Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Instances of 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady .

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $308.16/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −120.41 against this barn's trailing median of $428.57.

Average price

$308.16

44 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$40.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.66

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	310.95	1,729	41
Medium and Large 2-3	552	270.00	1,490	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.95/cwt here — about $240 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

26 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $488.42, low $374.17, median $428.57 across 26 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 sale44 hd

308.16

—

KY average23 barns · 619 hd

303.50

+4.66

This barn, trailing median26 sales

428.57

−120.41

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	1,698	161.38	2,741	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,587	126.76	2,011	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,267	125.72	1,593	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	96.29	977	28
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,163	192.65	2,241	2thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,510	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,465	$2,145	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,029	$2,125	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$1,975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	500–550	506	308.38/cwt	300.00–337.00	1,560	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	324.96/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,232	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	322.49/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	423	342.49/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	489	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	270.34/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,976	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	353	321.24/cwt	287.00–355.00	1,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	227.51/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	736	241.69/cwt	237.00–243.00	1,779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	361	378.05/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,365	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	317.94/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,348	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	320.45/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,500	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	338.07/cwt	310.00–370.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	270.56/cwt	265.00–279.00	1,675	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	150–200	175	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	356.77/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,181	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	287.39/cwt	270.00–296.00	1,503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	416.01/cwt	407.00–430.00	1,731	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	325.67/cwt	325.00–326.00	1,915	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	579	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	300	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	682	248.18/cwt	198.00–260.00	1,693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,117	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	329.04/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,754	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	467	391.04/cwt	380.00–397.00	1,826	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	374	427.29/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,598	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	654	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,001	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	838	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,129	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	281.01/cwt	279.00–284.00	1,857	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	404.09/cwt	385.00–417.00	1,507	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	358.25/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,730	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	352.00/cwt	347.00–362.00	1,778	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	412	412.77/cwt	412.00–415.00	1,701	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,163	192.65/cwt	185.00–200.00	2,241	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	111.48/cwt	92.00–120.00	1,367	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	137.14/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,787	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	129.24/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,649	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	76.39/cwt	65.00–82.00	730	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	109.79/cwt	104.00–117.00	1,152	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	92.34/cwt	72.00–109.00	931	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,005	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	2,002	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	159.62/cwt	153.00–164.00	2,650	7
Bulls	—	—	1,465	158.48/cwt	158.00–159.00	2,322	2
Bulls	—	—	2,065	170.46/cwt	170.00–171.00	3,520	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	144.54/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,366	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	2,145.00/head	2,145.00–2,145.00	2,145	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	304.15/cwt	282.00–420.00	1,913	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	254.52/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,866	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	891	224.66/cwt	222.00–230.00	2,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	392.12/cwt	325.00–435.00	1,655	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	281.25/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,479	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	278.53/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	246.01/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	328.22/cwt	305.00–355.00	1,267	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	309.01/cwt	305.00–320.00	998	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	260.19/cwt	230.00–280.00	1,473	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	287.12/cwt	260.00–292.00	1,367	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	242.02/cwt	241.00–243.00	1,641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	250.95/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,714	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	417.80/cwt	405.00–430.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,070	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	758	239.48/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	400.06/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,328	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	323.95/cwt	305.00–343.00	1,720	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	297.75/cwt	250.00–320.00	1,402	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	299.02/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,716	27

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 Mar 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 719Last week 609Year ago 678

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 100Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 7Year ago 13

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Instances of 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady .

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	300	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	379	320.00–330.00	324.96
9	400–450	416	407.00–430.00	416.01
4	450–500	459	320.00–325.00	322.49
14	500–550	506	300.00–337.00	308.38
6	550–600	588	325.00–326.00	325.67
2	600–650	615	317.00	317.00
9	700–750	731	270.00–271.00	270.34
1	750–800	750	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	915	238.00	238.00
1	950–1000	955	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	420	335.00	335.00
3	500–550	523	270.00–296.00	287.39
1	550–600	590	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	640	250.00	250.00
5	650–700	682	198.00–260.00	248.18
1	750–800	790	256.00	256.00
2	800–850	838	254.00	254.00
3	850–900	850	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	440.00	440.00
7	350–400	374	425.00–430.00	427.29
13	450–500	467	380.00–397.00	391.04
9	500–550	533	325.00–345.00	329.04
4	550–600	579	305.00	305.00
2	600–650	615	329.00	329.00
5	650–700	654	306.00	306.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	361	375.00–380.00	378.05
2	400–450	423	340.00–345.00	342.49
2	450–500	489	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	353	287.00–355.00	321.24
1	400–450	425	270.00	270.00
18	450–500	476	260.00–292.00	287.12
14	550–600	566	230.00–280.00	260.19
4	600–650	615	222.00–232.00	227.51
2	650–700	678	241.00–243.00	242.02
6	700–750	736	237.00–243.00	241.69
1	750–800	760	207.00	207.00
1	850–900	895	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	273	310.00–370.00	338.07
9	300–350	331	335.00–375.00	356.77
6	350–400	386	305.00–355.00	328.22
11	400–450	424	290.00–330.00	317.94
16	450–500	468	290.00–335.00	320.45
10	500–550	526	250.00–290.00	281.25
4	550–600	587	277.00–280.00	278.53
9	600–650	619	265.00–279.00	270.56
6	650–700	683	248.00–255.00	250.95
3	700–750	728	244.00–247.00	246.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	405.00–430.00	417.80
8	300–350	332	380.00–420.00	400.06
11	350–400	373	385.00–417.00	404.09
30	400–450	422	325.00–435.00	392.12
10	450–500	483	335.00–385.00	358.25
9	500–550	531	305.00–343.00	323.95
27	550–600	574	280.00–330.00	299.02
7	600–650	629	282.00–420.00	304.15
5	650–700	661	279.00–284.00	281.01
4	700–750	733	252.00–257.00	254.52
1	750–800	760	247.00	247.00
1	800–850	820	232.00	232.00
3	850–900	891	222.00–230.00	224.66
2	900–950	940	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	305.00–320.00	309.01
1	400–450	405	235.00	235.00
4	450–500	471	250.00–320.00	297.75
1	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	560	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	640	242.00	242.00
2	650–700	675	255.00–260.00	257.50
3	700–750	745	241.00	241.00
2	750–800	758	237.00–242.00	239.48
1	1050–1100	1,070	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	412	412.00–415.00	412.77
5	500–550	505	347.00–362.00	352.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	185.00–200.00	192.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,226	92.00–120.00	111.48
11	—	1,303	135.00–139.00	137.14
33	—	1,276	120.00–136.00	129.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	955	65.00–82.00	76.39
10	—	1,049	104.00–117.00	109.79
14	—	1,008	72.00–109.00	92.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,685	119.00	119.00
2	—	1,488	134.00–135.00	134.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,660	153.00–164.00	159.62
2	—	1,465	158.00–159.00	158.48
2	—	2,065	170.00–171.00	170.46

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	—	945	140.00–150.00	144.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,510	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,465	2,145.00	2,145.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,158	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	1,975.00	1,975.00

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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How this sale compares

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