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Hardin County Stockyard Market Report, Savannah, TN

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 24, 2021

951 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2-3 steers $157.88/cwt +11.82 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 485 lb · 90 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.73/cwt +4.72 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 461 lb · 87 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.51/cwt +7.49 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 425 lb · 28 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 951 788 635
Feeder cattle 839 623 516
Slaughter cattle 74 68 95
Replacement cattle 38 97 24

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under under 550 lbs steady to 7.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady. Heifers ranged steady to 7.00 higher, mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 225 2 157.50–162.50 $160.11 $360 +2.61
260–275 267 3 162.50–175.50 $167.67 $448 +17.67
300–340 324 4 157.50–180.00 $168.47 $546 —
370–390 383 5 142.50–162.50 $154.58 $592 +11.19
400–445 428 8 145.00–155.00 $149.73 $641 +3.29
433 thin fleshed 433 3 153.00 $153.00 $662 —
465–485 475 2 152.50 $152.50 $724 +6.44
485 value added 485 88 158.00 $158.00 $766 —
510–520 518 6 132.50–137.50 $136.68 $708 +7.17
560–595 583 3 127.50–140.00 $134.39 $783 +8.11
615 615 3 119.00–132.00 $123.67 $761 -3.85
705 705 1 122.50 $122.50 $864 +10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 234 4 177.50–205.00 $188.10 $440 —
250–270 260 2 187.50–195.00 $191.11 $497 +11.71
315–335 332 12 180.00–192.50 $182.24 $605 -6.44
350–385 367 5 167.50–177.50 $170.94 $627 +3.11
370 fancy 370 1 187.50 $187.50 $694 —
400–440 424 16 155.00–165.00 $159.55 $676 —
450–495 460 9 157.50–160.00 $159.70 $735 +7.20
473 473 5 150.00 $150.00 $710 -2.50
500–545 513 10 142.50–151.00 $148.01 $759 +13.01
555–585 561 8 145.00–150.00 $147.98 $830 —
582 value added 582 4 148.00 $148.00 $861 -0.50
605–625 617 3 122.50–127.50 $124.98 $771 -12.52
605–645 626 5 132.50–142.50 $136.93 $857 -0.57
617–636 value added 631 7 145.00 $145.00 $915 —
651 value added 651 3 137.50 $137.50 $895 —
650–685 667 5 127.50–140.00 $133.18 $888 —
700–725 712 9 120.00–132.50 $127.00 $904 —
714 714 4 114.00 $114.00 $814 —
770 770 1 115.00 $115.00 $886 —
815–835 828 3 105.00–110.00 $108.32 $897 —
865 865 1 102.50 $102.50 $887 —
935 935 1 102.50 $102.50 $958 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 147.50 $147.50 $398 —
325 325 1 162.50 $162.50 $528 +21.40
365–390 380 3 145.00–155.00 $149.27 $567 -2.01
395 395 1 131.00 $131.00 $517 -20.28
430–445 438 2 132.50–152.50 $142.33 $623 —
485–497 493 3 140.00–147.50 $142.46 $702 +4.96
520 520 1 140.00 $140.00 $728 —
555 555 1 110.00 $110.00 $610 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 242 3 170.00–185.00 $177.40 $429 +34.90
250–260 255 4 165.00–177.50 $172.48 $440 +24.98
300–345 331 4 137.50–157.50 $146.33 $484 —
365–385 376 8 137.50–152.50 $144.32 $543 +6.60
420 420 2 130.00–135.00 $132.50 $556 -4.12
408–434 thin fleshed 422 13 149.00–150.00 $149.45 $631 —
415–445 428 13 135.00–142.50 $139.26 $596 +2.64
458 value added 458 72 142.00 $142.00 $650 —
450–490 471 12 135.00–147.50 $143.27 $675 +7.54
480–490 485 3 122.50–132.50 $129.20 $627 -6.53
500–545 518 14 130.00–143.00 $136.33 $706 +2.95
540 540 1 122.50 $122.50 $662 -10.88
560 560 1 110.00 $110.00 $616 -18.17
560–595 578 3 127.50–132.50 $129.98 $751 +1.81
609–612 value added 610 10 128.00–132.00 $131.20 $800 —
610–620 615 2 120.00–128.00 $124.03 $763 +12.80
625 625 1 102.50 $102.50 $641 -8.73
650 650 1 112.50 $112.50 $731 +5.11
700–726 720 4 105.00–110.00 $106.22 $765 —
770 770 1 97.50 $97.50 $751 —
855 855 1 92.50 $92.50 $791 —
865 value added 865 8 92.50 $92.50 $800 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–235 218 3 142.50–160.00 $152.60 $333 —
255 255 2 140.00–145.00 $142.50 $363 +12.50
305–330 318 4 132.50–140.00 $135.66 $431 +2.31
365–390 381 8 132.50–140.00 $136.00 $518 +5.97
400–420 411 5 130.00–132.50 $131.99 $542 +2.53
450–495 472 11 125.00–135.00 $130.65 $617 +4.39
525–545 533 7 112.50–127.00 $119.53 $637 -4.16
550–595 575 3 112.50–125.00 $121.01 $696 —
643 643 6 116.00 $116.00 $746 —
770–780 775 2 90.00–92.50 $91.26 $707 —
800 800 1 87.50 $87.50 $700 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 142.50 $142.50 $342 —
255–290 275 3 132.50–140.00 $134.82 $371 —
305–325 315 2 137.50–142.50 $139.92 $441 —
405–430 422 3 122.50–132.50 $129.10 $545 —
455–490 473 2 125.00 $125.00 $591 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 122.50 $122.50 $545 —
465 465 1 115.00 $115.00 $535 -2.50

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 416 5 150.00–157.50 $154.01 $641 +2.44
460–495 479 4 152.50–155.00 $154.35 $739 +11.85
530 530 1 132.00 $132.00 $700 -7.63
520–545 532 3 137.50–145.00 $141.62 $753 +1.99
550–595 565 5 130.00–140.00 $135.48 $765 +7.07
605–625 615 2 124.00–130.00 $126.95 $781 +5.27
700–745 723 2 102.50–112.00 $107.10 $774 —
800 800 1 100.00 $100.00 $800 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–435 425 3 142.50–155.00 $150.03 $638 +17.53
455–490 462 7 132.50–150.00 $144.61 $668 +12.11
515–530 522 3 117.50–130.00 $124.12 $648 -5.94
570 570 1 112.50 $112.50 $641 -10.63
610–615 613 2 115.00–120.00 $117.49 $720 +4.01
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 130.00 $130.00 $592 —
540 540 1 115.00 $115.00 $621 —
585 585 1 122.50 $122.50 $717 —

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1410 1172 80-85% 3 45.00–50.00 $47.79 $560 —
990–1620 1203 80-85% 13 54.00–64.00 $59.06 $710 -6.84
1215–1335 1278 80-85% 4 64.00–66.00 $65.00 $831 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1295 1095 85-90% 7 44.00–52.00 $47.33 $518 —
950–1270 1105 85-90% 6 41.00–45.00 $42.52 $470 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1610 1336 75-80% 7 54.00–61.00 $56.16 $750 —
1615 1615 75-80% 1 54.00 $54.00 $872 —

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395 1395 1 71.00 $71.00 $990 —
1785 1785 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,624 —
1510–2165 1819 7 79.00–88.00 $83.44 $1,518 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090–1170 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00 $950.00
1238–1310 1253 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 860.00–1,025.00 $911.48
1275–1445 1360 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–900.00 $829.69
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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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.