Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 22, 2021

879 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.56/cwt ≈ $1,218/hd at 831 lb · 131 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.96/cwt +8.17 vs last sale · ≈ $640/hd at 481 lb · 26 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.21/cwt +5.82 vs last sale · ≈ $590/hd at 433 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	879	789	781
Feeder cattle	699	626	627
Slaughter cattle	87	115	104
Replacement cattle	93	48	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Steers steady to 7.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Bulls under 600 lbs mostly steady, over 600 lbs 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Quality poor to good. Demand moderate to weak.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	2	182.50	$182.50	$526	+7.50
310–340	320	3	177.50–182.50	$179.92	$576	-2.52
365–380	371	4	155.00–172.50	$162.42	$603	-1.03
400–425	414	4	145.00–150.00	$148.76	$616	-11.24
450–495	474	7	142.50–155.00	$148.70	$705	-5.12
500–539	520	19	135.00–147.00	$143.71	$747	+2.11
555–585	566	10	132.50–144.00	$138.07	$781	-1.53
620–645	633	2	130.00–133.00	$131.47	$832	-1.57
705	705	5	130.00–135.00	$131.00	$924	+7.00
740 value added	740	7	130.00	$130.00	$962	—
760	760	1	125.00	$125.00	$950	+12.50
825	825	1	122.50	$122.50	$1,011	—
831 value added	831	130	146.75	$146.75	$1,219	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	276	6	157.50–175.00	$167.88	$463	+2.86
300–305	303	2	160.00–165.00	$162.52	$492	+3.23
370–390	377	5	142.50–160.00	$149.62	$564	+5.37
405–440	423	2	132.50–142.50	$137.29	$581	-5.07
450–480	461	4	132.50–140.00	$136.32	$628	-1.80
500–530	515	3	132.50	$132.50	$682	+2.23
555	555	1	132.50	$132.50	$735	+0.58
600–620	610	2	126.00–132.50	$129.30	$789	+1.56
655–675	667	3	115.00–120.00	$118.33	$789	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	152.50	$152.50	$412	—
305	305	1	147.50	$147.50	$450	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	228	2	140.00–157.50	$148.27	$338	—
260–290	270	3	132.50–137.50	$135.00	$364	-13.80
300	300	1	130.00	$130.00	$390	+7.50
350–390	367	6	128.00–135.00	$132.56	$486	-2.59
410–445	431	14	125.00–140.00	$133.07	$574	+2.02
440 fancy	440	5	145.00	$145.00	$638	—
460–492	480	20	127.50–138.00	$130.85	$628	+9.85
486 fancy	486	6	140.00	$140.00	$680	—
500–540	518	17	122.50–135.00	$129.21	$669	+3.06
505–540	523	2	102.50–122.50	$112.17	$587	-13.98
550–590	568	6	120.00–127.00	$124.23	$706	+2.39
600–620	603	11	117.50–124.00	$122.03	$736	+17.03
650–695	675	14	111.00–122.00	$117.16	$791	-2.55
725	725	1	110.00	$110.00	$798	-3.70
775–782	781	5	110.00	$110.00	$859	-5.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	140.00	$140.00	$329	+10.16
270–290	278	3	127.50–130.00	$128.31	$357	-5.11
345	345	1	132.50	$132.50	$457	+6.18
350–395	373	7	115.00–130.00	$121.81	$454	+0.32
400–435	420	9	117.50–127.50	$123.04	$517	+2.24
450–490	478	6	120.00–126.00	$123.67	$591	+2.46
500–545	521	4	115.00–122.50	$119.41	$622	-0.19
560–575	568	2	112.50–116.00	$114.27	$649	+1.77
605–625	618	3	102.50–120.00	$109.21	$675	-5.08
680	680	1	97.50	$97.50	$663	-13.08
705	705	1	100.00	$100.00	$705	-8.00
760	760	1	102.00	$102.00	$775	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	377	3	110.00–132.50	$120.92	$456	+8.42
400–435	418	2	102.50–110.00	$106.41	$445	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	122.50	$122.50	$380	—
485	485	1	112.50	$112.50	$546	±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	152.50	$152.50	$595	—
405–435	421	6	140.00–152.50	$145.16	$611	+1.43
455–495	477	17	135.00–147.50	$141.40	$674	+3.60
500–545	526	9	127.50–141.00	$135.70	$714	+0.58
565–595	576	10	124.00–136.00	$130.28	$750	+1.33
600–615	607	3	125.00–127.00	$126.01	$765	-2.91
675–690	682	3	117.50–122.50	$119.99	$818	-6.86
735–740	738	2	117.50	$117.50	$867	-5.50
760	760	1	116.00	$116.00	$882	-3.17

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–430	416	7	132.50–142.50	$137.27	$571	+2.56
455–495	468	9	130.00–140.00	$133.59	$625	-1.11
515	515	1	130.00	$130.00	$670	+3.48
560–595	578	2	126.00–127.50	$126.73	$732	+3.02
660	660	1	117.50	$117.50	$776	—
705–720	713	2	102.50–112.50	$107.45	$766	-8.71
820	820	1	107.50	$107.50	$882	-2.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	140.00	$140.00	$525	—
425–440	433	2	130.00–131.00	$130.49	$565	-7.84
480	480	1	137.50	$137.50	$660	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	132.50	$132.50	$570	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1190	1143	80-85%	6	51.00–56.00	$53.67	$613	—
920–1540	1270	80-85%	12	59.00–64.00	$60.90	$773	—
1280–1500	1371	80-85%	4	62.00–65.00	$63.79	$875	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1675	1276	75-80%	4	47.00–58.00	$55.27	$705	-17.73
1125–1560	1345	75-80%	10	60.00–64.00	$62.39	$839	—
1350–1690	1471	75-80%	4	64.00	$64.00	$941	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1175	1069	85-90%	11	47.00–55.00	$52.11	$557	+5.63

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1895	1560	7	70.00–84.00	$77.89	$1,215	—
1580–1940	1814	8	88.00–96.00	$92.06	$1,670	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	960.00	$960.00
870–1115	1023	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	775.00–1,050.00	$961.24
1010–1040	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	800.00–850.00	$825.37
1090	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	910.00	$910.00
1075–1375	1158	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	825.00–1,085.00	$956.87
1185	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1300	1137	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	625.00–950.00	$772.54
1090–1230	1162	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	610.00–820.00	$700.83

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1270	1270	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995	995	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	910.00	$910.00

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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
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
1075–1335	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	950.00–1,200.00	$1,078.90	-198.44

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	835.00	$835.00	—

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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.