Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2026-02-09

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 9
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
286 head
91 vs last sale 195 318 vs year ago 604 · 52.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
47 vs last sale 11 5 vs year ago 63 · 7.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
7 vs last sale 0 2 vs year ago 9 · 22.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $400.95/cwt on 26 head, up $21.64 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 20 of 31 comparable sales and sits +8.91 against this barn's trailing median of $392.04.
Average price
$400.95
21.64 vs prior sale
26 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,164
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$81
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.67
vs KY average
23.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540401.392,16725
Medium and Large 2-3535390.002,0871thin
One grade step is worth $11.39/cwt here — about $81 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 sale26 hd
400.95
KY average16 barns · 508 hd
391.29
+9.67
National average187 barns · 18,214 hd
423.95
−23.00
This barn, trailing median31 sales
392.04
+8.91
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
BullsHigh1,870199.613,7327thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,296175.802,27933
CowsLean 85-90%Average918148.781,3662thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,213$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$3,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,160$2,4501thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,121154.11/cwt149.00–159.001,7282
CowsBoner 80-85%1,344181.29/cwt172.00–190.002,43720
CowsBoner 80-85%1,241169.77/cwt161.00–175.002,10711
Bulls2,078212.99/cwt211.00–215.004,4262
Bulls1,868200.58/cwt195.00–208.003,7474
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800760335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5461
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700685316.66/cwt316.00–317.002,1693
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350335522.39/cwt515.00–530.001,7502
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450418463.81/cwt400.00–485.001,93913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550526405.72/cwt397.00–416.002,13414
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400385510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,9641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300285470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,3401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750724349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,5278
SteersMedium and Large 2-31050–11001,055290.00/cwt290.00–290.003,0602
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500475418.61/cwt400.00–465.001,9884
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450418447.45/cwt440.00–462.001,8703
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700660363.63/cwt355.00–372.002,4002
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600562400.55/cwt395.00–427.002,2516
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550528446.71/cwt420.00–455.002,35915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500470495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,3271
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800750335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5131
SteersMedium and Large 2-3850–900890324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,8841
SteersMedium and Large 2-3800–850835340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,8391
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750706370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,6121
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550515380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9571
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450408565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,3056
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600583438.75/cwt434.00–442.002,5585
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450425510.78/cwt507.00–515.002,1713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650627416.70/cwt406.00–427.002,61310
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750724371.84/cwt369.00–374.002,69214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850835342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,8561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500465531.57/cwt518.00–565.002,4727
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500460485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,2312
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650600367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,2021
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600566402.01/cwt375.00–427.002,2758
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700685351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,4042
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400375565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,1191
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750725340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4651
CowsLean 85-90%918148.78/cwt144.00–153.001,3662
Bulls1,460169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,4671
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,010186.98/cwt173.00–206.001,8884
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2132,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2353,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1602,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350325545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,7711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550510423.18/cwt410.00–447.002,1589
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400390510.21/cwt500.00–540.001,9907
BullsMedium and Large 2-31050–11001,060255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,7031
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750705320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2561
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650629337.83/cwt285.00–377.002,1254
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550526408.40/cwt408.00–409.002,1485
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650621371.86/cwt342.00–392.002,30914
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500481431.66/cwt422.00–455.002,07611
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500475375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7811
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450420358.30/cwt290.00–425.001,5052
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450423477.24/cwt472.00–482.002,0195
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800755282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,1291
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450445435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9361
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400350390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3651
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400382500.33/cwt495.00–520.001,91111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600584385.45/cwt380.00–390.002,2516
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550535390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0871
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700664367.20/cwt355.00–375.002,4387
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350337529.07/cwt527.00–530.001,7833
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850800325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6002
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500475360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7102

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.