Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 3, 2021

1,690 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Hardin County Stockyard report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.95/cwt +16.77 vs last sale · ≈ $880/hd at 583 lb · 231 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.41/cwt -0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 619 lb · 225 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $139.41/cwt +11.86 vs last sale · ≈ $926/hd at 664 lb · 196 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,690	909	1,562
Feeder cattle	1,582	723	1,470
Slaughter cattle	79	129	62
Replacement cattle	29	57	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 700 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 700 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Heifers under 700 lbs 2.00 to 7.00 higher, over 700 lbs 2.00 lower. Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–297	288	5	177.50–187.50	$181.83	$524	—
305–345	325	3	172.50–185.00	$178.49	$580	+8.09
345 fancy	345	1	190.00	$190.00	$656	—
355 fancy	355	1	185.00	$185.00	$657	+1.26
350–398	374	17	162.50–173.00	$167.86	$628	+1.39
400–433	426	7	157.50–167.50	$162.57	$693	+5.16
440 value added	440	3	172.50	$172.50	$759	—
455 fancy	455	1	170.00	$170.00	$774	—
459–463 value added	460	9	163.00–165.00	$163.67	$753	—
455–498	484	9	150.00–165.00	$153.70	$744	+0.63
500 fancy	500	1	157.00	$157.00	$785	—
514 value added	514	4	155.00	$155.00	$797	+9.00
500–548	529	16	135.00–155.00	$145.06	$767	+6.82
548	548	4	128.00	$128.00	$701	±0.00
555–595	581	30	130.00–148.00	$138.74	$806	+4.56
550–589 value added	583	201	143.00–154.25	$152.77	$891	—
600	600	1	125.00	$125.00	$750	-4.28
612–642 value added	615	91	137.50–144.50	$143.86	$885	—
600–635	623	16	132.00–143.00	$137.71	$858	+8.43
650 fancy	650	1	144.00	$144.00	$936	—
663–683 value added	664	176	132.50–141.00	$140.46	$933	+7.96
650–695	666	19	125.00–135.00	$129.45	$862	+6.85
700–745	718	12	115.00–128.00	$120.59	$866	+0.59
712–742 value added	728	27	122.50–125.00	$124.09	$903	-0.91
760–795	772	17	112.50–118.00	$115.70	$893	-4.84
761–793 value added	773	8	115.00–120.00	$118.08	$913	-13.92
795	795	1	101.00	$101.00	$803	-19.54
812–845	830	7	102.50–112.50	$108.74	$903	-2.00
823–834 value added	833	76	112.50–126.50	$124.30	$1,035	—
867–871 value added	869	11	111.00–112.50	$111.68	$970	—
865–890	884	11	101.00–111.00	$102.64	$907	-7.36
951	951	3	112.50	$112.50	$1,070	+5.00
982–983 value added	982	36	115.00–120.00	$119.58	$1,174	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	162.50–175.00	$168.70	$494	+6.20
305	305	2	162.50–167.50	$165.00	$503	+7.50
355–390	364	8	142.50–162.50	$152.14	$554	+4.77
430–440	435	4	135.00–152.50	$143.72	$625	-2.42
455–495	473	11	130.00–152.50	$144.98	$686	+3.58
510–545	523	6	131.00–142.50	$134.70	$704	+4.21
555–595	581	4	117.50–131.00	$124.52	$723	—
600–645	617	5	112.50–127.50	$119.53	$738	+2.55
665–681	679	8	112.50–121.00	$119.96	$815	—
715 value added	715	2	114.00	$114.00	$815	—
705–735	722	3	105.00–110.00	$107.99	$780	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	162.50	$162.50	$536	+17.69
355–375	367	3	147.50–162.50	$156.60	$575	+9.04
420	420	1	142.50	$142.50	$598	-3.31
450–465	458	3	122.50–147.50	$134.06	$614	-8.44
510	510	2	122.50	$122.50	$625	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	115.00	$115.00	$667	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	333	6	140.00–155.00	$145.94	$486	+11.79
350–385	375	29	137.50–152.50	$141.02	$529	+7.40
400–449	420	29	135.00–144.00	$139.24	$585	+16.74
470 value added	470	4	140.00	$140.00	$658	—
450–495	475	19	127.50–137.00	$133.33	$633	+5.84
500–547	519	30	120.00–135.00	$127.42	$661	+2.91
500–540 value added	522	65	127.00–136.00	$131.58	$687	+3.89
550–598	580	14	122.00–128.00	$125.34	$727	+14.13
598 value added	598	10	128.50	$128.50	$768	—
602–648 value added	619	213	117.50–132.25	$126.91	$786	-1.15
600–649	626	12	111.00–128.00	$117.49	$735	+7.37
651–695	669	8	106.00–111.00	$109.98	$736	+1.48
657–688 value added	671	9	115.00–116.00	$115.46	$775	—
690	690	1	105.00	$105.00	$724	-3.50
705–715	710	3	100.00–105.00	$102.00	$724	-2.11
710 value added	710	4	114.00	$114.00	$809	+5.65
755–771 value added	767	50	106.00	$106.00	$813	—
750–787	775	3	96.00–104.00	$98.58	$764	—
821 value added	821	4	97.50	$97.50	$800	—
830–845	841	5	92.50–95.00	$93.10	$783	-7.90
861	861	3	90.00	$90.00	$775	—
975	975	1	90.00	$90.00	$878	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	278	4	122.50–140.00	$133.13	$370	+0.63
320	320	1	137.50	$137.50	$440	+2.50
385–395	388	4	130.00–136.00	$134.47	$522	+6.73
410–435	423	5	125.00–132.50	$129.75	$549	+7.95
455–497	482	13	120.00–128.00	$123.23	$594	+2.02
505–540	529	6	117.50–123.00	$119.95	$635	+2.45
550–595	571	6	105.00–117.50	$111.22	$635	-2.74
600–640	620	5	105.00–114.00	$110.42	$685	+6.65
655–670	663	3	102.50	$102.50	$680	+2.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	120.00	$120.00	$582	+3.75
500–535	518	2	110.00–122.50	$116.04	$601	+3.54
530	530	1	95.00	$95.00	$504	-17.50
665	665	1	105.00	$105.00	$698	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	110.00	$110.00	$462	—
525	525	1	110.00	$110.00	$578	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–490	485	4	140.00–152.50	$145.77	$707	+4.28
515–535	525	2	122.50–137.50	$129.86	$682	-4.65
565–590	578	2	132.50–136.00	$134.21	$776	+11.35
670–690	680	2	120.00–122.50	$121.27	$825	+5.27
700–735	722	6	97.50–115.00	$105.92	$765	+2.92
750	750	1	109.00	$109.00	$818	—
890	890	1	94.00	$94.00	$837	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–495	489	6	133.00–143.00	$135.38	$662	—
580–590	585	2	120.00	$120.00	$702	-2.50
620–640	629	4	107.50–121.00	$116.45	$732	-4.51
695	695	1	108.00	$108.00	$751	—
780	780	1	97.00	$97.00	$757	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	140.00	$140.00	$679	—
555–580	569	4	102.50–122.50	$117.49	$669	+2.49
600	600	1	107.50	$107.50	$645	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1140	1100	80-85%	2	70.00–72.00	$71.04	$781	+5.81
945–1575	1179	80-85%	25	59.00–69.00	$64.45	$760	—
1100–1695	1363	80-85%	5	55.00–60.00	$57.66	$786	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1170	963	85-90%	6	40.00–50.00	$43.90	$423	-10.88
760–1080	983	85-90%	14	47.00–60.00	$53.70	$528	-1.08

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1575	1421	75-80%	4	54.00–60.00	$57.44	$816	—
1590	1590	75-80%	1	60.00	$60.00	$954	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1875	1681	7	61.00–81.00	$74.46	$1,252	—
1985	1985	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,806	—
1825–2305	2065	2	85.00–91.00	$88.35	$1,824	—

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835	835	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
1075–1105	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	775.00–900.00	$838.36
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1145	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1020	1020	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—
930–1290	1093	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,050.00–1,300.00	$1,204.63	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

↑ Back to top

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.