Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Strong demand for all feeders. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $374.28/cwt on 69 head, up $4.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 31 comparable sales and sits −17.76 against this barn's trailing median of $392.04.

Average price

$374.28

▲ 4.99 vs prior sale

69 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$29.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.42

vs KY average

−36.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	377.28	2,029	62
Medium and Large 2-3	536	347.71	1,863	7thin

One grade step is worth $29.57/cwt here — about $166 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

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 sale69 hd

374.28

—

KY average26 barns · 1,554 hd

377.71

−3.42

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−36.59

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.04

−17.76

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	1,680	194.94	3,274	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,703	179.12	3,050	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,270	164.48	2,090	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,042	144.52	1,506	7thin

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)	1,475	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,203	$2,175	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$3,063	2thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	421	379.98/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	347.06/cwt	330.00–352.00	2,322	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	347.84/cwt	310.00–395.00	1,691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	290.41/cwt	285.00–297.00	2,120	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	405.71/cwt	391.00–460.00	1,935	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	371.40/cwt	362.00–384.00	2,117	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	423.53/cwt	410.00–428.00	1,512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	350.59/cwt	341.00–359.00	1,844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	380.52/cwt	280.00–402.00	1,979	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	352.16/cwt	338.00–367.00	2,187	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	425	501.07/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,130	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	428.31/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,411	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	370	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,165	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	548	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,439	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	375	444.80/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	320	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	452.29/cwt	452.00–455.00	2,225	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	351.44/cwt	344.00–355.00	2,727	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	330.85/cwt	328.00–332.00	2,766	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	654	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,576	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	381.91/cwt	370.00–409.00	2,616	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	532.42/cwt	505.00–550.00	1,965	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,047	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,664	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	420.40/cwt	407.00–427.00	2,598	28
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	685	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,897	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	745	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	431.79/cwt	412.00–445.00	2,271	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	404.94/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,385	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	480.46/cwt	455.00–490.00	2,013	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	471.89/cwt	462.00–495.00	1,732	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	426.50/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	358	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,933	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	150.59/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,732	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	139.97/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,345	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	142.09/cwt	117.00–150.00	1,660	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,716	181.65/cwt	173.00–188.00	3,117	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,789	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	176.13/cwt	170.00–187.00	2,445	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	160.54/cwt	152.00–168.00	1,928	25
Bulls	—	—	1,610	189.31/cwt	180.00–197.00	3,048	7
Bulls	—	—	1,895	207.54/cwt	204.00–210.00	3,933	4
Bulls	—	—	1,305	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,401	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	190.56/cwt	185.00–210.00	2,100	5
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	800	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	892	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,275	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	586	337.21/cwt	315.00–348.00	1,976	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	288	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,354	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	415.21/cwt	380.00–450.00	1,715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	286	511.20/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,393	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,447	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	228	460.77/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,051	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	493	357.46/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	388.87/cwt	350.00–405.00	2,030	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	340.51/cwt	340.00–341.00	1,907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	362.06/cwt	330.00–393.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	431	468.88/cwt	460.00–471.00	2,021	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,200	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	355.14/cwt	275.00–390.00	2,230	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	389.32/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,060	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	639	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	303	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	688	272.38/cwt	240.00–305.00	1,874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	341.61/cwt	310.00–375.00	1,247	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,198	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,015	253.52/cwt	250.00–257.00	2,573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	945	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,051	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	444.75/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,868	14

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 Jan 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 502Last week 1,016Year ago 861

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 112Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 9Year ago 5

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Strong demand for all feeders. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	330.00–393.00	362.06
3	300–350	303	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	365	310.00–375.00	341.61
4	400–450	421	370.00–390.00	379.98
5	450–500	486	310.00–395.00	347.84
5	500–550	526	341.00–359.00	350.59
2	550–600	560	340.00–341.00	340.51
3	600–650	639	317.00	317.00
2	650–700	688	240.00–305.00	272.38
4	700–750	730	285.00–297.00	290.41
1	900–950	945	217.00	217.00
2	1000–1050	1,015	250.00–257.00	253.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	357	410.00–428.00	423.53
14	400–450	420	430.00–455.00	444.75
34	450–500	477	391.00–460.00	405.71
40	500–550	520	280.00–402.00	380.52
22	550–600	570	362.00–384.00	371.40
20	600–650	621	338.00–367.00	352.16
12	650–700	669	330.00–352.00	347.06
1	750–800	785	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	375	440.00–450.00	444.80
5	400–450	431	460.00–471.00	468.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	585.00	585.00
5	400–450	425	495.00–510.00	501.07
5	500–550	548	445.00	445.00
3	550–600	563	425.00–430.00	428.31
3	600–650	632	441.00	441.00
5	650–700	675	406.00	406.00
13	700–750	720	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	610.00	610.00
6	350–400	369	505.00–550.00	532.42
4	400–450	445	460.00	460.00
10	450–500	492	452.00–455.00	452.29
22	500–550	526	412.00–445.00	431.79
6	550–600	589	395.00–420.00	404.94
28	600–650	618	407.00–427.00	420.40
13	650–700	685	370.00–409.00	381.91
9	750–800	776	344.00–355.00	351.44
7	800–850	836	328.00–332.00	330.85
2	850–900	850	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	392.00	392.00
2	550–600	578	345.00	345.00
6	650–700	654	241.00	241.00
1	700–750	745	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	870	285.00	285.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	685	277.00	277.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	450.00–470.00	460.77
4	250–300	286	500.00–525.00	511.20
2	300–350	340	545.00	545.00
8	350–400	367	462.00–495.00	471.89
9	400–450	419	455.00–490.00	480.46
3	450–500	462	420.00–440.00	426.50
9	500–550	529	375.00–410.00	389.32
5	550–600	550	400.00	400.00
4	650–700	652	367.00	367.00
1	700–750	725	322.00	322.00
1	750–800	760	322.00	322.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	540.00	540.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	350	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	413	380.00–450.00	415.21
2	450–500	493	350.00–365.00	357.46
6	500–550	522	350.00–405.00	388.87
3	550–600	586	315.00–348.00	337.21
6	600–650	628	275.00–390.00	355.14
4	700–750	745	295.00	295.00
4	850–900	892	255.00	255.00
1	900–950	940	243.00	243.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,150	149.00–153.00	150.59
4	—	961	135.00–144.00	139.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,168	117.00–150.00	142.09
20	—	1,388	170.00–187.00	176.13
25	—	1,201	152.00–168.00	160.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,716	173.00–188.00	181.65
1	—	1,650	169.00	169.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,610	180.00–197.00	189.31
4	—	1,895	204.00–210.00	207.54
1	—	1,305	184.00	184.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,350.00	3,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,430	2,775.00	2,775.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,102	185.00–210.00	190.56
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,475	2,850.00	2,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,203	2,175.00	2,175.00

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

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