Name: Harned Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Average to plain quality unweaned feeders sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $380.57/cwt on 9 head, down $31.56 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 27 comparable sales and sits −43.65 against this barn's trailing median of $424.22.

Average price

$380.57

▼ 31.56 vs prior sale

9 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$90.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.58

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	390.64	2,078	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	590	300.00	1,770	1thin

One grade step is worth $90.64/cwt here — about $308 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $488.42, low $363.78, median $424.22 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 sale9 hd

380.57

—

KY average27 barns · 339 hd

370.99

+9.58

This barn, trailing median27 sales

424.22

−43.65

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	1,740	217.17	3,779	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	175.54	2,186	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,566	171.79	2,690	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	980	146.31	1,434	8thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,096	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,945	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	4,571	1
Bulls	—	—	1,672	217.04/cwt	210.00–225.00	3,629	5
Bulls	—	—	1,875	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	318.45/cwt	290.00–342.50	1,809	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	504.36/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,952	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	468.08/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,214	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	220.77/cwt	209.00–240.00	2,342	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	652	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	708	282.47/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,000	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	483.71/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,017	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,295	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	422.53/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	379.83/cwt	378.00–381.00	1,983	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	356	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	461.71/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,024	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,167	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	309	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,746	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	267	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,322	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,284	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	504	411.28/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,073	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	300.82/cwt	287.50–315.00	2,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,793	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	143.93/cwt	133.00–157.00	1,386	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	171.79/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,690	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	188.92/cwt	186.00–194.00	2,530	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	174.88/cwt	165.00–184.00	2,184	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	162.79/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,800	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 Aug 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 310Year ago 330

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 70Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 42Year ago 2

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Average to plain quality unweaned feeders sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,525.00	2,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,096	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,800.00	2,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,061	209.00–240.00	220.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,945	235.00	235.00
5	—	1,672	210.00–225.00	217.04
1	—	1,875	200.00	200.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	163.00	163.00
7	—	963	133.00–157.00	143.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,566	167.00–177.00	171.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,339	186.00–194.00	188.92
24	—	1,249	165.00–184.00	174.88
4	—	1,106	158.00–165.00	162.79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	365.00	365.00
1	300–350	330	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	355	365.00	365.00
4	550–600	568	290.00–342.50	318.45
2	650–700	652	312.50	312.50
4	700–750	708	275.00–285.00	282.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	410	420.00–425.00	422.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	495.00	495.00
3	300–350	340	455.00–465.00	461.71
4	350–400	356	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	415	460.00	460.00
5	500–550	522	378.00–381.00	379.83
1	600–650	610	332.00	332.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	425	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	455	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	645	237.50	237.50
1	650–700	680	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	520.00	520.00
11	350–400	387	495.00–515.00	504.36
2	400–450	425	495.00	495.00
5	450–500	473	460.00–470.00	468.08
4	500–550	504	400.00–420.00	411.28
4	550–600	560	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	628	335.00	335.00
2	700–750	723	287.50–315.00	300.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	445	455.00	455.00
1	450–500	465	405.00	405.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	309	565.00	565.00
6	350–400	393	515.00	515.00
4	400–450	417	480.00–485.00	483.71
5	500–550	516	420.00	420.00
3	550–600	557	410.00	410.00
9	600–650	600	382.50	382.50

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle