Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Strong demand for feeders. Most gains in average to plain quality feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Strong demand for slaughter cattle .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $300.18/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −93.31 against this barn's trailing median of $393.50.

Average price

$300.18

31 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$18.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.98

vs KY average

−21.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	304.27	1,664	24
Medium and Large 2-3	571	286.18	1,634	7thin

One grade step is worth $18.09/cwt here — about $30 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale31 hd

300.18

—

KY average26 barns · 1,463 hd

309.16

−8.98

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−21.20

This barn, trailing median30 sales

393.50

−93.31

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	1,672	165.73	2,772	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,491	151.58	2,260	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	143.90	1,780	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,021	114.64	1,170	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,478	203.55	3,008	3thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	1000–1050	1,035	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	370.72/cwt	347.00–377.00	1,386	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	476	390.23/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,857	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	708	297.74/cwt	297.00–299.00	2,108	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	279	324.68/cwt	310.00–335.00	906	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	353.66/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,167	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	253.55/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,401	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,157	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	362.50/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	257.96/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,868	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	373.52/cwt	362.00–395.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	311.51/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,607	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	274.41/cwt	265.00–314.00	1,877	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	347.91/cwt	330.00–377.00	1,774	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	358.92/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,184	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	287.30/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,681	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	471	354.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,667	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	365	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	317.88/cwt	314.00–332.00	2,114	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	399.58/cwt	377.00–412.00	1,710	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,288	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	405	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	347.05/cwt	338.00–360.00	2,145	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	326.20/cwt	312.00–329.00	2,003	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	804	273.81/cwt	273.00–277.00	2,201	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	354.70/cwt	320.00–395.00	1,742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	413.20/cwt	407.00–417.00	1,578	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	328.29/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	278.32/cwt	270.00–287.00	2,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	277.44/cwt	276.00–281.00	2,145	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	380	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	374.46/cwt	330.00–400.00	1,749	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	400.91/cwt	350.00–412.00	1,676	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	504	358.48/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	328	468.47/cwt	465.00–472.00	1,537	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,478	203.55/cwt	197.00–208.00	3,008	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	145.48/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,098	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	154.11/cwt	149.00–165.00	2,040	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,378	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	111.55/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,121	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	156.16/cwt	151.00–167.00	2,386	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	140.40/cwt	131.00–149.00	1,689	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	125.32/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,410	4
Bulls	—	—	1,493	140.44/cwt	140.00–141.00	2,097	2
Bulls	—	—	1,662	164.18/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,729	5
Bulls	—	—	1,731	174.07/cwt	170.00–177.00	3,013	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	161.88/cwt	131.00–192.00	1,510	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	437	323.95/cwt	240.00–385.00	1,416	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	200	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	331.54/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,741	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	325.06/cwt	305.00–338.00	1,830	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,066	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	356	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,050	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	256.25/cwt	241.00–285.00	1,356	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	309.06/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,895	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	280.00/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	324.86/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,364	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	352.30/cwt	292.00–390.00	1,476	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	277.31/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,719	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	723	265.67/cwt	265.00–265.75	1,921	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	328.27/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,563	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	303.06/cwt	215.00–375.00	1,394	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	935	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	466	305.29/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,423	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	286.18/cwt	270.00–307.00	1,634	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	412.51/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,510	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	293.72/cwt	275.00–296.00	1,792	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	394.88/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,094	3

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 724Last week 724Year ago 724

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 113Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	360.00	360.00
4	250–300	279	310.00–335.00	324.68
3	300–350	330	335.00–380.00	353.66
2	350–400	380	260.00–300.00	280.00
6	400–450	420	295.00–340.00	324.86
7	450–500	466	275.00–325.00	305.29
7	550–600	571	270.00–307.00	286.18
1	650–700	675	275.00	275.00
2	700–750	715	250.00–257.00	253.55
1	750–800	770	182.00	182.00
1	900–950	935	227.00	227.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	335.00	335.00
3	250–300	282	362.00–395.00	373.52
8	300–350	330	350.00–370.00	358.92
11	350–400	374	347.00–377.00	370.72
27	400–450	419	292.00–390.00	352.30
16	450–500	476	310.00–345.00	328.27
8	500–550	516	305.00–317.00	311.51
11	550–600	585	280.00–292.00	287.30
6	600–650	620	265.00–283.00	277.31
21	650–700	684	265.00–314.00	274.41
6	700–750	724	252.00–260.00	257.96
1	800–850	845	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	365	430.00	430.00
11	450–500	471	350.00–360.00	354.00
5	500–550	512	330.00	330.00
18	700–750	723	265.00–265.75	265.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	480.00	480.00
3	400–450	405	455.00	455.00
21	450–500	476	390.00–395.00	390.23
2	550–600	568	341.00	341.00
11	600–650	618	338.00–360.00	347.05
11	700–750	708	297.00–299.00	297.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	340	367.00	367.00
2	400–450	440	355.00–370.00	362.50
1	600–650	600	328.00	328.00
1	650–700	660	295.00	295.00
1	850–900	895	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	335	470.00	470.00
10	350–400	382	407.00–417.00	413.20
9	400–450	428	377.00–412.00	399.58
7	450–500	491	320.00–395.00	354.70
12	500–550	510	330.00–377.00	347.91
3	550–600	578	310.00–345.00	328.29
12	600–650	614	312.00–329.00	326.20
20	650–700	665	314.00–332.00	317.88
2	700–750	725	270.00–287.00	278.32
7	750–800	773	276.00–281.00	277.44
10	800–850	804	273.00–277.00	273.81
3	850–900	880	260.00	260.00
2	900–950	900	264.00	264.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	420.00	420.00
3	250–300	277	390.00–405.00	394.88
2	300–350	310	405.00	405.00
4	350–400	366	400.00–435.00	412.51
11	400–450	418	350.00–412.00	400.91
16	450–500	467	330.00–400.00	374.46
28	500–550	525	305.00–340.00	331.54
20	550–600	563	305.00–338.00	325.06
10	600–650	613	295.00–315.00	309.06
3	650–700	672	272.00	272.00
5	700–750	720	287.00	287.00
1	750–800	765	262.00	262.00
1	800–850	845	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	870	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	470.00	470.00
2	300–350	328	465.00–472.00	468.47
4	500–550	504	355.00–365.00	358.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	390.00	390.00
6	350–400	356	295.00	295.00
5	400–450	437	240.00–385.00	323.95
4	450–500	460	215.00–375.00	303.06
5	500–550	529	241.00–285.00	256.25
1	550–600	590	290.00	290.00
14	600–650	610	275.00–296.00	293.72
1	650–700	680	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,478	197.00–208.00	203.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,442	141.00–148.00	145.48
4	—	1,528	151.00–167.00	156.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,324	149.00–165.00	154.11
43	—	1,203	131.00–149.00	140.40
4	—	1,125	120.00–128.00	125.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	127.00	127.00
4	—	1,005	107.00–116.00	111.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	140.00–141.00	140.44
5	—	1,662	160.00–167.00	164.18
7	—	1,731	170.00–177.00	174.07

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	5	—	933	131.00–192.00	161.88

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

United Producers Inc. - Harned, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle