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Harned Livestock Auction

Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 28

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207

← Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

479 head

▲ 157 vs last sale 322▼ 116 vs year ago 595 · −19.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 53▼ 19 vs year ago 104 · −18.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 20▼ 3 vs year ago 11 · −27.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand for feeders. 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 $349.28/cwt on 50 head, up $10.41 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 33 comparable sales and sits −31.09 against this barn's trailing median of $380.37.

Average price

$349.28

▲ 10.41 vs prior sale

50 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,897

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$38.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.97

vs KY average

−3.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	355.16	1,932	41
Medium and Large 2	523	341.51	1,786	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	544	317.06	1,723	7thin

One grade step is worth $38.10/cwt here — about $209 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale50 hd

349.28

—

KY average26 barns · 1,175 hd

344.31

+4.97

National average184 barns · 12,638 hd

352.66

−3.38

This barn, trailing median33 sales

380.37

−31.09

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	—	Average	1,572	185.96	2,923	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	142.05	2,143	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	137.87	1,730	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	989	121.55	1,202	5thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,213	$2,926	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,500	1thin
Open Heifers	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$2,725	1thin

Every lot

89 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	330	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,667	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	516.05/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,909	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	458	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,084	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	428.69/cwt	420.00–442.50	2,019	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	474	388.77/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,843	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,838	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	408.21/cwt	400.00–422.50	2,151	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,060	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	384.18/cwt	382.50–385.00	2,274	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,330	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	361.63/cwt	357.00–365.00	2,398	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	333.13/cwt	331.00–337.50	2,385	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	766	338.18/cwt	329.00–340.00	2,590	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	835	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,442	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	894	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,771	8
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,017	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,746	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	987	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	425.31/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,191	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	427.27/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,401	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	401.89/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,318	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	338	367.78/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,243	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	369	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,679	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	422.59/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,589	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	406.61/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,545	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	407.43/cwt	377.50–422.50	1,707	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	302.30/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,430	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	362.39/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,765	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	355.69/cwt	343.00–360.00	1,828	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	341.51/cwt	341.00–342.00	1,786	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	526	328.58/cwt	295.00–344.00	1,728	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	363.97/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,940	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	352.07/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,986	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	567	301.71/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,711	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,967	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	641	328.51/cwt	325.00–329.00	2,106	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	326.20/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,215	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	289.54/cwt	284.00–295.00	2,128	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,238	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,426	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	810	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,228	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,056	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,328	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,488	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	448.10/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,412	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,601	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	375	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,931	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	479.47/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,817	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	445.29/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,728	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	478.32/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,995	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	406.21/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,759	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,888	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	459	380.80/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,748	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	423.03/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,001	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	518	367.81/cwt	347.50–384.00	1,905	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	402.20/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,095	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,774	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	354.49/cwt	342.50–380.00	2,031	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	366.60/cwt	358.00–375.00	2,126	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,755	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	345.00/cwt	342.50–347.50	2,070	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	325.51/cwt	325.00–326.00	2,165	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	334.00/cwt	330.00–341.00	2,234	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,108	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,270	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	756	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,344	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,212	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,294	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	296.99/cwt	295.00–298.00	2,450	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	890	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,558	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	975	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,901	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,572	185.96/cwt	182.00–191.00	2,923	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	853	132.11/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,127	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	117.77/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,272	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,166	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	141.61/cwt	131.00–154.00	1,750	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	160.22/cwt	157.00–167.00	2,019	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	118.46/cwt	95.00–130.00	1,547	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,288	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	138.73/cwt	134.00–146.00	2,095	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	2,926.29/head	2,450.00–3,450.00	2,926	2
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	1,170	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	169.94/cwt	154.00–190.00	1,951	3

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 Sep 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 479Last week 322Year ago 595

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 53Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 20Year ago 11

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand for feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	500.00	500.00
4	300–350	315	435.00–460.00	448.10
6	350–400	379	460.00–490.00	479.47
6	400–450	417	465.00–485.00	478.32
9	450–500	473	415.00–435.00	423.03
13	500–550	521	395.00–415.00	402.20
13	550–600	580	358.00–375.00	366.60
2	600–650	600	342.50–347.50	345.00
12	650–700	669	330.00–341.00	334.00
1	700–750	715	317.50	317.50
4	750–800	756	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	805	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	515.00	515.00
2	550–600	572	485.00	485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	450.00	450.00
6	450–500	459	350.00–405.00	380.80
4	500–550	518	347.50–384.00	367.81
1	550–600	595	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	680	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	790	280.00	280.00
3	800–850	825	295.00–298.00	296.99
1	850–900	890	175.00	175.00
1	950–1000	975	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	330	485.00	485.00
4	350–400	388	400.00–460.00	445.29
2	400–450	433	400.00–412.50	406.21
1	450–500	455	415.00	415.00
3	550–600	573	342.50–380.00	354.49
2	650–700	665	325.00–326.00	325.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	505.00	505.00
4	350–400	370	505.00–520.00	516.05
5	450–500	471	420.00–442.50	428.69
15	500–550	527	400.00–422.50	408.21
6	550–600	592	382.50–385.00	384.18
2	600–650	618	377.00	377.00
7	650–700	663	357.00–365.00	361.63
3	700–750	716	331.00–337.50	333.13
6	750–800	766	329.00–340.00	338.18
8	850–900	894	310.00	310.00
5	1000–1050	1,017	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	458	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	535	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	474	380.00–400.00	388.77
1	800–850	835	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	420.00	420.00
5	250–300	280	415.00–435.00	425.31
6	300–350	328	420.00–435.00	427.27
6	350–400	376	405.00–440.00	422.59
15	400–450	419	377.50–422.50	407.43
4	450–500	487	360.00–367.50	362.39
12	500–550	514	343.00–360.00	355.69
22	550–600	564	335.00–365.00	352.07
8	600–650	641	325.00–329.00	328.51
9	650–700	679	310.00–330.00	326.20
1	750–800	770	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
4	350–400	369	455.00	455.00
7	500–550	533	362.50–365.00	363.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	328	390.00–425.00	401.89
2	350–400	380	385.00–430.00	406.61
1	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	523	341.00–342.00	341.51
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	355.00–380.00	367.78
1	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	473	290.00–315.00	302.30
4	500–550	526	295.00–344.00	328.58
3	550–600	567	295.00–305.00	301.71
2	600–650	610	320.00–325.00	322.50
2	700–750	735	284.00–295.00	289.54
1	750–800	765	292.50	292.50
1	800–850	810	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	853	130.00–135.00	132.11
2	—	1,080	115.00–120.00	117.77
1	—	1,080	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	152.00	152.00
3	—	1,510	134.00–146.00	138.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,260	157.00–167.00	160.22
28	—	1,236	131.00–154.00	141.61
10	—	1,306	95.00–130.00	118.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,572	182.00–191.00	185.96

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,213	2,450.00–3,450.00	2,926.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,170	2,725.00	2,725.00

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	3	—	1,148	154.00–190.00	169.94

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.