Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2026-07-13

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 13
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
555 head
353 vs last sale 202 176 vs year ago 379 · +46.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
32 vs last sale 26 23 vs year ago 81 · 28.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
3 vs last sale 4 3 vs year ago 10 · 30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher on a Quality offering. Strong demand along with increased buyer participation. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $456.01/cwt on 51 head, up $13.82 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 27 comparable sales and sits +11.32 against this barn's trailing median of $444.69.
Average price
$456.01
13.82 vs prior sale
51 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,519
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$26
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$26.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.57
vs KY average
+16.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552456.532,52050
Medium and Large 2-3580430.002,4941thin
One grade step is worth $26.53/cwt here — about $26 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales
492447401356median 444.6901/0502/2304/2706/2908/10
Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.64, low $370.24, median $444.69 across 27 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 sale51 hd
456.01
KY average26 barns · 854 hd
462.57
−6.57
National average158 barns · 7,617 hd
439.15
+16.86
This barn, trailing median27 sales
444.69
+11.32
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
BullsHigh1,690226.593,8287thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,515194.492,9474thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,245182.842,27619
CowsLean 85-90%High1,010160.001,6162thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,423$2,8604thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,235$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$3,5001thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1-2750–800775358.65/cwt355.00–370.002,7804
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850814357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,9104
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800756383.50/cwt383.50–383.502,8998
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550528437.24/cwt434.00–438.002,30934
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850840332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,7931
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350306520.21/cwt485.00–525.001,5929
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600588415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,4402
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650645445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,87035
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000975270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,6331
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550534466.71/cwt460.00–476.002,49230
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450406431.62/cwt415.00–437.501,7524
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500476492.51/cwt485.00–495.002,3446
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450402510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,0502
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400384535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,0544
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750718384.11/cwt380.00–386.002,75814
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650600423.00/cwt420.00–425.002,5385
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300280425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600555428.10/cwt425.00–437.502,3764
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750721354.51/cwt347.50–365.002,5565
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400387519.29/cwt517.50–525.002,0104
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500455525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,3891
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350325525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,7061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350324531.35/cwt505.00–540.001,7229
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400367469.97/cwt455.00–480.001,7258
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600566399.27/cwt397.50–400.002,2607
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650628348.82/cwt347.00–355.002,1916
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700672363.15/cwt330.00–375.002,4408
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450430488.97/cwt482.00–500.002,1033
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800775315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4414
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650626381.75/cwt375.00–385.002,39014
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850810347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,8151
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300259575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,4896
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500454451.72/cwt450.00–452.502,05113
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700665350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3281
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400355494.86/cwt485.00–505.001,7574
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750705350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4681
Bulls1,626235.00/cwt235.00–235.003,8212
Bulls1,715223.23/cwt220.00–225.003,8285
CowsLean 85-90%1,020162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,6521
CowsLean 85-90%1,000158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,5801
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,515194.49/cwt188.00–203.002,9474
CowsBoner 80-85%1,329192.93/cwt188.00–204.002,5645
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450420500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250235605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,4221
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2352,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,170225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,6331
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4232,860.41/head2,550.00–3,200.002,8604
CowsBoner 80-85%1,215179.24/cwt170.00–186.002,17814
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300285505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,4391
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800795292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,3251
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500468408.10/cwt375.00–475.001,9103
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550520420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1841
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700682376.55/cwt350.00–395.002,56812
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550530422.86/cwt413.00–425.002,24110
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400366443.98/cwt365.00–480.001,6254
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750730355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5921
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450430385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6562
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350310415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,2871
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800785330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5911
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600580430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4941
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650608274.96/cwt265.00–285.001,6722
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450400465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,8603
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300255290.00/cwt290.00–290.007401
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400366391.56/cwt350.00–447.501,4335
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500471417.56/cwt415.00–420.001,9674
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600574393.76/cwt380.00–400.002,2609
SteersMedium and Large 2-3800–850800315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650630378.59/cwt371.00–390.002,38512
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350315465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,4651
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450428462.40/cwt445.00–480.001,9792
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500493441.67/cwt440.00–460.002,17712
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750720287.50/cwt275.00–300.002,0702
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700682365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4898
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600572412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,3608
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700681387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,6396
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750705270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9041
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550508411.82/cwt365.00–435.002,0923
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600573409.80/cwt405.00–415.002,3482
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added300–350325500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900862335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,8883
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550517490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,5333
SteersMedium and Large 2-3850–900860325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,7951
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700672341.63/cwt330.00–360.002,2963
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650616325.93/cwt305.00–365.002,0083
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600590435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,56715
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550520417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,1713

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.