Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2025-04-14

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 14
● Final133 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,000 head
871 vs last sale 129 144 vs year ago 856 · +16.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
307 head
279 vs last sale 28 154 vs year ago 153 · +100.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
95 head
92 vs last sale 3 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to limited number of receipts on feeder cattle the trends were much higher with increased run this week after extreme flooding last week. Feeder steers 300-400lbs sold 10.00-12.00 sharply higher, 500-600lbs steers sold 5.00-6.00 higher and steers over 700lbs were steady. Feeder heifers 300-400lbs were 8.00-10.00 higher with 500-700lbs heifers were steady to up 5.00-6.00. Light feeders under 400lbs were in good demand for weaned, pre-conditioned packages and good buyer participation. Slaughter cows were in high demand up 5.00-6.00 with slaughter bulls being steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $308.18/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 85.32 against this barn's trailing median of $393.50.
Average price
$308.18
85 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,657
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$89
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$32.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.63
vs KY average
13.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531314.481,67164
Medium and Large 2-3555293.251,62713thin
Small and Medium 1-2561282.001,5828thin
One grade step is worth $32.48/cwt here — about $89 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

30 sales
443407371335median 393.5001/0503/0204/2706/2208/10
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 sale85 hd
308.18
KY average25 barns · 1,238 hd
311.80
−3.63
National average175 barns · 12,815 hd
321.18
−13.00
This barn, trailing median30 sales
393.50
−85.32
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,667167.802,79721
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,519149.012,26315
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,223145.111,774110
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,027136.671,40430
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average790102.008061thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,305$2,3751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,142$2,15113
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$2,1032thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$1,99910
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$1,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$1,6501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,073$1,5572thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,040$2,7001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)925$2,1001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,115$2,0352thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$1,8751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)928$1,8592thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)853$1,7122thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,277$3,2556
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,128$3,04110
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,156$2,76520
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)900$3,0002thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)972$2,95320

Every lot, as filed

133 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600565310.82/cwt287.00–327.001,75618
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400371360.81/cwt342.00–370.001,33925
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650616299.57/cwt290.00–309.001,84513
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850810241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,9522
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750735237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,7421
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700689303.07/cwt265.00–309.002,0887
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500474335.54/cwt325.00–351.001,59064
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450420345.77/cwt325.00–370.001,45247
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800762241.99/cwt235.00–246.001,8448
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2300–350332310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0292
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950920204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,8773
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600554372.82/cwt365.00–390.002,0658
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500488308.77/cwt305.00–310.001,5078
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850–900890200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7801
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3900–950945164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,5501
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800780225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7551
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450445305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3572
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350336351.43/cwt345.00–355.001,1817
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300265320.00/cwt320.00–320.008482
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700687252.13/cwt246.00–265.001,7323
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500480321.02/cwt320.00–322.001,5414
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650628250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5704
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550519295.34/cwt285.00–298.001,5335
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700656276.79/cwt272.00–278.001,8165
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2450–500482276.57/cwt270.00–290.001,3333
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2550–600561282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,5828
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400376334.88/cwt320.00–365.001,25911
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450427320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3663
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2350–400355300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0651
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300283345.00/cwt345.00–345.009763
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450430422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,8152
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550513365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8725
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300252400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0082
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600580322.28/cwt310.00–335.001,8694
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700673321.71/cwt320.00–324.002,1657
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450409446.57/cwt437.00–455.001,82610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400378450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300258470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,2132
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550519309.93/cwt287.00–325.001,60941
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350328432.93/cwt425.00–435.001,4205
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550520340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7681
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500471354.89/cwt345.00–360.001,6724
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650635307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,9492
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350300470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,4101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400384438.34/cwt422.00–445.001,68310
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450439330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4495
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650613327.80/cwt320.00–340.002,00920
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700652312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,0342
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450405375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5191
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750731295.23/cwt290.00–300.002,15813
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400370380.83/cwt350.00–417.001,4098
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500466408.76/cwt390.00–420.001,90524
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450425410.97/cwt395.00–425.001,74721
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600578347.40/cwt347.00–349.002,00810
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500490375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8384
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900862262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,2583
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800770280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1561
Dairy SteersLarge 3200–250200200.00/cwt200.00–200.004001
Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550520270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4041
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550513379.01/cwt360.00–397.001,94431
BullsMedium 1-2300–350328375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2302
BullsMedium 1-2500–550525265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3911
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550524371.59/cwt350.00–390.001,94730
BullsMedium 1-2350–400373380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4173
BullsMedium 1-2600–650612322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,9712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450430440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8921
CowsLean 85-90%1,020131.13/cwt130.00–133.001,3387
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,562154.71/cwt154.00–156.002,4173
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,508148.64/cwt142.00–153.002,24111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,213127.61/cwt125.00–130.001,5488
CowsBoner 80-85%1,150134.52/cwt132.00–137.001,54712
CowsBoner 80-85%1,187164.25/cwt160.00–172.001,95010
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%790102.00/cwt102.00–102.008061
CowsLean 85-90%1,043140.90/cwt135.00–147.001,47016
CowsLean 85-90%1,004123.57/cwt120.00–126.001,2415
CowsBoner 80-85%1,239146.06/cwt138.00–157.001,81080
CowsLean 85-90%985155.04/cwt151.00–160.001,5272
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,510136.00/cwt136.00–136.002,0541
Bulls1,618169.34/cwt166.00–173.002,7408
Bulls1,895177.75/cwt175.00–181.003,3687
Bulls1,465154.15/cwt145.00–159.002,2586
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-29522,966.73/head2,800.00–3,300.002,96716
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29281,859.10/head1,625.00–2,075.001,8592
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-29003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2773,254.57/head3,000.00–3,500.003,2556
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1422,547.15/head2,150.00–2,800.002,5476
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1562,750.41/head2,350.00–3,000.002,7508
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0731,557.05/head1,400.00–1,675.001,5572
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3052,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1422,151.31/head1,725.00–2,625.002,15113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2251,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0502,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7502
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1152,035.03/head1,900.00–2,175.002,0352
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0402,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28501,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28531,711.51/head1,675.00–1,750.001,7122
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29252,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0502,102.98/head1,975.00–2,225.002,1032
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400362380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3762
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350328385.11/cwt380.00–390.001,2632
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600577291.95/cwt290.00–294.001,6858
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300250475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,1882
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700650320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0802
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650623315.48/cwt302.00–330.001,96512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900890228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,0291
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650604325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9637
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3Fleshy450–500495320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5843
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250233496.29/cwt480.00–510.001,1563
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500452408.96/cwt400.00–415.001,8485
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400383421.01/cwt410.00–435.001,6129
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450432414.04/cwt400.00–425.001,78920
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600592326.15/cwt325.00–327.001,9317
BullsMedium 1-2650–700650325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1131
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650630290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8276
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450410370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5171
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500472375.82/cwt372.00–385.001,7745
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400384391.63/cwt390.00–395.001,5043
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600558365.73/cwt355.00–375.002,04113
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500473380.97/cwt335.00–392.001,80214
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700670290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9433
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350334462.10/cwt460.00–465.001,5437
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600584333.81/cwt312.00–345.001,94910
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450417377.95/cwt365.00–390.001,5764
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750726270.24/cwt265.00–272.001,9624
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650615341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,0971
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1633,152.36/head2,900.00–3,300.003,1526
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0553,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0752,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0752,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1401,999.36/head1,650.00–2,325.001,99910
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1703,000.64/head2,850.00–3,300.003,0016
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2906193.10/cwt180.00–212.001,74914

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.