Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Vaccinated and Precondition feeders sold steady. Moderate demand . Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.17/cwt on 15 head, up $3.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −52.87 against this barn's trailing median of $392.04.

Average price

$339.17

▲ 3.69 vs prior sale

15 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$79

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

$23.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.62

vs KY average

+7.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	531	340.72	1,810	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	595	317.50	1,889	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.22/cwt here — about −$79 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $428.62, low $335.48, median $392.04 across 31 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

339.17

—

KY average26 barns · 521 hd

332.55

+6.62

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

+7.65

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.04

−52.87

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,652	201.03	3,322	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,643	160.00	2,629	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,261	149.95	1,891	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	135.19	1,425	4thin

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)	1,300	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$4,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	379.90/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,425	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	388.98/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,855	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	332.62/cwt	322.00–343.00	2,105	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	362.95/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,553	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	371.68/cwt	370.00–372.50	1,918	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	351.78/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	676	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,265	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	433.72/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,657	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	340.63/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,764	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	340.94/cwt	332.00–344.00	1,923	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	389.93/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	462	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	306.11/cwt	297.00–310.00	2,186	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	402.17/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,886	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	328.62/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,732	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	423.74/cwt	422.50–425.00	1,377	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,263	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	427.02/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,196	3
Bulls	—	—	1,450	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,857	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	135.19/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,425	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,629	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	94.17/cwt	81.00–107.00	1,246	2
Bulls	—	—	1,580	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,002	1
Bulls	—	—	1,721	204.79/cwt	200.00–209.00	3,524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	454	359.83/cwt	310.00–400.00	1,634	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	482	416.21/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,006	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	331.75/cwt	330.00–334.00	2,020	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	412	328.40/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,996	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	335.47/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,902	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	638	290.12/cwt	280.00–311.00	1,851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	4,275.00/head	4,275.00–4,275.00	4,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	342.12/cwt	307.00–347.50	1,598	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,335	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	160.74/cwt	153.00–179.00	2,011	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	125.96/cwt	117.00–135.00	1,610	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	555	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	502	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	365.85/cwt	362.50–367.50	1,723	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,541	1

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

United Producers Inc. - Harned, KY

Mon Aug 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 424Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 78Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 5Year ago 0

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Vaccinated and Precondition feeders sold steady. Moderate demand . Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	300	445.00	445.00
4	350–400	375	375.00–385.00	379.90
7	450–500	454	310.00–400.00	359.83
1	500–550	530	317.50	317.50
1	550–600	595	315.00	315.00
2	600–650	615	285.00–315.00	300.00
1	650–700	665	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	730	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	345	465.00	465.00
16	350–400	382	415.00–455.00	433.72
3	400–450	425	412.50	412.50
9	450–500	469	400.00–407.50	402.17
6	500–550	527	325.00–335.00	328.62
5	550–600	567	330.00–337.50	335.47
2	600–650	633	322.00–343.00	332.62
1	700–750	715	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	750	297.00	297.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	370.00	370.00
5	500–550	523	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	570	321.00	321.00
3	700–750	718	278.00	278.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	462	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	502	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	360	440.00	440.00
8	450–500	477	380.00–397.50	388.98
9	500–550	516	370.00–372.50	371.68
4	550–600	579	345.00–360.00	351.78
2	600–650	620	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	730	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	482	415.00–420.00	416.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	390	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	435	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	490	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	575	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	420.00–430.00	427.02
4	300–350	325	422.50–425.00	423.74
2	350–400	378	380.00–400.00	389.93
8	400–450	428	355.00–375.00	362.95
6	450–500	471	362.50–367.50	365.85
10	500–550	518	330.00–347.50	340.63
4	550–600	564	332.00–344.00	340.94
7	600–650	609	330.00–334.00	331.75
7	700–750	714	297.00–310.00	306.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	676	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	320.00–345.00	328.40
11	450–500	467	307.00–347.50	342.12
1	550–600	595	317.50	317.50
3	600–650	638	280.00–311.00	290.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	672	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	197.00	197.00
1	—	1,580	190.00	190.00
4	—	1,721	200.00–209.00	204.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,054	132.00–140.00	135.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	160.00	160.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	81.00–107.00	94.17
17	—	1,251	153.00–179.00	160.74
3	—	1,278	117.00–135.00	125.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	4,275.00	4,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,950.00	2,950.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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