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Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 28, 2021

752 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.85/cwt +6.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,057/hd at 687 lb · 85 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.19/cwt -0.58 vs last sale · ≈ $915/hd at 626 lb · 37 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.16/cwt +2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $713/hd at 532 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 752 1,099 789
Feeder cattle 677 925 633
Slaughter cattle 52 107 123
Replacement cattle 23 67 33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Steers under 600 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady. Heifers and bulls 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 218 2 172.50 $172.50 $376 -17.50
250–295 274 6 167.50–172.50 $170.82 $468 -19.18
330–345 338 2 170.00–185.00 $177.33 $599 +9.08
355–366 363 6 157.50–170.00 $160.36 $582 -7.10
400–430 414 4 150.00–155.00 $152.53 $631 -4.15
455 value added 455 8 167.50 $167.50 $762 —
450–488 475 11 147.50–160.00 $154.55 $734 -2.23
509–532 value added 514 17 157.50–161.00 $160.15 $823 —
505–540 526 5 146.00–152.00 $149.02 $784 -6.55
560 560 1 137.50 $137.50 $770 -13.66
565 value added 565 6 160.00 $160.00 $904 +2.00
550–595 582 12 141.00–155.00 $148.10 $862 -3.06
600–635 624 26 135.00–147.00 $145.28 $907 +0.81
627–640 value added 628 10 147.50–155.00 $148.26 $931 -0.91
645 thin fleshed 645 1 149.00 $149.00 $961 —
655–696 674 16 132.50–148.00 $140.26 $945 +3.30
690 value added 690 69 157.00 $157.00 $1,083 +5.90
700 value added 700 1 141.00 $141.00 $987 -0.88
720–728 725 6 127.50–139.00 $131.31 $952 -0.61
760 760 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,026 +2.01
761–785 value added 770 19 138.00–143.00 $141.12 $1,087 +2.12
855 855 1 122.50 $122.50 $1,047 —
870 value added 870 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,153 -11.50
900 900 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,053 -9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 162.50 $162.50 $333 -7.50
250–297 289 9 160.00–170.00 $161.48 $467 +8.43
330 330 2 160.00–170.00 $165.00 $544 +18.03
365–390 378 3 142.50–152.50 $148.43 $561 -2.50
399 value added 399 28 157.00 $157.00 $626 —
410–445 429 4 142.50–147.50 $144.41 $620 +0.78
460–485 470 3 140.00–150.00 $143.44 $674 +1.69
510–535 520 4 134.00–142.50 $137.69 $716 +1.01
550 550 1 145.00 $145.00 $798 +8.32
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 155.00 $155.00 $434 -2.50
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 150.00 $150.00 $540 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 172.50 $172.50 $345 —
255 255 1 157.50 $157.50 $402 +1.31
330 330 1 147.50 $147.50 $487 -5.73
350–375 363 2 140.00–142.50 $141.21 $513 +4.29
419–445 428 14 135.00–143.00 $140.76 $602 -0.82
430–445 437 3 130.00–135.00 $133.30 $583 -8.28
465–485 475 2 130.00 $130.00 $618 -2.50
450–495 477 25 136.00–144.00 $139.64 $666 +7.14
500–545 529 25 125.00–138.00 $133.24 $705 +1.29
542 value added 542 6 138.00 $138.00 $748 —
560–590 575 2 122.50 $122.50 $704 -7.28
555–593 577 15 122.50–135.00 $129.79 $749 +0.01
577 value added 577 4 137.50 $137.50 $793 +0.59
600–635 618 8 123.00–135.00 $128.56 $795 +0.45
620 value added 620 6 138.00 $138.00 $856 +5.63
650–680 663 7 121.00–133.00 $126.09 $836 -2.91
665–677 value added 670 13 128.00–131.00 $129.83 $870 +0.23
720–740 730 2 107.50–122.50 $114.90 $839 -6.79
895 895 1 110.00 $110.00 $984 —
925 925 1 92.50 $92.50 $856 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 228 2 140.00–142.50 $141.15 $322 —
290–295 293 2 130.00–140.00 $135.04 $396 -11.37
300–340 320 2 132.50–135.00 $133.83 $428 -8.48
350–390 370 5 125.00–135.00 $130.41 $483 -2.04
400–440 411 8 132.50–138.00 $134.53 $553 +2.89
450–495 471 6 125.00–135.00 $130.49 $615 -0.97
500–540 519 8 120.00–130.00 $124.63 $647 -4.38
590 590 1 112.50 $112.50 $664 -14.99
625 625 1 120.00 $120.00 $750 —
665 665 1 117.50 $117.50 $781 -5.93
715 715 1 102.00 $102.00 $729 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 112.50 $112.50 $613 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 130.00 $130.00 $500 +7.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–430 420 5 142.50–152.50 $149.01 $626 +0.42
455–487 478 10 142.50–153.00 $150.08 $717 +4.32
515–545 526 4 137.50–150.00 $143.49 $755 +2.08
550–595 568 7 135.00–141.00 $138.15 $785 +0.69
620–630 623 3 133.00–137.50 $135.82 $846 +4.10
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 424 6 132.50–144.00 $137.44 $583 -3.92
460–495 474 5 132.50–145.00 $139.43 $661 +0.93
515–530 523 2 132.50–140.00 $136.30 $713 +3.80
560–585 572 5 130.00–138.00 $134.10 $767 +1.42
625–635 630 2 122.50–127.50 $124.98 $787 -5.02

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1440 1187 80-85% 19 64.00–74.00 $67.43 $800 —
1025–1410 1218 80-85% 2 51.00–57.00 $54.47 $663 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1145 1045 85-90% 10 51.00–62.00 $56.90 $595 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1405 1306 75-80% 8 64.00–72.00 $67.51 $882 —
1315–1700 1508 75-80% 2 62.00 $62.00 $935 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1750 1600 2 84.00–86.00 $84.91 $1,359 —
1320–2015 1753 5 88.00–96.00 $91.26 $1,600 -13.74
1775 1775 2 104.00 $104.00 $1,846 -1.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1140–1265 1203 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–875.00 $815.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1165–1255 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–900.00 $874.07
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765 765 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1015–1100 1058 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 975.00–1,275.00 $1,118.97 +118.97

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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.