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Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 4, 2021

1,055 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.22/cwt +9.03 vs last sale · ≈ $973/hd at 627 lb · 163 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.10/cwt +16.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 738 lb · 102 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.92/cwt -3.60 vs last sale · ≈ $836/hd at 669 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,055 752 1,189
Feeder cattle 914 677 965
Slaughter cattle 91 52 126
Replacement cattle 50 23 98

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 600 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers under 450 lbs 3.00 to 8.00 higher, over 450 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls under 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 374 5 165.00–175.00 $169.91 $635 +9.55
405–440 417 5 155.00–167.50 $162.91 $679 +10.38
460–495 477 7 151.00–167.50 $158.77 $757 +4.22
500–546 521 23 145.00–160.00 $152.46 $794 +3.44
550–595 568 14 143.00–159.00 $153.84 $874 +16.34
605–632 623 14 137.50–153.00 $142.66 $889 -2.62
614–648 value added 627 148 148.00–164.00 $156.54 $982 +8.28
635 635 1 135.00 $135.00 $857 -10.28
655 655 1 122.50 $122.50 $802 -17.76
650–695 672 17 137.50–143.00 $141.44 $950 +1.18
710–738 715 20 127.50–140.00 $135.40 $968 +4.09
700–748 value added 744 82 146.00–153.00 $152.44 $1,134 —
760–770 765 2 131.00–137.50 $134.23 $1,027 -0.77
811 value added 811 10 143.00 $143.00 $1,160 —
810–835 825 3 125.00–138.00 $131.02 $1,081 —
850 850 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,020 -2.50
865 865 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,081 +2.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 157.50 $157.50 $433 -3.98
315–330 323 2 162.50–165.00 $163.72 $529 -1.28
355–397 378 9 142.50–160.00 $154.30 $583 +5.87
405–440 421 8 147.50–157.50 $152.56 $642 +8.15
450–480 460 8 140.00–155.00 $151.19 $695 +7.75
500–545 529 10 132.50–147.50 $142.54 $754 +4.85
537 thin fleshed 537 5 153.00 $153.00 $822 —
550–595 575 5 132.50–140.00 $135.46 $779 -9.54
610–618 616 4 127.50–132.50 $131.26 $809 —
650–685 662 3 128.00–132.50 $130.95 $867 —
720–746 742 6 120.00–121.00 $120.84 $897 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 147.50 $147.50 $442 —
520 520 1 135.00 $135.00 $702 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 142.50 $142.50 $556 -7.50
420 420 1 145.00 $145.00 $609 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 336 4 150.00–165.00 $157.45 $529 +9.95
350–390 372 10 152.50–165.00 $157.95 $588 +16.74
400–440 434 15 138.00–153.00 $144.48 $627 +11.18
450–465 458 2 130.00 $130.00 $595 ±0.00
450–495 478 23 135.00–145.00 $140.29 $671 +0.65
500–535 522 5 122.50–130.00 $125.50 $655 -7.74
500–545 523 20 133.00–146.00 $138.87 $726 +5.63
550–595 579 12 128.00–137.00 $132.65 $768 +2.86
600–646 626 24 122.50–135.00 $130.10 $814 +1.54
650–695 669 26 120.00–130.00 $124.92 $836 -1.17
705–725 716 5 115.00–125.00 $121.98 $873 +7.08
735 735 1 102.50 $102.50 $753 -12.40
835 835 1 109.00 $109.00 $910 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 2 130.00–140.00 $135.13 $382 +0.09
310–320 315 2 140.00–145.00 $142.54 $449 +8.71
350–395 368 3 132.50–140.00 $136.73 $503 +6.32
401 thin fleshed 401 4 142.50 $142.50 $571 —
405–445 430 8 130.00–140.00 $135.04 $581 +0.51
450–490 474 6 132.50–139.00 $134.61 $638 +4.12
500–545 522 7 122.50–132.00 $127.73 $667 +3.10
550–590 568 3 125.00–134.00 $130.70 $742 +18.20
600–630 618 4 115.00–122.50 $120.03 $742 +0.03
685–690 688 3 117.50–126.00 $121.49 $836 +3.99
710–730 720 3 112.50–118.00 $114.36 $823 +12.36
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–422 421 3 112.50–122.50 $119.18 $502 —
540 540 1 130.00 $130.00 $702 —
550–565 558 2 120.00–121.00 $120.49 $672 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 5 120.00 $120.00 $702 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 419 6 147.50–162.50 $157.06 $658 +8.05
455–495 474 4 148.00–157.00 $153.43 $727 +3.35
500–540 519 5 138.00–144.00 $142.02 $737 -1.47
550–590 571 9 130.00–143.00 $138.11 $789 -0.04
600–645 611 7 130.00–145.00 $136.66 $835 +0.84
650 650 1 130.00 $130.00 $845 —
710 710 1 128.00 $128.00 $909 —
750–780 765 2 112.50–115.00 $113.77 $870 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 429 4 140.00–150.00 $144.29 $619 +6.85
455–495 479 8 132.50–145.00 $138.68 $664 -0.75
500–540 521 6 132.50–142.50 $138.02 $719 +1.72
605–645 634 8 125.00–127.50 $125.30 $794 +0.32
680 680 1 115.00 $115.00 $782 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 137.50 $137.50 $598 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1445 1213 80-85% 26 64.00–74.00 $67.94 $824 +13.47
1095–1465 1220 80-85% 5 74.00–78.00 $76.44 $933 +21.97
1040–1580 1336 80-85% 4 59.00–63.00 $61.64 $824 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1650 1349 75-80% 12 65.00–74.00 $67.19 $906 —
1205–1480 1365 75-80% 4 60.00–65.00 $62.50 $853 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1410 1060 85-90% 11 45.00–63.00 $56.40 $598 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1590 1393 6 69.00–88.00 $81.25 $1,132 —
1395–2065 1755 3 94.00–99.00 $95.98 $1,684 +4.72
1860–2025 1943 2 100.00–105.00 $102.61 $1,994 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
1010–1125 1068 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 775.00–850.00 $814.52
1068 1068 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00 $750.00
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765–890 796 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 625.00–650.00 $643.01
810 810 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1270 1270 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1295–1355 1330 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 850.00–925.00 $894.66

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1040 1040 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840 840 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00

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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
1550 1550 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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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.