Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2026-06-29

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 29
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
241 head
61 vs last sale 302 84 vs year ago 325 · 25.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
21 vs last sale 59 38 vs year ago 76 · 50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
2 vs last sale 6 10 vs year ago 14 · 71.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady . Heat and holiday week creates and unsteady market. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $360.95/cwt on 15 head, down $37.32 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits 32.54 against this barn's trailing median of $393.50.
Average price
$360.95
37.32 vs prior sale
15 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,980
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$226
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$30.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
51.09
vs KY average
60.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2557377.262,1027thin
Medium and Large 2-3541346.681,8768thin
One grade step is worth $30.58/cwt here — about $226 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
443407371335median 393.5001/0503/0204/2706/2208/10
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $428.62, low $348.95, median $393.50 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale15 hd
360.95
KY average22 barns · 749 hd
412.04
−51.09
National average35 barns · 2,897 hd
421.17
−60.22
This barn, trailing median30 sales
393.50
−32.54
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsAverage1,816213.813,8835thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,444193.242,7904thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,339182.482,44421
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,123140.001,5722thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,400$2,1263thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500486476.76/cwt470.00–485.002,3173
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900885310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7441
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500473447.22/cwt440.00–465.002,1158
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450417432.75/cwt375.00–505.001,8056
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300250550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,3751
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450415505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,0961
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650630411.00/cwt411.00–411.002,5891
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650630362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,2841
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750742379.67/cwt379.00–380.002,8173
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850810314.88/cwt295.00–335.002,5514
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350318501.50/cwt485.00–510.001,5956
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500484407.53/cwt392.00–420.001,9725
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500461473.27/cwt470.00–475.002,1823
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450403471.69/cwt470.00–475.001,9013
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600586444.69/cwt432.50–450.002,60614
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350300565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,6951
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700675328.66/cwt322.50–335.002,2182
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800750379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,8431
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350325500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300255570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,4541
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550535392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,1001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400395485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,9161
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600573423.08/cwt415.00–427.002,42411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700671331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,2216
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850820300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4601
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550515445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400365470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7161
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300278500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600561374.72/cwt365.00–380.002,1026
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650610380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3181
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000960240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3042
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400390515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,0092
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450426461.15/cwt420.00–485.001,9646
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,480195.65/cwt194.00–198.002,8963
CowsBoner 80-85%1,115159.39/cwt155.00–165.001,7772
CowsBoner 80-85%1,524193.20/cwt190.00–199.002,9448
CowsBoner 80-85%1,246178.88/cwt163.00–185.002,22911
CowsLean 85-90%1,123140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5722
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,335186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,4831
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450405490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,9851
Dairy HeifersLarge 3200–250220270.00/cwt270.00–270.005941
Dairy SteersLarge 3850–900885225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9911
Stock CowsLarge 1-21,160215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,4941
Bulls1,969217.01/cwt207.00–227.004,2734
Bulls1,205201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,4221
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600583382.69/cwt380.00–390.002,2315
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900872280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4421
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4002,126.19/head2,025.00–2,450.002,1263
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550520450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650635436.22/cwt430.00–446.002,7705
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700655423.00/cwt423.00–423.002,7713
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550522350.45/cwt325.00–380.001,8295
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750720362.01/cwt345.00–380.002,6062
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550515450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3181
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400383447.17/cwt430.00–455.001,7133
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250240300.00/cwt300.00–300.007201
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300265480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,2721
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450420390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6381
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350305445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3571
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700672387.97/cwt386.00–390.002,6074
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700660310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0461
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700663383.76/cwt380.00–385.002,5444
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500473424.76/cwt415.00–445.002,0094
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850–900880190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6721
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800750225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6881
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600575343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,9721
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400370465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,7211
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300270485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,3101
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350335449.50/cwt375.00–475.001,5064
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300265459.43/cwt450.00–470.001,2172
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650639322.35/cwt320.00–332.502,0605
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600573340.40/cwt335.00–343.001,9503
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550535470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,5151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700673394.73/cwt393.00–400.002,6574
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450420408.81/cwt380.00–435.001,7172
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750735214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,5731
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500489429.46/cwt415.00–452.502,1004
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550503397.69/cwt360.00–435.002,0002

How this sale compares

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.