Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Increased buyer participation strengthened demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady .

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $343.18/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −81.04 against this barn's trailing median of $424.22.

Average price

$343.18

41 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$18.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.73

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	559	350.05	1,957	26
Medium and Large 2-3	555	331.28	1,839	15thin

One grade step is worth $18.77/cwt here — about $118 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

27 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $488.42, low $363.78, median $424.22 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 sale41 hd

343.18

—

KY average24 barns · 480 hd

349.92

−6.73

This barn, trailing median27 sales

424.22

−81.04

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	1,884	187.72	3,537	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,696	163.65	2,775	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	160.20	2,053	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	939	129.50	1,216	10

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)	1,490	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,485	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,392	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$2,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$2,649	3thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	Lean 85-90%	—	951	126.81/cwt	118.00–134.00	1,206	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,657	168.61/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,794	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	159.93/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,759	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	160.20/cwt	150.00–166.00	2,030	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	141.38/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,360	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	170.25/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,293	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	143.41/cwt	117.00–152.00	1,811	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	406.07/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,160	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	758	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,562	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	390.80/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,872	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	356.92/cwt	335.00–387.00	2,042	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	376.15/cwt	360.00–379.00	2,347	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	381.33/cwt	377.00–384.00	2,204	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	358.71/cwt	358.00–359.00	2,439	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	390	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	918	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	427.30/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,572	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	407.69/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	402.82/cwt	355.00–420.00	1,337	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	401	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,688	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	482	395.35/cwt	394.00–407.00	1,906	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	636	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,379	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	278.53/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	722	291.85/cwt	275.00–310.00	2,107	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	329.68/cwt	270.00–365.00	1,533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	325.47/cwt	310.00–327.00	1,985	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	772	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	311.45/cwt	310.00–312.00	2,112	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	379.64/cwt	370.00–387.00	1,815	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	367.93/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,906	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	642	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,977	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	331.86/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,079	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	332.78/cwt	322.00–345.00	1,940	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	361	433.12/cwt	390.00–445.00	1,564	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	310.65/cwt	290.00–355.00	1,771	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	538	335.58/cwt	255.00–360.00	1,805	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	322.46/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,838	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	418.69/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,386	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	325.72/cwt	320.00–327.00	2,192	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	292	375.00/cwt	320.00–430.00	1,095	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	307	358.34/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,100	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	267.65/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	291.60/cwt	290.00–292.00	2,204	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	311.56/cwt	311.00–315.00	2,284	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	340.21/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,963	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	411.14/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,710	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	331.58/cwt	322.00–338.00	2,043	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	232	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	333.86/cwt	275.00–375.00	1,442	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	348.92/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,832	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	312.55/cwt	295.00–317.00	2,072	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	371	341.71/cwt	285.00–370.00	1,268	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,461.44/head	2,100.00–2,875.00	2,461	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,392	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	204.17/cwt	184.00–227.00	2,307	2
Bulls	—	—	1,873	186.77/cwt	180.00–195.00	3,498	8
Bulls	—	—	2,090	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	4,264	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	430.18/cwt	422.00–441.00	1,824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	337.91/cwt	332.00–340.00	2,403	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	374.62/cwt	372.00–380.00	1,985	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	358.48/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,893	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	381.95/cwt	341.00–420.00	1,810	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	337	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,845	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 Dec 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 713Last week 554Year ago 862

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 125Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 11Year ago 5

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Increased buyer participation strengthened demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady .

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	951	118.00–134.00	126.81
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
3	—	962	137.00–144.00	141.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,657	168.00–169.00	168.61
4	—	1,725	154.00–164.00	159.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,267	150.00–166.00	160.20
10	—	1,347	167.00–177.00	170.25
6	—	1,263	117.00–152.00	143.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,873	180.00–195.00	186.77
1	—	2,090	204.00	204.00
1	—	1,770	179.00	179.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	460.00	460.00
13	500–550	532	395.00–410.00	406.07
8	600–650	636	374.00	374.00
10	650–700	680	358.00–359.00	358.71
5	750–800	758	338.00	338.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	401.00	401.00
6	400–450	424	422.00–441.00	430.18
5	450–500	479	380.00–405.00	390.80
3	500–550	530	372.00–380.00	374.62
6	550–600	578	377.00–384.00	381.33
8	600–650	624	360.00–379.00	376.15
1	650–700	680	360.00	360.00
4	700–750	711	332.00–340.00	337.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	450	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	535	315.00	315.00
3	550–600	572	335.00–387.00	356.92
1	650–700	660	315.00	315.00
2	900–950	918	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	332	355.00–420.00	402.82
23	350–400	368	400.00–445.00	427.30
6	400–450	423	380.00–420.00	407.69
13	450–500	478	370.00–387.00	379.64
19	500–550	518	355.00–385.00	367.93
10	550–600	583	322.00–345.00	332.78
11	600–650	610	310.00–327.00	325.47
7	650–700	678	310.00–312.00	311.45
1	750–800	750	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	361	390.00–445.00	433.12
7	400–450	401	421.00	421.00
9	450–500	482	394.00–407.00	395.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	320.00–355.00	331.86
1	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	465	270.00–365.00	329.68
9	500–550	538	255.00–360.00	335.58
7	550–600	570	290.00–355.00	310.65
4	600–650	642	308.00	308.00
3	650–700	665	265.00–305.00	278.53
3	700–750	722	275.00–310.00	291.85
2	750–800	772	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	835	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	331	410.00–425.00	418.69
3	350–400	382	420.00	420.00
18	400–450	416	380.00–425.00	411.14
23	450–500	474	341.00–420.00	381.95
8	500–550	528	350.00–370.00	358.48
16	550–600	577	330.00–350.00	340.21
18	600–650	616	322.00–338.00	331.58
11	650–700	673	320.00–327.00	325.72
16	700–750	733	311.00–315.00	311.56
5	750–800	756	290.00–292.00	291.60
1	800–850	830	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	300.00	300.00
3	250–300	292	320.00–430.00	375.00
3	300–350	307	355.00–360.00	358.34
7	350–400	371	285.00–370.00	341.71
4	400–450	432	275.00–375.00	333.86
5	500–550	525	330.00–360.00	348.92
10	550–600	570	300.00–340.00	322.46
2	600–650	618	260.00–275.00	267.65
5	650–700	663	295.00–317.00	312.55
1	700–750	700	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	675	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	410	450.00	450.00

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	1	—	1,210	2,725.00	2,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	3,025.00	3,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,153	2,100.00–2,875.00	2,461.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,485	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,392	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,490	2,950.00	2,950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	184.00–227.00	204.17

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

United Producers Inc. - Harned, KY

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