Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2026-04-13

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 13
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
949 head
▲ 749 vs last sale 200▼ 51 vs year ago 1,000 · −5.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
176 head
▲ 123 vs last sale 53▼ 131 vs year ago 307 · −42.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 10▼ 68 vs year ago 95 · −71.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders . Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Strong demand for all slaughter cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $416.76/cwt on 42 head, up $7.72 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 30 of 33 comparable sales and sits +36.39 against this barn's trailing median of $380.37.
Average price
$416.76
▲ 7.72 vs prior sale
42 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,198
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$74
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$42.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.24
vs KY average
−10.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2519426.822,21332
Medium and Large 2-3556384.582,13910thin
One grade step is worth $42.23/cwt here — about $74 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 sale42 hd
416.76
—
KY average26 barns · 1,392 hd
414.52
+2.24
National average182 barns · 12,591 hd
427.39
−10.63
This barn, trailing median33 sales
380.37
+36.39
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—Average1,828210.673,85213
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,277180.522,30572
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,573177.462,7914thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,010155.291,56912

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)1,191$3,8456
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,152$2,5583thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,209$2,4924thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)880$1,9001thin
Bred HeifersAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$3,9751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,113$3,6474thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,245$3,7201thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270720.00/cwt720.00–720.001,94410
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295680.00/cwt680.00–680.002,0061
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315660.00/cwt660.00–660.002,0791
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added342690.00/cwt690.00–690.002,3603
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370603.17/cwt595.00–610.002,2328
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3373492.05/cwt425.00–560.001,8352
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added387642.00/cwt642.00–642.002,4855
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added414608.97/cwt597.50–621.002,5218
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417556.80/cwt520.00–610.002,3226
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3426490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,0874
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3472530.76/cwt522.50–540.002,5058
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478550.45/cwt530.00–575.002,63140
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507550.02/cwt535.00–555.002,7894
Steers500–550Large 1-2514485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,4935
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535489.83/cwt477.50–522.502,62122
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3546470.89/cwt440.00–500.002,5718
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559454.00/cwt454.00–454.002,53811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568467.57/cwt445.00–490.002,65618
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575454.24/cwt447.50–480.002,6126
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625435.29/cwt410.00–456.002,72113
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3648427.00/cwt427.00–427.002,7672
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,8761
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3695390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,7111
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2738388.00/cwt388.00–388.002,8636
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2763362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,7663
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3815340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,7711
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2845335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,8311
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3850333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,8312
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,9211
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,035292.50/cwt292.50–292.503,0271
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2246540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,3286
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2276569.97/cwt510.00–595.001,57310
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3284502.20/cwt500.00–505.001,4267
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,8323
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345460.00/cwt400.00–510.001,5873
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3379456.90/cwt425.00–480.001,7328
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382502.91/cwt500.00–507.501,9216
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3416461.15/cwt360.00–512.501,9185
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423520.99/cwt515.00–525.002,20413
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432488.13/cwt455.00–512.502,10937
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455512.50/cwt512.50–512.502,3324
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469479.18/cwt460.00–500.002,24730
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3486432.76/cwt400.00–452.002,10310
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3505400.20/cwt380.00–420.002,0212
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2612
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513427.66/cwt415.00–433.002,19427
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3569380.68/cwt350.00–420.002,1668
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575407.10/cwt400.00–417.002,3413
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635349.58/cwt312.00–367.502,2203
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2641377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,4205
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1441
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674346.22/cwt345.00–350.002,3344
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710302.38/cwt285.00–320.002,1472
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,3884
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755308.33/cwt300.00–325.002,3283
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3820312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,5631
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3855335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,8641
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3925307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,8401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 2-3190490.00/cwt490.00–490.009311
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2225677.33/cwt640.00–690.001,5247
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy258705.00/cwt705.00–705.001,8192
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2285630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,7962
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2316630.12/cwt560.00–660.001,99118
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3318540.47/cwt520.00–560.001,7192
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373598.65/cwt500.00–640.002,23323
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3377507.62/cwt445.00–540.001,9143
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy412620.00/cwt620.00–620.002,5542
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3422487.78/cwt375.00–570.002,0588
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2429559.74/cwt500.00–620.002,40130
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2468552.48/cwt540.00–565.002,58613
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3473526.01/cwt501.00–540.002,48823
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515513.98/cwt490.00–525.002,64719
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3527476.04/cwt430.00–525.002,5096
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3552410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2632
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2561465.27/cwt425.00–485.002,61011
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618418.04/cwt400.00–428.002,58312
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3638382.47/cwt380.00–385.002,4402
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2678402.07/cwt390.00–417.502,7266
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3682367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,5062
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2745372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,7751
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3765300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2951
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2777340.11/cwt330.00–345.002,6433
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3809320.56/cwt250.00–335.002,5936
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2865302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,6171
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2985265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,6101
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,080275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,9701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,680190.00/cwt190.00–190.003,1922
Bulls——1,803208.35/cwt190.00–227.003,7578
Bulls——1,995230.63/cwt230.00–232.004,6013
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%985160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5761
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008157.35/cwt153.00–174.001,58610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3781
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,125153.14/cwt151.00–155.001,7232
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,272178.86/cwt167.00–187.002,27560
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,338195.98/cwt189.00–218.002,62210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,573177.46/cwt177.00–179.002,7914
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2453,720.00/head3,720.00–3,720.003,7201
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2996244.73/cwt195.00–272.002,4385
Stock Cows—Large 1-21,155239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,7601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28652,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0853,975.00/head3,975.00–3,975.003,9751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1953,945.80/head3,900.00–4,000.003,9463
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-26051,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28801,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1522,558.29/head2,450.00–2,750.002,5583
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1913,844.54/head3,750.00–3,875.003,8456
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4102,989.07/head2,700.00–3,250.002,9893

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.