Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Strong demand for all types of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bull sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher . Strong demand for slaughter cattle also.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $271.65/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −121.84 against this barn's trailing median of $393.50.

Average price

$271.65

45 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$24.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.33

vs KY average

−42.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	280.31	1,573	29
Medium and Large 2-3	552	255.95	1,412	16thin

One grade step is worth $24.36/cwt here — about $161 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 sale45 hd

271.65

—

KY average26 barns · 2,008 hd

301.99

−30.33

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−42.93

This barn, trailing median30 sales

393.50

−121.84

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	—	High	1,648	158.08	2,605	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,353	151.87	2,055	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,276	142.21	1,814	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	128.50	1,375	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,291	200.81	2,592	10

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)	1,206	$1,929	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$1,875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 1-2Value Added	800–850	808	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,117	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	243.64/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	345.98/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,145	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	259.48/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,609	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	360.44/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,337	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	484	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	293.96/cwt	288.00–298.00	1,967	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	247.39/cwt	225.00–259.00	1,418	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	245.15/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	275.45/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,573	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	453	291.51/cwt	270.00–335.00	1,321	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	482	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	767	252.68/cwt	220.00–264.00	1,938	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	414	364.43/cwt	360.00–367.00	1,509	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	961	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,374	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	321.65/cwt	305.00–324.00	1,978	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	316.04/cwt	295.00–337.00	1,830	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	330.82/cwt	321.00–340.00	1,714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	355.80/cwt	329.00–385.00	1,719	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	867	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,098	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	416	416.42/cwt	415.00–417.00	1,732	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	408.21/cwt	400.00–412.00	1,551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	509	354.20/cwt	349.00–365.00	1,803	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,285	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	538	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,044	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	515	358.44/cwt	352.00–365.00	1,846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	550	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,898	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,291	200.81/cwt	194.00–208.00	2,592	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	930	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,181	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	153.92/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,193	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	140.68/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,784	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,370	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	151.87/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,055	2
Bulls	—	—	1,874	170.19/cwt	169.00–172.00	3,189	4
Bulls	—	—	1,621	158.58/cwt	149.00–166.00	2,571	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,373	1
Bulls	—	—	1,290	132.13/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,704	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	1,928.71/head	1,500.00–2,150.00	1,929	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,410	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	318.73/cwt	312.00–328.00	1,785	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	399.39/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,677	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	316.54/cwt	295.00–327.00	1,963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	247.48/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	290	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	251.69/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	335.06/cwt	310.00–375.00	1,608	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	327.44/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,375	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	536	277.44/cwt	257.00–310.00	1,487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	317.63/cwt	310.00–325.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	240.88/cwt	210.00–250.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	325.94/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,379	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	298.96/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	307.79/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,480	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	264.52/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,402	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	718	233.41/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,676	2

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 498Last week 719Year ago 888

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 126Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 12Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	416	415.00–417.00	416.42
3	450–500	482	377.00	377.00
17	500–550	509	349.00–365.00	354.20
1	550–600	550	345.00	345.00
8	800–850	808	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	380	400.00–412.00	408.21
1	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
9	450–500	483	329.00–385.00	355.80
2	500–550	518	321.00–340.00	330.82
6	550–600	579	295.00–337.00	316.04
8	600–650	615	305.00–324.00	321.65
4	650–700	669	288.00–298.00	293.96
1	700–750	700	279.00	279.00
1	750–800	765	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	800	266.00	266.00
5	950–1000	961	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	515	237.00	237.00
2	550–600	585	292.00	292.00
1	600–650	630	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	718	230.00–237.00	233.41
6	750–800	767	220.00–264.00	252.68
3	850–900	867	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	210.00–250.00	240.88
2	350–400	380	327.00	327.00
2	400–450	418	240.00–250.00	245.15
3	450–500	453	270.00–335.00	291.51
8	500–550	530	240.00–285.00	264.52
8	550–600	573	225.00–259.00	247.39
3	600–650	623	242.00–247.00	243.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	310.00–325.00	317.63
5	300–350	331	340.00–350.00	345.98
9	350–400	371	330.00–380.00	360.44
4	400–450	423	310.00–355.00	325.94
14	450–500	481	285.00–330.00	307.79
6	500–550	523	292.00–302.00	298.96
23	550–600	571	250.00–285.00	275.45
11	600–650	620	255.00–262.00	259.48
5	650–700	683	257.00	257.00
4	700–750	725	245.00–254.00	251.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	360.00	360.00
10	400–450	414	360.00–367.00	364.43
5	450–500	484	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	340.00	340.00
6	400–450	420	285.00–340.00	327.44
3	450–500	476	300.00	300.00
5	500–550	536	257.00–310.00	277.44
1	550–600	590	257.00	257.00
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	670	245.00–250.00	247.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	347.00	347.00
3	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
3	650–700	655	312.00	312.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	352.00–365.00	358.44
1	550–600	550	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	415.00	415.00
14	400–450	420	370.00–410.00	399.39
9	450–500	480	310.00–375.00	335.06
1	500–550	540	337.00	337.00
5	550–600	560	312.00–328.00	318.73
4	600–650	620	295.00–327.00	316.54
1	650–700	685	282.00	282.00
1	700–750	745	260.00	260.00
2	750–800	758	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,291	194.00–208.00	200.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	127.00	127.00
3	—	1,425	150.00–159.00	153.92
13	—	1,268	134.00–148.00	140.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,125	122.00	122.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	148.00–155.00	151.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,874	169.00–172.00	170.19
7	—	1,621	149.00–166.00	158.58
2	—	1,290	127.00–135.00	132.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,206	1,500.00–2,150.00	1,928.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,875.00	1,875.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,525	158.00	158.00

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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Harned Livestock Auction

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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