Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. In instances feeder steers 700 lbs and over sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $293.05/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −99.00 against this barn's trailing median of $392.04.

Average price

$293.05

39 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$19.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.99

vs KY average

−28.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	298.14	1,650	29
Medium and Large 2-3	539	278.28	1,499	10thin

One grade step is worth $19.87/cwt here — about $151 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 $343.55, 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 sale39 hd

293.05

—

KY average25 barns · 1,573 hd

305.04

−11.99

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−28.69

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.04

−99.00

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	1,743	165.23	2,881	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	144.26	1,826	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,541	143.15	2,206	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	119.27	1,189	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$2,043	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$2,028	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,545	$2,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	292.72/cwt	265.00–307.00	1,502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	407	310.60/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,264	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	386	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,119	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	231.00/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	341.80/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,077	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	343.34/cwt	310.00–390.00	1,305	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	292.72/cwt	250.00–305.00	820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	309.13/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,617	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	553	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,941	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	347.50/cwt	310.00–385.00	1,564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	649	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,096	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	252.46/cwt	216.00–263.50	1,813	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	261.22/cwt	245.00–287.00	1,630	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	395.47/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	787	229.65/cwt	222.00–245.00	1,807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	486	387.73/cwt	387.00–390.00	1,884	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	295.58/cwt	282.00–302.00	1,951	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	323.75/cwt	320.00–331.00	1,884	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	341.78/cwt	330.00–352.00	1,815	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	398.23/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,864	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	339.10/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,943	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	416.76/cwt	402.00–425.00	1,580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	282.03/cwt	277.00–287.00	2,208	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,143	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	301.91/cwt	292.00–320.00	1,878	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	691	312.25/cwt	312.25–312.25	2,158	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	606	333.33/cwt	331.00–334.00	2,020	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	248	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,474	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	515	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,828	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	143.15/cwt	125.00–151.00	2,206	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	142.05/cwt	133.00–148.00	1,757	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	111.42/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,085	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	114.42/cwt	85.00–128.00	1,220	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	152.81/cwt	144.00–158.00	2,051	22
Bulls	—	—	1,560	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,418	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	124.50/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,260	6
Bulls	—	—	1,742	163.94/cwt	156.00–171.00	2,856	7
Bulls	—	—	1,808	171.64/cwt	170.00–174.00	3,103	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,020	1,985.00/head	1,985.00–1,985.00	1,985	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,027.96/head	1,775.00–2,275.00	2,028	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	158.19/cwt	135.00–167.00	1,517	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,315	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	276	400.75/cwt	390.00–417.00	1,106	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	150–200	195	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	359.08/cwt	332.00–375.00	1,716	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	708	301.75/cwt	301.75–301.75	2,136	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	275.67/cwt	250.00–290.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	275.93/cwt	230.00–320.00	1,300	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	821	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,954	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	291.43/cwt	278.00–302.00	1,667	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	332.13/cwt	287.00–355.00	1,435	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	282.09/cwt	250.00–286.00	1,851	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	332.10/cwt	325.00–340.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	315.11/cwt	302.00–340.00	1,513	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	712	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	313.57/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,003	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	333.83/cwt	220.00–380.00	1,068	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	396.37/cwt	320.00–420.00	1,514	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,010	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	564	263.83/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,488	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	385.57/cwt	300.00–415.00	1,639	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	301.61/cwt	272.00–330.00	1,731	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	323.55/cwt	302.00–340.00	1,712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	391.02/cwt	387.00–415.00	1,263	11

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 857Last week 498Year ago 1,021

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 63Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 8Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	250.00–290.00	275.67
4	250–300	280	250.00–305.00	292.72
4	300–350	320	305.00–317.00	313.57
4	350–400	386	290.00	290.00
5	400–450	407	270.00–340.00	310.60
5	450–500	471	230.00–320.00	275.93
5	500–550	513	265.00–307.00	292.72
5	550–600	564	240.00–280.00	263.83
2	600–650	635	220.00–242.00	231.00
1	650–700	670	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	712	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	785	227.00	227.00
4	800–850	821	238.00	238.00
1	850–900	895	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	325.00–340.00	332.10
9	300–350	315	325.00–365.00	341.80
9	350–400	380	310.00–390.00	343.34
21	400–450	432	287.00–355.00	332.13
27	450–500	480	302.00–340.00	315.11
11	500–550	523	300.00–317.00	309.13
18	550–600	572	278.00–302.00	291.43
9	600–650	624	245.00–287.00	261.22
33	650–700	656	250.00–286.00	282.09
18	700–750	718	216.00–263.50	252.46
1	750–800	795	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	375.00–410.00	398.23
1	500–550	535	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	635	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	705	287.00	287.00
3	750–800	787	222.00–245.00	229.65
3	800–850	835	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	553	351.00	351.00
17	600–650	649	323.00	323.00
34	700–750	708	301.75	301.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	402.00–425.00	416.76
5	400–450	428	385.00–425.00	395.47
2	450–500	450	310.00–385.00	347.50
10	500–550	531	330.00–352.00	341.78
6	550–600	582	320.00–331.00	323.75
8	600–650	622	292.00–320.00	301.91
6	650–700	660	282.00–302.00	295.58
1	700–750	710	290.00	290.00
4	750–800	783	277.00–287.00	282.03
2	800–850	818	262.00	262.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	486	387.00–390.00	387.73
5	500–550	515	362.00	362.00
9	550–600	573	338.00–340.00	339.10
14	600–650	606	331.00–334.00	333.33
31	650–700	691	312.25	312.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	248	422.00	422.00
7	250–300	276	390.00–417.00	400.75
11	300–350	323	387.00–415.00	391.02
25	350–400	382	320.00–420.00	396.37
15	400–450	425	300.00–415.00	385.57
35	450–500	478	332.00–375.00	359.08
6	500–550	529	302.00–340.00	323.55
18	550–600	574	272.00–330.00	301.61
1	600–650	630	257.00	257.00
1	650–700	655	249.00	249.00
5	700–750	718	280.00	280.00
2	800–850	800	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	515	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	195	360.00	360.00
4	300–350	320	220.00–380.00	333.83
1	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,541	125.00–151.00	143.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,237	133.00–148.00	142.05
4	—	1,066	85.00–128.00	114.42
22	—	1,342	144.00–158.00	152.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	974	105.00–115.00	111.42
6	—	1,012	120.00–131.00	124.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	155.00	155.00
7	—	1,742	156.00–171.00	163.94
3	—	1,808	170.00–174.00	171.64

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,425.00	2,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	2,375.00	2,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,240	1,775.00–2,275.00	2,027.96
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,985.00	1,985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	1,975.00	1,975.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	959	135.00–167.00	158.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,545	2,475.00	2,475.00

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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