Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $354.67/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −38.83 against this barn's trailing median of $393.50.

Average price

$354.67

54 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,926

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$40.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.28

vs KY average

−43.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	361.38	1,952	45
Medium and Large 2-3	558	321.11	1,790	9thin

One grade step is worth $40.27/cwt here — about $161 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale54 hd

354.67

—

KY average24 barns · 876 hd

353.39

+1.28

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−43.19

This barn, trailing median30 sales

393.50

−38.83

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	1,423	192.98	2,746	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,563	166.88	2,608	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	162.96	1,972	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	894	135.22	1,209	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,100	225.00	2,475	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 Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	800	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,595	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,750	1thin

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	172.30/cwt	169.00–177.00	2,808	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	163.26/cwt	158.00–167.00	2,478	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,100	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,475	1
Bulls	—	—	1,410	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,933	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	171.82/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,136	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	143.59/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,318	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	146.13/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,960	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	163.27/cwt	154.00–169.00	1,918	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	391.00/cwt	380.00–397.00	1,869	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	437.39/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	207	426.53/cwt	410.00–435.00	883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	318.40/cwt	315.00–322.00	2,292	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	437.41/cwt	415.00–480.00	1,793	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	344.12/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,295	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	347.32/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,219	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	440.18/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,233	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	439.91/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,790	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	303.60/cwt	300.00–309.00	2,353	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	393.35/cwt	377.00–402.00	1,861	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	312.43/cwt	312.00–317.00	2,156	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	383.88/cwt	380.00–397.00	2,238	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,156	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	469.77/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,560	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	462.89/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,671	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,315	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	656	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,545	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	395.78/cwt	392.00–396.00	2,430	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	392.97/cwt	382.00–402.00	2,075	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	406.73/cwt	340.00–435.00	1,745	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	351.66/cwt	310.00–400.00	1,495	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	536	338.91/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,817	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	484	424.01/cwt	422.00–437.00	2,052	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	361.42/cwt	350.00–377.00	2,042	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	356.03/cwt	348.00–362.00	2,033	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,089	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	307.87/cwt	270.00–375.00	1,472	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	258	300.31/cwt	290.00–400.00	775	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,139	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,146	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	356.45/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,882	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	965	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	603	308.46/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	382.04/cwt	374.00–388.00	2,693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	433	459.56/cwt	452.00–470.00	1,990	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	392.26/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	412	355.56/cwt	322.00–385.00	1,465	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	380.00/cwt	355.00–405.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	356.56/cwt	340.00–367.00	1,676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	377.31/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,913	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	367	437.55/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	737	297.11/cwt	287.00–302.00	2,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	364.57/cwt	310.00–397.00	1,732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	342.66/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,169	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	309.31/cwt	280.00–372.00	2,103	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	273	336.86/cwt	305.00–350.00	920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	561	325.25/cwt	320.00–347.00	1,825	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	561	337.65/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,894	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,595	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,023	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,370	2
Bulls	—	—	1,424	191.83/cwt	182.00–210.00	2,732	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	638	1
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,150	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,128	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	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 Oct 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 595Last week 662Year ago 719

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 102Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 15Year ago 11

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	169.00–177.00	172.30
3	—	1,518	158.00–167.00	163.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,243	170.00–177.00	171.82
7	—	1,341	140.00–150.00	146.13
37	—	1,175	154.00–169.00	163.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	918	137.00–147.00	143.59
1	—	750	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	225.00	225.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	208.00	208.00
13	—	1,424	182.00–210.00	191.83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	445.00	445.00
4	350–400	382	435.00–445.00	437.39
19	400–450	429	340.00–435.00	406.73
19	450–500	478	380.00–397.00	391.00
16	500–550	528	350.00–367.00	356.45
18	550–600	571	348.00–362.00	356.03
2	600–650	610	325.00	325.00
11	650–700	690	312.00–317.00	312.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	367	425.00–450.00	437.55
11	500–550	507	375.00–380.00	377.31
5	600–650	622	345.00	345.00
9	650–700	658	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	305.00–350.00	336.86
2	300–350	330	355.00–405.00	380.00
12	400–450	412	322.00–385.00	355.56
3	450–500	470	340.00–367.00	356.56
1	500–550	530	288.00	288.00
8	550–600	561	320.00–347.00	325.25
2	600–650	603	300.00–317.00	308.46
1	650–700	675	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	485.00	485.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	207	410.00–435.00	426.53
2	250–300	280	435.00–445.00	440.18
5	300–350	332	440.00–485.00	469.77
7	350–400	361	430.00–470.00	462.89
8	400–450	410	415.00–480.00	437.41
12	450–500	473	377.00–402.00	393.35
7	500–550	528	382.00–402.00	392.97
23	550–600	565	350.00–377.00	361.42
6	600–650	639	340.00–355.00	347.32
14	650–700	667	340.00–355.00	344.12
2	700–750	720	315.00–322.00	318.40
5	750–800	775	300.00–309.00	303.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	465	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	258	290.00–400.00	300.31
1	300–350	310	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	388	380.00–405.00	392.26
4	400–450	425	310.00–400.00	351.66
8	450–500	478	270.00–375.00	307.87
4	500–550	536	320.00–355.00	338.91
4	550–600	561	325.00–365.00	337.65
3	700–750	737	287.00–302.00	297.11
2	850–900	865	274.00	274.00
1	950–1000	965	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	507	412.00	412.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	430.00	430.00
6	400–450	407	430.00–450.00	439.91
1	500–550	515	400.00	400.00
13	550–600	583	380.00–397.00	383.88
18	600–650	614	392.00–396.00	395.78
5	650–700	652	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	725	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	433	452.00–470.00	459.56
7	450–500	484	422.00–437.00	424.01
6	500–550	511	422.00	422.00
6	650–700	656	388.00	388.00
7	700–750	705	374.00–388.00	382.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	310.00–397.00	364.57
2	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	595	385.00	385.00
4	600–650	633	320.00–355.00	342.66
3	650–700	680	280.00–372.00	309.31
1	750–800	765	367.00	367.00
1	800–850	820	330.00	330.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	2,375.00	2,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,595	3,900.00	3,900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	195.00	195.00
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	185.00	185.00

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

United Producers Inc. - Harned, KY

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