Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm with strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.nStrong demand for slaughter cows . Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.97/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −60.07 against this barn's trailing median of $392.04.

Average price

$331.97

99 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$15.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.15

vs KY average

−7.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	334.32	1,823	84
Medium and Large 2-3	556	318.81	1,772	15thin

One grade step is worth $15.51/cwt here — about $51 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale99 hd

331.97

—

KY average26 barns · 1,544 hd

333.12

−1.15

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−7.91

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.04

−60.07

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	1,748	174.55	3,051	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	160.71	2,335	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	157.45	1,845	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	919	129.10	1,186	8thin

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)	1,210	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,151	$1,795	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,658	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,268	$2,656	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1-2Value Added	650–700	682	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,026	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	316.53/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,953	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	349.19/cwt	347.00–360.00	1,955	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	919	273.83/cwt	265.00–277.00	2,516	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	368.30/cwt	355.00–382.00	1,923	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	284.94/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,960	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	438.33/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	310.09/cwt	301.00–319.00	2,242	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	306.87/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,893	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	339.67/cwt	322.00–352.00	1,916	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	336.73/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,768	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	364.59/cwt	337.00–455.00	1,550	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,370	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	330.61/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,096	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	355.69/cwt	345.00–367.00	1,661	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	276.13/cwt	237.00–286.00	1,969	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	359.85/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,900	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	451.74/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,703	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	327.09/cwt	325.00–328.00	2,159	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	374.54/cwt	335.00–420.00	1,397	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	966	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	390.35/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,858	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,545	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	1,795.40/head	1,725.00–1,850.00	1,795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	419.80/cwt	390.00–470.00	1,809	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	263.46/cwt	257.00–277.00	2,050	3
Bulls	—	—	1,518	153.27/cwt	152.00–155.00	2,327	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,257	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	164.70/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,536	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	152.73/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,952	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	153.85/cwt	140.00–163.00	1,732	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,404	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	119.04/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,161	4
Bulls	—	—	1,820	178.28/cwt	174.00–183.00	3,245	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	168.32/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,186	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	139.16/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,200	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	265.39/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,060	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	188.56/cwt	160.00–215.00	1,723	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	2,655.72/head	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,656	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,661.57/head	2,625.00–2,700.00	2,662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	372.41/cwt	340.00–415.00	1,266	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	369.15/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	564	307.93/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	616	277.33/cwt	235.00–295.00	1,708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	412	361.43/cwt	340.00–372.00	1,489	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	304.28/cwt	290.00–322.00	1,567	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	340.31/cwt	331.00–355.00	1,984	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	327.28/cwt	317.00–340.00	1,862	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,068	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	452	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,192	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	336.33/cwt	335.00–337.00	2,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,017	247.30/cwt	244.00–249.00	2,515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	416.60/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,900	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	390.74/cwt	375.00–397.00	2,047	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	312	508.32/cwt	500.00–517.00	1,586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	354.62/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	444.49/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,885	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	331.25/cwt	285.00–342.00	1,587	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	374	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	325.56/cwt	317.00–330.00	2,191	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	338.40/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,269	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	326.07/cwt	285.00–351.00	1,878	10

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 May 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 660Last week 557Year ago 652

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 101Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 7Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	508	352.00–360.00	354.62
6	550–600	560	347.00–360.00	349.19
6	600–650	617	310.00–320.00	316.53
4	650–700	682	297.00	297.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	305	370.00	370.00
22	350–400	373	335.00–420.00	374.54
36	400–450	425	337.00–455.00	364.59
17	450–500	467	345.00–367.00	355.69
40	500–550	525	320.00–350.00	336.73
35	550–600	569	317.00–340.00	327.28
2	600–650	623	285.00	285.00
5	650–700	688	270.00–291.00	284.94
8	700–750	713	237.00–286.00	276.13
1	750–800	765	275.00	275.00
2	850–900	860	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	400.00	400.00
7	300–350	340	340.00–415.00	372.41
3	350–400	375	335.00–340.00	338.40
10	400–450	412	340.00–372.00	361.43
10	450–500	479	285.00–342.00	331.25
5	500–550	515	290.00–322.00	304.28
10	550–600	576	285.00–351.00	326.07
6	600–650	616	235.00–295.00	277.33
3	650–700	665	255.00–276.00	265.39
1	700–750	730	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	780	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	485.00	485.00
3	350–400	385	430.00–455.00	438.33
7	400–450	424	420.00–450.00	444.49
6	450–500	456	400.00–420.00	416.60
5	500–550	522	355.00–382.00	368.30
32	550–600	583	331.00–355.00	340.31
6	600–650	617	300.00–325.00	306.87
5	650–700	673	317.00–330.00	325.56
2	700–750	723	301.00–319.00	310.09
2	750–800	752	275.00	275.00
3	800–850	823	288.00	288.00
2	850–900	860	289.00	289.00
5	900–950	919	265.00–277.00	273.83
3	1000–1050	1,017	244.00–249.00	247.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	312	500.00–517.00	508.32
18	500–550	524	375.00–397.00	390.74
1	550–600	555	365.00	365.00
3	600–650	611	335.00–337.00	336.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	374	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	470	330.00–390.00	369.15
5	550–600	564	295.00–315.00	307.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	420.00	420.00
2	250–300	255	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	348	470.00	470.00
13	350–400	377	430.00–475.00	451.74
13	400–450	431	390.00–470.00	419.80
16	450–500	476	375.00–425.00	390.35
17	500–550	528	330.00–380.00	359.85
9	550–600	564	322.00–352.00	339.67
8	600–650	634	330.00–335.00	330.61
10	650–700	660	325.00–328.00	327.09
3	750–800	778	257.00–277.00	263.46
2	800–850	818	247.00	247.00
2	900–950	900	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	300	515.00	515.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	490.00	490.00
2	350–400	385	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	400	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	530	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	655	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	770	262.00	262.00
1	800–850	800	257.00	257.00
1	900–950	930	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	452	485.00	485.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,268	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,655.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	2,625.00–2,700.00	2,661.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,151	1,725.00–1,850.00	1,795.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,950.00	1,950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	914	160.00–215.00	188.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	152.00–155.00	153.27
1	—	1,705	191.00	191.00
7	—	1,820	174.00–183.00	178.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,540	162.00–167.00	164.70
2	—	1,278	147.00–157.00	152.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,126	140.00–163.00	153.85
1	—	1,040	135.00	135.00
16	—	1,299	165.00–173.00	168.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	975	112.00–125.00	119.04
4	—	862	135.00–142.00	139.16

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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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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