Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $405.73/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 4 of 27 comparable sales and sits −38.96 against this barn's trailing median of $444.69.

Average price

$405.73

11 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,176

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+12.09

vs KY average

+5.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	405.73	2,176	11thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

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 sale11 hd

405.73

—

KY average24 barns · 774 hd

393.64

+12.09

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

+5.84

This barn, trailing median27 sales

444.69

−38.96

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	1,760	207.97	3,660	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	168.00	2,705	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,281	165.87	2,125	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,023	145.69	1,491	6thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,485	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	481.88/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,879	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	316.80/cwt	316.00–317.00	2,151	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,375	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	450.31/cwt	441.00–490.00	2,157	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	415.97/cwt	410.00–422.00	1,947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	768	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,688	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	319	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	1,601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	356.60/cwt	355.00–357.00	1,986	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	306	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,154	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	356.38/cwt	352.00–365.00	1,932	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	267	486.98/cwt	450.00–497.00	1,300	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	381.04/cwt	377.00–385.00	1,924	2
Bulls	—	—	1,835	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	4,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,741	205.46/cwt	196.00–210.00	3,577	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,656	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	148.03/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,547	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	153.68/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,979	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	167.46/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,143	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,471	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	647	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,200	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	343	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	1,773	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,131	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	634	322.37/cwt	317.00–325.00	2,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	493	338.46/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	506	352.05/cwt	347.00–362.00	1,781	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	414.75/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,265	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	386.16/cwt	372.00–392.00	1,815	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	282.30/cwt	240.00–294.00	1,886	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	320.18/cwt	285.00–357.00	1,831	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	393.94/cwt	340.00–455.00	1,485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	362.20/cwt	352.00–367.00	1,521	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	592	296.69/cwt	286.00–352.00	1,756	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	2,230	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	1,601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,059	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	335.30/cwt	315.00–342.00	1,720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	366	361.00/cwt	357.00–372.00	1,321	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	337.46/cwt	332.00–343.00	2,092	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	372.20/cwt	369.00–385.00	2,140	5

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 Aug 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 330Last week 417Year ago 399

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 96Year ago 2

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 14Year ago 81

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	517.00	517.00
5	500–550	500	446.00	446.00
27	600–650	612	388.00	388.00
12	650–700	661	376.00	376.00
21	750–800	768	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	450.00	450.00
1	250–300	290	500.00	500.00
4	300–350	319	502.00	502.00
5	450–500	479	441.00–490.00	450.31
1	500–550	525	372.00	372.00
5	550–600	575	369.00–385.00	372.20
1	600–650	625	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	655	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	425.00	425.00
2	700–750	700	350.00	350.00
2	800–850	820	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	267	450.00–497.00	486.98
2	300–350	305	400.00–430.00	414.75
8	350–400	390	465.00–490.00	481.88
1	400–450	435	435.00	435.00
2	450–500	468	410.00–422.00	415.97
6	500–550	542	352.00–365.00	356.38
2	550–600	575	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	600	310.00	310.00
5	650–700	679	316.00–317.00	316.80
2	750–800	790	277.00	277.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	377	340.00–455.00	393.94
1	400–450	435	241.00	241.00
6	450–500	470	372.00–392.00	386.16
5	500–550	513	315.00–342.00	335.30
5	550–600	572	285.00–357.00	320.18
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
5	650–700	668	240.00–294.00	282.30
1	700–750	710	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	502.00	502.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	415.00	415.00
1	250–300	255	405.00	405.00
5	300–350	306	377.00	377.00
1	350–400	355	370.00	370.00
3	450–500	497	352.00	352.00
2	500–550	505	377.00–385.00	381.04
5	550–600	557	355.00–357.00	356.60
4	600–650	620	332.00–343.00	337.46
2	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	875	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	550–600	555	371.00	371.00
9	600–650	647	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	355.00	355.00
4	350–400	366	357.00–372.00	361.00
9	400–450	420	352.00–367.00	362.20
2	450–500	493	330.00–347.00	338.46
7	500–550	506	347.00–362.00	352.05
6	550–600	592	286.00–352.00	296.69
3	600–650	634	317.00–325.00	322.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	218.00	218.00
4	—	1,741	196.00–210.00	205.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	157.00	157.00
4	—	1,045	145.00–150.00	148.03
1	—	905	125.00	125.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,288	150.00–157.00	153.68
23	—	1,280	160.00–174.00	167.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	168.00	168.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	173.00	173.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	1,200.00	1,200.00

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

Steers · 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

United Producers Inc. - Harned, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle