Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 1, 2021

572 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Hardin County Stockyard report →

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.50/cwt ≈ $1,282/hd at 852 lb · 122 head

light 4-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $133.97/cwt +5.80 vs last sale · ≈ $581/hd at 434 lb · 13 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $131.34/cwt +5.64 vs last sale · ≈ $640/hd at 487 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	572	521	964
Feeder cattle	498	435	825
Slaughter cattle	56	50	105
Replacement cattle	18	36	34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeders mostly steady. Quality poor 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
210	210	1	185.00	$185.00	$388	+17.50
345	345	1	165.00	$165.00	$569	+0.08
350–375	363	2	167.50–172.50	$170.09	$617	+8.87
455	455	1	170.00	$170.00	$774	+9.42
505–546	539	9	145.00–159.00	$154.05	$830	+1.84
555	555	1	157.50	$157.50	$874	+10.57
619	619	5	140.00	$140.00	$867	-2.50
690	690	1	140.00	$140.00	$966	-1.99
852 value added	852	122	150.50	$150.50	$1,282	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	142.50	$142.50	$420	-18.82
305–335	318	5	150.00–160.00	$155.54	$495	-11.96
370–375	373	2	142.50–155.00	$148.79	$555	-0.48
455	455	1	152.50	$152.50	$694	+12.50
505–525	515	3	132.50–147.50	$139.23	$717	+1.13
575	575	1	140.00	$140.00	$805	-2.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	150.00	$150.00	$458	±0.00
385–395	390	2	135.00–142.50	$138.70	$541	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	155.00	$155.00	$597	+12.50
600	600	1	125.00	$125.00	$750	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	155.00	$155.00	$434	+16.52
303–330	307	9	142.50–144.00	$143.65	$441	+1.15
360–380	373	4	140.00–147.50	$145.00	$541	+4.14
400–445	413	9	144.00–155.00	$147.53	$609	-5.78
460–490	471	7	139.00–145.00	$142.81	$673	-1.68
500–540	520	9	133.00–149.00	$142.70	$742	+3.28
560–595	579	8	125.00–140.00	$132.99	$770	-1.39
605–640	628	4	122.50–126.00	$124.61	$783	+5.12
675	675	1	127.00	$127.00	$857	+2.00
765	765	1	112.50	$112.50	$861	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	327	5	132.50–135.00	$133.55	$437	-0.01
365–385	380	4	132.50–138.00	$134.53	$511	+0.68
400–445	434	13	130.00–137.50	$133.97	$581	+5.80
465–495	487	12	122.50–135.00	$131.34	$640	+5.64
500–547	539	7	122.50–134.00	$131.76	$710	+6.82
560–585	572	3	121.00–129.00	$125.06	$715	+1.84
610–615	613	2	123.00–124.00	$123.50	$757	+7.66
665	665	1	120.00	$120.00	$798	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–430	420	2	122.50	$122.50	$514	+2.50
455	455	1	136.00	$136.00	$619	+20.73
505	505	1	107.50	$107.50	$543	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	385	2	122.50–132.50	$127.37	$490	—
405	405	1	125.00	$125.00	$506	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–437	430	4	152.50–155.00	$153.73	$661	-7.76
490	490	1	145.00	$145.00	$710	-10.00
505–545	523	6	137.50–150.00	$143.58	$751	+3.81
570–580	573	3	135.00–142.50	$139.97	$802	+1.01
600–615	605	4	130.00–140.00	$136.27	$824	+0.93
650–655	654	4	132.50–138.00	$136.13	$890	+4.54
735	735	2	117.50–127.50	$122.50	$900	-5.37
765–795	780	2	117.00–122.50	$119.80	$934	-0.99

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	420	5	132.50–142.50	$137.95	$579	-0.87
460–465	462	3	132.50–142.50	$139.18	$643	+2.56
500–521	518	8	130.00–135.00	$134.08	$695	—
555	555	1	132.50	$132.50	$735	+6.28
650–670	660	2	117.50–125.00	$121.31	$801	—
710	710	1	112.50	$112.50	$799	-12.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1395	1183	80-85%	3	59.00–65.00	$61.36	$726	-18.55
955–1405	1208	80-85%	16	65.00–76.00	$70.55	$852	+0.01
985–1455	1247	80-85%	5	76.00–78.00	$76.86	$958	+7.86

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1175	996	85-90%	5	44.00–52.00	$48.33	$481	—
815–1275	1062	85-90%	9	50.00–65.00	$55.90	$594	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1235	1170	75-80%	2	50.00–66.00	$57.56	$673	—
1285–1470	1360	75-80%	3	78.00–81.00	$79.29	$1,078	+8.03
1270–1485	1410	75-80%	3	71.00–75.00	$73.25	$1,033	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1760	1630	2	80.00–86.00	$82.76	$1,349	-5.38
1575–2335	1908	3	95.00–103.00	$100.48	$1,917	-5.03

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1325–1415	1370	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,100.00	$1,061.27

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1210–1275	1243	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00–875.00	$862.83

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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
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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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.