Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2026-06-08

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 8
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
449 head
219 vs last sale 668 71 vs year ago 520 · 13.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
2 vs last sale 78 6 vs year ago 86 · 7.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
0 vs last sale 13 5 vs year ago 18 · 27.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Lightweight feeders sold 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Feeder steers 500 lbs and over sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 500 lbs and over sold 5.00 to 10 .00 lower. Plain quality feeders sold sharply lower in certain instances. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $380.37/cwt on 43 head, down $29.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 31 comparable sales and sits 11.68 against this barn's trailing median of $392.04.
Average price
$380.37
29.09 vs prior sale
43 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,066
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$213
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$37.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
26.51
vs KY average
20.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544404.062,20016thin
Medium and Large 2-3542366.331,98727
One grade step is worth $37.72/cwt here — about $213 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
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 sale43 hd
380.37
KY average24 barns · 980 hd
406.88
−26.51
National average163 barns · 8,321 hd
400.52
−20.15
This barn, trailing median31 sales
392.04
−11.68
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
BullsAverage1,625219.913,57410
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,488190.022,8272thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,235182.352,25244
CowsLean 85-90%Average983156.181,5358thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,140$3,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,263$3,0402thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$2,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$2,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,348$2,3232thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,470$2,7001thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550528443.12/cwt442.50–445.002,3408
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400365461.72/cwt455.00–465.001,6853
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500461412.37/cwt395.00–425.001,9014
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450424413.74/cwt355.00–432.501,7544
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600564412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,3276
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400375425.12/cwt420.00–435.001,5945
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450415465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,9301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700662355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3502
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450430463.00/cwt463.00–463.001,9911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added300–350325475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,5441
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700650407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,6492
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350336575.95/cwt560.00–580.001,9355
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500465483.00/cwt470.00–485.002,2468
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700660331.64/cwt325.00–335.002,1893
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500474441.80/cwt435.00–445.002,0946
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400385505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,9441
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500486482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,3458
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600579374.65/cwt365.00–384.002,1694
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450434437.40/cwt430.00–445.001,8984
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250223700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,5613
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600565397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,2461
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600576428.54/cwt420.00–437.502,4688
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650628371.43/cwt355.00–375.002,3337
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400350430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5053
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550518421.26/cwt415.00–422.502,1826
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600561388.36/cwt365.00–400.002,1793
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350300450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800770344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,6491
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4702,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450439484.09/cwt470.00–485.002,12515
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500467428.97/cwt407.50–440.002,00311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300280615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,7221
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550523430.68/cwt422.50–445.002,25213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500493470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,3179
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650607372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,2613
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750745340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5331
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1403,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2633,040.20/head2,900.00–3,200.003,0402
CowsLean 85-90%941152.09/cwt142.00–160.001,4315
CowsLean 85-90%1,052162.99/cwt162.00–164.001,7153
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,488190.02/cwt188.00–192.002,8272
Bulls1,666221.76/cwt212.00–228.003,6958
Bulls1,185194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,2991
Bulls1,740231.00/cwt231.00–231.004,0191
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3002,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,025207.51/cwt187.00–275.002,1275
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29552,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
CowsBoner 80-85%1,349163.19/cwt155.00–168.002,2014
CowsBoner 80-85%1,265191.58/cwt188.00–195.002,42314
CowsBoner 80-85%1,201180.32/cwt170.00–186.002,16626
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500458391.58/cwt360.00–420.001,7936
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300265521.51/cwt505.00–540.001,3822
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450420420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550512394.96/cwt385.00–410.002,0225
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700676329.42/cwt325.00–337.502,2274
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3482,322.96/head2,025.00–2,575.002,3232
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700650330.00/cwt320.00–340.002,1452
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700665282.89/cwt225.00–310.001,8814
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650625300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8751
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450439396.06/cwt370.00–415.001,7397
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800778315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4512
SteersMedium and Large 2-3800–850825327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,7021
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550524376.78/cwt300.00–440.001,97414
BullsMedium and Large 2-3800–850818245.23/cwt220.00–270.002,0062
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600562355.08/cwt315.00–400.001,99613
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350325432.85/cwt425.00–440.001,4074
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300254525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,3346
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650641377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,4177
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300285396.81/cwt375.00–444.001,1313
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350335431.48/cwt420.00–455.001,4453
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650628425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,6696
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550542425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,3042
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650620395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,4491
BullsMedium and Large 2-3850–900867219.85/cwt200.00–230.001,9063
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250230425.00/cwt425.00–425.009781
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550515410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1121
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600561348.46/cwt330.00–355.001,9554
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650620326.25/cwt305.00–340.002,0234
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700679404.76/cwt397.50–412.502,74821
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750705250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7631
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600588355.71/cwt335.00–367.502,0923
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650617374.16/cwt342.50–385.002,3094
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750705345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4321
BullsMedium and Large 2-3900–950910200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8201
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400377389.34/cwt305.00–510.001,4688
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550535410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1941
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400382400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5281
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500468446.56/cwt400.00–474.002,0905

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.