Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2025-11-17

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 17
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
742 head
226 vs last sale 516 236 vs year ago 978 · 24.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
156 head
39 vs last sale 117 32 vs year ago 188 · 17.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
1 vs last sale 17 9 vs year ago 9 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady . Avg to plain quality feeders sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower . Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $324.37/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits 104.20 against this barn's trailing median of $428.57.
Average price
$324.37
49 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,778
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$32.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.52
vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541341.781,85023
Medium and Large 2-3554308.971,71226
One grade step is worth $32.80/cwt here — about $138 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
502455408360median 428.5701/0503/0904/2706/1508/10
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 sale49 hd
324.37
KY average26 barns · 659 hd
333.89
−9.52
This barn, trailing median26 sales
428.57
−104.20
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
BullsAverage1,601174.842,79914
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,601150.122,4039thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,258141.081,77566
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,011119.791,21113

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,111$2,3251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,295$1,9251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,040$1,7751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,203$1,6762thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)922$1,5551thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,610$3,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,333$2,7742thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,390$2,3982thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750715280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0021
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500467325.74/cwt280.00–360.001,5217
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450423343.14/cwt300.00–390.001,4512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2951,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3902,398.02/head2,350.00–2,450.002,3982
CowsBoner 80-85%1,197157.36/cwt157.00–158.001,8843
CowsBoner 80-85%1,168126.53/cwt111.00–137.001,47812
CowsBoner 80-85%1,283143.55/cwt134.00–155.001,84251
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,601150.12/cwt142.00–157.002,4039
CowsLean 85-90%1,021117.76/cwt92.00–127.001,20211
CowsLean 85-90%953130.95/cwt130.00–132.001,2482
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400395400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5803
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800750287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,1531
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850815285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500473355.76/cwt330.00–370.001,68324
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550520343.99/cwt320.00–357.001,78929
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450426389.52/cwt377.00–407.001,65916
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29221,555.00/head1,555.00–1,555.001,5551
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1112,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2977181.94/cwt153.00–210.001,7786
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500460371.45/cwt327.00–397.001,70913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650628319.91/cwt310.00–328.002,0096
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400374373.79/cwt337.00–395.001,39814
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700680300.49/cwt300.00–302.002,0434
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750741283.21/cwt282.00–287.002,0998
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400362374.09/cwt370.00–390.001,3549
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700662308.53/cwt302.00–310.002,04217
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350325345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400385385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4821
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650628307.48/cwt300.00–320.001,93119
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600561338.53/cwt335.00–347.001,89911
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550525340.67/cwt330.00–350.001,7899
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600576335.26/cwt315.00–347.001,9319
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750720308.96/cwt307.00–315.002,2254
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550518357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,8493
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450432365.83/cwt350.00–392.001,58014
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600568328.71/cwt319.00–338.001,86716
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500464392.04/cwt380.00–400.001,8198
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550511368.27/cwt365.00–370.001,8826
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450410384.26/cwt382.00–385.001,5754
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3332,774.20/head2,750.00–2,800.002,7742
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450428345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4773
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750720233.63/cwt215.00–252.001,6822
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350325290.31/cwt280.00–300.009442
SteersMedium and Large 2-3900–950945252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,3811
SteersMedium and Large 2-3800–850820295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4191
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800795300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3851
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300260320.00/cwt320.00–320.008321
BullsMedium and Large 2-3200–250225320.00/cwt320.00–320.007201
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650627267.82/cwt240.00–295.001,6795
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550522295.06/cwt271.00–315.001,5403
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600569299.98/cwt275.00–321.001,7078
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400371304.16/cwt290.00–320.001,1286
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500472313.86/cwt225.00–385.001,48118
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400366344.85/cwt270.00–370.001,26217
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600573305.96/cwt282.00–325.001,75315
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700675258.23/cwt230.00–290.001,7436
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800795265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1071
BullsMedium and Large 2-3850–900865241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,0851
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850–900875237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,0741
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550528313.08/cwt275.00–332.001,65311
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500480349.27/cwt327.00–372.001,6762
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450419341.69/cwt305.00–367.001,4325
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300269282.74/cwt280.00–290.007614
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350316343.33/cwt312.00–367.001,0855
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550534329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,7575
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700678302.11/cwt292.00–312.002,0482
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400393400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5723
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700677279.69/cwt252.00–295.001,8943
BullsMedium and Large 2-3900–950910232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,1111
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650625282.42/cwt270.00–295.001,7654
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850814294.00/cwt294.00–294.002,3935
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450417420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7513
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550502372.00/cwt365.00–390.001,8676
SteersMedium and Large 2-3950–1000995227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,2591
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600560295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6521
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400355320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1361
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700680312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,1225
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550524347.15/cwt330.00–352.001,8197
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450429401.09/cwt395.00–417.001,7216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500485372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,8042
Bulls1,703180.51/cwt175.00–185.503,07410
Bulls1,250164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,0501
Bulls1,377159.54/cwt130.00–173.002,1973
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0401,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2031,675.94/head1,625.00–1,725.001,6762
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6103,075.00/head3,075.00–3,075.003,0751

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.