Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trend due to light run with flooding and winter weather last week. Feeder steers and feeder heifers both had

demand and were trending up. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to up 2.00 with good demand. Feeder weaned packages were in high

demand with good buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $306.53/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −138.15 against this barn's trailing median of $444.69.

Average price

$306.53

37 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$33.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.81

vs KY average

−41.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	311.96	1,720	31
Medium and Large 2-3	567	278.47	1,579	6thin

One grade step is worth $33.49/cwt here — about $141 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.64, low $370.24, median $444.69 across 27 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 sale37 hd

306.53

—

KY average15 barns · 341 hd

309.34

−2.81

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

−41.71

This barn, trailing median27 sales

444.69

−138.15

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	1,679	153.99	2,585	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,569	145.69	2,286	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,257	138.52	1,741	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,064	116.46	1,239	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,298	126.32	1,640	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,050	2thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	248.03/cwt	241.00–252.00	1,950	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	279.65/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,737	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	354.34/cwt	337.00–365.00	1,520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	367.30/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,352	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	248.66/cwt	247.00–252.00	2,134	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	652	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	266.67/cwt	266.00–267.00	1,648	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	407	374.00/cwt	372.00–375.00	1,522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	468	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,887	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	918	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,199	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	609	228.49/cwt	217.00–237.00	1,392	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	394	279.74/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,102	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	442	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	272.14/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,434	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,085	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,333	1
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	316.84/cwt	297.00–327.00	1,511	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	337.26/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,602	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	247.25/cwt	245.00–248.00	2,018	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	777	257.79/cwt	256.00–260.50	2,003	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	316.00/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,656	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	714	266.96/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,906	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	278.47/cwt	220.00–290.00	1,579	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	298.95/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,783	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	353.13/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,345	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	372	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	338	376.26/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,272	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	117.52/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,355	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	128.07/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,409	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	154.00/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,338	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	142.57/cwt	137.00–148.00	2,264	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	120.13/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,383	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	148.10/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,007	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,443	135.12/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,950	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	137.61/cwt	129.00–144.00	1,691	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	118.40/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,349	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	107.16/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,020	5
Bulls	—	—	1,882	156.30/cwt	152.00–162.00	2,942	5
Bulls	—	—	1,745	178.44/cwt	176.00–181.00	3,114	2
Bulls	—	—	1,449	141.90/cwt	135.00–148.00	2,056	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	175.90/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,984	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	301.18/cwt	267.00–310.00	1,425	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	409	346.16/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,416	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	282.37/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	327.61/cwt	325.00–330.00	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	850–900	880	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	284.86/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,233	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	251.20/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,681	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	265.99/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	312.04/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,067	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	263.31/cwt	242.00–275.00	1,224	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	227.49/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	291.46/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,239	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	268.96/cwt	264.00–271.00	1,530	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	245.47/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,512	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	286.39/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,343	16
Heifers	Small 1-2	250–300	275	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	297	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	235.35/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,377	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,692	3
Heifers	Medium 2-3	550–600	590	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,487	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	305.05/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,077	6

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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 516Last week 20Year ago 1,126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 12Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 35

Compared to last week no trend due to light run with flooding and winter weather last week. Feeder steers and feeder heifers both had

demand and were trending up. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to up 2.00 with good demand. Feeder weaned packages were in high

demand with good buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
4	350–400	368	360.00–375.00	367.30
5	400–450	429	337.00–365.00	354.34
7	450–500	475	330.00–347.00	337.26
3	500–550	515	297.00–300.00	298.95
4	550–600	595	301.00	301.00
10	600–650	621	270.00–291.00	279.65
2	650–700	675	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	720	250.00	250.00
6	750–800	786	241.00–252.00	248.03
8	800–850	816	245.00–248.00	247.25
3	850–900	858	247.00–252.00	248.66
1	950–1000	955	219.00	219.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	477	297.00–327.00	316.84
6	550–600	567	220.00–290.00	278.47
2	600–650	645	252.00	252.00
2	650–700	685	243.00	243.00
1	700–750	710	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	795	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	407	372.00–375.00	374.00
2	450–500	468	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	524	315.00–317.00	316.00
14	550–600	566	315.00	315.00
12	600–650	629	300.00	300.00
16	700–750	714	265.00–268.00	266.96
17	750–800	777	256.00–260.50	257.79
4	900–950	918	239.50	239.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	600–650	618	266.00–267.00	266.67
4	650–700	652	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	297	310.00	310.00
5	300–350	342	310.00–315.00	312.04
6	350–400	353	295.00–310.00	305.05
15	400–450	425	280.00–307.00	291.46
16	450–500	469	280.00–295.00	286.39
16	500–550	527	260.00–287.00	272.14
11	550–600	569	264.00–271.00	268.96
8	600–650	616	240.00–247.00	245.47
3	650–700	655	235.00	235.00
3	700–750	742	228.00	228.00
4	750–800	763	226.00–228.00	227.49
1	800–850	825	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	880	212.00	212.00
1	950–1000	950	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	250.00	250.00
5	350–400	394	270.00–287.00	279.74
2	400–450	442	240.00	240.00
5	450–500	465	242.00–275.00	263.31
8	550–600	585	220.00–247.00	235.35
7	600–650	609	217.00–237.00	228.49
1	750–800	790	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	885	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	880	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	252.00	252.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	325.00–330.00	327.61
6	350–400	381	350.00–360.00	353.13
4	400–450	409	330.00–365.00	346.16
3	500–550	517	280.00–287.00	282.37
5	550–600	568	265.00–270.00	265.99
5	650–700	669	250.00–252.00	251.20
1	700–750	735	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	338	375.00–380.00	376.26
1	400–450	405	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	433	280.00–290.00	284.86
5	450–500	473	267.00–310.00	301.18
2	500–550	535	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	665	229.00	229.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	110.00–122.00	117.52
2	—	1,443	134.00–136.00	135.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,100	125.00–132.00	128.07
6	—	1,139	115.00–122.00	118.40
5	—	952	102.00–112.00	107.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	150.00–157.00	154.00
8	—	1,588	137.00–148.00	142.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,151	115.00–125.00	120.13
14	—	1,355	146.00–151.00	148.10
26	—	1,229	129.00–144.00	137.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,882	152.00–162.00	156.30
2	—	1,745	176.00–181.00	178.44
5	—	1,449	135.00–148.00	141.90

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	2	—	1,128	170.00–180.00	175.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	2,050.00	2,050.00

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

Steers · 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

United Producers Inc. - Harned, KY

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