Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 2, 2020

1,557 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $113.55/cwt -3.72 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 578 lb · 70 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.46/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $615/hd at 475 lb · 63 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.94/cwt ≈ $980/hd at 804 lb · 61 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,557	1,404	1,760
Feeder cattle	1,405	1,260	1,583
Slaughter cattle	116	87	104
Replacement cattle	36	57	73

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 550 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher with instances 10.00 to 12.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady. Bulls 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	274	7	165.00–182.50	$174.48	$478	+9.48
300–340	326	26	162.50–177.50	$168.46	$549	+7.43
355–380 fancy	368	2	175.00	$175.00	$644	—
355–397	380	17	152.50–168.00	$164.46	$625	+8.67
400–447	427	15	150.00–167.50	$159.20	$680	+11.84
434 value added	434	12	166.00	$166.00	$720	-2.00
455–460	459	4	155.00–157.50	$155.88	$715	+15.28
506–515 value added	509	15	142.50–148.00	$146.15	$744	-2.68
500–541	516	18	130.00–148.00	$141.39	$730	+5.09
577 value added	577	6	135.00	$135.00	$779	-2.71
555–596	587	22	127.50–137.50	$132.03	$775	+0.94
625	625	1	120.00	$120.00	$750	-8.72
605–648	632	22	126.00–135.00	$130.52	$825	+1.80
632 value added	632	6	137.50	$137.50	$869	±0.00
660–671 value added	669	29	131.00–137.00	$132.54	$887	+1.90
650–696	683	15	120.00–130.00	$125.22	$855	+1.06
710–746	720	26	110.00–122.50	$115.99	$835	-6.51
706–739 value added	721	12	122.50–130.00	$125.95	$908	+3.95
755–785	766	6	110.00–120.00	$117.03	$896	-2.48
766–768 value added	767	18	120.00–126.00	$122.34	$938	-11.16
820–840	831	5	110.00–117.50	$114.61	$952	+12.11
880	880	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,012	+8.77
893 value added	893	8	115.00	$115.00	$1,027	-15.80
923 value added	923	2	110.00	$110.00	$1,015	—
940	940	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,081	+10.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	223	4	142.50–165.00	$156.78	$350	+4.28
260–295	278	2	150.00–155.00	$152.66	$424	-9.84
310–345	320	6	145.00–162.50	$153.89	$492	—
355–395	371	14	135.00–157.50	$146.05	$542	+3.06
405–448	432	18	130.00–147.50	$137.08	$592	+2.13
450–485	472	12	127.50–142.50	$134.98	$637	+5.00
505–540	517	5	120.00–135.00	$127.00	$657	+0.97
555–580	560	9	115.00–127.00	$118.30	$662	-4.70
600–640	617	7	110.00–127.50	$120.41	$743	+8.41
655	655	1	107.50	$107.50	$704	-0.01
700	700	1	102.50	$102.50	$718	-7.01
845	845	1	102.50	$102.50	$866	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	142.50	$142.50	$428	—
360	360	1	130.00	$130.00	$468	-8.62
445	445	1	142.50	$142.50	$634	+14.89
455	455	1	122.50	$122.50	$557	±0.00
535	535	2	122.50–125.00	$123.75	$662	+3.75

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	150.00	$150.00	$352	—
250–281	271	5	130.00–140.00	$133.41	$362	-14.09
310–347	328	25	122.50–137.50	$132.15	$433	-4.39
350–396	377	20	127.50–137.50	$134.24	$506	+4.20
400–445	415	40	118.00–132.00	$128.27	$532	+4.25
440	440	1	115.00	$115.00	$506	-9.02
450–487 value added	473	39	131.00–135.00	$134.41	$636	+3.97
450–495	477	22	115.00–129.00	$121.91	$582	-0.24
470–495	483	2	116.00	$116.00	$560	-6.15
510 fancy	510	1	129.00	$129.00	$658	—
500–547	525	34	110.00–125.00	$117.38	$616	+3.58
562–567 value added	566	12	121.00	$121.00	$685	+1.68
550–595	580	56	110.00–120.00	$112.21	$651	-3.01
585–590	588	2	105.00–108.00	$106.51	$626	-8.71
600–635	615	28	100.00–115.00	$107.82	$663	+7.16
643 value added	643	3	115.00	$115.00	$739	-0.67
650–695	679	23	100.00–115.00	$108.66	$738	+4.43
671–688 value added	680	27	115.00–118.00	$116.21	$790	+2.98
700–710	705	2	97.50–100.00	$98.74	$696	-3.76
755–785	773	7	90.00–102.50	$97.64	$755	-6.41
803 value added	803	59	122.60	$122.60	$984	—
800–845	823	2	100.00–105.00	$102.57	$844	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	225	3	130.00–135.00	$131.59	$296	-2.13
270–280	275	2	127.50–130.00	$128.77	$354	—
305–335	323	6	110.00–130.00	$123.25	$398	—
355–395	380	13	110.00–130.00	$117.15	$445	-7.83
405–440	424	15	110.00–122.50	$118.15	$501	+4.10
450–471	462	12	105.00–121.00	$111.37	$515	-1.13
500–545	522	18	100.00–113.00	$110.98	$579	+1.91
555–595	587	6	97.50–113.00	$105.00	$616	+0.09
610–620	613	3	90.00–100.00	$95.86	$588	-0.45
650	650	1	97.50	$97.50	$634	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	428	2	110.00–112.50	$111.20	$476	-1.78
460–480	470	3	112.50–116.00	$113.64	$534	+7.94
520–530	525	2	110.00–112.50	$111.24	$584	+1.06
555–570	563	3	100.00–105.00	$102.51	$577	-9.99
615	615	1	105.00	$105.00	$646	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–435	429	7	146.00–160.00	$149.07	$640	+3.18
450–490	478	13	135.00–150.00	$141.95	$679	+7.22
500–545	527	18	117.50–135.00	$125.18	$660	+8.44
550–580	566	13	112.50–130.00	$120.61	$683	+8.52
600–630	618	8	112.50–126.00	$121.83	$753	+11.68
665	665	1	116.00	$116.00	$771	+8.50
720–735	728	14	102.50–112.50	$110.47	$804	+17.97
750–780	766	4	107.00–109.00	$108.13	$828	—
840	840	1	100.00	$100.00	$840	—
865	865	2	92.50–100.00	$96.25	$833	—
945	945	1	95.00	$95.00	$898	—
990	990	1	92.50	$92.50	$916	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–440	431	13	132.50–142.50	$136.63	$589	—
480–495	490	3	122.50–130.00	$127.47	$625	-0.03
500–525	516	6	115.00–120.00	$117.10	$604	+3.79
585	585	1	112.50	$112.50	$658	+4.93
625–645	635	3	102.50–107.50	$105.81	$672	-4.19
690	690	1	112.50	$112.50	$776	+12.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	127.50	$127.50	$523	+2.50
485–495	490	2	115.00–117.50	$116.24	$570	—
515–545	527	3	105.00–120.00	$114.25	$602	+1.25

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1395	1189	80-85%	18	44.00–52.00	$47.20	$561	—
1125–1585	1293	80-85%	9	42.00–45.00	$43.30	$560	—
1300–1475	1388	80-85%	2	54.00	$54.00	$750	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1215	983	85-90%	22	35.00–45.00	$40.67	$400	—
1030	1030	85-90%	1	34.00	$34.00	$350	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1535	1377	75-80%	5	42.00–45.00	$43.07	$593	—
1400	1400	75-80%	1	53.00	$53.00	$742	—
1190–1570	1413	75-80%	9	45.00–52.00	$47.31	$668	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–2010	1635	5	62.00–74.00	$68.51	$1,120	-0.26
1290–1940	1730	7	72.00–78.00	$75.15	$1,300	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1270	1270	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
1425	1425	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1050	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	710.00–810.00	$760.72

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

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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
1225	1225	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1250	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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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.