Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 13, 2021

944 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $110.94/cwt -1.80 vs last sale · ≈ $755/hd at 681 lb · 45 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.22/cwt -0.26 vs last sale · ≈ $633/hd at 531 lb · 44 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $116.91/cwt ≈ $977/hd at 835 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	944	970	625
Feeder cattle	833	823	525
Slaughter cattle	79	109	59
Replacement cattle	32	38	41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 400 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher, over 400 lbs steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers under 400 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 400 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Bulls 1.00 to 3.00 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
260–295	278	2	177.50–195.00	$186.80	$519	+12.43
300–345	327	5	172.50–190.00	$180.75	$591	+12.85
355–360 fancy	358	3	185.00–187.50	$185.83	$665	—
355–393	381	16	160.00–177.50	$166.05	$633	+0.92
405–445	427	11	150.00–157.50	$154.26	$659	-0.32
450–495	481	17	135.00–150.00	$142.53	$686	-2.38
505 fancy	505	1	145.00	$145.00	$732	—
520 thin fleshed	520	1	144.00	$144.00	$749	—
500–545	524	14	129.00–142.00	$136.51	$715	-3.28
550–595	572	5	127.50–137.50	$133.41	$763	-4.13
553–580 value added	576	31	137.00–145.00	$137.74	$793	—
605–645	623	8	122.50–132.50	$126.93	$791	-1.52
665 thin fleshed	665	1	127.50	$127.50	$848	—
655–695	681	8	117.50–126.00	$122.36	$833	-2.98
695 value added	695	30	130.00	$130.00	$904	+0.39
710–745	720	4	117.50–123.00	$120.78	$870	+9.73
731 value added	731	31	127.00	$127.00	$928	—
781–790	783	6	107.50–112.50	$108.34	$848	-7.50
800–845	823	2	102.50–115.00	$108.58	$894	—
826–837 value added	836	38	113.00–118.00	$117.35	$981	—
895	895	1	111.00	$111.00	$993	—
905	905	1	110.00	$110.00	$996	—
970	970	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,018	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	270	2	155.00–172.50	$164.24	$443	+8.00
325	325	1	157.50	$157.50	$512	-1.10
330–340	335	2	167.50–172.50	$169.96	$569	+11.36
355–395	375	2	147.50–155.00	$151.45	$568	+2.04
400–430	421	8	137.50–150.00	$142.78	$601	-1.27
450–485	468	6	132.50–143.00	$138.48	$648	+1.95
510–545	525	3	120.00–132.50	$126.72	$665	+1.20
585–595	590	2	112.50–117.50	$115.02	$679	-2.48
620	620	1	115.00	$115.00	$713	-7.50
650–665	657	3	115.00–121.00	$117.03	$769	-0.97
750	750	1	99.00	$99.00	$742	-1.00
870–895	880	3	100.00–107.50	$105.03	$924	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–460	455	2	132.50	$132.50	$603	+2.50
510	510	1	120.00	$120.00	$612	-2.00
580	580	1	115.00	$115.00	$667	-8.79
610–615	613	2	110.00–120.00	$115.02	$705	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	2	120.00–127.50	$123.55	$523	—
585	585	1	107.50	$107.50	$629	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	330	3	135.00–145.00	$140.81	$465	+5.49
355–395	377	12	130.00–142.50	$135.62	$511	+2.57
420 thin fleshed	420	1	135.00	$135.00	$567	—
405–440	423	8	125.00–136.00	$129.78	$549	+0.45
450–495	471	23	117.00–130.00	$122.67	$578	-3.46
500–545	521	18	110.00–122.50	$116.82	$609	-2.67
513–541 value added	538	26	120.00–121.00	$120.89	$650	—
552 value added	552	9	130.00	$130.00	$718	+8.00
550–585	566	21	110.00–121.00	$115.60	$654	-1.94
600–645	618	19	100.00–115.00	$107.77	$666	-4.51
635 value added	635	19	115.00	$115.00	$730	—
650–695	667	8	101.00–113.00	$106.05	$707	+1.70
684 value added	684	37	112.00	$112.00	$766	-2.73
700–740	716	8	100.00–107.00	$102.75	$736	-1.75
739 value added	739	11	109.00	$109.00	$806	—
755–785	774	5	100.00–105.00	$103.40	$800	+6.40
776 value added	776	13	103.00	$103.00	$799	+0.13
815	815	1	100.00	$100.00	$815	—
800–848 value added	844	11	97.50	$97.50	$823	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
252–295	263	8	125.00–135.00	$132.10	$347	—
304–325	307	7	130.00–133.00	$132.55	$407	+8.25
350–396	379	24	116.00–130.00	$119.92	$454	-3.58
405–445	422	8	112.50–123.00	$118.79	$501	-3.42
451–495	468	13	112.50–122.50	$116.59	$546	-1.20
500–530	509	5	100.00–111.00	$107.91	$549	-0.15
550–595	574	12	100.00–112.50	$107.20	$615	-0.54
600–635	620	4	97.50–104.00	$100.46	$623	+0.24
725	725	1	92.50	$92.50	$671	±0.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–333	332	3	112.50–116.00	$114.84	$381	—
440	440	5	111.00	$111.00	$488	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	130.00	$130.00	$436	—
480	480	1	117.00	$117.00	$562	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	137.00	$137.00	$671	-8.02
530	530	2	122.50–132.50	$127.50	$676	-4.03
590	590	2	117.50	$117.50	$693	-2.70
650–690	665	3	107.50–115.00	$111.67	$743	-1.44
720	720	1	107.50	$107.50	$774	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–485	470	2	122.50–135.00	$128.95	$606	+3.12
575–580	578	2	110.00–117.50	$113.73	$657	+1.23

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–545	528	2	117.00–120.00	$118.45	$625	-4.05
630–635	633	2	100.00	$100.00	$633	-11.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1285	1066	80-85%	5	39.00–47.00	$44.38	$473	—
910–1470	1145	80-85%	23	49.00–57.00	$53.21	$609	—
1075–1355	1248	80-85%	7	55.00–59.00	$57.73	$720	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1350	1327	75-80%	3	57.00–62.00	$60.38	$801	—
1110–1705	1383	75-80%	13	50.00–57.00	$53.81	$744	-0.70
1300–1520	1385	75-80%	3	50.00–52.00	$50.73	$703	-3.78

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1085	965	85-90%	6	38.00–45.00	$41.36	$399	—
795–1300	1055	85-90%	5	42.00–47.00	$45.69	$482	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1890	1527	6	63.00–72.00	$68.18	$1,041	+4.01
1780–1975	1878	2	79.00	$79.00	$1,484	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–1020	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–950.00	$880.95
1260–1450	1355	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–760.00	$732.10
1395	1395	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	725.00	$725.00
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	575.00–725.00	$650.00
1035	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00

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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
1400	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	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.