Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady on a lite test. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to up 2.00 with good demand. Even with very warm temperatures feeder and buyer demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $325.88/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −67.61 against this barn's trailing median of $393.50.

Average price

$325.88

32 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$31.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.80

vs KY average

−21.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	572	329.87	1,887	28
Medium and Large 2-3	538	297.96	1,602	4thin

One grade step is worth $31.92/cwt here — about $285 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale32 hd

325.88

—

KY average25 barns · 691 hd

331.68

−5.80

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−21.62

This barn, trailing median30 sales

393.50

−67.61

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	—	High	1,487	199.89	2,972	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	951	167.39	1,591	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	167.11	2,133	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,507	161.95	2,441	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,160	237.00	2,749	1thin

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,975	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,203	$2,338	6

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	282.15/cwt	230.00–330.00	1,476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	334.52/cwt	326.00–340.00	2,118	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	347.40/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	323.57/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	321.60/cwt	315.00–332.00	1,852	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	396.05/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	368.49/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,179	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	305.02/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,906	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,492	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	321.35/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,854	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	498	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,877	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	376.52/cwt	362.00–390.00	1,781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	371.70/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	308.83/cwt	287.00–315.00	1,952	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	338.02/cwt	332.00–340.00	2,275	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	708	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,209	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	354.73/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,305	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	361.67/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,555	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	550–600	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,177	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,462	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	161.95/cwt	157.00–165.00	2,441	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	165.35/cwt	157.00–170.00	2,143	11
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,160	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,749	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	215.59/cwt	214.00–217.00	3,396	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	176.76/cwt	173.00–182.00	2,065	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,267	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	848	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,247	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	181.98/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,601	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	166.80/cwt	157.00–175.00	1,690	3
Bulls	—	—	1,446	201.58/cwt	193.00–209.00	2,915	9
Bulls	—	—	1,513	184.31/cwt	171.00–190.00	2,789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,462	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	215.27/cwt	210.00–222.00	2,024	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	715	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	292.43/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	321.02/cwt	305.00–337.00	1,220	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	286.60/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	272.48/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,866	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	2,338.43/head	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,338	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	274.03/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	357.16/cwt	350.00–364.00	2,082	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,079	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	323.51/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	593	306.64/cwt	302.00–316.00	1,818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	400.26/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	309.91/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	362.54/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	293.59/cwt	265.00–312.00	1,433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	588	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,123	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	227	382.83/cwt	370.00–395.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	286.00/cwt	267.00–305.00	1,459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,080	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	339.82/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,614	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	371.26/cwt	360.00–402.00	1,340	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	298.56/cwt	292.00–305.00	2,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,200	1

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 Jul 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 407Year ago 308

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 73Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 11Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	360.00–365.00	362.54
2	500–550	523	230.00–330.00	282.15
2	650–700	668	275.00–310.00	292.43
1	750–800	780	282.00	282.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	390	380.00–420.00	400.26
7	400–450	412	375.00–410.00	396.05
3	500–550	543	350.00	350.00
17	550–600	583	350.00–364.00	357.16
4	600–650	633	326.00–340.00	334.52
4	650–700	673	332.00–340.00	338.02
3	700–750	735	300.00–335.00	323.57
2	750–800	788	292.00–305.00	298.56
1	850–900	875	277.00	277.00
2	950–1000	965	277.00	277.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	280.00	280.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	297.00	297.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	280.00	280.00
5	350–400	361	360.00–402.00	371.26
3	400–450	435	365.00–380.00	371.70
4	450–500	473	362.00–390.00	376.52
4	500–550	519	340.00–350.00	347.40
5	550–600	577	320.00–327.00	321.35
7	600–650	625	295.00–315.00	305.02
1	650–700	650	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	760	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	925	219.00	219.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	378	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	430	335.00	335.00
4	450–500	479	317.00–327.00	323.51
1	500–550	540	315.00	315.00
3	550–600	593	302.00–316.00	306.64
3	650–700	663	270.00–277.00	274.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	370.00–395.00	382.83
1	250–300	260	370.00	370.00
7	300–350	320	350.00–375.00	368.49
9	350–400	368	345.00–370.00	354.73
1	400–450	430	340.00	340.00
12	450–500	475	320.00–355.00	339.82
3	500–550	515	320.00	320.00
19	550–600	576	315.00–332.00	321.60
6	600–650	632	287.00–315.00	308.83
4	650–700	691	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	800	275.00	275.00
1	950–1000	955	280.00	280.00
2	1000–1050	1,005	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	360.00–365.00	361.67
9	450–500	498	377.00	377.00
6	700–750	708	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	280.00	280.00
2	800–850	848	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	325	285.00	285.00
6	350–400	380	305.00–337.00	321.02
3	400–450	432	270.00–300.00	286.60
4	450–500	488	265.00–312.00	293.59
2	500–550	510	267.00–305.00	286.00
2	550–600	565	305.00–315.00	309.91
2	650–700	685	270.00–275.00	272.48
1	1050–1100	1,080	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	588	361.00	361.00
3	600–650	632	329.00	329.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	2,975.00	2,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,203	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,338.43
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	1,625.00	1,625.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	210.00–222.00	215.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,507	157.00–165.00	161.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,296	157.00–170.00	165.35
2	—	1,168	173.00–182.00	176.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	140.00	140.00
2	—	880	180.00–184.00	181.98
3	—	1,013	157.00–175.00	166.80
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	237.00	237.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,575	214.00–217.00	215.59
9	—	1,446	193.00–209.00	201.58
4	—	1,513	171.00–190.00	184.31

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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