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Harned Livestock Auction

Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 6

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207

← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

200 head

▼ 514 vs last sale 714▲ 71 vs year ago 129 · +55.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 74▲ 25 vs year ago 28 · +89.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 12▲ 7 vs year ago 3 · +233.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm.

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 $409.04/cwt on 18 head, down $3.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 33 comparable sales and sits +28.67 against this barn's trailing median of $380.37.

Average price

$409.04

▼ 3.00 vs prior sale

18 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,249

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$369

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

$64.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.11

vs KY average

−19.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	419.86	2,310	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	547	354.96	1,942	3thin

One grade step is worth $64.90/cwt here — about $369 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 sale18 hd

409.04

—

KY average25 barns · 1,324 hd

422.15

−13.11

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−19.32

This barn, trailing median33 sales

380.37

+28.67

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	—	Low	1,661	209.49	3,479	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,644	184.56	3,033	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,321	174.63	2,306	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	141.71	1,368	4thin

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)	1,260	$3,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$2,750	1thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,575	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,764	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,345	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	429	428.92/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,840	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	455	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,525	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	497.54/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,428	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,600	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,374	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,600	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	473.00/cwt	473.00–473.00	2,687	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,611	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	406.35/cwt	400.00–412.50	2,519	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,201	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	394.13/cwt	377.50–407.00	2,609	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,643	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	3,040	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	200	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,280	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	270	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,404	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	285	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,511	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	310	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,597	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	317	531.97/cwt	530.00–532.50	1,686	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,015	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,790	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,951	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	459.97/cwt	455.00–462.50	1,932	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	441.76/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,054	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,892	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,261	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	423.81/cwt	417.50–425.00	2,276	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	538	362.44/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,950	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,240	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,921	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,371	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,371	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,411	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	784	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,524	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,563	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	930	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,325	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	989	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	3,036	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,360	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,653	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	332	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,859	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,967	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	548.90/cwt	500.00–590.00	2,058	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,184	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	422	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,363	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	513.38/cwt	445.00–585.00	2,172	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	540.08/cwt	495.00–575.00	2,517	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	445.62/cwt	415.00–495.00	2,335	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,408	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	416.81/cwt	355.00–447.50	2,380	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,263	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	375.63/cwt	370.00–377.50	2,355	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,277	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	673	310.04/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,087	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,496	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,499	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,625	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	992	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,926	2
Bulls	1150–1200	Medium and Large 2-3	1,190	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,826	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,396	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,457	1
Bulls	—	—	1,536	207.84/cwt	197.00–216.00	3,192	5
Bulls	—	—	1,957	223.40/cwt	221.00–227.00	4,372	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,044	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	150.28/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,483	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	156.70/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,779	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	171.83/cwt	162.00–184.00	2,263	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,396	190.40/cwt	186.00–198.00	2,658	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	185.75/cwt	185.00–187.00	3,015	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,705	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	3,086	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	914	266.18/cwt	181.00–310.00	2,433	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	925	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,120	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1

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 Apr 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 714Year ago 129

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 74Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 12Year ago 3

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	530.00–532.50	531.97
1	350–400	385	465.00	465.00
6	400–450	420	455.00–462.50	459.97
12	450–500	465	440.00–450.00	441.76
6	500–550	537	417.50–425.00	423.81
1	550–600	560	400.00	400.00
4	650–700	666	356.00	356.00
2	700–750	705	342.00	342.00
4	750–800	784	322.00	322.00
1	800–850	820	312.50	312.50
8	950–1000	989	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	640.00	640.00
1	250–300	285	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	310	515.00	515.00
1	400–450	415	470.00	470.00
2	500–550	532	425.00	425.00
6	550–600	568	417.50	417.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	520.00	520.00
1	350–400	350	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	445	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	485	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	538	350.00–375.00	362.44
1	550–600	565	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	615	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	930	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	555.00	555.00
1	500–550	500	520.00	520.00
3	550–600	568	473.00	473.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	360	490.00	490.00
1	400–450	415	565.00	565.00
4	450–500	488	495.00–500.00	497.54
1	500–550	520	500.00	500.00
3	550–600	590	442.50	442.50
2	600–650	620	400.00–412.50	406.35
3	650–700	662	377.50–407.00	394.13
1	1000–1050	1,005	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	400.00–445.00	428.92
1	500–550	505	470.00	470.00
1	600–650	620	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	700	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	580.00	580.00
1	300–350	345	570.00	570.00
6	350–400	375	500.00–590.00	548.90
7	400–450	423	445.00–585.00	513.38
16	450–500	466	495.00–575.00	540.08
5	500–550	524	415.00–495.00	445.62
5	550–600	571	355.00–447.50	416.81
4	600–650	627	370.00–377.50	375.63
1	650–700	660	345.00	345.00
3	700–750	703	355.00	355.00
1	750–800	750	350.00	350.00
2	950–1000	992	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	680.00	680.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	560.00	560.00
1	400–450	420	520.00	520.00
1	500–550	535	450.00	450.00
1	600–650	620	365.00	365.00
2	650–700	673	300.00–320.00	310.04
1	700–750	735	340.00	340.00
1	1150–1200	1,190	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	422	560.00	560.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	181.00	181.00
3	—	1,623	185.00–187.00	185.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	154.00–159.00	156.70
6	—	1,396	186.00–198.00	190.40
21	—	1,317	162.00–184.00	171.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	987	140.00–159.00	150.28
1	—	900	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,396	176.00	176.00
3	—	1,957	221.00–227.00	223.40
5	—	1,536	197.00–216.00	207.84

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	5	—	914	181.00–310.00	266.18

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	3,225.00	3,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	2,750.00	2,750.00

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.