Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 14, 2020

1,298 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $137.02/cwt +18.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,013/hd at 739 lb · 313 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.21/cwt +14.25 vs last sale · ≈ $836/hd at 684 lb · 94 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.82/cwt +24.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,129/hd at 837 lb · 66 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,298	1,231	1,452
Feeder cattle	1,166	1,094	1,329
Slaughter cattle	90	90	92
Replacement cattle	42	47	31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Steers mostly steady. Heifers steady to 7.00 lower. Bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	230	2	150.00–162.50	$155.84	$358	—
290	290	1	150.00	$150.00	$435	-19.89
325–345	336	7	152.50–162.50	$157.49	$529	-8.41
350–385	368	8	147.50–160.00	$153.64	$565	-0.13
410–440	420	16	135.00–150.00	$141.10	$593	-5.40
455–490	474	5	130.00–142.50	$136.92	$649	-1.42
500–545	523	11	134.00–142.50	$137.70	$720	+3.44
558–580	566	10	127.50–138.00	$135.31	$766	+1.02
600–630	606	12	122.50–134.00	$127.60	$773	-1.23
665–690	673	4	125.00–132.00	$126.99	$855	+1.07
700–740	715	19	112.50–125.00	$117.21	$838	-0.34
704–748 value added	741	294	135.00–140.25	$138.30	$1,025	—
775	775	1	112.50	$112.50	$872	-2.50
837 value added	837	60	137.25	$137.25	$1,149	—
820–845	841	6	110.00–113.00	$110.49	$929	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	269	5	140.00–142.50	$141.03	$379	-1.47
300	300	1	140.00	$140.00	$420	-7.50
355–375	364	4	130.00–145.00	$138.14	$503	+0.61
415–425	420	2	127.50–132.50	$129.97	$546	-7.53
450–495	478	3	120.00–127.50	$124.13	$593	—
500–545	525	4	122.50–127.50	$125.90	$661	-1.60
555–590	578	5	110.00–125.00	$117.97	$682	-9.78
620	620	1	105.00	$105.00	$651	-13.76

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	152.50	$152.50	$358	—
290	290	1	140.00	$140.00	$406	—
300–325	313	2	135.00–142.50	$138.60	$434	—
480–495	488	2	110.00–117.50	$113.69	$555	-1.31
510	510	1	125.00	$125.00	$638	+5.00
580	580	1	110.00	$110.00	$638	—
730	730	1	110.00	$110.00	$803	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	269	5	135.00–142.50	$136.62	$368	—
300–347	320	6	132.50–145.00	$137.42	$440	-2.09
350–390	369	8	127.50–130.00	$129.36	$477	-3.05
400–445	422	33	120.00–132.50	$124.78	$527	+0.14
435	435	1	112.50	$112.50	$489	-12.14
450–495	480	29	113.00–127.50	$119.50	$574	-5.30
500–545	521	29	110.00–120.00	$114.97	$599	-9.46
555–585	571	17	105.00–115.00	$110.72	$632	-8.23
605	605	1	85.00	$85.00	$514	-30.51
600–645	623	12	100.00–115.00	$103.62	$646	-11.89
665–695	676	23	100.00–110.00	$105.09	$710	-2.87
687 value added	687	71	127.75	$127.75	$878	—
710	710	1	102.50	$102.50	$728	±0.00
700–725	713	2	92.50	$92.50	$660	-10.00
750–767	762	13	90.00–95.00	$93.93	$716	-2.73

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	3	127.50–132.50	$130.02	$312	—
260–290	272	3	112.50–132.50	$125.11	$340	-4.89
335	335	1	112.50	$112.50	$377	-20.00
350–380	366	6	110.00–127.50	$119.54	$438	+0.85
400–445	431	7	107.50–125.00	$117.00	$504	+2.88
450–495	468	12	110.00–117.50	$112.95	$529	+1.94
505–540	523	8	100.00–111.00	$106.98	$560	-1.28
550–595	574	7	100.00–110.00	$103.66	$595	+1.16
625	625	1	100.00	$100.00	$625	+1.54
650–675	661	5	92.50–101.00	$94.78	$626	-0.24

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	117.50	$117.50	$499	+13.77
485	485	1	115.00	$115.00	$558	+3.76
505	505	1	110.00	$110.00	$556	+4.85
550–585	568	2	105.00	$105.00	$596	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	115.00	$115.00	$546	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	112.50	$112.50	$506	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	426	9	132.50–145.00	$137.98	$588	-0.02
465–495	476	16	122.50–135.00	$127.23	$606	-0.24
500–545	514	8	117.50–128.00	$124.74	$641	-4.64
550–585	570	16	110.00–122.50	$115.56	$659	-4.29
600–635	613	6	107.00–125.00	$110.91	$680	-4.31
655–685	672	6	100.00–108.00	$103.99	$699	+4.64
700–740	720	4	85.00–101.00	$93.90	$676	—
775	775	1	87.00	$87.00	$674	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	431	7	112.50–132.50	$120.65	$520	-3.65
450–495	472	6	112.50–127.50	$118.64	$560	-0.15
505–545	528	6	107.50–115.00	$111.89	$591	-1.08
550–595	570	11	100.00–112.50	$107.45	$612	-2.67
600–640	613	9	102.50–108.00	$105.15	$645	-1.70

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	423	3	117.50–122.50	$120.77	$511	-1.73
490	490	1	102.50	$102.50	$502	-13.77
505–545	525	2	102.50–107.50	$104.90	$551	—
570–585	575	4	105.00–112.50	$108.13	$622	+11.83

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1320	1148	80-85%	7	44.00–46.00	$45.02	$517	—
860–1475	1199	80-85%	26	45.00–53.00	$48.95	$587	—
1155–1350	1264	80-85%	4	54.00	$54.00	$683	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255	1255	75-80%	1	45.00	$45.00	$565	—
1200–1665	1473	75-80%	13	48.00–53.00	$50.82	$749	+0.77
1985	1985	75-80%	1	55.00	$55.00	$1,092	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1170	968	85-90%	12	40.00–46.00	$43.44	$420	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1655	1503	2	72.00	$72.00	$1,082	—
1395–2220	1863	7	75.00–82.00	$79.46	$1,480	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1035	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	750.00–1,000.00	$872.54
1050–1285	1168	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00–950.00	$922.48
1450	1450	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1135	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—

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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.