Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2026-09-14

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 14
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
569 head
▲ 272 vs last sale 297▼ 94 vs year ago 663 · −14.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 48▼ 19 vs year ago 109 · −17.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 3▼ 2 vs year ago 12 · −16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to no sale last week on Labor Day.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $345.99/cwt on 43 head, up $6.82 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 32 comparable sales and sits −45.03 against this barn's trailing median of $391.02.
Average price
$345.99
▲ 6.82 vs prior sale
43 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,858
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$4
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.69
vs KY average
−8.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533349.301,86035
Medium and Large 2530335.001,7762thin
Medium and Large 2-3564330.381,8646thin
One grade step is worth $18.92/cwt here — about −$4 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

32 sales
443402362321median 391.0202/0203/3006/0107/2709/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $428.62, low $335.48, median $391.02 across 32 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
345.99
—
KY average25 barns · 823 hd
338.30
+7.69
National average171 barns · 9,246 hd
354.31
−8.32
This barn, trailing median32 sales
391.02
−45.03
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
Bulls—Low1,582181.842,87615
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,552159.082,4695thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,344154.762,08028
CowsLean 85-90%Low977123.341,2059thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,290$3,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,228$2,8444thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,195$2,8251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,450$3,0001thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850810280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250225445.11/cwt440.00–450.001,0012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450428386.93/cwt346.00–405.501,65624
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450423417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,7666
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550505327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,6541
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750740337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,4941
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450400438.75/cwt427.50–450.001,7552
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600573336.56/cwt327.50–350.001,92813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550510348.34/cwt340.00–365.001,77715
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850840295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4782
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250220530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,1661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550521391.12/cwt385.00–395.002,0388
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500484419.00/cwt415.00–420.002,02815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600579361.10/cwt350.00–375.002,09133
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750730314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,2924
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350340420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4282
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450439415.84/cwt395.00–422.501,8264
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600560425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,3802
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750714336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,39915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450405440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7827
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650600370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,22010
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700673280.10/cwt250.00–300.001,8853
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550516360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8584
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350318386.57/cwt380.00–395.001,2297
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650605342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,0721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300270386.81/cwt370.00–395.001,0443
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450426425.71/cwt412.50–450.001,8149
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250218597.41/cwt565.00–625.001,3022
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350323495.93/cwt475.00–520.001,6022
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550517370.18/cwt342.50–391.001,91419
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400385460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650625366.27/cwt365.00–367.502,2896
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250200615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,2301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650623327.91/cwt325.00–332.502,04311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300278522.84/cwt515.00–530.001,4532
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2282,844.34/head2,425.00–3,125.002,8444
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650601329.56/cwt315.00–340.001,9816
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500481367.81/cwt362.50–377.501,76920
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600565356.49/cwt330.00–395.002,01412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500468408.32/cwt390.00–417.501,9119
Bulls——1,373174.78/cwt166.00–182.002,4008
Bulls——1,950210.00/cwt210.00–210.004,0951
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,341159.28/cwt150.00–167.002,13619
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,301139.43/cwt115.00–148.001,8147
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,552159.08/cwt152.00–161.002,4695
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,525165.48/cwt165.00–166.002,5242
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0102,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Dairy HeifersLarge 3250–300270220.00/cwt220.00–220.005941
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,4503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bulls——1,799186.56/cwt181.00–193.003,3566
CowsLean 85-90%—863100.50/cwt100.00–101.008672
CowsLean 85-90%—1,009129.87/cwt120.00–140.001,3107
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500450345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5531
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2903,125.00/head3,125.00–3,125.003,1251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—958219.60/cwt210.00–231.002,1042
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1952,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400357469.38/cwt445.00–475.001,6768
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700665323.26/cwt315.00–327.502,1506
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300270300.00/cwt300.00–300.008101
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250230330.00/cwt330.00–330.007591
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450420364.58/cwt360.00–367.001,5313
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550530260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3781
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600568329.05/cwt285.00–350.001,8695
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350321337.77/cwt250.00–360.001,0846
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600583316.39/cwt305.00–327.501,8452
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450430385.00/cwt375.00–395.001,6562
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500475361.33/cwt350.00–365.001,7164
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650605315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9061
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550545337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,8371
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700670318.86/cwt315.00–322.502,1362
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750720259.79/cwt250.00–270.001,8702
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650635310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9691
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500473377.82/cwt350.00–430.001,7873
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600550330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8151
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600590355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0951
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350300360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0801
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250222425.00/cwt425.00–425.009442
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550510340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7341
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5911
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600580347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,0161
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350348417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,4532
BullsMedium and Large 2-3200–250208432.17/cwt370.00–490.008992
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400388372.52/cwt370.00–375.001,4452
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750740312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,3131
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600565382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,1611
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550535345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8461
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400365292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,0681
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300276482.26/cwt460.00–490.001,3314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400355389.57/cwt375.00–417.501,3833
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550506375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8987
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600553387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,1435
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550516410.71/cwt405.00–425.002,11919

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.