Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady .

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $341.82/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −102.86 against this barn's trailing median of $444.69.

Average price

$341.82

14 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$10.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.04

vs KY average

−87.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	343.39	1,880	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	332.43	1,779	2thin

One grade step is worth $10.96/cwt here — about $102 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

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.64, low $370.24, median $444.69 across 27 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 sale14 hd

341.82

—

KY average9 barns · 198 hd

356.86

−15.04

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−87.33

This barn, trailing median27 sales

444.69

−102.86

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	1,760	195.10	3,434	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,641	170.35	2,795	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,302	159.96	2,083	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	982	140.65	1,381	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,475	190.00	2,803	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,430	173.00	2,474	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,338	$2,422	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,583	$2,971	2thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	850–900	868	266.38/cwt	258.00–275.00	2,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	475	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	288.30/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	344.55/cwt	344.00–345.00	2,160	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	405	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	302.61/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,372	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	318.37/cwt	314.00–322.00	1,996	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	368.76/cwt	362.00–375.00	1,914	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	765	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,486	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	331.64/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,725	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	318.02/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,832	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	805	302.33/cwt	300.00–302.50	2,434	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	354.89/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,121	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	284.82/cwt	281.00–301.00	2,113	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	342.03/cwt	325.00–348.00	1,642	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,271	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	293.89/cwt	291.00–294.00	2,407	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	325.53/cwt	325.00–332.00	2,171	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	295.69/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,114	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	371.55/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,401	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	346.53/cwt	332.00–355.00	1,448	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	318.26/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,919	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	294.74/cwt	280.00–336.00	1,978	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	325.20/cwt	310.00–327.00	1,928	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,901	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,119	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	308.55/cwt	270.00–350.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	716	266.79/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,910	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	292.47/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,249	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	314.19/cwt	200.00–357.00	1,184	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	290.55/cwt	282.00–295.00	2,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	299.05/cwt	277.00–310.00	1,711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	639	274.61/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,755	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	332.43/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	955	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,089	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	2,422.01/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,422	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	193.15/cwt	173.00–217.00	2,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	322.43/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,654	3
Bulls	—	—	1,760	195.10/cwt	189.00–205.00	3,434	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,430	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,474	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,475	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,803	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	147.51/cwt	137.00–167.00	1,782	12
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	860	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,583	2,971.33/head	2,900.00–3,050.00	2,971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	374.50/cwt	347.00–385.00	1,573	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	343.03/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,739	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	311.03/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	375.91/cwt	372.00–380.00	1,767	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	150.61/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,434	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	134.68/cwt	123.00–147.00	1,347	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	175.94/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,885	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,641	164.75/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,704	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	171.44/cwt	168.00–181.00	2,342	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	158.24/cwt	150.00–167.00	2,057	40

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 Dec 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 554Last week 380Year ago 531

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 66Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 9Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	535	325.00–340.00	332.43
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	663	265.00–300.00	288.30
3	750–800	785	283.00	283.00
2	850–900	868	258.00–275.00	266.38
1	900–950	900	215.00	215.00
1	950–1000	955	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	600–650	627	344.00–345.00	344.55
12	650–700	672	338.00	338.00
16	750–800	765	325.00	325.00
15	800–850	805	300.00–302.50	302.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	417.00	417.00
1	400–450	432	377.00	377.00
3	450–500	478	370.00	370.00
6	500–550	519	362.00–375.00	368.76
6	550–600	576	317.00–320.00	318.02
3	600–650	640	316.00	316.00
13	650–700	667	325.00–332.00	325.53
2	700–750	715	319.00	319.00
32	750–800	784	300.00–310.00	302.61
27	800–850	819	291.00–294.00	293.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	387.00	387.00
2	450–500	475	369.00	369.00
5	550–600	585	325.00	325.00
9	600–650	627	314.00–322.00	318.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	316	320.00–375.00	354.89
11	350–400	377	360.00–390.00	371.55
9	400–450	418	332.00–355.00	346.53
11	450–500	480	325.00–348.00	342.03
25	500–550	520	320.00–355.00	331.64
3	550–600	583	287.00	287.00
8	600–650	603	314.00–320.00	318.26
9	650–700	671	280.00–336.00	294.74
34	700–750	742	281.00–301.00	284.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
5	350–400	377	200.00–357.00	314.19
1	450–500	450	242.00	242.00
3	500–550	513	320.00–327.00	322.43
4	550–600	572	277.00–310.00	299.05
12	600–650	639	270.00–280.00	274.61
4	700–750	716	260.00–269.00	266.79
1	800–850	845	262.00	262.00
1	850–900	860	271.00	271.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	395	387.00	387.00
9	400–450	420	347.00–385.00	374.50
2	450–500	470	372.00–380.00	375.91
6	500–550	507	342.00–345.00	343.03
9	550–600	593	310.00–327.00	325.20
2	600–650	623	310.00–312.00	311.03
1	650–700	685	308.00	308.00
10	700–750	715	285.00–300.00	295.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	270.00–350.00	308.55
1	300–350	315	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	360	335.00	335.00
4	400–450	427	285.00–300.00	292.47
1	500–550	510	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	565	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	640	310.00	310.00
3	700–750	720	282.00–295.00	290.55
1	800–850	815	260.00	260.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,338	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,422.01
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	1,775.00	1,775.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	173.00–217.00	193.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,583	2,900.00–3,050.00	2,971.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,760	189.00–205.00	195.10
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	173.00	173.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	190.00	190.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,208	137.00–167.00	147.51
19	—	1,366	168.00–181.00	171.44
40	—	1,300	150.00–167.00	158.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	952	147.00–153.00	150.61
5	—	1,000	123.00–147.00	134.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,640	173.00–180.00	175.94
4	—	1,641	163.00–168.00	164.75

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

Steers · 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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