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Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 6, 2021

970 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $112.74/cwt +25.70 vs last sale · ≈ $746/hd at 661 lb · 31 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.78/cwt +6.18 vs last sale · ≈ $593/hd at 472 lb · 27 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $131.01/cwt +12.15 vs last sale · ≈ $811/hd at 619 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 970 586 1,186
Feeder cattle 823 444 1,001
Slaughter cattle 109 75 114
Replacement cattle 38 67 71

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends could be established due to the Christmas and New Year holiday lay off.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283–295 288 4 172.50–175.00 $174.37 $502 —
300–345 330 6 162.50–170.00 $167.90 $554 +14.91
345 fancy 345 1 180.00 $180.00 $621 —
355–396 380 14 155.00–170.00 $165.13 $627 +5.16
400–442 424 20 150.00–157.00 $154.58 $655 +5.03
450–495 463 5 140.00–147.50 $144.91 $671 -0.29
496 value added 496 21 148.00 $148.00 $734 —
500–540 524 18 130.00–147.50 $139.79 $732 -4.38
560–593 580 20 132.50–144.00 $137.54 $798 -0.57
601–647 value added 612 18 129.00–138.00 $132.29 $810 —
600–646 632 9 125.00–131.00 $128.45 $812 +9.59
650–685 669 5 122.50–128.00 $125.34 $839 +4.36
661–698 value added 686 12 128.00–133.00 $129.61 $889 —
715–740 730 5 106.00–120.00 $111.05 $811 -7.20
755–793 777 19 107.50–123.00 $115.84 $900 +8.34
850–851 value added 850 17 102.50–110.00 $106.91 $909 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 152.50 $152.50 $305 —
270–275 273 2 155.00–157.50 $156.24 $427 +13.74
310–335 323 2 155.00–162.50 $158.60 $512 +16.96
385–395 391 4 145.00–152.50 $149.41 $584 +5.05
403–440 415 5 140.00–152.50 $144.05 $598 +14.05
450–485 465 4 130.00–145.00 $136.53 $635 +1.41
500–545 517 5 122.50–130.00 $125.52 $649 +8.02
585 585 1 117.50 $117.50 $687 -0.49
625–635 632 3 120.00–125.00 $122.50 $774 —
655 655 1 118.00 $118.00 $773 —
720 720 1 97.50 $97.50 $702 -5.00
770 770 1 100.00 $100.00 $770 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 3 145.00–152.50 $147.51 $484 —
375–390 383 2 140.00 $140.00 $536 ±0.00
450 450 1 130.00 $130.00 $585 ±0.00
520 520 1 122.00 $122.00 $634 —
560–595 578 2 122.50–125.00 $123.79 $716 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 329 7 132.50–140.00 $135.32 $445 —
365–395 384 5 128.00–137.50 $133.05 $511 +11.07
400–445 428 17 123.00–135.00 $129.33 $554 +6.71
460–475 471 19 122.00–130.00 $126.13 $594 +6.53
471 value added 471 7 126.00 $126.00 $593 —
490 490 1 117.50 $117.50 $576 -2.10
520–540 528 5 117.00–123.00 $119.49 $631 +3.04
555 value added 555 10 122.00 $122.00 $677 —
550–590 571 10 110.00–122.50 $117.54 $671 +5.13
603–646 626 26 105.00–117.00 $112.28 $703 +7.51
652–663 value added 660 25 110.00–117.00 $114.73 $757 —
665 665 1 105.00 $105.00 $698 +21.93
655–695 667 5 100.00–109.00 $104.35 $696 +21.28
700–725 716 5 97.50–108.00 $104.50 $748 +12.00
755 755 6 97.00 $97.00 $732 -4.24
759–762 value added 760 15 101.00–105.00 $102.87 $782 —
1005 1005 1 87.50 $87.50 $879 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 132.50 $132.50 $265 —
315–335 324 7 122.50–127.50 $124.30 $403 -0.62
360–390 369 7 112.50–130.00 $123.50 $456 +5.39
415–445 434 4 119.00–127.50 $122.21 $530 +7.01
450–475 464 7 110.00–123.00 $117.79 $547 +4.15
505–530 516 6 102.50–116.00 $108.06 $558 -3.93
560–590 570 5 102.50–112.50 $107.74 $614 +5.24
610–615 613 2 92.50–108.00 $100.22 $614 +4.00
730 730 1 92.50 $92.50 $675 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 120.00 $120.00 $354 —
350–395 377 3 115.00–122.50 $119.10 $449 —
715 715 1 92.50 $92.50 $661 +7.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 433 10 137.50–149.00 $146.19 $633 -2.35
450–470 458 3 140.00–150.00 $145.02 $664 +9.52
515–525 520 2 128.00–135.00 $131.53 $684 -4.56
565–595 581 7 115.00–127.00 $120.20 $698 -12.36
600–640 624 8 113.00–124.00 $118.22 $738 -5.26
650–695 667 5 106.00–120.00 $113.11 $754 -2.97
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 122.50 $122.50 $490 -8.74
450–495 473 2 117.50–135.00 $125.83 $595 -0.87
500 500 3 112.50–122.50 $116.67 $583 -1.28
565 565 1 112.50 $112.50 $636 +10.00
625–640 635 3 105.00–110.00 $107.50 $683 -7.50
655–665 660 2 101.00–110.00 $105.47 $696 —
730 730 1 105.00 $105.00 $766 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–480 470 2 122.50 $122.50 $576 —
505 505 1 122.50 $122.50 $619 +10.00
605 605 1 111.00 $111.00 $672 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1585 1170 80-85% 7 38.00–50.00 $46.00 $538 -4.68
910–1370 1177 80-85% 24 47.00–56.00 $53.11 $625 +2.43
1135–1350 1253 80-85% 7 57.00–62.00 $59.16 $741 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1620 1380 75-80% 14 51.00–56.00 $54.51 $752 —
1230–1670 1492 75-80% 6 57.00–61.00 $59.39 $886 —
1505 1505 75-80% 1 50.00 $50.00 $752 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1380 1115 85-90% 10 45.00–50.00 $47.48 $529 —
940–1365 1141 85-90% 5 35.00–45.00 $41.42 $473 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1840 1515 5 60.00–72.00 $64.17 $972 —
1445–2090 1829 12 75.00–83.00 $78.40 $1,434 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1145 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 820.00 $820.00
1460 1460 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
1265 1265 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1310 1310 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830 830 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 585.00 $585.00
860 860 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
915 915 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1135 1135 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 +125.00

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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.