Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light weight feeders sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder heifers 400 lbs and over sold unevenly steady. Demand for unweaned feeders suffered. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $358.72/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −69.86 against this barn's trailing median of $428.57.

Average price

$358.72

41 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,957

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$22.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.48

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	363.19	1,993	33
Medium and Large 2-3	532	340.27	1,809	8thin

One grade step is worth $22.92/cwt here — about $185 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

26 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $488.42, low $374.17, median $428.57 across 26 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 sale41 hd

358.72

—

KY average24 barns · 856 hd

343.23

+15.48

This barn, trailing median26 sales

428.57

−69.86

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	1,741	194.05	3,378	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,586	161.03	2,554	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	156.47	1,893	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	981	138.55	1,360	17
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,145	221.00	2,530	4thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,400	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,067	$2,169	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$2,650	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,575	2thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	200	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	347.35/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,442	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	312.93/cwt	305.00–324.00	2,128	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	892	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	332.51/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	306.67/cwt	265.00–335.00	1,585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	671	293.28/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,968	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	354.93/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	367.86/cwt	335.00–395.00	1,928	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	426.10/cwt	395.00–445.00	1,790	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	342.34/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	559	369.47/cwt	365.00–371.00	2,065	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	385.71/cwt	362.00–393.00	2,172	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	356.00/cwt	354.00–365.00	2,090	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	371.77/cwt	370.00–377.00	1,929	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	336.95/cwt	330.00–342.00	2,126	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,920	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	363.71/cwt	343.00–377.00	2,251	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	388.79/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,064	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	463.40/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,358	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	471.84/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,567	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	343.89/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,139	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	349.20/cwt	340.00–358.00	1,963	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	943	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,688	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	250.19/cwt	242.00–262.00	2,042	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	329.68/cwt	302.00–347.00	2,212	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	383.09/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,789	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	332.06/cwt	310.00–342.00	2,281	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	375.32/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,460	6
Bulls	—	—	1,826	195.05/cwt	189.00–198.00	3,562	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	147.29/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,666	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	157.84/cwt	152.00–169.00	1,924	34
Bulls	—	—	1,813	209.52/cwt	207.00–212.00	3,799	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	138.02/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,357	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	161.03/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,554	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	2,168.93/head	1,850.00–2,350.00	2,169	5
Bulls	—	—	1,413	175.58/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,481	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	148.70/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,539	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,456	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,533	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,145	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	363.08/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,717	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,691	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	342.86/cwt	300.00–362.00	1,786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	627	295.26/cwt	230.00–342.00	1,851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	970	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	358.29/cwt	347.00–390.00	1,523	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	457	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,988	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,531	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	372	400.23/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,489	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	426	454.68/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,937	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	416.33/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,803	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	434.04/cwt	432.00–437.00	1,450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	282	355.15/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	339.42/cwt	325.00–367.00	1,894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	316.12/cwt	310.00–322.00	2,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	410.45/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,999	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	290.71/cwt	275.00–307.00	1,663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	818	273.53/cwt	265.00–282.00	2,237	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	429.02/cwt	402.00–450.00	1,609	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	374.68/cwt	360.00–392.00	1,570	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	360.54/cwt	360.00–362.00	2,416	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	370.12/cwt	362.00–385.00	1,732	8

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 Sep 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 643Last week 663Year ago 597

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 109Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 12Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	370.00	370.00
3	250–300	282	320.00–380.00	355.15
2	300–350	310	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	365	350.00–360.00	354.93
4	400–450	415	320.00–375.00	347.35
4	500–550	517	265.00–335.00	306.67
3	550–600	572	275.00–307.00	290.71
3	600–650	627	230.00–342.00	295.26
4	650–700	671	275.00–320.00	293.28
1	700–750	720	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	500	384.00	384.00
4	550–600	559	365.00–371.00	369.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	480.00	480.00
2	300–350	332	405.00	405.00
6	350–400	389	350.00–400.00	375.32
15	400–450	419	360.00–392.00	374.68
8	450–500	468	362.00–385.00	370.12
8	500–550	519	370.00–377.00	371.77
12	550–600	562	340.00–358.00	349.20
9	600–650	631	330.00–342.00	336.95
15	650–700	687	310.00–342.00	332.06
2	700–750	730	262.00	262.00
2	750–800	765	310.00–322.00	316.12
5	800–850	816	242.00–262.00	250.19
9	900–950	943	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	387.00	387.00
3	550–600	558	325.00–367.00	339.42
1	600–650	615	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	685	322.00	322.00
1	700–750	715	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	795	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	820	327.00	327.00
2	850–900	875	297.00	297.00
1	950–1000	970	277.00	277.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	334	432.00–437.00	434.04
3	350–400	378	405.00	405.00
8	400–450	433	405.00–425.00	416.33
19	450–500	487	395.00–415.00	410.45
12	500–550	531	380.00–390.00	388.79
19	550–600	563	362.00–393.00	385.71
17	600–650	619	343.00–377.00	363.71
15	650–700	670	360.00–362.00	360.54
3	700–750	708	340.00–345.00	342.34
1	850–900	850	320.00	320.00
4	900–950	900	290.00	290.00
2	950–1000	985	278.00	278.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	426	440.00–465.00	454.68
3	450–500	457	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	372	380.00–420.00	400.23
5	400–450	425	347.00–390.00	358.29
6	450–500	473	350.00–375.00	363.08
6	500–550	521	300.00–362.00	342.86
2	550–600	563	330.00–335.00	332.51
3	650–700	680	305.00–324.00	312.93
2	700–750	720	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	785	270.00	270.00
2	800–850	818	265.00–282.00	273.53
1	850–900	892	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	915	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
6	250–300	293	430.00–470.00	463.40
5	300–350	332	470.00–480.00	471.84
11	350–400	375	402.00–450.00	429.02
26	400–450	420	395.00–445.00	426.10
7	450–500	467	350.00–400.00	383.09
20	500–550	524	335.00–395.00	367.86
13	550–600	587	354.00–365.00	356.00
4	600–650	622	340.00–355.00	343.89
9	650–700	671	302.00–347.00	329.68

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	2,725.00	2,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,067	1,850.00–2,350.00	2,168.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,100	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,826	189.00–198.00	195.05
2	—	1,813	207.00–212.00	209.52
2	—	1,413	169.00–180.00	175.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,131	143.00–151.00	147.29
34	—	1,219	152.00–169.00	157.84
1	—	1,456	174.00	174.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	983	131.00–146.00	138.02
1	—	800	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,035	147.00–151.00	148.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,586	155.00–165.00	161.03
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,145	221.00	221.00

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

Bulls · 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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