Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 16, 2020

586 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $148.54/cwt -3.09 vs last sale · ≈ $603/hd at 406 lb · 13 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.45/cwt -4.24 vs last sale · ≈ $623/hd at 535 lb · 13 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.11/cwt -5.61 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 586 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	586	1,340	578
Feeder cattle	444	1,215	510
Slaughter cattle	75	74	44
Replacement cattle	67	51	24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 500 lbs 3.00 to 9.00 lower, over 500 lbs mostly steady. Heifers 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Bulls under 500 lbs 2.00 to 9.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Quality fair to good. 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
240	240	1	160.00	$160.00	$384	—
250	250	1	167.50	$167.50	$419	—
300–345	324	5	150.00–155.00	$152.99	$496	-18.51
355–375	364	4	157.50–165.00	$159.97	$582	-6.98
400–430	416	5	145.00–155.00	$149.55	$622	-13.67
455–495	476	6	138.00–150.00	$145.20	$691	-9.49
500–545	519	7	135.00–152.50	$144.17	$748	+5.49
535	535	1	122.50	$122.50	$655	-16.18
565–595	586	10	132.50–147.50	$138.11	$809	+7.07
600–640	623	4	117.50–122.50	$118.86	$740	-7.49
670–695	685	3	120.00–123.00	$120.98	$829	-5.83
700–748	724	6	110.00–123.00	$118.25	$856	+2.25
758–770 value added	763	5	113.00–124.00	$119.56	$912	-3.94
765	765	1	107.50	$107.50	$822	-2.50
810	810	7	102.50	$102.50	$830	-12.50
945	945	1	97.50	$97.50	$921	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	142.50	$142.50	$356	-11.14
320–345	335	3	140.00–142.50	$141.64	$474	-9.88
350–390	364	7	132.50–152.50	$144.36	$525	-7.94
445	445	1	130.00	$130.00	$578	-6.85
455–470	463	2	127.50–142.50	$135.12	$626	-2.74
540	540	1	117.50	$117.50	$634	-8.60
560–565	563	2	115.00–121.00	$117.99	$664	+3.08
710	710	1	102.50	$102.50	$728	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	140.00	$140.00	$546	-22.50
410	410	1	142.50	$142.50	$584	+16.55
475	475	2	130.00	$130.00	$618	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	377	3	120.00–125.00	$121.98	$460	-9.94
400–425	406	7	120.00–125.00	$122.62	$498	-7.25
460–485	470	6	115.00–122.50	$119.60	$562	-4.81
505–546	535	13	112.50–121.00	$116.45	$623	-2.41
550–570	563	3	95.00–107.50	$102.47	$577	-13.20
550–576	570	6	105.00–116.00	$112.41	$641	-3.26
620–645	634	5	100.00–112.50	$104.77	$664	-5.47
665–695	680	2	80.00–86.00	$83.07	$565	-21.53
685	685	1	95.00	$95.00	$651	-9.60
720	720	1	92.50	$92.50	$666	-6.41
740	740	3	96.00	$96.00	$710	+6.00
750–775	765	4	100.00–102.50	$101.24	$774	—
805	805	2	97.00–97.50	$97.25	$783	+1.36
850	850	1	96.00	$96.00	$816	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	288	3	122.50–132.50	$125.91	$363	+2.28
305–325	315	2	122.50–127.50	$124.92	$393	-2.61
370–380	376	4	112.50–122.50	$118.11	$444	-3.98
405–420	413	2	112.50–118.00	$115.20	$476	-2.45
455–485	472	3	113.00–115.00	$113.64	$536	-2.38
532–540	535	3	110.00–113.00	$111.99	$599	+3.56
595	595	1	102.50	$102.50	$610	-3.95
610–646	637	7	92.50–101.00	$96.22	$613	+1.19
660	660	1	97.50	$97.50	$644	+4.94
790	790	1	90.00	$90.00	$711	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–460	458	2	110.00–112.50	$111.24	$509	-1.75
505	505	1	107.50	$107.50	$543	+5.50
585	585	1	102.50	$102.50	$600	—
595	595	1	86.00	$86.00	$512	—
730	730	1	85.00	$85.00	$620	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–430	406	13	140.00–151.00	$148.54	$603	-3.09
450–470	458	4	130.00–142.00	$135.50	$621	-16.45
510–525	518	2	130.00–142.00	$136.09	$705	+5.95
570–585	577	3	123.00–142.50	$132.56	$765	+13.70
610–635	619	5	117.50–127.50	$123.48	$764	+5.45
650–685	670	4	112.50–120.00	$116.08	$778	+16.08
700–745	716	4	100.00–117.50	$107.75	$771	+0.61

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–430	425	2	130.00–132.50	$131.24	$558	+2.85
465–490	484	6	122.50–130.00	$126.70	$613	+7.96
520–545	533	2	116.00–120.00	$117.95	$629	—
595	595	1	102.50	$102.50	$610	-9.41
620	620	1	115.00	$115.00	$713	+3.70

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	122.50	$122.50	$539	—
510	510	1	112.50	$112.50	$574	±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1260	1064	80-85%	6	39.00–46.00	$44.35	$472	—
875–1400	1185	80-85%	13	48.00–54.00	$50.68	$601	+8.54
1215–1415	1290	80-85%	4	52.00–54.00	$52.72	$680	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895	895	85-90%	1	35.00	$35.00	$313	—
895–1275	1052	85-90%	12	39.00–45.00	$42.63	$448	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1370	1203	75-80%	3	42.00–45.00	$43.92	$528	—
1115–1455	1285	75-80%	2	54.00	$54.00	$694	—
1135–1850	1419	75-80%	6	47.00–50.00	$48.75	$692	-1.29

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–2240	1588	6	72.00–82.00	$78.13	$1,241	—
1185–1970	1644	5	60.00–69.00	$64.34	$1,058	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	460.00	$460.00
850–1110	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	500.00–825.00	$688.04
1035	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1080–1145	1113	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	675.00–700.00	$687.87

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1095	1095	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1160	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1130–1360	1245	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–900.00	$845.38

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
820	820	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00
865	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
865	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–860	838	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	575.00–685.00	$631.48

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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
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—
1180	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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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.