Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 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 $396.89/cwt on 27 head, up $18.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 30 comparable sales and sits +3.39 against this barn's trailing median of $393.50.

Average price

$396.89

▲ 18.78 vs prior sale

27 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,162

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$50.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.56

vs KY average

−19.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	400.64	2,178	25
Medium and Large 2-3	558	350.00	1,951	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.64/cwt here — about $227 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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $428.62, low $348.95, median $393.50 across 30 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 sale27 hd

396.89

—

KY average27 barns · 1,255 hd

404.45

−7.56

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−19.23

This barn, trailing median30 sales

393.50

+3.39

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	1,860	204.95	3,812	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	175.21	2,144	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	143.50	1,327	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,227	253.67	3,113	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,309	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	224.77/cwt	178.00–326.00	1,845	8
Bulls	—	—	1,952	211.27/cwt	209.00–215.00	4,124	3
Bulls	—	—	1,837	203.37/cwt	198.00–206.00	3,736	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	163.36/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,911	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	143.50/cwt	128.00–149.00	1,327	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	181.72/cwt	174.00–190.00	2,275	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,617	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,227	253.67/cwt	244.00–274.00	3,113	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	890	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	396.31/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,096	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	448	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,614	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,534	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	534.48/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,010	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	414.01/cwt	412.00–422.50	2,198	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	324.48/cwt	321.00–328.00	2,709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	872	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	470.25/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,604	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	422.02/cwt	390.00–450.00	1,595	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	483.93/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,033	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	500.92/cwt	497.50–502.50	2,344	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	341.22/cwt	340.00–342.50	2,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	195	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	443.75/cwt	430.00–475.00	2,068	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	460.02/cwt	445.00–473.00	1,960	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	762	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	206	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	391.99/cwt	330.00–450.00	1,858	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	393.59/cwt	387.50–407.00	2,177	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	408.35/cwt	347.00–440.00	1,327	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	422.07/cwt	372.00–440.00	1,798	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	370.69/cwt	367.50–377.50	2,521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	541.07/cwt	500.00–575.00	1,769	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	476.48/cwt	465.00–482.00	1,777	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,115	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	462.70/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,152	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	410.44/cwt	290.00–435.00	2,142	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	276	525.00/cwt	505.00–540.00	1,449	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	509.88/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,182	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	329.78/cwt	328.00–332.50	2,285	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	397.51/cwt	315.00–430.00	2,250	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	445.49/cwt	445.00–447.00	2,499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	485.14/cwt	470.00–497.50	2,285	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	455.89/cwt	435.00–475.00	2,425	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	534.40/cwt	500.00–580.00	2,009	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	387.46/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	468.43/cwt	410.00–485.00	1,935	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,108	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	220	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	702	374.54/cwt	374.00–375.00	2,629	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	450	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,760	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	527.67/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	458	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,256	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	556	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	255	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,740	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 Mar 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 496Last week 586Year ago 498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 41Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 3Year ago 8

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	420.00	420.00
6	400–450	413	410.00–485.00	468.43
3	450–500	465	440.00–475.00	462.70
8	500–550	522	290.00–435.00	410.44
4	550–600	566	315.00–430.00	397.51
1	600–650	620	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	680	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	855	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	915	242.00	242.00
1	1100–1150	1,115	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	520.00–535.00	527.67
4	250–300	276	505.00–540.00	525.00
7	300–350	327	500.00–575.00	541.07
21	350–400	376	500.00–580.00	534.40
4	400–450	428	500.00–520.00	509.88
9	450–500	471	470.00–497.50	485.14
11	500–550	532	435.00–475.00	455.89
4	550–600	561	445.00–447.00	445.49
4	600–650	630	385.00–395.00	387.46
3	650–700	680	367.50–377.50	370.69
1	750–800	755	332.00	332.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	458	492.50	492.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	580.00	580.00
1	300–350	300	580.00	580.00
4	550–600	556	485.00	485.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	480.00	480.00
1	650–700	665	388.00	388.00
2	800–850	835	321.00–328.00	324.48
2	850–900	872	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	530.00	530.00
1	450–500	450	510.00	510.00
11	600–650	615	425.00	425.00
11	700–750	702	374.00–375.00	374.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	345	510.00	510.00
6	350–400	376	530.00–540.00	534.48
13	450–500	468	497.50–502.50	500.92
3	500–550	517	480.00	480.00
3	550–600	597	422.50	422.50
5	650–700	660	384.00	384.00
1	750–800	790	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	347.00–440.00	408.35
9	350–400	378	390.00–450.00	422.02
5	400–450	426	372.00–440.00	422.07
9	450–500	474	330.00–450.00	391.99
1	500–550	540	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	625	355.00	355.00
3	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	720	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	762	290.00	290.00
1	850–900	890	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	535.00	535.00
1	200–250	206	405.00	405.00
8	300–350	341	465.00–485.00	470.25
16	350–400	373	465.00–482.00	476.48
24	400–450	426	445.00–473.00	460.02
16	450–500	466	430.00–475.00	443.75
4	500–550	529	385.00–405.00	396.31
13	550–600	553	387.50–407.00	393.59
2	600–650	620	340.00–342.50	341.22
5	650–700	693	328.00–332.50	329.78
1	750–800	750	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	420	480.00–490.00	483.93
6	500–550	531	412.00–422.50	414.01
2	550–600	550	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	625	365.00	365.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,275.00	1,275.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	821	178.00–326.00	224.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,952	209.00–215.00	211.27
12	—	1,837	198.00–206.00	203.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,170	155.00–170.00	163.36
21	—	1,252	174.00–190.00	181.72
1	—	1,115	145.00	145.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	925	128.00–149.00	143.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,227	244.00–274.00	253.67

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle