Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.86/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −59.64 against this barn's trailing median of $393.50.

Average price

$333.86

42 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$13.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.59

vs KY average

−0.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	336.14	1,775	35
Medium and Large 2-3	551	322.48	1,776	7thin

One grade step is worth $13.66/cwt here — about −$1 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale42 hd

333.86

—

KY average27 barns · 1,749 hd

333.27

+0.59

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−0.40

This barn, trailing median30 sales

393.50

−59.64

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	1,734	189.96	3,293	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,524	161.04	2,454	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	158.16	1,897	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	898	122.33	1,099	3thin

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)	1,000	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,114	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,083	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,078	$1,799	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,068	$1,794	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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	550–600	577	323.84/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,869	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	450.61/cwt	330.00–495.00	1,694	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	345.35/cwt	330.00–357.00	1,675	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	357.26/cwt	352.00–380.00	1,893	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	354.88/cwt	332.00–370.00	1,519	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,281	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,372	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	485.94/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,375	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	425.14/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	318.97/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,974	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	316.24/cwt	315.00–318.00	2,283	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	460.21/cwt	415.00–475.00	1,675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	367.19/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,406	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	358.16/cwt	345.00–367.00	2,088	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	757	316.57/cwt	316.00–317.00	2,396	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	331.36/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,247	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	395.05/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,920	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	837	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	2,423	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	365.15/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	288.58/cwt	267.00–292.00	2,127	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	375.11/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,939	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	312.37/cwt	297.00–320.00	2,040	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	1,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	337.49/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,752	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	386.37/cwt	375.00–402.00	1,878	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	282	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,438	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	423.62/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,800	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,082.63/head	1,750.00–2,400.00	2,083	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	471.65/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,523	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	318.20/cwt	315.00–323.00	2,154	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	329.31/cwt	307.00–340.00	2,025	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	304.95/cwt	290.00–308.00	2,159	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	335.53/cwt	307.00–355.00	1,913	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	205	532.00/cwt	532.00–532.00	1,091	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	478	407.57/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,948	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bulls	—	—	1,115	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,784	1
Bulls	—	—	2,188	202.68/cwt	201.00–204.00	4,435	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,137	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,080	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	157.20/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,360	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	167.76/cwt	163.00–174.00	2,624	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,030	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,040	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	155.61/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,786	44
Bulls	—	—	1,666	189.21/cwt	180.00–195.00	3,152	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	928	134.85/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,251	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	167.50/cwt	161.00–175.00	2,286	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	158.17/cwt	115.00–200.00	1,286	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,113.98/head	1,800.00–2,475.00	2,114	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,798.85/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,799	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	1,794.44/head	1,675.00–1,925.00	1,794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	238	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	381	339.18/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,292	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	712	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,915	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	362.23/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	436	333.70/cwt	298.00–350.00	1,455	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,229	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	339.05/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,943	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	309.02/cwt	254.00–390.00	1,455	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	337.84/cwt	337.00–338.00	2,155	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	480	407.50/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	938	229.96/cwt	225.00–235.00	2,157	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,248	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	388.52/cwt	385.00–392.00	1,993	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	950	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	793	260.03/cwt	250.00–270.00	2,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	298.39/cwt	285.00–312.00	1,850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,135	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	534	330.34/cwt	302.00–355.00	1,764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,167	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,151	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	272.97/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	244.61/cwt	240.00–249.00	2,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	336	352.13/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,183	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	547	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,750	8

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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 770Last week 660Year ago 834

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 78Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 26Year ago 16

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	387.00	387.00
2	300–350	335	360.00–370.00	365.15
14	350–400	383	355.00–375.00	367.19
56	400–450	428	332.00–370.00	354.88
41	450–500	485	330.00–357.00	345.35
26	500–550	519	325.00–345.00	337.49
6	550–600	577	320.00–327.00	323.84
4	600–650	619	312.00–322.00	318.97
3	650–700	653	297.00–320.00	312.37
7	700–750	737	267.00–292.00	288.58
1	850–900	895	242.00	242.00
1	900–950	935	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	508	349.00	349.00
3	600–650	612	320.00	320.00
3	650–700	660	322.00	322.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	380.00	380.00
2	250–300	280	355.00–370.00	362.23
7	300–350	336	350.00–355.00	352.13
9	350–400	381	315.00–355.00	339.18
5	400–450	436	298.00–350.00	333.70
4	500–550	534	302.00–355.00	330.34
3	550–600	573	312.00	312.00
2	600–650	620	285.00–312.00	298.39
4	650–700	678	268.00–280.00	272.97
4	700–750	712	269.00	269.00
2	800–850	825	240.00–249.00	244.61
6	850–900	895	249.00	249.00
1	900–950	930	322.00	322.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	497.00	497.00
8	250–300	283	460.00–495.00	485.94
11	300–350	323	450.00–485.00	471.65
19	350–400	376	330.00–495.00	450.61
14	400–450	425	415.00–455.00	423.62
24	450–500	486	375.00–402.00	386.37
11	500–550	517	365.00–390.00	375.11
6	550–600	570	307.00–355.00	335.53
9	600–650	615	307.00–340.00	329.31
5	650–700	677	315.00–323.00	318.20
8	700–750	708	290.00–308.00	304.95
2	800–850	828	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	420.00	420.00
1	250–300	295	390.00	390.00
2	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	380	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	440	362.00	362.00
2	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
8	500–550	547	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	555	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	660	241.00	241.00
2	750–800	793	250.00–270.00	260.03
1	800–850	840	254.00	254.00
1	850–900	860	252.00	252.00
1	950–1000	950	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	205	532.00	532.00
3	250–300	282	510.00	510.00
2	450–500	478	405.00–410.00	407.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	280	490.00	490.00
6	350–400	364	415.00–475.00	460.21
5	400–450	438	405.00–435.00	425.14
5	450–500	486	385.00–400.00	395.05
16	500–550	530	352.00–380.00	357.26
18	550–600	583	345.00–367.00	358.16
6	600–650	638	337.00–338.00	337.84
8	650–700	678	320.00–335.00	331.36
5	700–750	722	315.00–318.00	316.24
4	750–800	792	288.00	288.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	480	405.00–410.00	407.50
4	500–550	513	385.00–392.00	388.52
2	550–600	555	375.00	375.00
12	650–700	667	337.00	337.00
7	750–800	757	316.00–317.00	316.57
9	800–850	837	289.50	289.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	410.00	410.00
4	450–500	471	254.00–390.00	309.02
1	500–550	545	368.00	368.00
4	550–600	573	330.00–355.00	339.05
1	800–850	820	290.00	290.00
2	900–950	938	225.00–235.00	229.96
1	1100–1150	1,135	211.00	211.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,185	1,750.00–2,400.00	2,082.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,375.00	2,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,160	1,800.00–2,475.00	2,113.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,090	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,798.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,068	1,675.00–1,925.00	1,794.44
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	2,550.00	2,550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	813	115.00–200.00	158.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	160.00	160.00
3	—	2,188	201.00–204.00	202.68
11	—	1,666	180.00–195.00	189.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	127.00	127.00
2	—	900	120.00	120.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,501	150.00–160.00	157.20
4	—	1,564	163.00–174.00	167.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,148	145.00–161.00	155.61
2	—	928	130.00–140.00	134.85
17	—	1,365	161.00–175.00	167.50

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

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How this sale compares

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