Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2025-06-09

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 9
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
520 head
430 vs last sale 950 147 vs year ago 667 · 22.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
101 vs last sale 187 55 vs year ago 141 · 39.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
3 vs last sale 15 5 vs year ago 13 · +38.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold steady. Feeder steers and feeder heifers 500 lbs and over sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $338.22/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 55.27 against this barn's trailing median of $393.50.
Average price
$338.22
53 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,859
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$161
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.35
vs KY average
2.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551341.131,88146
Medium and Large 2-3539319.161,7197thin
One grade step is worth $21.96/cwt here — about $161 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale53 hd
338.22
KY average23 barns · 1,158 hd
340.57
−2.35
National average161 barns · 10,769 hd
340.92
−2.70
This barn, trailing median30 sales
393.50
−55.27
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
BullsHigh1,741201.893,51510
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,708167.502,8602thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,229162.852,00155
CowsLean 85-90%Average985145.991,4383thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,230$2,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,247$2,6545
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$2,5251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,300$2,4751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,342$2,4305
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,085$3,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,255$3,1501thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400375435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650634352.57/cwt322.00–367.002,23511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800758319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,4182
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450437364.19/cwt353.00–375.001,5929
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500480407.00/cwt407.00–407.001,9542
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600587384.99/cwt384.00–387.002,2606
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600582327.94/cwt322.00–342.001,90922
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450423408.07/cwt400.00–425.001,7263
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400379377.63/cwt372.00–382.001,4314
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750721323.82/cwt310.00–327.002,33519
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300265465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,2321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700675343.49/cwt341.00–346.002,31915
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350320350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600563370.26/cwt360.00–377.002,0859
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550528392.47/cwt387.00–396.002,0726
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750720255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8361
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700660309.62/cwt300.00–317.002,0437
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550530392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,0781
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650631311.00/cwt305.00–318.001,96215
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500470356.79/cwt332.00–373.001,67718
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700660346.23/cwt325.00–357.002,2857
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500477391.13/cwt387.00–397.001,8665
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500470420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9741
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300278365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0153
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650612370.16/cwt367.00–375.002,2656
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450425431.41/cwt410.00–440.001,8334
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750705245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7271
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800789269.68/cwt247.00–277.002,1284
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850830276.00/cwt276.00–276.002,2911
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2553,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350338435.24/cwt415.00–445.001,4713
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000975217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,1161
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600570361.95/cwt350.00–389.002,06324
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,063209.97/cwt189.00–227.002,2323
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550532347.24/cwt337.00–356.001,84713
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400369451.33/cwt445.00–465.001,6653
Bulls1,673210.86/cwt205.00–224.003,5285
Bulls1,809192.91/cwt173.00–200.003,4905
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,795170.00/cwt170.00–170.003,0521
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,620165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,6731
CowsBoner 80-85%1,203144.26/cwt139.00–149.001,7353
CowsBoner 80-85%1,214177.50/cwt171.00–188.002,15512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2302,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450445187.00/cwt187.00–187.008323
Beef/Dairy HeifersLarge 2-3300–350345230.00/cwt230.00–230.007941
CowsLean 85-90%1,105125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3811
CowsBoner 80-85%1,235159.85/cwt150.00–170.001,97440
CowsLean 85-90%925156.48/cwt145.00–169.001,4472
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650623270.25/cwt250.00–291.001,6842
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2002,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3422,430.22/head2,275.00–2,525.002,4305
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2472,653.77/head2,450.00–3,000.002,6545
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3002,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0853,375.00/head3,375.00–3,375.003,3751
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500487325.82/cwt285.00–350.001,5879
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850–900895254.00/cwt254.00–254.002,2731
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550528285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5053
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800775237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,8371
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600580275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5951
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450426355.69/cwt327.00–375.001,5157
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350340340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1561
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850835262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,1881
BullsMedium and Large 2-31000–10501,045195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,0381
SteersMedium and Large 2-3950–1000975252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,4571
SteersMedium and Large 2-3900–950920270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4841
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400373362.55/cwt355.00–370.001,3522
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750712280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9942
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3950–1000980253.00/cwt253.00–253.002,4791
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750721326.67/cwt322.00–333.002,35512
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700685296.67/cwt265.00–312.002,0323
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600588303.59/cwt282.00–325.001,7852
BullsMedium and Large 2-31050–11001,080185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,9981
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700680220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4961
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550523400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0922
BullsMedium and Large 2-3800–850815240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9561
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800782248.35/cwt245.00–250.001,9423
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600581289.29/cwt270.00–330.001,6813
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550519325.39/cwt325.00–327.001,6895
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650613376.67/cwt375.00–380.002,3093
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700658350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,30311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550513360.27/cwt359.00–362.001,84811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350335418.63/cwt400.00–455.001,4023
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550519404.67/cwt402.00–407.002,10017
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450435360.54/cwt330.00–380.001,5683
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700664320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1258

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.