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Harned Livestock Auction

Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, May 11

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207

← May 4May 11May 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

525 head

▼ 87 vs last sale 612▼ 135 vs year ago 660 · −20.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

105 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 86▲ 27 vs year ago 78 · +34.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 14▼ 10 vs year ago 26 · −38.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $420.83/cwt on 30 head, up $16.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 33 comparable sales and sits +40.46 against this barn's trailing median of $380.37.

Average price

$420.83

▲ 16.67 vs prior sale

30 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,255

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$53.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.31

vs KY average

+3.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	431.50	2,284	24
Medium and Large 2-3	562	378.14	2,124	6thin

One grade step is worth $53.35/cwt here — about $160 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 sale30 hd

420.83

—

KY average25 barns · 940 hd

411.52

+9.31

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

+3.71

This barn, trailing median33 sales

380.37

+40.46

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	1,882	226.69	4,265	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,682	195.00	3,280	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	181.15	2,286	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	990	149.41	1,479	8thin

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)	1,352	$3,127	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,293	$2,578	2thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,760	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,140	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	367	534.43/cwt	530.00–542.50	1,961	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	578.62/cwt	550.00–595.00	2,164	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	403	566.67/cwt	565.00–570.00	2,284	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	528.88/cwt	525.00–555.00	2,311	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,136	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	444.09/cwt	400.00–485.00	2,078	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	512.53/cwt	510.00–515.00	2,522	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	503	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,641	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	528	463.02/cwt	390.00–495.00	2,445	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,700	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	574	379.26/cwt	370.00–435.00	2,177	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	456.25/cwt	455.00–457.50	2,669	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	636	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,798	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	406.36/cwt	405.00–406.50	2,609	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,701	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	696	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,666	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	363.17/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,655	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,459	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,976	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	265	460.36/cwt	400.00–480.00	1,220	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	516.85/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,395	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,597	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	432.50/cwt	375.00–490.00	1,449	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	342	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,915	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	519.79/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,913	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	372	469.45/cwt	425.00–495.00	1,746	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	382	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,063	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	414	517.78/cwt	515.00–519.00	2,144	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	497.50/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,104	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	450.53/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,928	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	406.26/cwt	300.00–430.00	1,930	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	459.61/cwt	445.00–490.00	2,229	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,964	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	452.45/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,330	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	422.42/cwt	392.50–440.00	2,260	15
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	572	376.77/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,155	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,094	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	360.97/cwt	343.00–385.00	2,303	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	687	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,418	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,221	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	727	268.06/cwt	244.00–310.00	1,949	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	768	299.13/cwt	270.00–317.50	2,297	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	245	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,103	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,728	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	317	638.26/cwt	630.00–660.00	2,023	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	323	296.51/cwt	250.00–350.00	958	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	570.80/cwt	532.50–580.00	2,072	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	569.81/cwt	550.00–595.00	2,342	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	419	490.37/cwt	420.00–525.00	2,055	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	511.81/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,421	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,677	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	508	416.87/cwt	325.00–495.00	2,118	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	430.53/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,454	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	577	371.73/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,145	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	412.48/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,537	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	628	399.11/cwt	372.50–407.00	2,506	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,470	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,508	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	3,048	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,838	214.25/cwt	212.00–216.00	3,938	2
Bulls	—	—	1,899	231.67/cwt	224.00–236.00	4,399	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	133.82/cwt	122.00–140.00	1,287	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	158.77/cwt	152.00–167.00	1,599	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	176.68/cwt	160.00–187.00	2,170	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	187.01/cwt	180.00–196.00	2,442	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,682	195.00/cwt	182.00–204.00	3,280	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	2,577.65/head	2,575.00–2,580.00	2,578	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,352	3,126.76/head	2,925.00–3,250.00	3,127	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,089	240.28/cwt	196.00–297.50	2,617	10

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 May 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 525Last week 612Year ago 660

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 86Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 14Year ago 26

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	323	250.00–350.00	296.51
8	400–450	419	420.00–525.00	490.37
10	500–550	508	325.00–495.00	416.87
6	550–600	577	360.00–395.00	371.73
7	600–650	628	372.50–407.00	399.11
1	650–700	660	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	640.00	640.00
5	300–350	317	630.00–660.00	638.26
7	350–400	363	532.50–580.00	570.80
6	400–450	411	550.00–595.00	569.81
10	450–500	473	500.00–525.00	511.81
3	500–550	505	530.00	530.00
7	550–600	570	415.00–440.00	430.53
14	600–650	615	395.00–425.00	412.48
1	650–700	650	380.00	380.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	403	565.00–570.00	566.67
6	500–550	503	525.00	525.00
9	600–650	636	440.00	440.00
7	650–700	696	383.00	383.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	615.00	615.00
9	350–400	374	550.00–595.00	578.62
9	400–450	437	525.00–555.00	528.88
6	450–500	492	510.00–515.00	512.53
1	500–550	540	500.00	500.00
4	550–600	585	455.00–457.50	456.25
10	600–650	642	405.00–406.50	406.36
4	650–700	667	405.00	405.00
8	700–750	731	360.00–367.50	363.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	510.00	510.00
17	350–400	367	530.00–542.50	534.43
1	400–450	445	480.00	480.00
2	450–500	468	400.00–485.00	444.09
11	500–550	528	390.00–495.00	463.02
12	550–600	574	370.00–435.00	379.26
2	700–750	745	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	775	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	265	400.00–480.00	460.36
2	300–350	335	375.00–490.00	432.50
6	350–400	372	425.00–495.00	469.45
10	400–450	428	440.00–475.00	450.53
9	450–500	475	300.00–430.00	406.26
1	500–550	510	385.00	385.00
5	550–600	572	350.00–390.00	376.77
2	600–650	625	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	680	270.00	270.00
3	700–750	727	244.00–310.00	268.06
3	750–800	768	270.00–317.50	299.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	490.00–540.00	516.85
2	300–350	310	515.00	515.00
7	350–400	368	510.00–525.00	519.79
6	400–450	423	490.00–500.00	497.50
23	450–500	485	445.00–490.00	459.61
15	500–550	535	392.50–440.00	422.42
1	550–600	560	400.00	400.00
25	600–650	638	343.00–385.00	360.97
12	650–700	687	352.00	352.00
1	700–750	705	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	560.00	560.00
3	350–400	382	540.00	540.00
10	400–450	414	515.00–519.00	517.78
8	500–550	515	440.00–460.00	452.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,899	224.00–236.00	231.67
2	—	1,838	212.00–216.00	214.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,007	152.00–167.00	158.77
3	—	962	122.00–140.00	133.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,306	180.00–196.00	187.01
21	—	1,228	160.00–187.00	176.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,682	182.00–204.00	195.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,293	2,575.00–2,580.00	2,577.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,352	2,925.00–3,250.00	3,126.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,900.00	2,900.00

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	10	—	1,089	196.00–297.50	240.28

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.