Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2026-08-10

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 10
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
310 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 310▼ 107 vs year ago 417 · −25.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 52▼ 26 vs year ago 96 · −27.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 7▲ 28 vs year ago 14 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher on weaned and preconditioned feeders. Unweaned and plain qualtiy feeders sold steady to firm. . Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $367.26/cwt on 25 head, up $18.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 33 comparable sales and sits −13.11 against this barn's trailing median of $380.37.
Average price
$367.26
▲ 18.31 vs prior sale
25 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,053
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$166
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.06
vs KY average
+0.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2563374.062,10717thin
Medium and Large 2-3550352.821,9418thin
One grade step is worth $21.24/cwt here — about $166 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 sale25 hd
367.26
—
KY average26 barns · 708 hd
375.32
−8.06
National average163 barns · 7,070 hd
366.65
+0.61
This barn, trailing median33 sales
380.37
−13.11
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—High1,503220.263,31114
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,262184.232,32525
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,028157.501,6182thin

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)1,485$3,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,435$3,5501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,345$3,4901thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,245$2,9751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$2,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)925$2,2752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,289$3,8106
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,665$3,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,381$3,56112

Every lot

87 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3501
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,7082
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2439483.36/cwt482.00–487.502,1224
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3450390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7551
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464466.73/cwt460.00–470.002,1663
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1763
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,2793
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3527385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0293
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2962
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,1391
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2608398.50/cwt397.50–400.002,4235
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,6561
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,8092
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2787344.50/cwt344.50–344.502,7118
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3810325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6331
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2816336.65/cwt332.00–339.002,7478
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2874329.82/cwt325.00–333.002,8835
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970315.00/cwt315.00–315.003,0561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2228550.99/cwt520.00–580.001,2562
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,4974
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3288367.22/cwt280.00–450.001,0582
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3318455.35/cwt410.00–500.001,4482
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2342470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6073
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3381426.43/cwt400.00–440.001,6256
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2393484.01/cwt480.00–485.001,9025
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added402485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,9503
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410468.25/cwt465.00–470.001,9203
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3438402.00/cwt380.00–450.001,7616
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0021
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3493383.82/cwt370.00–397.501,8922
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0222
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3534365.48/cwt362.50–370.001,9525
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy557378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,1053
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,0952
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,12410
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3577331.72/cwt330.00–335.001,9143
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3624349.01/cwt285.00–380.002,1784
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,3156
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2638345.66/cwt342.50–348.002,2057
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,3769
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3684314.36/cwt312.50–320.002,1504
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3800290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3201
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2958268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,5672
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3225550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2381
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2232619.21/cwt600.00–625.001,4374
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2285540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5392
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3313499.80/cwt495.00–505.001,5642
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7881
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373481.23/cwt445.00–505.001,7957
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3382422.31/cwt380.00–460.001,6133
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418476.20/cwt465.00–490.001,9914
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3428459.06/cwt420.00–500.001,9654
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2471436.19/cwt420.00–490.002,05412
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3482391.70/cwt380.00–400.001,8883
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515407.89/cwt395.00–415.002,1017
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3535380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0331
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576456.00/cwt456.00–456.002,6274
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2591383.72/cwt367.50–400.002,2684
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618348.62/cwt342.50–355.002,1542
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680341.92/cwt337.50–343.002,3255
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725327.50/cwt317.50–332.502,3743
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3725306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,2191
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3835235.11/cwt171.00–300.001,9632
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,365221.04/cwt215.00–225.003,01711
Bulls——1,968205.57/cwt202.00–208.004,0462
Bulls——2,095241.00/cwt241.00–241.005,0491
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%970164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,5911
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,085151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,6381
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,247182.00/cwt170.00–186.002,27016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280192.10/cwt188.00–198.002,4598
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,360157.00/cwt157.00–157.002,1351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-26702,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0302,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2452,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3453,490.00/head3,490.00–3,490.003,4901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4353,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4853,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2741235.78/cwt190.00–300.001,7474
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29452,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0203,525.00/head3,525.00–3,525.003,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,2002,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2553,775.00/head3,775.00–3,775.003,7751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3643,890.56/head3,625.00–4,200.003,8914
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4143,876.84/head3,525.00–4,090.003,8777
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5103,513.16/head3,125.00–3,700.003,5133
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6653,725.00/head3,725.00–3,725.003,7251

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.