Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 24, 2021

909 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.65/cwt +18.46 vs last sale · ≈ $798/hd at 630 lb · 102 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.54/cwt ≈ $1,029/hd at 788 lb · 63 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $105.99/cwt ≈ $761/hd at 718 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	909	535	1,249
Feeder cattle	723	461	1,140
Slaughter cattle	129	52	55
Replacement cattle	57	22	54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 400 lbs 5.00 to 6.00 higher, over 400 lbs mostly steady. Heifers under 600 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Bulls under 650 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher, over 650 lbs steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand goodl

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	333	6	167.50–175.00	$170.40	$567	+5.27
350–355 fancy	353	2	182.50–185.00	$183.74	$649	—
350–395	372	11	160.00–177.50	$166.47	$619	+6.70
400–449	436	22	155.00–165.00	$157.41	$686	+1.41
450–495	461	15	142.50–157.50	$153.07	$706	+2.80
509–545	528	18	130.00–147.50	$138.24	$730	-1.38
535	535	1	128.00	$128.00	$685	-11.62
535 value added	535	10	146.00	$146.00	$781	-6.50
555–570	565	3	130.00–140.00	$134.18	$758	+24.18
600–610	605	2	126.00–132.50	$129.28	$782	-2.58
650–680	667	3	118.00–127.50	$122.60	$818	-2.40
675 value added	675	3	132.50	$132.50	$894	—
700	700	1	120.00	$120.00	$840	-1.00
700 value added	700	2	125.00	$125.00	$875	—
751–795	762	8	115.00–122.50	$120.54	$919	—
792 value added	792	55	132.00	$132.00	$1,045	—
800–845	821	4	110.00–111.00	$110.74	$909	—
860	860	1	110.00	$110.00	$946	—
935	935	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,038	—
980	980	1	107.50	$107.50	$1,054	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	172.50	$172.50	$388	+25.00
260	260	1	162.50	$162.50	$422	+10.00
325	325	1	157.50	$157.50	$512	+9.92
370–390	380	2	142.50–152.50	$147.37	$560	+4.78
410–445	430	4	142.50–150.00	$146.14	$628	+5.35
450–490	467	5	132.50–147.50	$141.40	$660	+6.36
510–535	523	2	130.00–131.00	$130.49	$682	+7.99
625–640	633	2	115.00–119.00	$116.98	$740	+4.48

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	333	3	137.50–152.50	$144.81	$482	+9.58
350–390	371	5	140.00–155.00	$147.56	$547	—
415–420	417	3	140.00–155.00	$145.81	$608	+5.04
470	470	1	142.50	$142.50	$670	±0.00
550	550	1	122.50	$122.50	$674	—

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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	2	140.00–147.50	$143.75	$338	-8.53
270	270	1	140.00	$140.00	$378	+7.50
325–335	330	3	132.50–135.00	$134.15	$443	+9.15
355–385	375	9	128.00–140.00	$133.62	$501	+6.62
425	425	1	122.50	$122.50	$521	-1.08
405–445	428	14	125.00–136.00	$130.31	$558	+6.73
450–490	471	18	122.50–135.00	$127.49	$600	+5.84
470–485 fancy	478	2	137.00–140.00	$138.48	$662	—
495	495	1	124.00	$124.00	$614	+6.50
515 fancy	515	1	132.50	$132.50	$682	—
500–545	526	15	117.50–128.00	$124.51	$655	+5.08
515–530 value added	529	13	127.50–130.00	$127.69	$675	—
550–568	559	8	117.50–123.00	$121.50	$679	+11.50
555–590	573	2	110.00–112.50	$111.21	$637	-3.75
612–633 value added	630	94	122.50–129.00	$128.06	$807	—
615–647	634	8	110.00–111.00	$110.12	$698	+5.12
665–670	666	4	103.00–112.50	$108.50	$723	+16.00
700–736	716	11	101.00–108.00	$104.11	$745	—
710–725	718	2	92.50–100.00	$96.29	$691	—
718–724 value added	720	17	108.00–109.00	$108.35	$780	—
820	820	1	101.00	$101.00	$828	—
1012	1012	4	86.00	$86.00	$870	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–260	258	2	132.50	$132.50	$342	+8.75
320–330	327	3	135.00	$135.00	$441	+12.50
350–385	374	4	122.50–130.00	$127.74	$478	+5.54
420–440	427	3	120.00–123.00	$121.80	$520	+0.75
470–490	479	4	117.50–125.00	$121.21	$581	+6.15
510	510	1	117.50	$117.50	$599	+5.00
550–570	560	2	112.00–116.00	$113.96	$638	+8.96
605–620	613	2	102.50–105.00	$103.77	$636	+2.49
685	685	1	100.00	$100.00	$685	—
720	720	1	102.50	$102.50	$738	+10.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	122.50–132.50	$127.61	$300	—
305	305	1	117.50	$117.50	$358	—
350–380	365	2	120.00–132.50	$126.51	$462	+6.58
485	485	2	112.50–120.00	$116.25	$564	—
535	535	1	112.50	$112.50	$602	+25.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–435	427	3	147.50–154.00	$151.48	$647	+4.94
460–470	467	3	140.00–142.50	$141.49	$661	+5.72
500–525	514	6	132.50–137.00	$134.51	$691	+6.10
555–593	587	9	117.50–124.00	$122.86	$721	+5.36
600–605	602	3	122.00–123.00	$122.50	$737	+7.18
680	680	1	116.00	$116.00	$789	+3.25
715	715	1	103.00	$103.00	$736	-1.16

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	127.50	$127.50	$695	+5.00
575	575	1	122.50	$122.50	$704	—
605–630	615	3	118.00–122.50	$120.96	$744	+13.46

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	144.00	$144.00	$634	+26.50
560	560	1	115.00	$115.00	$644	-0.88

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1325	1091	80-85%	7	52.00–60.00	$57.02	$622	—
920–1465	1124	80-85%	30	60.00–69.00	$65.23	$733	—
1030–1735	1236	80-85%	18	68.00–78.00	$71.92	$889	+15.56

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1185	994	85-90%	20	49.00–59.00	$54.78	$545	—
1005–1335	1170	85-90%	2	60.00–61.00	$60.43	$707	+17.09

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1455	1217	75-80%	5	64.00–68.00	$66.49	$809	—
1055–1390	1225	75-80%	3	55.00–59.00	$57.85	$709	—
1020–1790	1340	75-80%	9	69.00–75.00	$71.65	$960	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–2195	1549	8	66.00–81.00	$75.17	$1,164	+1.42
1555–1675	1615	2	80.00–90.00	$85.19	$1,376	—
2285	2285	1	93.00	$93.00	$2,125	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1365–1560	1463	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,085.00–1,100.00	$1,092.00
1485	1485	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–950	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	650.00–675.00	$662.09

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

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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
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—
1000–1250	1142	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,085.00–1,160.00	$1,122.59	—
900–1480	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,025.00–1,110.00	$1,084.86	—
1180	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	910.00	$910.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
735	735	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—

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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.