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Harned Livestock Auction

Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 20

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207

← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

818 head

▼ 131 vs last sale 949▲ 462 vs year ago 356 · +129.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

153 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 176▲ 44 vs year ago 109 · +40.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 27▲ 4 vs year ago 8 · +50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Strong demand for lightweight feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher.

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 $428.62/cwt on 36 head, up $11.86 from the prior sale. That ranks 34 of 33 comparable sales and sits +48.25 against this barn's trailing median of $380.37.

Average price

$428.62

▲ 11.86 vs prior sale

36 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,305

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$51.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.03

vs KY average

+6.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	432.92	2,328	33
Medium and Large 2-3	538	381.35	2,053	3thin

One grade step is worth $51.57/cwt here — about $275 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale36 hd

428.62

—

KY average26 barns · 1,213 hd

421.58

+7.03

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

+6.45

This barn, trailing median33 sales

380.37

+48.25

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	—	High	1,676	211.81	3,549	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,665	186.24	3,101	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	180.34	2,168	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	961	143.12	1,375	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,160	262.00	3,039	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$3,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,490	$2,725	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,975	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$2,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$2,925	1thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,888	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	329	663.35/cwt	660.00–670.00	2,182	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,971	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,344	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	428	585.29/cwt	555.00–635.00	2,505	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,914	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	545.14/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,360	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	452	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,554	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	537.45/cwt	510.00–562.00	2,515	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	487	440.16/cwt	397.50–515.00	2,144	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,665	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,132	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	490.57/cwt	465.00–525.00	2,580	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	458.98/cwt	450.00–477.50	2,584	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	563	446.08/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,511	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	436.36/cwt	427.00–440.00	2,575	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	426.25/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,660	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	417.42/cwt	417.00–420.00	2,755	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	396.53/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,629	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	683	382.42/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,612	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	385.74/cwt	370.00–391.00	2,754	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,196	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,811	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	875	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,888	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,880	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,090	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,834	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 2-3	160	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	640	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	238	485.61/cwt	400.00–500.00	1,156	6
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,446	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	273	452.29/cwt	400.00–500.00	1,235	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	297	575.28/cwt	570.00–577.50	1,709	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	313	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,565	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	329	560.72/cwt	555.00–570.00	1,845	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	369	473.45/cwt	400.00–515.00	1,747	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	385	526.85/cwt	526.00–535.00	2,028	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	551.51/cwt	537.50–570.00	2,129	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	422	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,216	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	436.08/cwt	350.00–485.00	1,866	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	506.60/cwt	492.50–515.00	2,183	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,255	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	470.77/cwt	460.00–477.50	2,189	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	430.51/cwt	330.00–515.00	2,058	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	455.40/cwt	422.50–465.00	2,377	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	384.52/cwt	372.50–397.50	2,019	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	428.38/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,262	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,119	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	390.97/cwt	372.50–420.00	2,252	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	402.16/cwt	400.00–407.50	2,461	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	370.48/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,290	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	621	363.49/cwt	330.00–385.00	2,257	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	331.24/cwt	300.00–362.00	2,170	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,461	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	349.63/cwt	337.50–362.50	2,360	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	739	298.24/cwt	288.00–302.50	2,204	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,475	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	840	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,457	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,909	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,880	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	190	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,178	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	212	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,442	4
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	240	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,344	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,568	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	262	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,703	13
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	324	548.72/cwt	425.00–590.00	1,778	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	2,277	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	633.00/cwt	620.00–660.00	2,121	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	362	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,281	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	376	545.05/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,049	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	593.44/cwt	585.00–610.00	2,303	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,220	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	593.69/cwt	570.00–655.00	2,476	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,525	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	523.11/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,412	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	482	490.53/cwt	425.00–515.00	2,364	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	505	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,576	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	527	444.50/cwt	415.00–475.00	2,343	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	487.39/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,583	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	404.54/cwt	365.00–455.00	2,298	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	437.27/cwt	432.00–445.00	2,506	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	404.50/cwt	395.00–417.50	2,463	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,496	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,360	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,714	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	3,156	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,800	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	828	240.28/cwt	161.00–322.00	1,990	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	862	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,715	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,160	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	3,039	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,589	206.45/cwt	195.00–216.00	3,280	6
Bulls	—	—	2,195	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	5,356	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	705	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	793	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	147.49/cwt	134.00–156.00	1,470	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,063	156.03/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,659	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	177.84/cwt	159.00–186.00	2,132	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	191.10/cwt	186.00–202.50	2,358	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	191.70/cwt	189.00–194.00	3,029	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,793	178.06/cwt	174.00–182.00	3,193	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	849	307.66/cwt	290.00–335.00	2,612	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,490	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 818Last week 949Year ago 356

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 176Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 27Year ago 8

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Strong demand for lightweight feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	590.00	590.00
10	250–300	297	570.00–577.50	575.28
6	300–350	329	555.00–570.00	560.72
21	350–400	386	537.50–570.00	551.51
15	400–450	431	492.50–515.00	506.60
16	450–500	465	460.00–477.50	470.77
6	500–550	528	420.00–430.00	428.38
9	550–600	576	372.50–420.00	390.97
18	600–650	618	360.00–377.50	370.48
2	650–700	675	337.50–362.50	349.63
1	750–800	750	330.00	330.00
1	850–900	895	325.00	325.00
1	900–950	900	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	400.00	400.00
6	200–250	238	400.00–500.00	485.61
2	250–300	273	400.00–500.00	452.29
3	300–350	313	500.00	500.00
10	350–400	369	400.00–515.00	473.45
14	400–450	428	350.00–485.00	436.08
16	450–500	478	330.00–515.00	430.51
2	500–550	525	372.50–397.50	384.52
1	550–600	565	375.00	375.00
4	600–650	621	330.00–385.00	363.49
2	650–700	655	300.00–362.00	331.24
4	700–750	739	288.00–302.50	298.24
1	800–850	840	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	385	526.00–535.00	526.85
4	400–450	422	525.00	525.00
10	450–500	465	485.00	485.00
18	500–550	522	422.50–465.00	455.40
7	600–650	612	400.00–407.50	402.16
6	650–700	665	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	428	555.00–635.00	585.29
2	450–500	452	565.00	565.00
6	500–550	510	522.50	522.50
6	550–600	563	450.00–477.50	458.98
7	650–700	660	417.00–420.00	417.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	540.00	540.00
1	400–450	430	445.00	445.00
5	450–500	487	397.50–515.00	440.16
2	500–550	520	410.00	410.00
4	550–600	563	435.00–455.00	446.08
2	650–700	683	375.00–390.00	382.42
1	700–750	720	305.00	305.00
1	850–900	875	330.00	330.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	640.00	640.00
3	300–350	329	660.00–670.00	663.35
3	350–400	375	625.00	625.00
2	400–450	433	540.00–550.00	545.14
16	450–500	468	510.00–562.00	537.45
7	500–550	526	465.00–525.00	490.57
7	550–600	590	427.00–440.00	436.36
14	600–650	624	425.00–435.00	426.25
3	650–700	663	390.00–400.00	396.53
9	700–750	714	370.00–391.00	385.74
2	800–850	810	347.00	347.00
1	900–950	900	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	190	620.00	620.00
1	200–250	245	640.00	640.00
13	250–300	262	650.00	650.00
12	300–350	335	620.00–660.00	633.00
4	350–400	388	585.00–610.00	593.44
9	400–450	417	570.00–655.00	593.69
8	450–500	461	520.00–530.00	523.11
4	500–550	530	480.00–495.00	487.39
8	550–600	573	432.00–445.00	437.27
6	600–650	609	395.00–417.50	404.50
2	650–700	688	343.00	343.00
2	700–750	705	385.00	385.00
1	750–800	765	412.50	412.50
1	800–850	800	350.00	350.00
2	850–900	862	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	560.00	560.00
8	300–350	324	425.00–590.00	548.72
4	350–400	376	540.00–560.00	545.05
1	400–450	415	535.00	535.00
10	450–500	482	425.00–515.00	490.53
7	500–550	527	415.00–475.00	444.50
4	550–600	568	365.00–455.00	404.54
1	600–650	640	390.00	390.00
2	800–850	828	161.00–322.00	240.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	212	680.00	680.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	690.00	690.00
3	350–400	362	630.00	630.00
1	450–500	455	555.00	555.00
1	500–550	505	510.00	510.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	2,575.00	2,575.00

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	4	—	849	290.00–335.00	307.66

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	2,925.00	2,925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,490	2,725.00	2,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	3,850.00	3,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,975.00	1,975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,195	244.00	244.00
6	—	1,589	195.00–216.00	206.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	154.00–159.00	156.03
44	—	1,199	159.00–186.00	177.84
17	—	1,234	186.00–202.50	191.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,793	174.00–182.00	178.06
3	—	1,580	189.00–194.00	191.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	112.50	112.50
7	—	997	134.00–156.00	147.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	262.00	262.00

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.