Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady. Strong demand for slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $358.23/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −86.46 against this barn's trailing median of $444.69.

Average price

$358.23

25 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$376

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

$38.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.28

vs KY average

−15.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	362.80	2,009	22
Medium and Large 2-3	503	324.65	1,633	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.15/cwt here — about $376 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.64, low $370.24, median $444.69 across 27 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 sale25 hd

358.23

—

KY average23 barns · 1,058 hd

359.50

−1.28

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

−15.79

This barn, trailing median27 sales

444.69

−86.46

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	1,488	166.25	2,474	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,639	157.41	2,580	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	151.20	1,877	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	932	127.35	1,187	13

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1-2	500–550	521	321.86/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,677	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	279.87/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,881	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	427.29/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,372	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	902	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	336.73/cwt	325.00–347.00	1,606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,098	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	264.50/cwt	257.00–272.00	1,362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	693	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	300.51/cwt	299.50–302.00	2,122	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	452	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	406	362.81/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,473	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	237.50/cwt	231.00–244.00	1,686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	336	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	321.23/cwt	312.00–326.00	2,207	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	369.67/cwt	368.00–370.00	2,126	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	443	449.01/cwt	447.00–450.00	1,989	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	538	374.04/cwt	370.00–378.00	2,012	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	302	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	392.43/cwt	335.00–415.00	1,895	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	335.09/cwt	317.00–348.00	1,736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,094	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	660	215.17/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,420	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	503	324.65/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	425.30/cwt	387.00–440.00	1,833	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	421.62/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	242	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	532	374.90/cwt	371.00–385.00	1,994	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	397	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	1,814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	565	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	403	448.51/cwt	447.00–450.00	1,807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	323	462.48/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,494	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	117.28/cwt	100.00–127.00	1,094	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	158.34/cwt	158.00–159.00	2,521	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	156.02/cwt	155.00–157.00	2,668	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,036	122.56/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,270	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	152.19/cwt	135.00–159.00	1,896	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	135.98/cwt	120.00–155.00	1,266	7
Bulls	—	—	1,598	175.34/cwt	164.00–185.00	2,802	6
Bulls	—	—	1,158	138.96/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,609	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	162.05/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,167	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	164.48/cwt	144.00–212.00	1,543	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	840	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	260.57/cwt	254.00–267.00	1,871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	332.00/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,936	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	306	445.89/cwt	440.00–447.00	1,364	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	338.36/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,303	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	358	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,289	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	272.66/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,969	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	397.34/cwt	385.00–442.00	1,891	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	393.59/cwt	340.00–440.00	1,685	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,288	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	268.10/cwt	257.00–279.00	1,515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	208	371.54/cwt	360.00–380.00	773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	272.90/cwt	255.00–282.00	1,673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	323.52/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	276.62/cwt	240.00–315.00	1,176	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 Apr 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 356Last week 1,000Year ago 768

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 307Year ago 161

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 95Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	208	360.00–380.00	371.54
2	250–300	260	380.00	380.00
3	300–350	302	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	385	335.00–340.00	338.36
2	400–450	425	340.00	340.00
5	450–500	477	325.00–347.00	336.73
22	500–550	521	315.00–325.00	321.86
4	550–600	559	322.00–325.00	323.52
3	600–650	613	255.00–282.00	272.90
5	650–700	672	272.00–285.00	279.87
3	700–750	722	270.00–274.00	272.66
1	750–800	780	252.00	252.00
2	900–950	902	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	240.00–315.00	276.62
3	450–500	460	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	515	257.00–272.00	264.50
2	550–600	565	257.00–279.00	268.10
5	650–700	693	229.00	229.00
2	700–750	710	231.00–244.00	237.50
1	850–900	895	202.00	202.00
2	1050–1100	1,098	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	406	360.00–365.00	362.81
2	450–500	452	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	367.00	367.00
3	350–400	358	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	242	455.00	455.00
4	300–350	321	420.00–435.00	427.29
3	350–400	380	420.00–425.00	421.62
7	400–450	431	387.00–440.00	425.30
10	450–500	483	335.00–415.00	392.43
5	500–550	518	317.00–348.00	335.09
12	550–600	575	368.00–370.00	369.67
1	600–650	600	349.00	349.00
35	650–700	687	312.00–326.00	321.23
5	700–750	706	299.50–302.00	300.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	465.00	465.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	443	447.00–450.00	449.01
5	500–550	538	370.00–378.00	374.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	503	322.00–330.00	324.65
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	660	210.00–217.00	215.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	440.00	440.00
7	300–350	306	440.00–447.00	445.89
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
9	400–450	428	340.00–440.00	393.59
13	450–500	476	385.00–442.00	397.34
1	500–550	515	350.00	350.00
8	550–600	583	310.00–350.00	332.00
2	700–750	718	254.00–267.00	260.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	460.00–465.00	462.48
3	350–400	397	457.00	457.00
2	400–450	403	447.00–450.00	448.51
11	500–550	532	371.00–385.00	374.90
1	550–600	565	369.00	369.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	455	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	933	100.00–127.00	117.28
7	—	931	120.00–155.00	135.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,592	158.00–159.00	158.34
2	—	1,710	155.00–157.00	156.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,036	110.00–130.00	122.56
50	—	1,246	135.00–159.00	152.19
6	—	1,337	158.00–169.00	162.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,598	164.00–185.00	175.34
2	—	1,158	135.00–142.00	138.96

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,325.00	2,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	938	144.00–212.00	164.48

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

Steers · 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

United Producers Inc. - Harned, KY

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