Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $277.93/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −115.56 against this barn's trailing median of $393.50.

Average price

$277.93

58 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$27.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.14

vs KY average

−20.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	283.24	1,565	47
Medium and Large 2-3	543	255.28	1,386	11thin

One grade step is worth $27.96/cwt here — about $179 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

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 sale58 hd

277.93

—

KY average25 barns · 2,555 hd

278.07

−0.14

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−20.93

This barn, trailing median30 sales

393.50

−115.56

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	—	Average	1,886	154.54	2,914	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,618	133.31	2,157	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,269	126.51	1,605	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	949	89.00	844	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)	1,080	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,354	$2,139	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$2,013	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,433	$1,959	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,780	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$2,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 1-2	700–750	723	239.95/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	259.65/cwt	252.00–275.00	1,690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	377.05/cwt	325.00–400.00	1,037	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	366	319.76/cwt	225.00–387.00	1,170	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	293.46/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,256	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	305.98/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,573	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	265.24/cwt	260.00–267.00	2,011	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,101	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	310.57/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,894	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	264.55/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,376	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	292.95/cwt	275.00–299.00	1,928	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	357.21/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	303.36/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	347.27/cwt	315.00–365.00	1,611	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	239.05/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,838	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	408	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,334	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	244.47/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,779	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	380	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	284.50/cwt	270.00–298.00	1,494	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,762	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	265.08/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	291	350.60/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,020	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	310	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	270.93/cwt	267.00–273.00	1,989	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	280.23/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	452	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,727	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	322	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,320	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	224.53/cwt	222.00–227.00	2,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	654	305.55/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,998	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	293.72/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,789	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	607	261.33/cwt	241.00–284.00	1,586	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	278.50/cwt	278.50–278.50	1,950	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	666	261.83/cwt	257.00–271.00	1,744	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,267	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	310.66/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,634	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,830	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	274.41/cwt	240.00–286.00	1,712	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	602	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	328	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,335	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,476	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	125.58/cwt	124.00–127.00	2,032	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	152.08/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,010	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	125.36/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,595	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	792	62.76/cwt	50.00–75.00	497	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	106.50/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,121	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	144.90/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,344	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	99.52/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,085	2
Bulls	—	—	1,865	153.46/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,862	6
Bulls	—	—	2,010	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	3,236	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	166.43/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,335	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,354	2,139.18/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,139	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,780.00/head	1,780.00–1,780.00	1,780	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	1,959.16/head	1,925.00–2,000.00	1,959	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,012.60/head	2,000.00–2,025.00	2,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	250.29/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	335.33/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,593	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	344.58/cwt	320.00–395.00	1,254	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	359.96/cwt	347.00–365.00	1,566	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,004	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	658	230.03/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	281.40/cwt	247.00–307.00	1,463	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	384.27/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,276	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	259.42/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,616	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	282.52/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,605	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	305.59/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,476	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	322.75/cwt	300.00–372.00	1,375	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	878	202.84/cwt	184.00–222.00	1,781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	235.58/cwt	200.00–252.00	1,484	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	268.49/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,087	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	347.63/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,088	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	325.02/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,219	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	254.12/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,675	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	800–850	815	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,013	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 Feb 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,073Last week 1,208Year ago 1,400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 115Year ago 185

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 6Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	325.00–400.00	377.05
5	300–350	332	380.00–395.00	384.27
12	350–400	364	320.00–395.00	344.58
6	400–450	435	347.00–365.00	359.96
14	450–500	475	310.00–350.00	335.33
15	500–550	526	290.00–330.00	310.66
6	550–600	579	316.00	316.00
11	600–650	624	240.00–286.00	274.41
3	650–700	651	252.00–275.00	259.65
3	700–750	723	230.00–250.00	239.95
3	750–800	775	247.00–252.00	250.29
7	800–850	818	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	366	225.00–387.00	319.76
3	400–450	428	290.00–300.00	293.46
1	450–500	465	237.00	237.00
13	500–550	520	247.00–307.00	281.40
1	550–600	575	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	625	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	407.00	407.00
1	350–400	360	410.00	410.00
3	600–650	602	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	380.00	380.00
2	300–350	323	350.00–365.00	357.21
1	350–400	385	390.00	390.00
3	400–450	423	367.00	367.00
15	450–500	464	315.00–365.00	347.27
11	500–550	514	300.00–320.00	305.98
2	550–600	573	297.00–310.00	303.36
17	600–650	609	289.00–300.00	293.72
7	650–700	658	275.00–299.00	292.95
14	700–750	734	267.00–273.00	270.93
4	750–800	758	260.00–267.00	265.24
9	800–850	827	254.00	254.00
1	850–900	885	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	322	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	380	402.00	402.00
8	450–500	452	382.00	382.00
8	550–600	556	320.00	320.00
11	600–650	610	310.00–312.00	310.57
9	650–700	654	305.00–310.00	305.55
49	700–750	700	278.50	278.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	425	298.00	298.00
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	583	260.00–290.00	280.23
11	600–650	607	241.00–284.00	261.33
23	650–700	666	257.00–271.00	261.83
1	700–750	715	267.00	267.00
2	750–800	780	242.00–247.00	244.47
2	900–950	925	222.00–227.00	224.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	285.00	285.00
1	250–300	280	295.00	295.00
3	400–450	405	245.00–280.00	268.49
2	450–500	473	250.00–280.00	265.08
7	500–550	520	250.00–290.00	264.55
4	550–600	583	220.00–245.00	239.05
12	600–650	630	200.00–252.00	235.58
3	650–700	658	220.00–235.00	230.03
1	750–800	780	227.00	227.00
2	850–900	878	184.00–222.00	202.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	291	325.00–365.00	350.60
6	300–350	313	320.00–375.00	347.63
12	350–400	375	315.00–340.00	325.02
35	400–450	426	300.00–372.00	322.75
28	450–500	483	295.00–315.00	305.59
17	500–550	525	270.00–298.00	284.50
30	550–600	568	267.00–285.00	282.52
23	600–650	623	255.00–273.00	259.42
31	650–700	659	240.00–262.00	254.12
2	700–750	705	225.00	225.00
4	750–800	758	227.00	227.00
4	800–850	843	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	342.00	342.00
3	400–450	408	327.00	327.00
21	650–700	675	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	247.00	247.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,618	124.00–127.00	125.58
2	—	1,618	140.00–150.00	144.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,322	150.00–155.00	152.08
42	—	1,272	120.00–139.00	125.36
2	—	1,090	93.00–105.00	99.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	792	50.00–75.00	62.76
3	—	1,053	102.00–110.00	106.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,865	149.00–155.00	153.46
1	—	2,010	161.00	161.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	802	155.00–175.00	166.43
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,354	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,139.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,780.00	1,780.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,433	1,925.00–2,000.00	1,959.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,265	2,000.00–2,025.00	2,012.60

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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