Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Demand varied in feeders between weaned , unweaned and plain quality. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $394.95/cwt on 58 head, down $33.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 31 comparable sales and sits +2.90 against this barn's trailing median of $392.04.

Average price

$394.95

▼ 33.67 vs prior sale

58 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,122

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

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

$77.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.85

vs KY average

−29.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	420.46	2,239	39
Medium and Large 2-3	547	342.58	1,874	19thin

One grade step is worth $77.89/cwt here — about $366 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 sale58 hd

394.95

—

KY average27 barns · 1,382 hd

415.80

−20.85

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−29.12

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.04

+2.90

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	1,794	213.08	3,824	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,593	175.50	2,795	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	172.08	2,128	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	989	143.97	1,424	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,960	190.00	3,724	1thin

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)	1,480	$3,075	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,510	$2,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,162	$2,498	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$3,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 1-2	550–600	563	449.98/cwt	410.00–470.00	2,533	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	312.57/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	591	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,577	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	262	570.63/cwt	525.00–592.50	1,495	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	150–200	195	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	536	390.02/cwt	350.00–455.00	2,091	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	384.93/cwt	377.00–390.00	2,444	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	629.12/cwt	620.00–650.00	1,762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	448.32/cwt	425.00–457.00	2,080	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	415.04/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,532	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	425	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,380	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	528.44/cwt	510.00–545.00	1,733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	621	348.51/cwt	320.00–380.00	2,164	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	343.82/cwt	307.50–400.00	1,970	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	383.92/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,161	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	499.92/cwt	480.00–525.00	1,855	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	516.85/cwt	482.50–527.50	1,737	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	203	517.59/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	318	468.90/cwt	425.00–490.00	1,491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	475.15/cwt	452.50–510.00	1,972	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	414	431.83/cwt	410.00–447.50	1,788	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	421.67/cwt	406.00–435.00	2,248	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	358	430.42/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	688	315.46/cwt	305.00–322.50	2,170	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	493	491.95/cwt	490.00–492.50	2,425	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	512.43/cwt	507.50–522.50	2,444	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	550.85/cwt	505.00–575.00	2,104	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	543.53/cwt	535.00–545.00	2,294	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	679	378.31/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,569	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	452.18/cwt	442.50–462.50	2,641	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	912	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	370	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	3,262	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	473.40/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,556	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	353.21/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,578	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	339.15/cwt	337.50–342.50	2,788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	470	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	407	564.28/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,297	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	403.13/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,447	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,614	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,960	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,724	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	154.78/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,032	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	128.38/cwt	118.00–136.00	1,345	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,018	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	172.67/cwt	166.00–179.00	2,723	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	170.33/cwt	160.00–182.00	2,071	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	149.81/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,449	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	188.48/cwt	180.00–195.00	2,405	9
Bulls	—	—	2,081	225.87/cwt	221.00–241.50	4,700	5
Bulls	—	—	1,675	207.75/cwt	189.00–219.00	3,480	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	239.77/cwt	194.00–315.00	2,304	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	2,497.92/head	2,325.00–2,700.00	2,498	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	530.00/cwt	490.00–570.00	1,723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	402.54/cwt	370.00–427.50	2,286	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	375.12/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	833	299.73/cwt	270.00–330.00	2,497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	337.55/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	450.97/cwt	407.50–470.00	2,408	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	890	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	490.00/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	763	310.04/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	341.67/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,804	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	361.96/cwt	357.50–365.00	2,212	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,355	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,250	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	398.78/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,604	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	504.05/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,203	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	411.42/cwt	350.00–451.00	1,938	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	444.11/cwt	370.00–465.00	2,300	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	563.67/cwt	500.00–600.00	2,153	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	190	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	625.98/cwt	620.00–630.00	1,897	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	438.94/cwt	405.00–465.00	2,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	298	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	437	442.09/cwt	375.00–495.00	1,932	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	623.25/cwt	610.00–630.00	1,695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	479.09/cwt	385.00–507.50	2,257	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	952	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	361	551.96/cwt	475.00–615.00	1,993	4

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 Apr 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 834Last week 818Year ago 1,128

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 153Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 12Year ago 16

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Demand varied in feeders between weaned , unweaned and plain quality. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	660.00	660.00
1	200–250	205	640.00	640.00
3	250–300	272	610.00–630.00	623.25
5	300–350	303	620.00–630.00	625.98
18	350–400	382	500.00–600.00	563.67
6	400–450	437	490.00–515.00	504.05
26	450–500	471	385.00–507.50	479.09
22	500–550	534	407.50–470.00	450.97
14	550–600	563	410.00–470.00	449.98
8	600–650	607	390.00–420.00	403.13
8	650–700	653	380.00–405.00	398.78
2	700–750	725	335.00–340.00	337.55
2	750–800	788	305.00–320.00	312.57
1	800–850	805	330.00	330.00
1	900–950	905	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	591	436.00	436.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	407	550.00–570.00	564.28
4	600–650	626	417.50	417.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	590.00	590.00
2	250–300	298	550.00	550.00
2	300–350	325	490.00–570.00	530.00
4	350–400	361	475.00–615.00	551.96
7	400–450	437	375.00–495.00	442.09
3	450–500	462	405.00–465.00	438.94
11	500–550	518	370.00–465.00	444.11
5	550–600	568	370.00–427.50	402.54
2	600–650	625	370.00–380.00	375.12
1	650–700	660	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	765	355.00	355.00
2	800–850	833	270.00–330.00	299.73
1	850–900	890	255.00	255.00
2	950–1000	952	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	203	510.00–525.00	517.59
10	250–300	262	525.00–592.50	570.63
18	300–350	336	482.50–527.50	516.85
7	350–400	371	480.00–525.00	499.92
20	400–450	415	452.50–510.00	475.15
18	450–500	464	425.00–457.00	448.32
29	500–550	533	406.00–435.00	421.67
5	550–600	563	380.00–390.00	383.92
15	600–650	611	357.50–365.00	361.96
2	700–750	720	327.50	327.50
2	800–850	818	304.00	304.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	465.00	465.00
2	250–300	280	480.00–500.00	490.00
4	300–350	318	425.00–490.00	468.90
2	350–400	358	410.00–450.00	430.42
10	400–450	414	410.00–447.50	431.83
9	450–500	471	350.00–451.00	411.42
11	500–550	528	300.00–360.00	341.67
8	550–600	573	307.50–400.00	343.82
9	600–650	621	320.00–380.00	348.51
5	650–700	688	305.00–322.50	315.46
1	700–750	735	315.00	315.00
3	750–800	763	300.00–317.50	310.04
1	800–850	810	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	500	450.00	450.00
12	600–650	628	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	540.00	540.00
2	300–350	328	510.00–545.00	528.44
3	350–400	390	492.50	492.50
1	400–450	400	485.00	485.00
9	450–500	493	490.00–492.50	491.95
5	500–550	536	350.00–455.00	390.02
1	550–600	575	400.00	400.00
5	600–650	635	377.00–390.00	384.93
10	650–700	679	360.00–390.00	378.31
1	750–800	770	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	620.00–650.00	629.12
1	300–350	305	600.00	600.00
3	350–400	382	505.00–575.00	550.85
7	400–450	422	535.00–545.00	543.53
18	450–500	477	507.50–522.50	512.43
22	500–550	540	470.00–480.00	473.40
11	550–600	584	442.50–462.50	452.18
6	600–650	610	400.00–425.00	415.04
2	650–700	652	410.00	410.00
9	700–750	730	350.00–362.50	353.21
6	750–800	786	415.00	415.00
3	800–850	822	337.50–342.50	339.15
2	900–950	912	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	600.00	600.00
4	400–450	425	560.00	560.00
3	450–500	470	540.00	540.00
5	500–550	500	515.00	515.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,960	190.00	190.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,313	145.00–158.00	154.78
35	—	1,216	160.00–182.00	170.33
9	—	1,276	180.00–195.00	188.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,048	118.00–136.00	128.38
8	—	967	140.00–158.00	149.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	184.00	184.00
3	—	1,577	166.00–179.00	172.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,081	221.00–241.50	225.87
12	—	1,675	189.00–219.00	207.75

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	10	—	961	194.00–315.00	239.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,510	2,875.00	2,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,162	2,325.00–2,700.00	2,497.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,480	3,075.00	3,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	3,400.00	3,400.00

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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How this sale compares

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