Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2025-06-16

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 16
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
354 head
166 vs last sale 520 66 vs year ago 288 · +22.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
4 vs last sale 86 36 vs year ago 46 · +78.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
7 vs last sale 18 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $374.03/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 2 of 27 comparable sales and sits 70.66 against this barn's trailing median of $444.69.
Average price
$374.03
28 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,036
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$31.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.43
vs KY average
+2.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544378.902,06323
Large 1-2540370.001,9981thin
Medium and Large 2-3545347.001,8914thin
One grade step is worth $31.90/cwt here — about $171 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

27 sales
492447401356median 444.6901/0502/2304/2706/2908/10
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 sale28 hd
374.03
KY average24 barns · 824 hd
376.45
−2.43
National average146 barns · 8,317 hd
371.92
+2.11
This barn, trailing median27 sales
444.69
−70.66
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
BullsLow1,570188.972,9678thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,235161.071,98947
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,521158.752,4155thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average903130.321,1776thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,280171.002,1891thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,170202.002,3631thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,215$2,2251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$2,2224thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,094$2,1003thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 2-3600–650624302.38/cwt290.00–315.001,8874
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000960259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,4861
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400358360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2895
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750710195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3851
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450446354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,5794
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400370485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7952
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600564387.88/cwt387.00–388.002,1888
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500467365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,70511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300250375.00/cwt375.00–375.009381
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650632334.34/cwt308.00–345.002,11311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500460442.02/cwt437.00–447.002,0334
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650618351.63/cwt349.00–362.002,1735
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450421452.00/cwt452.00–452.001,9034
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750738326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,4062
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400373374.43/cwt364.00–380.001,3973
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650647302.13/cwt295.00–303.001,9559
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800768323.06/cwt323.00–324.002,48116
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700664340.88/cwt326.00–344.002,26316
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450434354.87/cwt351.00–365.001,54012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2150–200195460.00/cwt460.00–460.008971
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700673286.53/cwt285.00–288.001,9284
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550521340.36/cwt315.00–348.001,77314
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800773306.99/cwt306.00–308.002,3732
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750745240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250225385.00/cwt385.00–385.008661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450422413.72/cwt400.00–430.001,7466
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600575310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7831
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400364462.88/cwt450.00–470.001,6854
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900870280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4361
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550520387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,0122
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600560328.55/cwt282.00–337.001,84011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350322470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5132
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500485354.44/cwt342.00–359.001,7196
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750735277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,0361
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850805262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,1091
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650615327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,0111
Bulls1,135170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,9302
Bulls1,715195.29/cwt182.00–202.003,3496
CowsLean 85-90%903130.32/cwt120.00–137.001,1776
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,570169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,6531
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,509156.19/cwt145.00–165.002,3574
CowsBoner 80-85%973142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3822
SteersLarge 1-2600–650646300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9387
SteersLarge 1-2700–750738302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,2292
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,280171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,1891
SteersChoice1,170202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,3631
CowsBoner 80-85%1,269174.67/cwt170.00–179.002,2179
CowsBoner 80-85%1,241158.73/cwt145.00–169.001,97036
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350306505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,5454
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2152,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2914198.03/cwt180.00–212.001,8104
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0782,189.04/head2,175.00–2,200.002,1892
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,1251,922.00/head1,922.00–1,922.001,9221
SteersLarge 1-2500–550540370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9981
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500485375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8191
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300255360.00/cwt360.00–360.009181
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450436352.01/cwt350.00–355.001,5355
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650625285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7811
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1052,221.97/head2,150.00–2,400.002,2224
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450420415.36/cwt400.00–430.001,7452
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550528381.36/cwt355.00–392.002,01413
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850815264.00/cwt264.00–264.002,1521
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500474308.69/cwt250.00–335.001,4637
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700669269.20/cwt260.00–285.001,8016
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600565310.80/cwt310.00–312.001,7565
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350315380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1971
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550534260.95/cwt220.00–352.001,3934
BullsMedium and Large 2-3850–900865265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2921
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400380430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300252485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,2223
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750710304.58/cwt275.00–320.002,1633
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850–900875262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,2931
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600590352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,0772
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550500342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,7102
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500460415.60/cwt406.00–430.001,9126
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600572327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,8702

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.