Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2026-10-12

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 12
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
463 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 411▼ 132 vs year ago 595 · −22.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 74▼ 55 vs year ago 124 · −44.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 4▲ 2 vs year ago 9 · +22.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $347.94/cwt on 63 head, down $27.93 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −72.91 against this barn's trailing median of $420.85.
Average price
$347.94
▼ 27.93 vs prior sale
63 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,886
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$215
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$34.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.94
vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545353.641,92846
Medium and Large 2533336.701,79413thin
Medium and Large 2-3537318.841,7134thin
One grade step is worth $34.81/cwt here — about $215 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale63 hd
347.94
—
KY average26 barns · 744 hd
356.87
−8.94
This barn, trailing median29 sales
420.85
−72.91
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales
502440378316median 420.8503/0204/2006/1508/2410/26
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $488.42, low $330.23, median $420.85 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,745172.073,0039thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,633135.972,2213thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,276128.991,64628
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,023112.721,15312

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)1,520$2,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,450$1,9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,730$3,1001thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2292512.50/cwt512.50–512.501,4974
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,7711
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9091
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8361
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8111
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,0191
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,0673
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560370.76/cwt362.50–375.002,07610
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1171
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3592345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0422
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,0551
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605394.00/cwt394.00–394.002,3849
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3624326.13/cwt265.00–347.002,0354
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2636345.94/cwt340.00–349.002,2006
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2941
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3698341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,3802
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3735341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,5062
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3762297.50/cwt241.00–330.002,2673
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3215360.00/cwt360.00–360.007741
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245469.00/cwt469.00–469.001,1491
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2282460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2972
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3201
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3326345.65/cwt320.00–359.001,1273
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3355325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1541
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3881
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5401
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2389380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4784
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423369.19/cwt362.50–385.001,56212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2439357.39/cwt350.00–372.001,5694
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2450370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6651
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468363.84/cwt352.50–370.001,70320
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473359.15/cwt342.50–362.501,6996
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4212
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525339.62/cwt330.00–350.001,7832
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527334.37/cwt330.00–342.501,7625
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3527317.80/cwt300.00–330.001,6753
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9151
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573324.50/cwt322.50–330.001,85910
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,8521
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580299.15/cwt260.00–325.001,7356
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9061
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,9061
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7735
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2669322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,1545
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3676300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0281
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8361
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1451
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3820277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,2711
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2185580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,0731
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2215555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,1931
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,4311
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280486.83/cwt475.00–500.001,3632
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325484.23/cwt460.00–510.001,5742
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2327448.70/cwt445.00–450.001,4674
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy342495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6932
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380418.68/cwt410.00–445.001,5918
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2387431.00/cwt420.00–435.001,6685
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2421429.31/cwt425.00–435.001,8079
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429408.08/cwt375.00–417.501,7519
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3440397.00/cwt397.00–397.001,7471
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2464416.58/cwt405.00–430.001,93313
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480401.69/cwt400.00–402.501,9283
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3483329.10/cwt305.00–367.501,5907
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518337.53/cwt330.00–362.501,7489
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3518319.28/cwt300.00–355.001,6543
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2524360.71/cwt330.00–385.001,89028
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2566334.83/cwt320.00–350.001,8954
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2578342.65/cwt329.00–355.001,98118
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3595317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,8891
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2609335.76/cwt315.00–352.002,04514
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3645255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6451
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3660305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0131
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3780225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7551
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2830295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4491
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3843254.97/cwt245.00–265.002,1492
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3890225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,726161.64/cwt147.00–171.002,7904
Bulls——1,761180.41/cwt174.00–183.003,1775
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010116.49/cwt105.00–143.001,1779
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,062101.40/cwt100.00–105.001,0773
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,128117.91/cwt111.00–124.001,3305
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,304130.56/cwt124.00–139.001,70321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,355140.24/cwt138.00–142.001,9002
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,570132.96/cwt130.00–136.002,0872
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,760142.00/cwt142.00–142.002,4991
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4501,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5202,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,7303,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,099155.02/cwt135.00–178.001,7048

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.