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Hardin County Stockyard Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Monday, August 11, 2025

504 head sold ·Official USDA report

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $351.79/cwt ≈ $1,981/hd at 563 lb · 63 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $349.16/cwt ≈ $2,221/hd at 636 lb · 58 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $321.00/cwt ≈ $2,452/hd at 764 lb · 46 head
Savannah, TN 7-weight steers sold at $325/cwt, running $34/cwt below the TN average ($359) and $52/cwt under Hardin County Stockyard ($377). TN 7-weight steers are down $22 from the early August peak of $357. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
463–469 466 23 395.00–407.50 $401.56 $1,871
560–576 566 34 366.00–396.00 $384.33 $2,175
624–647 636 58 347.50–351.00 $349.16 $2,221
708–737 735 25 300.00–335.00 $332.30 $2,442
764 764 46 321.00 $321.00 $2,452
835 835 11 311.00 $311.00 $2,597
859 859 7 315.00 $315.00 $2,706
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
371 371 8 435.00 $435.00 $1,614
440 440 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,738
461 461 7 382.50 $382.50 $1,763
550–561 552 37 375.00–393.00 $389.54 $2,150
651–657 655 35 347.50–357.50 $350.05 $2,293
750 750 3 325.00 $325.00 $2,438

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
370–398 389 3 375.00–380.00 $376.59 $1,465
450–477 459 18 350.00–352.50 $351.63 $1,614
563 563 63 342.50–357.50 $351.79 $1,981
629 629 11 316.00 $316.00 $1,988
654 654 19 342.50 $342.50 $2,240
710–722 722 37 300.00–310.00 $300.27 $2,168
852 852 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,471
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
395–398 397 4 345.00–360.00 $348.73 $1,384
441 441 10 357.50 $357.50 $1,577
466 466 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,538
523–525 524 3 300.00–317.50 $311.65 $1,633
557 557 28 321.00 $321.00 $1,788
620 620 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,891
655 655 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,900
860 860 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,365

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.