Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2025-11-10

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 10
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
516 head
279 vs last sale 795 101 vs year ago 415 · +24.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
83 vs last sale 200 24 vs year ago 93 · +25.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
12 vs last sale 5 9 vs year ago 8 · +112.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Some instances of 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Plain quality feeders saw larger losses in some categories. Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $321.16/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 70.89 against this barn's trailing median of $392.04.
Average price
$321.16
41 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,727
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$339
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$47.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.57
vs KY average
42.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554350.991,94415thin
Medium and Large 2-3528303.951,60626
One grade step is worth $47.04/cwt here — about $339 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
443405367330median 392.0412/1502/2304/2006/2208/10
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $428.62, low $343.55, median $392.04 across 31 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
321.16
KY average24 barns · 1,469 hd
330.72
−9.57
National average183 barns · 20,348 hd
363.96
−42.80
This barn, trailing median31 sales
392.04
−70.89
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,694187.263,17211
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,661157.402,6144thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,336152.462,03727
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,117130.661,4605thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$2,8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,240$2,7501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,308$2,7113thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,298$2,2002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$2,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)835$2,3002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,355$2,3002thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)943$2,4502thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700664317.99/cwt317.00–322.002,1115
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900852285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600568358.39/cwt350.00–367.002,0362
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650638276.66/cwt275.00–280.001,7653
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650607340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0648
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450414388.30/cwt382.00–390.001,6085
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600590377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,2273
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550545312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,7002
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650607319.23/cwt310.00–330.001,9388
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450420402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,6881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400395407.00/cwt407.00–407.001,6083
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400388352.65/cwt345.00–360.001,3682
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500460390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7942
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600575300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7252
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700683282.01/cwt280.00–284.001,9262
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300265325.00/cwt325.00–325.008612
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350315310.00/cwt310.00–310.009771
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300285320.00/cwt320.00–320.009121
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450420339.82/cwt325.00–355.001,4272
BullsMedium and Large 2-3200–250218337.91/cwt330.00–345.007372
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750725275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9941
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600566301.77/cwt250.00–324.001,7086
BullsMedium and Large 2-3800–850805245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9721
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350313300.00/cwt300.00–300.009392
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400368334.48/cwt275.00–360.001,2315
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800775230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7832
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500480324.68/cwt295.00–352.001,5587
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800758283.98/cwt282.00–285.002,1533
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750731269.55/cwt260.00–280.001,9709
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700679270.36/cwt260.00–277.001,8364
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550517304.60/cwt220.00–327.001,57520
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450405365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4781
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700690288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,9871
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650620296.10/cwt275.00–302.001,8366
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650630261.04/cwt217.00–295.001,6459
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750713300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1393
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3082,710.99/head2,625.00–2,825.002,7113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2982,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,005210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,1111
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550505370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8691
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600578304.63/cwt290.00–327.001,7618
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,661157.40/cwt154.00–165.002,6144
CowsLean 85-90%1,145105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,2021
Bulls1,350169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,2821
CowsBoner 80-85%1,346154.60/cwt148.00–166.002,08119
CowsBoner 80-85%1,760181.00/cwt181.00–181.003,1861
CowsBoner 80-85%1,249142.59/cwt137.00–148.001,7817
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950910237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,1572
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0052,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3552,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1052,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29302,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700654298.28/cwt289.00–302.001,9517
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600577325.46/cwt300.00–340.001,87812
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550539346.15/cwt310.00–372.001,8665
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300283354.78/cwt330.00–380.001,0042
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450416376.54/cwt241.00–407.001,56615
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350310366.10/cwt345.00–385.001,1353
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000985202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,9901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650613315.07/cwt300.00–375.001,93111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750740290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1461
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800780277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,1611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600559342.93/cwt337.00–355.001,9174
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900870282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,4531
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750733280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0525
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400375347.73/cwt300.00–400.001,3043
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550538345.08/cwt337.00–365.001,8578
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850825244.00/cwt244.00–244.002,0131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800774272.01/cwt267.00–277.002,1054
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400388376.80/cwt360.00–385.001,4626
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500474375.76/cwt355.00–382.001,78110
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500484365.10/cwt330.00–385.001,76715
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650629300.99/cwt300.00–305.001,8935
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350325360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1701
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850800285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2803
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450420360.27/cwt352.00–370.001,51311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750718311.48/cwt310.00–312.002,2364
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450445370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6471
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950935215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700660298.73/cwt280.00–320.001,9725
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800788305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4035
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500473390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8453
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950922282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,6003
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500465385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7902
CowsLean 85-90%1,110137.08/cwt135.00–140.001,5224
Bulls1,728189.09/cwt181.00–195.003,26710
Heifer PairsMedium 1-28802,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28352,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2926182.48/cwt172.00–197.001,6904
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2402,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501

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.