Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 28, 2021

537 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.35/cwt -6.18 vs last sale · ≈ $572/hd at 426 lb · 19 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.49/cwt -6.42 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 470 lb · 19 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $157.34/cwt -11.37 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 417 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	537	725	625
Feeder cattle	435	563	484
Slaughter cattle	55	82	86
Replacement cattle	47	80	55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs 4.00 to 7.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Quality fair to good. 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
250–290	270	2	170.00–172.50	$171.16	$462	-2.58
330	330	1	170.00	$170.00	$561	-0.93
335	335	1	155.00	$155.00	$519	-15.93
350–385	364	7	155.00–167.50	$161.08	$586	-12.85
370	370	1	142.50	$142.50	$527	-31.43
405–435	420	2	162.50	$162.50	$682	-1.24
455	455	1	142.50	$142.50	$648	-18.08
465 thin fleshed	465	1	160.00	$160.00	$744	—
452–490	469	10	142.50–155.00	$151.40	$710	-9.18
505–545	531	5	140.00–145.00	$141.35	$751	+3.85
550–570	565	5	132.50–142.50	$140.48	$794	-0.37
600–620	610	2	132.50	$132.50	$808	-4.36
745	745	1	126.00	$126.00	$939	-4.00
760–795	778	2	115.00–120.00	$117.44	$914	—
842 value added	842	15	116.00	$116.00	$977	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	278	2	162.50–170.00	$166.01	$462	—
320–340	328	6	142.50–165.00	$156.68	$514	-0.82
355–380	364	4	150.00–155.00	$152.48	$555	-10.32
410–420	415	2	137.50–143.00	$140.28	$582	-18.02
450–480	467	3	145.00–155.00	$149.05	$696	-2.43
510	510	2	130.00–142.50	$136.25	$695	—
670–695	683	2	117.50–122.50	$119.95	$819	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–375	370	2	135.00–155.00	$145.14	$537	-6.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	132.00	$132.00	$647	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–343	337	5	140.00–145.00	$143.04	$482	-4.39
340	340	1	132.50	$132.50	$450	-14.93
360–365	363	2	130.00–132.50	$131.24	$476	-15.52
350–395	373	11	135.00–145.00	$141.10	$526	-5.66
400–445	425	17	130.00–140.00	$135.17	$574	-5.68
425–440	433	2	122.50–132.50	$127.41	$552	-13.44
450–491	469	17	132.50–138.00	$133.89	$628	-7.64
465–495	480	2	127.50–132.50	$130.08	$624	-6.11
500–510	505	2	115.00–117.50	$116.26	$587	-22.13
515–540	525	4	125.00–135.00	$130.87	$687	-7.52
555–595	575	8	130.00–132.00	$130.25	$749	-3.08
580	580	1	117.50	$117.50	$682	-15.83
600–645	631	7	115.00–127.50	$119.29	$753	-0.27
690–695	693	2	110.00–119.00	$114.52	$794	-1.66
705–720	713	2	110.00	$110.00	$784	-5.99
769 value added	769	5	116.00	$116.00	$892	—
815	815	1	100.00	$100.00	$815	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	142.50	$142.50	$420	+10.00
310–345	328	6	135.00–142.50	$140.50	$461	+1.58
350–395	367	9	130.00–140.00	$134.91	$495	-5.02
400–415	410	3	130.00–135.00	$132.53	$543	-2.39
470–485	481	4	120.00–132.50	$127.18	$612	-7.98
530	530	1	125.00	$125.00	$662	+2.56
645	645	1	114.00	$114.00	$735	+1.50
660	660	1	105.00	$105.00	$693	-3.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	132.50	$132.50	$457	-5.00
470	470	1	112.50	$112.50	$529	-12.50
475	475	1	120.00	$120.00	$570	-5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	122.50	$122.50	$502	±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
407–445	417	15	147.50–163.00	$157.34	$656	-11.37
450–480	461	6	145.00–155.00	$149.62	$690	+1.07
500–530	507	9	130.00–140.00	$136.11	$690	-4.08
565–590	573	8	126.00–135.00	$130.17	$746	-8.70
610–635	625	3	125.00–130.00	$128.31	$802	—
660–665	664	4	125.00–128.00	$127.00	$843	—
710	710	1	115.00	$115.00	$816	-11.00
830	830	2	102.50	$102.50	$851	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–495	484	7	132.50–145.00	$137.51	$666	-8.05
500–515	508	2	125.00–133.00	$129.06	$656	-1.03
640	640	1	117.50	$117.50	$752	—
650	650	1	100.00	$100.00	$650	-15.85

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–405	403	2	142.50–145.00	$143.74	$579	—
470–495	483	2	132.50–135.00	$133.78	$646	+0.59

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1095	1078	80-85%	2	54.00–55.00	$54.51	$588	—
1015–1435	1224	80-85%	12	60.00–69.00	$66.45	$813	—
1095–1535	1302	80-85%	7	70.00–76.00	$72.20	$940	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1200	1180	75-80%	2	58.00–59.00	$58.49	$690	—
1220–1475	1348	75-80%	2	70.00–71.00	$70.55	$951	—
1155–1625	1427	75-80%	5	64.00–68.00	$66.08	$943	+1.19

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1050	954	85-90%	8	45.00–59.00	$50.10	$478	-3.73

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325	1325	1	75.00	$75.00	$994	—
1650	1650	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,419	—
2140	2140	1	96.00	$96.00	$2,054	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
906–1110	996	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	925.00–1,050.00	$980.52
1155	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
775–870	847	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	625.00–850.00	$762.58

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1110	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	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.