Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 25, 2021

521 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.95/cwt -2.72 vs last sale · ≈ $719/hd at 518 lb · 31 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.22/cwt +1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $917/hd at 615 lb · 29 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.98/cwt +7.06 vs last sale · ≈ $650/hd at 422 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	521	711	690
Feeder cattle	435	648	585
Slaughter cattle	50	51	73
Replacement cattle	36	12	32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady to 5.00 lower, 400-450 lbs 5.00 higher. Quality poor to fancy. 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
240	240	1	167.50	$167.50	$402	—
255	255	1	165.00	$165.00	$421	—
310–335	325	3	160.00–167.50	$164.92	$536	+3.05
355–395	376	4	155.00–167.50	$161.22	$606	-7.01
410	410	1	162.50	$162.50	$666	+3.59
452–482	467	6	152.50–167.50	$160.58	$750	+1.99
507–540	513	11	142.50–155.00	$152.21	$781	-6.88
555–595	565	4	142.50–150.00	$146.93	$830	-6.13
603	603	3	142.50	$142.50	$859	-5.35
616 value added	616	26	150.00	$150.00	$924	—
665–673	671	5	141.00–146.00	$141.99	$953	+5.49
735	735	2	135.00	$135.00	$992	-2.11

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	228	2	157.50–165.00	$161.46	$368	+3.96
290–295	293	2	152.50–170.00	$161.32	$473	—
305	305	1	167.50	$167.50	$511	+12.51
355–395	377	3	145.00–152.50	$149.27	$563	-2.93
415–445	425	3	145.00–152.50	$149.25	$634	+3.64
465	465	1	140.00	$140.00	$651	-11.03
510–525	519	4	132.50–140.00	$138.10	$717	-7.58
560–570	565	2	140.00–145.00	$142.48	$805	+3.76
636	636	3	135.00	$135.00	$859	+1.32

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	142.50	$142.50	$563	—
475	475	1	140.00	$140.00	$665	—
545	545	1	132.50	$132.50	$722	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	150.00	$150.00	$488	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	135.00–142.50	$138.48	$381	-16.52
325–335	330	2	142.50	$142.50	$470	-10.10
370–395	383	2	137.50–144.00	$140.86	$539	-3.56
400–445	422	18	145.00–157.50	$153.31	$647	+6.39
420–425 fancy	423	2	160.00	$160.00	$677	—
460–485	471	5	140.00–147.50	$144.49	$681	+1.63
500–535	517	30	130.00–144.00	$139.42	$721	-2.25
540	540	1	125.00	$125.00	$675	-16.67
555–595	571	7	127.50–137.50	$134.38	$767	-2.47
600–630	617	8	117.50–122.50	$119.49	$737	-9.63
650	650	5	125.00	$125.00	$812	—
705–725	718	3	120.00–121.00	$120.67	$866	+0.67
910	910	1	102.50	$102.50	$933	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	2	142.50	$142.50	$332	+10.00
250	250	1	132.50	$132.50	$331	-11.17
300–335	313	3	130.00–140.00	$133.56	$418	-7.79
365–395	382	8	122.50–137.50	$133.85	$511	-2.12
415–440	429	4	125.00–130.00	$128.17	$550	-6.72
455–495	469	12	120.00–130.00	$125.70	$590	-6.03
515–530	521	4	115.00–132.50	$124.94	$651	-3.97
560–594	574	4	120.00–127.50	$123.22	$707	+1.79
620–645	633	3	115.00–117.50	$115.84	$733	-6.66
720	720	1	111.00	$111.00	$799	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	137.50	$137.50	$509	—
410	410	1	120.00	$120.00	$492	—
455–480	472	3	100.00–122.50	$115.27	$544	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	122.50	$122.50	$398	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	427	3	152.50–167.50	$161.49	$690	+4.04
459–495	463	9	155.00	$155.00	$718	-4.12
500–545	523	4	132.50–155.00	$139.77	$731	-3.67
555–580	574	7	135.00–140.00	$138.96	$798	-2.27
625–645	638	3	135.00–136.00	$135.34	$863	-2.41
650–690	668	3	127.50–135.00	$131.59	$879	—
705–735	723	3	125.00–131.00	$127.87	$925	+10.37
770–790	782	3	115.00–125.00	$120.79	$945	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	431	4	132.50–142.50	$138.82	$598	-16.18
480–495	488	3	130.00–140.00	$136.62	$667	-9.47
555–560	558	2	120.00–132.50	$126.22	$704	-2.29
625–640	633	2	122.50–130.00	$126.29	$799	-6.20
715	715	1	125.00	$125.00	$894	—
835	835	1	112.50	$112.50	$939	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1440	1440	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1270	1153	80-85%	4	75.00–83.00	$79.91	$921	+11.06
990–1575	1228	80-85%	14	65.00–75.00	$70.54	$866	-6.46
1245	1245	80-85%	1	69.00	$69.00	$859	-8.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1515	1374	75-80%	7	67.00–75.00	$71.26	$979	+2.16

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1135	1008	85-90%	6	50.00–63.00	$58.46	$589	+4.31

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1795	1605	3	85.00–90.00	$88.14	$1,415	—
1500–1880	1690	4	95.00–99.00	$96.57	$1,632	—
1910–1925	1918	2	104.00–107.00	$105.51	$2,024	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
838	838	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,350.00–1,500.00	$1,410.00
880–975	927	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,275.00–1,350.00	$1,301.24
825–1200	950	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,050.00–1,600.00	$1,321.94
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,020.00	$1,020.00

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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
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—

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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.