Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower .Unweaned and Plain quality feeders sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $378.11/cwt on 40 head, down $11.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 31 comparable sales and sits −13.94 against this barn's trailing median of $392.04.

Average price

$378.11

▼ 11.89 vs prior sale

40 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,031

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$15

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

$19.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.88

vs KY average

−35.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	519	393.44	2,042	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	542	373.65	2,027	31

One grade step is worth $19.79/cwt here — about $15 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale40 hd

378.11

—

KY average25 barns · 1,222 hd

402.98

−24.88

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−35.67

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.04

−13.94

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	—	High	1,588	192.88	3,063	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,339	172.30	2,308	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,635	169.00	2,763	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	961	137.95	1,325	6thin

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)	830	$2,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$2,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	351.50/cwt	351.50–351.50	2,323	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	448.28/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,914	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	768	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,335	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	431	426.34/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	462.35/cwt	437.50–490.00	1,734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	379.05/cwt	379.00–380.00	2,714	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	737	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,749	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	429.16/cwt	427.50–430.00	2,618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	694	298.32/cwt	265.00–302.00	2,070	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	397.74/cwt	383.00–410.00	2,705	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,138	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	896	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,486	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	523.75/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	424.84/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,205	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	425	543.74/cwt	542.50–545.00	2,311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	389.68/cwt	310.00–416.00	2,428	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	452	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,294	6
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	650	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	324.17/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,711	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	470.11/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,386	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	413.30/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	264	556.85/cwt	525.00–570.00	1,470	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	425	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,253	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	329	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,974	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	463	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,315	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,219	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,763	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	182.86/cwt	176.00–219.00	2,344	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	167.42/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,287	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,441	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	137.14/cwt	123.00–145.00	1,303	5
Bulls	—	—	1,270	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,781	1
Bulls	—	—	1,652	187.65/cwt	181.00–201.00	3,100	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,644	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	347.67/cwt	310.00–360.00	2,163	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	970	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	405.03/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,483	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	436.75/cwt	432.50–441.00	2,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	384	527.49/cwt	480.00–542.50	2,026	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	463.57/cwt	415.00–475.00	2,373	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	393.65/cwt	392.50–396.00	2,618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	486.69/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,025	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	475.70/cwt	465.00–510.00	2,065	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	542.42/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,985	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	452.73/cwt	452.00–455.00	2,553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	327.19/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,480	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	380.82/cwt	375.00–399.00	1,969	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	332.66/cwt	329.00–333.50	2,282	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	386.18/cwt	320.00–400.00	1,885	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	905	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	393.44/cwt	350.00–399.00	2,042	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	358.61/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,080	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	358.57/cwt	356.50–366.00	2,245	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	852	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,505	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	384	388.16/cwt	350.00–445.00	1,491	10

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 Mar 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 586Last week 1,201Year ago 719

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 107Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 8Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	532	403.00	403.00
5	650–700	661	351.50	351.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	477.00	477.00
2	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
4	350–400	375	437.50–490.00	462.35
21	400–450	427	420.00–480.00	448.28
1	450–500	460	442.50	442.50
17	500–550	517	375.00–399.00	380.82
12	550–600	580	355.00–370.00	358.61
39	600–650	626	356.50–366.00	358.57
23	650–700	686	329.00–333.50	332.66
10	750–800	758	320.00–328.00	327.19
5	850–900	896	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	330	505.00	505.00
10	350–400	384	350.00–445.00	388.16
3	400–450	431	420.00–440.00	426.34
9	450–500	488	320.00–400.00	386.18
9	500–550	519	350.00–399.00	393.44
10	650–700	694	265.00–302.00	298.32
10	750–800	768	304.00	304.00
6	850–900	852	294.00	294.00
2	900–950	905	289.00	289.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	500.00	500.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	550.00	550.00
4	350–400	371	520.00–525.00	523.75
3	400–450	432	495.00	495.00
3	450–500	455	465.00–480.00	470.11
14	500–550	519	420.00–440.00	424.84
8	550–600	575	415.00	415.00
3	600–650	622	400.00–420.00	413.30
18	650–700	680	383.00–410.00	397.74
21	700–750	716	379.00–380.00	379.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	542.50–545.00	543.74
6	450–500	452	507.50	507.50
2	500–550	532	470.00	470.00
1	550–600	580	445.00	445.00
3	600–650	610	427.50–430.00	429.16
27	650–700	650	417.00	417.00
7	700–750	737	373.00	373.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	435	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	528	300.00–350.00	324.17
1	550–600	575	300.00	300.00
5	600–650	623	310.00–416.00	389.68
2	750–800	760	352.00	352.00
1	800–850	825	330.00	330.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	650	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	264	525.00–570.00	556.85
2	300–350	312	570.00	570.00
8	350–400	366	530.00–550.00	542.42
10	400–450	434	465.00–510.00	475.70
3	450–500	473	480.00–490.00	486.69
14	500–550	512	415.00–475.00	463.57
4	550–600	564	452.00–455.00	452.73
7	600–650	613	390.00–410.00	405.03
3	650–700	665	392.50–396.00	393.65
1	700–750	715	380.00	380.00
1	800–850	840	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	530.00	530.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	600.00	600.00
1	350–400	355	625.00	625.00
1	400–450	410	530.00	530.00
3	450–500	463	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	384	480.00–542.50	527.49
1	500–550	545	445.00	445.00
2	550–600	550	432.50–441.00	436.75
4	600–650	622	310.00–360.00	347.67
2	850–900	870	296.00	296.00
1	950–1000	970	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	169.00	169.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,282	176.00–219.00	182.86
13	—	1,366	160.00–173.00	167.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	142.00	142.00
5	—	950	123.00–145.00	137.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	219.00	219.00
5	—	1,652	181.00–201.00	187.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	234.00	234.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	2,650.00	2,650.00

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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Harned Livestock Auction

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

United Producers Inc. - Harned, KY

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