Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Most gains was realized in 600 lbs and over feeders. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $411.91/cwt on 59 head, down $8.92 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 31 comparable sales and sits +19.86 against this barn's trailing median of $392.04.

Average price

$411.91

▼ 8.92 vs prior sale

59 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,235

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

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

$67.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.82

vs KY average

−6.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	427.82	2,313	45
Medium and Large 2-3	549	360.74	1,979	14thin

One grade step is worth $67.08/cwt here — about $334 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 sale59 hd

411.91

—

KY average30 barns · 1,724 hd

411.08

+0.82

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−6.35

This barn, trailing median31 sales

392.04

+19.86

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	1,447	221.57	3,207	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	187.51	2,764	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	181.12	2,315	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	901	159.62	1,437	9thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$2,275	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$3,298	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$3,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	425.29/cwt	420.00–437.50	2,650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	339.44/cwt	330.00–343.00	2,396	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	525.13/cwt	515.00–535.00	2,048	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	780	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,816	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	311.66/cwt	310.00–312.50	2,602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	436.27/cwt	435.00–441.00	2,718	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,364	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,337	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	358	433.18/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	512.16/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,197	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	513.70/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,502	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	342.15/cwt	300.00–385.00	2,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	437.24/cwt	380.00–470.00	2,099	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	772	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,648	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	407.86/cwt	300.00–445.00	1,945	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	354.89/cwt	280.00–382.50	2,055	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	318	484.43/cwt	400.00–530.00	1,540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	679	349.54/cwt	342.50–385.00	2,373	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	508	368.55/cwt	250.00–412.00	1,872	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	435.43/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,589	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,000	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	592	370.07/cwt	320.00–415.00	2,191	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	485.56/cwt	440.00–497.50	2,015	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	356.58/cwt	340.00–372.50	2,186	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	461.95/cwt	445.00–510.00	1,686	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	417.80/cwt	370.00–440.00	2,415	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	431.02/cwt	380.00–445.00	2,297	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	362.58/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,440	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,321	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	176.45/cwt	161.00–195.00	2,107	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	186.78/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,761	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,866	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	190.75/cwt	163.00–205.00	2,657	23
Bulls	—	—	1,786	235.82/cwt	230.00–240.00	4,212	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	140.42/cwt	131.00–150.00	1,706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	190	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	529.53/cwt	505.00–540.00	2,277	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	432.85/cwt	432.50–435.00	2,463	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	406.93/cwt	392.50–415.00	2,315	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	3,298.43/head	3,250.00–3,350.00	3,298	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	518.90/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	466.01/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,209	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	390.14/cwt	382.00–400.00	2,434	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	314	620.36/cwt	585.00–650.00	1,948	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	517.25/cwt	505.00–550.00	1,960	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	488.74/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,847	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	402	462.78/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,860	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	747	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	341.63/cwt	332.50–346.00	2,320	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	519.99/cwt	515.00–525.00	2,413	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	633.70/cwt	610.00–660.00	1,743	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	430.82/cwt	395.00–452.50	2,266	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	362.20/cwt	360.00–368.00	2,238	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	497.76/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,643	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	298	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	463.29/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,451	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	798	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	651	435.29/cwt	429.00–440.00	2,834	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	466.03/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,736	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	386.77/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	486.60/cwt	475.00–488.00	2,525	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	935	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	403	581.58/cwt	565.00–592.50	2,344	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	434.77/cwt	400.00–490.00	1,413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	424.77/cwt	350.00–455.00	1,818	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	188.24/cwt	184.00–193.00	2,767	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	159.20/cwt	140.00–190.00	1,385	8
Bulls	—	—	1,190	192.29/cwt	183.00–200.00	2,288	2
Bulls	—	—	1,371	221.71/cwt	207.00–230.00	3,040	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	243.69/cwt	215.00–285.00	2,335	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	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 May 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 742Last week 525Year ago 770

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 105Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 16Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	560.00	560.00
2	350–400	390	515.00–535.00	525.13
5	400–450	429	500.00–520.00	512.16
10	450–500	487	500.00–520.00	513.70
1	500–550	525	460.00	460.00
14	550–600	587	460.00–470.00	466.03
4	600–650	623	420.00–437.50	425.29
2	650–700	690	390.00	390.00
3	700–750	747	367.50	367.50
1	850–900	890	324.00	324.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	531	495.00–500.00	497.76
1	550–600	555	475.00	475.00
27	600–650	623	435.00–441.00	436.27
7	650–700	651	429.00–440.00	435.29
10	750–800	780	361.00	361.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	365	445.00–510.00	461.95
2	400–450	445	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	495	490.00	490.00
3	550–600	578	370.00–440.00	417.80
2	600–650	610	300.00–385.00	342.15
6	650–700	679	342.50–385.00	349.54
1	700–750	700	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	515.00	515.00
2	300–350	318	500.00–540.00	518.90
8	350–400	378	480.00–490.00	488.74
9	400–450	402	460.00–470.00	462.78
25	450–500	474	450.00–485.00	466.01
17	500–550	526	395.00–452.50	430.82
12	550–600	569	392.50–415.00	406.93
11	600–650	618	360.00–368.00	362.20
9	650–700	679	332.50–346.00	341.63
13	700–750	706	330.00–343.00	339.44
2	750–800	798	332.00	332.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	508	460.00	460.00
6	550–600	580	407.50	407.50
1	600–650	610	387.00	387.00
8	750–800	772	343.00	343.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	325	400.00–490.00	434.77
12	350–400	365	400.00–450.00	435.43
17	400–450	428	350.00–455.00	424.77
12	450–500	477	300.00–445.00	407.86
6	500–550	508	250.00–412.00	368.55
8	550–600	579	280.00–382.50	354.89
2	600–650	613	340.00–372.50	356.58
1	650–700	690	322.00	322.00
1	750–800	760	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	830	310.00	310.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	519	475.00–488.00	486.60
2	550–600	562	470.00	470.00
1	700–750	700	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	318	400.00–530.00	484.43
2	350–400	358	400.00–465.00	433.18
14	400–450	415	440.00–497.50	485.56
4	450–500	480	380.00–470.00	437.24
11	500–550	533	380.00–445.00	431.02
5	550–600	592	320.00–415.00	370.07
2	650–700	673	355.00–370.00	362.58
3	800–850	835	310.00–312.50	311.66
1	900–950	935	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	595.00	595.00
10	400–450	403	565.00–592.50	581.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	610.00	610.00
1	200–250	200	710.00	710.00
7	250–300	275	610.00–660.00	633.70
12	300–350	314	585.00–650.00	620.36
10	350–400	379	505.00–550.00	517.25
11	400–450	430	505.00–540.00	529.53
13	450–500	464	515.00–525.00	519.99
12	500–550	529	460.00–470.00	463.29
7	550–600	569	432.50–435.00	432.85
9	600–650	624	382.00–400.00	390.14
3	650–700	681	380.00–390.00	386.77
1	700–750	710	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	760	355.00	355.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	3,250.00–3,350.00	3,298.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	3,175.00	3,175.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	175.00	175.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	958	215.00–285.00	243.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	2,275.00	2,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,194	161.00–195.00	176.45
23	—	1,393	163.00–205.00	190.75
2	—	1,215	131.00–150.00	140.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	184.00–190.00	186.78
2	—	1,470	184.00–193.00	188.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	163.00	163.00
8	—	870	140.00–190.00	159.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,786	230.00–240.00	235.82
2	—	1,190	183.00–200.00	192.29
11	—	1,371	207.00–230.00	221.71

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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