Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 31, 2021

531 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.23/cwt +27.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,097/hd at 805 lb · 61 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.34/cwt +5.35 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 562 lb · 14 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.33/cwt +10.10 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 480 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	531	951	805
Feeder cattle	461	839	713
Slaughter cattle	56	74	62
Replacement cattle	14	38	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 650 lbs 3.00 to 10.00 higher, over 650 lbs steady. Heifers under 500 lbs 4.00 to 7.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady. Bulls 5.00 to 12.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	235	7	200.00–205.00	$202.19	$475	+14.09
237 fancy	237	2	212.50	$212.50	$504	—
255–285	263	4	182.50–187.50	$183.86	$484	-7.25
277 fancy	277	4	202.50	$202.50	$561	—
310–340	319	4	175.00–197.50	$185.46	$592	+3.22
355–395 fancy	368	3	180.00–190.00	$183.57	$676	-3.93
370–395	387	7	170.00–182.50	$178.98	$693	+8.04
420–440	432	3	167.50–182.50	$176.65	$763	+17.10
465 thin fleshed	465	1	177.50	$177.50	$825	—
450–499	481	11	160.00–175.00	$166.53	$801	+16.53
490	490	1	153.00	$153.00	$750	+3.00
505–520 fancy	513	2	165.00–167.50	$166.27	$853	—
515	515	1	150.00	$150.00	$772	+1.99
500–535	516	7	152.50–162.50	$158.89	$820	+10.88
554 fancy	554	6	162.50	$162.50	$900	—
550–580	568	3	132.50–142.50	$138.32	$786	-9.66
560–585	568	5	146.00–155.00	$151.36	$860	+3.38
600–645	623	11	137.50–145.00	$142.09	$885	+5.16
660	660	1	132.50	$132.50	$874	-0.68
710–745	728	2	130.00	$130.00	$946	+16.00
785	785	1	113.00	$113.00	$887	-2.00
800	800	1	120.00	$120.00	$960	+11.68
805 value added	805	60	136.50	$136.50	$1,099	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	182.50–200.00	$190.88	$449	+30.77
255–285	270	4	162.50–175.00	$169.91	$459	+2.24
305–335	320	4	152.50–170.00	$163.12	$522	-5.35
380–395	388	5	150.00–167.50	$161.93	$628	+7.35
400–445	423	8	142.50–162.50	$157.69	$667	+7.96
435 thin fleshed	435	2	167.50	$167.50	$729	+14.50
455–490	477	10	142.50–162.50	$152.94	$730	+0.44
505–535	528	4	142.50–152.50	$150.11	$793	+13.43
580–595	585	3	135.00–142.50	$140.02	$819	+5.63
630	630	1	132.50	$132.50	$835	+8.83
660	660	1	117.50	$117.50	$776	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	145.00	$145.00	$486	-17.50
415–435	427	5	142.50–162.50	$149.49	$638	+7.16
510	510	1	140.00	$140.00	$714	±0.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	132.50	$132.50	$556	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–233	226	4	162.50–187.50	$181.83	$411	+4.43
342	342	5	157.50	$157.50	$539	+11.17
355–395	381	6	146.00–157.50	$151.71	$578	+7.39
400–440	421	10	142.50–155.00	$148.83	$627	+16.33
445 thin fleshed	445	1	152.50	$152.50	$679	+3.05
455–495	466	10	137.50–152.00	$147.31	$686	+4.04
500–548	522	10	127.50–142.00	$135.16	$706	-1.17
535	535	1	112.50	$112.50	$602	-10.00
550–595	568	6	125.00–136.00	$130.92	$744	+20.92
600–630	613	4	120.00–130.00	$124.32	$762	+0.29
745	745	1	110.00	$110.00	$820	+3.78

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	223	3	142.50–147.50	$144.18	$322	-8.42
255–285	278	5	142.50–152.50	$147.39	$410	+4.89
320–340	330	2	147.50–152.50	$149.92	$495	+14.26
365–395	384	4	137.50–145.00	$141.20	$542	+5.20
410–445	428	6	132.50–145.00	$139.65	$598	+7.66
455–490	470	3	135.00–140.00	$136.74	$643	+6.09
525–540	532	3	130.00–132.50	$130.82	$696	+11.29
555–590	570	3	120.00–130.00	$124.07	$707	+3.06
645	645	1	117.50	$117.50	$758	+1.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	140.00	$140.00	$364	+5.18
320–340	330	2	137.50–140.00	$138.71	$458	-1.21
385	385	1	137.50	$137.50	$529	—
440–445	443	2	130.00–135.00	$132.51	$587	+3.41
525	525	1	127.50	$127.50	$669	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	132.50	$132.50	$278	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	165.00	$165.00	$619	—
425–442	437	10	165.00–175.00	$167.75	$733	+13.74
450–480	468	5	160.00–171.00	$165.75	$776	+11.40
500–540	524	6	142.50–157.50	$147.73	$774	+15.73
565–595	580	2	132.50–140.00	$136.15	$790	+0.67
605–645	624	4	135.00–137.50	$135.62	$846	+8.67
660	660	1	130.00	$130.00	$858	—
710–720	715	3	117.50–120.00	$119.17	$852	+12.07

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	162.50	$162.50	$691	+12.47
480	480	1	142.50	$142.50	$684	-2.11
513	513	4	142.50	$142.50	$731	+18.38
575–590	583	2	122.50–127.50	$125.03	$729	+12.53
655	655	1	105.00	$105.00	$688	—
740	740	1	100.00	$100.00	$740	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	142.50	$142.50	$534	—
465	465	1	148.00	$148.00	$688	+18.00
565	565	1	127.50	$127.50	$720	+5.00
610	610	1	110.00	$110.00	$671	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1170	962	85-90%	11	45.00–59.00	$50.03	$481	—
955–1025	992	85-90%	3	42.00–45.00	$43.97	$436	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1045	998	80-85%	2	53.00–55.00	$53.95	$538	—
1150–1265	1198	80-85%	4	70.00–76.00	$73.06	$875	+25.27
1115–1420	1265	80-85%	5	59.00–67.00	$64.50	$816	-0.50

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1465	1295	75-80%	3	66.00–74.00	$71.24	$923	—
1230–1650	1426	75-80%	5	58.00–68.00	$63.73	$909	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445–1745	1582	3	76.00–78.00	$77.34	$1,224	—
1090–2045	1588	5	78.00–89.00	$84.94	$1,349	—
2065	2065	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,858	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1495	1495	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1095	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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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	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

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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.