Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 19, 2021

597 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $123.75/cwt ≈ $1,179/hd at 953 lb · 57 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $122.00/cwt ≈ $1,131/hd at 927 lb · 53 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $122.50/cwt ≈ $1,068/hd at 872 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	597	687	1,078
Feeder cattle	506	521	931
Slaughter cattle	57	131	61
Replacement cattle	34	35	86

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 650 llbs 3.00 to 9.00 lower, over 650 lbs steady. Heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Bulls mostly steady. 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
215	215	1	180.00	$180.00	$387	+5.00
310–340	323	3	165.00–175.00	$169.90	$549	+19.90
420–430	425	2	145.00–152.50	$148.79	$632	-7.26
450–490	468	3	142.50–153.00	$148.06	$693	-9.39
510–540	521	4	132.50–143.00	$138.88	$724	-9.37
535 value added	535	10	155.00	$155.00	$829	+6.00
615–620	618	2	127.50–135.00	$131.23	$811	-3.45
641 value added	641	9	140.00	$140.00	$897	—
653 value added	653	3	137.00	$137.00	$895	-1.50
675–680	679	4	120.00–130.00	$122.49	$832	-1.51
745 value added	745	14	130.00	$130.00	$968	—
760–773	769	3	120.00–122.50	$121.68	$936	+1.68
780	780	1	115.00	$115.00	$897	-5.00
872 value added	872	25	122.50	$122.50	$1,068	—
927 value added	927	53	122.00	$122.00	$1,131	—
953 value added	953	57	123.75	$123.75	$1,179	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	2	162.50–167.50	$164.92	$384	+12.42
265–275	270	2	142.50–152.50	$147.41	$398	-9.15
300–330	313	3	137.50–152.50	$143.94	$451	-5.57
355	355	1	157.50	$157.50	$559	—
475–490	483	2	137.50–142.50	$140.04	$676	+2.01
575–590	583	2	128.00–130.00	$128.99	$752	-3.85

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	135.00	$135.00	$587	+5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	150.00	$150.00	$330	-17.50
340	340	1	132.50	$132.50	$450	+10.00
405–440	428	6	127.50–133.00	$130.04	$557	-1.42
450–490	469	7	127.50–135.00	$131.35	$616	+1.25
475 thin fleshed	475	1	141.00	$141.00	$670	—
485	485	1	112.50	$112.50	$546	-6.10
510–540	531	5	120.00–129.00	$123.34	$655	-1.96
565–585	577	3	116.00–122.50	$118.69	$685	-3.94
570–598 value added	584	20	127.50–131.00	$129.21	$755	—
610–645	628	4	112.50–118.00	$115.12	$723	-4.88
733 value added	733	2	107.50	$107.50	$788	—
828 value added	828	4	102.50	$102.50	$849	—
900	900	1	100.00	$100.00	$900	—
1084 value added	1084	14	97.00	$97.00	$1,051	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	117.50	$117.50	$364	—
380	380	1	122.50	$122.50	$466	-6.09
430–440	434	4	122.50–128.00	$126.64	$550	-1.46
450–485	470	7	125.00–133.00	$127.33	$598	+2.15
500–547	527	7	115.00–120.00	$118.59	$625	+5.61
605	605	1	112.50	$112.50	$681	+4.50
670	670	1	102.50	$102.50	$687	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	123.00	$123.00	$578	+8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–445	438	2	142.50–147.50	$145.04	$635	-14.54
450	450	1	150.00	$150.00	$675	-0.07
510–540	524	4	130.00–147.50	$136.29	$714	-0.10
550–580	564	6	135.00–138.00	$136.75	$771	+4.29
600–640	620	2	120.00–132.50	$126.45	$784	+1.45
650–695	671	7	107.50–117.50	$114.24	$767	+1.30
775–785	777	7	87.50–97.50	$90.02	$699	-22.48
845	845	1	98.00	$98.00	$828	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–430	420	2	135.00–140.00	$137.44	$577	—
470–480	475	3	122.50–132.50	$125.80	$598	-14.18
520	520	1	122.50	$122.50	$637	—
580–590	586	5	115.00–130.00	$120.00	$703	-2.50
630–645	638	2	112.50–117.50	$114.97	$734	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	127.50	$127.50	$580	+13.81
505	505	1	110.00	$110.00	$556	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1340	1193	80-85%	4	52.00–58.00	$54.17	$646	—
1015–1430	1201	80-85%	11	58.00–68.00	$64.08	$770	-9.26
1225–1450	1340	80-85%	4	69.00–77.00	$74.24	$995	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1420	1044	85-90%	12	44.00–58.00	$53.18	$555	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1675	1486	75-80%	4	65.00–70.00	$67.03	$996	—
1560	1560	75-80%	1	72.00	$72.00	$1,123	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310	1310	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,048	—
1395–1795	1616	4	93.00–96.00	$94.15	$1,521	+6.84
1760–2145	1953	2	85.00	$85.00	$1,660	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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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
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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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.