Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2026-02-23

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 23
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
919 head
▲ 284 vs last sale 635▲ 403 vs year ago 516 · +78.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 74▲ 5 vs year ago 93 · +5.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 6▲ 13 vs year ago 3 · +433.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 300lbs-500lbs were mostly steady, feeder steers 500lbs-800lbs were steady to up 2.00. Feeder heifers were unevenly steady with good demand for weaned pre-conditioned packages. Slaughter cows were sharply higher with good buyer demand, slaughter bulls were steady with lower receipts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $425.49/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 33 of 33 comparable sales and sits +45.12 against this barn's trailing median of $380.37.
Average price
$425.49
50 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,297
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$29
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$50.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.53
vs KY average
−4.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2528435.552,29840
Medium and Large 2-3589385.272,26910thin
One grade step is worth $50.28/cwt here — about $29 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 sale50 hd
425.49
—
KY average27 barns · 1,707 hd
411.96
+13.53
National average177 barns · 14,680 hd
430.41
−4.92
This barn, trailing median33 sales
380.37
+45.12
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—High1,805193.593,49412
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,695184.913,1355thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,243177.882,21129
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,002167.131,67420
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,251164.792,0624thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,355$3,2832thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)930$2,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,058$1,8142thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,4502thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,6801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2283632.00/cwt632.00–632.001,7893
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2308620.04/cwt615.00–625.001,9102
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy312655.00/cwt655.00–655.002,0448
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,8364
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367591.88/cwt580.00–620.002,1725
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy401585.61/cwt570.00–595.002,3488
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3428460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9692
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430528.76/cwt509.00–540.002,27411
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479514.26/cwt504.00–545.002,46317
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3482481.18/cwt455.00–500.002,31910
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520505.05/cwt470.00–515.002,62613
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586456.75/cwt440.00–490.002,67725
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3586403.06/cwt395.00–427.502,36210
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603456.00/cwt456.00–456.002,7503
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,5631
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2639441.82/cwt441.00–444.002,82311
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2659446.00/cwt446.00–446.002,9399
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670395.31/cwt380.00–410.002,6497
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716393.29/cwt390.00–395.002,8169
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2797357.35/cwt352.00–358.002,8489
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3865315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,7251
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2872336.20/cwt334.00–343.002,9328
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2917326.12/cwt307.50–333.002,99110
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965315.07/cwt307.50–319.003,0403
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3975270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,6331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235463.51/cwt460.00–475.001,0894
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3255400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0201
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2289451.94/cwt450.00–460.001,3065
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3313445.04/cwt440.00–450.001,3932
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2339508.40/cwt485.00–525.001,7238
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8701
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365453.21/cwt445.00–460.001,6546
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,0065
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379508.89/cwt470.00–537.001,92919
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420518.30/cwt515.00–525.002,1773
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431479.05/cwt445.00–497.002,06511
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy457470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1483
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469469.21/cwt445.00–500.002,20139
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470399.37/cwt370.00–417.001,8775
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506465.48/cwt460.00–469.002,35511
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516428.19/cwt417.50–447.002,20915
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2557419.91/cwt400.00–440.002,33914
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3589385.27/cwt360.00–395.002,26910
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3612347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,1244
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615377.69/cwt357.00–392.502,32339
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3873
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665339.66/cwt335.00–345.002,2595
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725339.15/cwt338.00–350.002,45912
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3748291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,1772
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3758306.19/cwt300.00–325.002,3214
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added780374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,91713
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,5161
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3885275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4341
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2887323.50/cwt323.50–323.502,86915
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6391
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2957312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,9866
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3975247.00/cwt247.00–247.002,4081
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020295.00/cwt295.00–295.003,0091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2233600.22/cwt580.00–620.001,3992
Bulls250–300Small and Medium 1-2275555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,5261
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3290555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,6102
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2293600.13/cwt585.00–615.001,7582
Bulls250–300Small 1-2295535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,5781
Bulls300–350Small and Medium 1-2300590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,7701
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325625.00/cwt625.00–625.002,0311
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2326570.59/cwt555.00–590.001,8606
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3330501.97/cwt485.00–520.001,6572
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3361483.64/cwt470.00–505.001,7465
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2368556.37/cwt540.00–590.002,04717
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375610.00/cwt610.00–610.002,2881
Bulls350–400Small and Medium 2-3390500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9501
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,3201
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425522.71/cwt480.00–557.002,22219
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3427470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0075
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470496.45/cwt480.00–525.002,33324
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3477451.48/cwt435.00–475.002,1545
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523456.20/cwt420.00–480.002,38618
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3535380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0331
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2571440.51/cwt418.00–470.002,51520
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3593403.29/cwt380.00–420.002,3923
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623390.75/cwt375.00–420.002,4346
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3685350.04/cwt345.00–355.002,3982
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2695380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,6411
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2705363.50/cwt362.00–365.002,5632
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy728375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,7302
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2792329.59/cwt328.00–347.502,61012
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2895272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,4341
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3320215.00/cwt215.00–215.006882
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,533156.53/cwt149.00–162.002,4002
Bulls——1,835192.31/cwt180.00–199.503,5295
Bulls——1,883209.69/cwt204.00–214.503,9485
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%960156.55/cwt147.00–164.001,50311
Cows—Lean 85-90%990191.51/cwt191.00–192.001,8962
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070176.80/cwt170.00–185.001,8927
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,222176.95/cwt168.00–189.002,16219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263199.94/cwt192.00–212.002,5255
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,302159.33/cwt151.00–165.002,0745
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,625193.00/cwt193.00–193.003,1361
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,713182.89/cwt175.00–189.003,1334
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,251164.79/cwt153.00–172.002,0624
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,149225.28/cwt217.00–231.002,5885
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29302,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0581,814.42/head1,750.00–1,875.001,8142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3553,282.84/head3,150.00–3,400.003,2832
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502

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.