Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2025-06-02

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 2
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
950 head
180 vs last sale 770 363 vs year ago 587 · +61.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
187 head
67 vs last sale 120 16 vs year ago 171 · +9.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
12 vs last sale 27 5 vs year ago 20 · 25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due no sale on Memorial day holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.14/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 56.91 against this barn's trailing median of $392.04.
Average price
$335.14
97 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,819
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$76
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.11
vs KY average
3.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2538340.301,83180
Medium and Large 2-3565310.811,75617thin
One grade step is worth $29.49/cwt here — about $76 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
443405367330median 392.0412/1502/2304/2006/2208/10
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 sale97 hd
335.14
KY average25 barns · 1,567 hd
335.02
+0.11
National average164 barns · 13,536 hd
338.24
−3.10
This barn, trailing median31 sales
392.04
−56.91
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
BullsLow1,771193.103,42119
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,216165.592,01369
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,609158.202,5455thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average957138.231,3228thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,113$2,4262thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,440$2,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,302$2,2293thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$2,1694thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$2,1451thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,198$3,0143thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550526372.04/cwt325.00–382.001,95721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450427373.20/cwt355.00–390.001,59424
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600596379.27/cwt379.00–380.002,26011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850820279.31/cwt279.00–284.002,29016
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950925250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500481381.68/cwt365.00–388.001,83633
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400360402.26/cwt350.00–410.001,44810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650635319.64/cwt316.00–321.502,03018
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500492400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,96812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900855277.86/cwt270.00–279.002,3768
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700660289.39/cwt282.00–297.001,9104
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550522343.90/cwt320.00–357.001,79551
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450422414.80/cwt407.00–422.001,7508
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800753314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,3643
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600555300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6653
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added250–300280490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,3721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650611353.69/cwt332.00–365.002,16125
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400375436.23/cwt400.00–477.001,63614
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450419411.00/cwt380.00–427.001,72214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500471359.41/cwt355.00–362.001,6936
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500485450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1832
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750703286.44/cwt240.00–290.502,01423
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,080231.00/cwt231.00–231.002,4952
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850812258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,0956
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750725300.18/cwt297.00–302.002,1766
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300278435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,2092
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600568372.83/cwt367.00–377.002,11815
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350321376.50/cwt350.00–385.001,2095
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600566366.43/cwt320.00–378.002,07418
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300273468.36/cwt465.00–470.001,2793
BullsMedium and Large 1-2150–200170472.12/cwt455.00–505.008033
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400370466.95/cwt445.00–485.001,7285
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550521381.44/cwt365.00–395.001,98712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650618315.80/cwt302.00–320.001,95221
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350316471.05/cwt435.00–485.001,4895
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4402,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,068194.18/cwt174.00–215.002,0743
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700650318.00/cwt300.00–340.002,0675
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,032219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,2603
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650631338.32/cwt328.00–348.002,13524
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250215510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,0972
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600575329.20/cwt312.00–337.001,89322
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400355510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,8112
CowsBoner 80-85%1,218176.38/cwt170.00–190.002,14821
CowsBoner 80-85%1,214161.49/cwt148.00–169.001,96047
Bulls1,475157.00/cwt157.00–157.002,3161
CowsLean 85-90%924137.29/cwt130.00–151.001,2696
Bulls1,917209.04/cwt199.00–217.004,0077
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,609158.20/cwt155.00–164.002,5455
BullsMedium 2-3450–500490382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,8721
Bred CowsMedium 1-28152,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bulls1,572166.98/cwt152.00–175.002,6253
Bulls1,756193.45/cwt187.00–199.003,3978
CowsLean 85-90%1,055141.04/cwt137.00–145.001,4882
CowsBoner 80-85%1,245132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,6431
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1132,425.51/head2,200.00–2,650.002,4262
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0902,145.00/head2,145.00–2,145.002,1451
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1983,014.26/head2,400.00–3,400.003,0143
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800785277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,1741
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2082,175.86/head2,075.00–2,400.002,1763
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3022,229.35/head2,175.00–2,325.002,2293
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550519294.70/cwt220.00–330.001,5294
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850820247.88/cwt232.00–260.002,0333
BullsMedium and Large 2-3850–900850267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,2701
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650638332.69/cwt324.00–346.002,1235
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450448328.59/cwt327.00–335.001,4725
SteersMedium and Large 2-3800–850815260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1191
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550525333.87/cwt295.00–372.001,7532
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600579315.77/cwt292.00–327.001,82813
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500475356.46/cwt345.00–367.001,6932
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800790280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2121
BullsMedium and Large 2-3800–850826196.84/cwt180.00–230.001,6263
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400382344.10/cwt327.00–370.001,3147
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350324390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2645
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650610275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6781
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750735275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0211
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700679263.97/cwt210.00–295.001,7928
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600570320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8241
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500488346.00/cwt335.00–351.001,6886
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500450365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6432
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450404410.68/cwt400.00–415.001,6597
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800798314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,5067
BullsMedium and Large 2-3950–1000995179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,7811
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700695302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,0991
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450418382.22/cwt335.00–392.001,59810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650637359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,2873
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450400442.00/cwt442.00–442.001,7681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750700327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,2894
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450400360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4401
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700697317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,2095
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400383407.00/cwt407.00–407.001,5593
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750702307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,1557
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550540349.00/cwt349.00–349.001,8857
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350345405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3971
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700660350.77/cwt350.00–351.002,3159
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800776204.46/cwt185.00–265.001,5874
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550515400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0602
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700678341.72/cwt339.00–345.002,3177
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750720326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,3472

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.