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Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 5, 2021

279 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.02/cwt -11.47 vs last sale · ≈ $576/hd at 472 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.02/cwt -10.82 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 580 lb · 10 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.00/cwt -2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $792/hd at 609 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 279 537 743
Feeder cattle 207 435 621
Slaughter cattle 47 55 71
Replacement cattle 25 47 51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers not well established. Heifers steady to 10.00 lower. Bulls 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to weak.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–410 405 2 152.50–160.00 $156.20 $633 -6.30
525 525 5 137.50 $137.50 $722 -3.85
585 585 1 137.00 $137.00 $801 -3.48
585 585 1 122.50 $122.50 $717 -17.98
609 609 10 130.00 $130.00 $792 -2.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 2 155.00–157.50 $156.26 $505 -0.42
365–395 380 2 147.50–165.00 $155.90 $592 +3.42
460–495 470 5 132.50–145.00 $138.04 $649 -11.01
560 560 1 127.50 $127.50 $714 —
625 625 1 120.00 $120.00 $750 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 152.50 $152.50 $465 —
360–390 379 4 132.50–137.50 $135.02 $512 -10.12
450 450 1 132.50 $132.50 $596 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 145.00 $145.00 $536 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 145.00 $145.00 $392 —
380 380 1 142.50 $142.50 $542 +1.40
420 420 1 142.50 $142.50 $598 +7.33
464–485 470 8 120.00–127.50 $124.34 $584 -9.55
470–485 477 3 115.00–117.50 $115.82 $552 -14.26
515 515 1 121.00 $121.00 $623 +4.74
500–545 523 2 110.00–112.50 $111.30 $582 -19.57
560–575 568 2 102.50–105.00 $103.73 $589 -26.52
550–597 583 8 117.50–122.50 $121.59 $709 +4.09
715–740 728 6 105.00–109.00 $107.03 $779 -2.97
740 740 1 102.50 $102.50 $758 -7.50
815 815 1 105.00 $105.00 $856 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 2 137.50 $137.50 $447 -3.00
395 395 1 120.00 $120.00 $474 -14.91
430–445 437 3 122.50–125.00 $123.35 $539 -9.18
455–490 469 9 117.50–122.50 $119.70 $561 -7.48
525–540 533 2 110.00–115.00 $112.46 $599 -12.54
580–585 583 2 110.00–117.50 $113.77 $663 —
635 635 1 107.50 $107.50 $683 -6.50
665 665 1 105.00 $105.00 $698 ±0.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 122.50 $122.50 $435 —
465 465 1 112.50 $112.50 $523 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 428 5 150.00–162.50 $155.86 $667 -1.48
500–545 523 2 125.00–130.00 $127.39 $666 -8.72
550–585 568 2 120.00–130.00 $124.85 $709 -5.32
605–620 613 2 107.50–110.00 $108.77 $667 -19.54
655–670 664 5 105.00–115.00 $109.99 $730 -17.01
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–443 437 7 144.00–145.00 $144.13 $630 —
480–490 485 2 130.00–132.50 $131.24 $637 -6.27
510–535 523 2 122.50 $122.50 $641 -6.56
570–585 578 2 117.50–122.50 $119.97 $693 —
790 790 1 94.00 $94.00 $743 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–495 480 2 117.50–120.00 $118.71 $570 -15.07
505–535 520 2 111.00–120.00 $115.37 $600 —
580 580 1 117.50 $117.50 $682 —
615 615 1 111.00 $111.00 $683 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1305 1096 80-85% 11 60.00–69.00 $64.78 $710 +10.27
1005–1180 1105 80-85% 3 55.00–60.00 $58.14 $642 —
1015–1405 1273 80-85% 10 69.00–79.00 $74.07 $943 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–945 928 85-90% 2 40.00–45.00 $42.55 $395 —
795–1220 1007 85-90% 11 49.00–61.00 $54.39 $548 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $614 —
1480 1480 75-80% 1 72.00 $72.00 $1,066 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1660–2560 2014 4 86.00–92.00 $87.89 $1,770 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970–1010 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 625.00–800.00 $710.73
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1260 1260 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 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.