Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers 500 lbs and under sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher and lightweight feeders sold Sharply higher. Strong demand for all feeders especially 500 lbs and under. Feeder Steers and feeder heifers over 5.00 lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $354.60/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −38.90 against this barn's trailing median of $393.50.

Average price

$354.60

42 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$31.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.29

vs KY average

−15.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	364.33	1,993	29
Medium and Large 2-3	554	332.89	1,843	13thin

One grade step is worth $31.44/cwt here — about $150 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

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 sale42 hd

354.60

—

KY average24 barns · 1,094 hd

360.89

−6.29

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−15.21

This barn, trailing median30 sales

393.50

−38.90

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	—	Average	1,694	208.19	3,527	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,384	178.51	2,471	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,273	174.60	2,222	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,017	152.18	1,547	3thin

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 Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,293	$2,639	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,775	1thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	768	332.67/cwt	332.00–333.00	2,555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,279	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	352	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	1,785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	364.00/cwt	357.00–374.00	2,428	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,178	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	462.31/cwt	442.00–500.00	1,516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	747	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,622	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	423.72/cwt	422.00–427.00	2,186	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	435.75/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	331.02/cwt	330.00–332.00	2,383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	383.74/cwt	375.00–402.00	2,195	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,197	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	428.50/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,817	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	319.61/cwt	310.00–322.00	2,036	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	420.61/cwt	395.00–435.00	2,011	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	393.33/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,864	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	369.64/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,959	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	491.48/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,902	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	442.38/cwt	437.00–460.00	1,893	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	342.91/cwt	337.00–358.00	2,267	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	355.64/cwt	332.00–387.00	2,045	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	801	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,787	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	455.72/cwt	427.00–480.00	1,960	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	335.22/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,045	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	435.91/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,092	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	466.23/cwt	427.00–500.00	1,730	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	405.11/cwt	392.00–412.00	2,082	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,712	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	148.27/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,468	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,936	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,155	175.01/cwt	173.00–177.00	2,021	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	184.40/cwt	174.00–190.00	2,475	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	166.02/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,012	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	535	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,247	2
Bulls	—	—	1,641	209.34/cwt	205.00–216.00	3,435	4
Bulls	—	—	1,220	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,233	1
Bulls	—	—	2,038	218.47/cwt	218.00–219.00	4,452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,295	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	335.14/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,944	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	203	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	934	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	255	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,084	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,546	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	2,638.68/head	2,550.00–2,725.00	2,639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	654	307.00/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,008	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	603	324.83/cwt	285.00–365.00	1,959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	955	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	337.02/cwt	335.00–338.00	2,325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	271.49/cwt	268.00–285.00	2,063	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	385.00/cwt	285.00–435.00	1,521	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	364.06/cwt	295.00–390.00	1,769	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	447	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	330.27/cwt	295.00–350.00	1,727	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	692	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	864	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,290	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	429	367.74/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,578	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	354.04/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,876	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	302	429.78/cwt	390.00–450.00	1,298	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	322.33/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	321.70/cwt	220.00–348.00	1,978	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	385	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	401	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	708	277.15/cwt	262.00–285.00	1,962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	357.53/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,084	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	386.74/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,057	3

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 704Last week 330Year ago 612

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 47Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 2Year 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
1	350–400	355	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	583	350.00–365.00	357.53
3	650–700	690	335.00–338.00	337.02
3	750–800	768	332.00–333.00	332.67
1	800–850	805	328.00	328.00
7	850–900	864	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	352	507.00	507.00
16	500–550	516	422.00–427.00	423.72
6	600–650	616	370.00	370.00
3	650–700	668	366.00	366.00
13	700–750	747	351.00	351.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	442.00–500.00	462.31
7	350–400	387	485.00–500.00	491.48
4	400–450	428	437.00–460.00	442.38
22	450–500	480	400.00–450.00	435.91
3	500–550	532	375.00–410.00	386.74
6	550–600	572	375.00–402.00	383.74
1	600–650	625	352.00	352.00
19	650–700	667	357.00–374.00	364.00
4	800–850	801	348.00	348.00
1	950–1000	985	290.00	290.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
3	250–300	293	402.00	402.00
8	350–400	374	430.00–445.00	435.75
7	400–450	424	420.00–440.00	428.50
10	450–500	474	390.00–400.00	393.33
18	500–550	530	360.00–385.00	369.64
11	550–600	575	332.00–387.00	355.64
5	600–650	637	310.00–322.00	319.61
8	650–700	661	337.00–358.00	342.91
2	700–750	720	330.00–332.00	331.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	470.00	470.00
4	400–450	401	450.00	450.00
10	600–650	617	356.00	356.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	302	390.00–450.00	429.78
1	350–400	395	385.00	385.00
7	400–450	429	320.00–390.00	367.74
2	450–500	475	372.00	372.00
6	500–550	523	295.00–350.00	330.27
7	550–600	580	330.00–347.00	335.14
10	600–650	615	220.00–348.00	321.70
2	650–700	692	315.00	315.00
3	700–750	708	262.00–285.00	277.15
9	750–800	760	268.00–285.00	271.49
7	900–950	900	255.00	255.00
1	950–1000	955	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	203	460.00	460.00
1	250–300	255	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	371	427.00–500.00	466.23
11	400–450	430	427.00–480.00	455.72
13	450–500	478	395.00–435.00	420.61
3	500–550	514	392.00–412.00	405.11
2	550–600	578	365.00	365.00
9	600–650	610	325.00–340.00	335.22
1	750–800	775	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	395	285.00–435.00	385.00
3	400–450	447	375.00	375.00
4	450–500	486	295.00–390.00	364.06
8	500–550	530	300.00–375.00	354.04
2	550–600	558	310.00–335.00	322.33
2	600–650	603	285.00–365.00	324.83
5	650–700	654	295.00–310.00	307.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	160.00	160.00
2	—	990	145.00–151.00	148.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	182.00	182.00
2	—	1,155	173.00–177.00	175.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,342	174.00–190.00	184.40
8	—	1,212	160.00–175.00	166.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,641	205.00–216.00	209.34
1	—	1,220	183.00	183.00
2	—	2,038	218.00–219.00	218.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,293	2,550.00–2,725.00	2,638.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	2,775.00	2,775.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	747	207.00	207.00

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

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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