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,121154.11/cwt149.00–159.001,7282
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241169.77/cwt161.00–175.002,10711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,344181.29/cwt172.00–190.002,43720
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010186.98/cwt173.00–206.001,8884
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2132,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2353,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251

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.