Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 9, 2020

1,340 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.72/cwt +11.05 vs last sale · ≈ $830/hd at 577 lb · 261 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $114.14/cwt +5.62 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 615 lb · 64 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.22/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 431 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,340	1,557	813
Feeder cattle	1,215	1,405	675
Slaughter cattle	74	116	90
Replacement cattle	51	36	48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls under 550 lbs 1.00 to 5.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers under 550 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. 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
285–295	290	3	167.50–190.00	$176.77	$513	+2.29
300–335	323	7	167.50–177.50	$171.50	$554	+3.04
350–395	372	14	157.50–172.50	$166.95	$621	+2.49
400–449	431	33	152.50–172.50	$163.22	$703	+4.02
465 fancy	465	3	170.00–171.00	$170.67	$794	—
452–496	476	18	146.00–162.50	$154.69	$736	-1.19
500–528 fancy	519	3	150.00	$150.00	$778	—
505–545	520	13	132.50–149.00	$138.68	$721	-2.71
536 value added	536	8	152.50	$152.50	$817	+6.35
565–598 value added	577	224	135.00–148.50	$145.81	$841	+10.81
550–596	579	37	125.00–137.50	$131.04	$759	-0.99
600–646	631	28	121.00–132.50	$126.35	$797	-4.17
650–681	666	15	122.50–132.50	$126.81	$845	+1.59
700	700	1	116.00	$116.00	$812	+0.01
707–736 value added	721	18	117.50–125.00	$120.87	$871	-5.08
764 value added	764	8	123.50	$123.50	$944	+1.16
771	771	5	110.00	$110.00	$848	-7.03
810	810	1	115.00	$115.00	$932	+0.39
865	865	1	105.00	$105.00	$908	-10.00
908	908	3	92.50	$92.50	$840	-22.50
1030	1030	1	92.50	$92.50	$953	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	230	2	137.50–165.00	$150.95	$347	-5.83
260–280	269	5	140.00–162.50	$153.64	$413	+0.98
305–345	326	6	142.50–160.00	$151.52	$494	-2.37
350–395	376	7	140.00–160.00	$152.30	$573	+6.25
420–440	431	4	127.50–142.50	$136.85	$590	-0.23
450–495	471	8	132.50–142.50	$137.86	$649	+2.88
500–540	521	7	115.00–131.00	$126.10	$657	-0.90
550–590	570	2	112.50–117.50	$114.91	$655	-3.39
605–630	620	3	112.50–115.00	$113.31	$703	-7.10
660–690	675	3	112.50–120.00	$116.61	$787	+9.11
835	835	1	82.50	$82.50	$689	-20.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	2	137.50–140.00	$138.82	$455	-3.68
365	365	1	162.50	$162.50	$593	+32.50
400–440	420	2	120.00–132.50	$125.95	$529	-16.55
505–540	523	2	115.00–120.00	$117.42	$614	-6.33
620–630	627	3	112.50–118.00	$115.49	$724	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	132.50	$132.50	$351	—
325	325	1	132.50	$132.50	$431	—
445	445	1	112.50	$112.50	$501	—
510	510	1	120.00	$120.00	$612	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	147.50	$147.50	$361	-2.50
285	285	1	132.50	$132.50	$378	-0.91
320–325	322	3	132.50–140.00	$135.83	$437	+3.68
360	360	1	125.00	$125.00	$450	-9.24
355–395	379	22	127.00–140.00	$131.92	$500	-2.32
400–445	429	18	122.50–135.00	$129.87	$557	+14.87
435–445	440	2	117.50–122.50	$119.97	$528	+4.97
450–495	471	18	117.50–130.00	$124.41	$586	+2.50
500–505 fancy	503	2	125.00–128.00	$126.51	$636	-2.49
505–525	517	3	112.50	$112.50	$582	-4.88
510–545	529	16	114.00–123.00	$118.86	$629	+1.48
528–536 value added	532	10	123.00–126.00	$124.91	$665	—
564 value added	564	5	124.00	$124.00	$699	+3.00
550–594	574	26	112.50–119.00	$115.67	$664	+3.46
600–642	614	22	102.50–115.00	$110.24	$677	+2.42
610–625 value added	616	42	115.00–118.00	$116.18	$716	+1.18
655–695	677	15	97.50–107.50	$104.60	$708	-4.06
710–745	720	14	91.00–102.50	$98.91	$712	+0.17
740	740	1	90.00	$90.00	$666	-8.74
758 value added	758	8	104.00	$104.00	$788	—
800–835	813	3	92.50–100.00	$95.89	$780	-6.68

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	276	5	120.00–130.00	$123.63	$341	-5.14
305–345	326	7	122.50–135.00	$127.53	$416	+4.28
350–395	379	8	120.00–125.00	$122.09	$463	+4.94
405–445	423	9	110.00–125.00	$117.65	$498	-0.50
450–485	474	17	107.50–121.00	$116.02	$550	+4.65
515–545	530	3	102.50–112.50	$108.43	$575	-2.55
550–595	571	6	102.50–110.00	$106.45	$608	+1.45
605–625	617	3	92.50–97.50	$95.03	$586	-0.83
655–685	670	2	90.00–95.00	$92.56	$620	-4.94
700	700	1	92.50	$92.50	$648	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	310	2	125.00–130.00	$127.42	$395	—
380	380	2	130.00–131.00	$130.50	$496	—
420	420	1	107.50	$107.50	$452	-3.70
460–485	476	4	105.00–122.50	$112.99	$538	-0.65
540	540	1	102.00	$102.00	$551	-9.24
630	630	1	92.50	$92.50	$583	-12.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	107.50	$107.50	$511	—
515	515	1	100.00	$100.00	$515	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–415	408	6	142.50–160.00	$151.63	$619	+2.56
455–495	479	8	142.50–165.00	$151.95	$728	+10.00
530–540	535	3	124.00–134.00	$130.14	$696	+4.96
550–595	578	5	114.00–123.00	$118.86	$687	-1.75
600–640	625	9	114.00–122.50	$118.03	$738	-3.80
670	670	1	100.00	$100.00	$670	-16.00
710–745	730	3	105.00–109.00	$107.14	$782	-3.33
775–795	789	8	102.50–107.50	$103.75	$819	-4.38
815–845	830	2	90.00–102.50	$96.14	$798	-3.86
960	960	1	90.00	$90.00	$864	-2.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–440	428	3	125.00–132.50	$128.39	$550	-8.24
470–485	475	4	117.50–122.50	$118.74	$564	-8.73
550–585	562	5	107.50–115.00	$111.91	$629	-0.59
600–645	623	2	110.00–112.50	$111.30	$693	+5.49
660	660	1	112.50	$112.50	$742	±0.00
715	715	1	90.00	$90.00	$644	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	112.50	$112.50	$574	-1.75
590	590	1	111.00	$111.00	$655	—
625	625	1	110.00	$110.00	$688	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1400	1165	80-85%	11	45.00–52.00	$48.43	$564	+1.23
1165	1165	80-85%	1	55.00	$55.00	$641	+7.80
970–1380	1184	80-85%	7	39.00–44.00	$42.14	$499	-5.06

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1030	975	85-90%	3	33.00–36.00	$34.61	$337	-6.06
830–1170	1006	85-90%	15	37.00–42.00	$39.34	$396	+5.34

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1460	1403	75-80%	2	49.00–51.00	$50.04	$702	-2.96

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1970	1778	5	63.00–73.00	$67.19	$1,195	—
1955	1955	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,623	—
2150–2535	2343	2	75.00	$75.00	$1,757	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1135–1755	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	625.00–775.00	$695.48

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1160	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1390	1390	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	+175.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	60.00	$60.00	$321	—
590	590	1	60.00	$60.00	$354	—

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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.