Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 6, 2021

997 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.24/cwt +26.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,084/hd at 722 lb · 80 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.18/cwt +12.96 vs last sale · ≈ $856/hd at 619 lb · 46 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.85/cwt +14.62 vs last sale · ≈ $906/hd at 608 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	997	906	1,184
Feeder cattle	880	772	1,094
Slaughter cattle	117	87	90
Replacement cattle	—	47	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. Steers under 500 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower, over 500 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 to 9.00 higher. ***To view the video cattle report for today's sale, click this link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3509.pdf

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	155.00	$155.00	$356	-10.00
255–285	272	3	150.00–157.50	$154.19	$419	-14.12
305–310	308	2	142.50–155.00	$148.70	$458	-13.74
360–390	370	5	140.00–162.50	$146.41	$542	-9.76
400–445	424	4	135.00–152.50	$145.80	$618	-16.67
460–495	474	6	141.00–157.50	$147.96	$701	-7.56
500	500	1	150.00	$150.00	$750	+11.57
522–540 value added	537	11	152.50–161.00	$159.50	$857	—
560–565	563	3	150.00	$150.00	$844	+13.89
600–614 value added	602	32	147.00–153.00	$152.04	$915	—
615–636	631	9	135.00–145.00	$137.51	$868	+3.28
676 value added	676	4	139.00	$139.00	$940	—
680	680	1	135.00	$135.00	$918	+7.03
710	710	1	122.50	$122.50	$870	-1.70
722–727 value added	722	79	135.00–151.00	$150.59	$1,087	—
770	770	1	110.00	$110.00	$847	-7.50
803 value added	803	4	132.00	$132.00	$1,060	-17.50
905	905	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,131	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	122.50	$122.50	$257	-33.46
270–285	278	2	135.00–147.50	$141.08	$392	-14.34
300–345	321	4	125.00–155.00	$136.98	$440	-13.18
350–395	371	8	122.50–147.50	$134.24	$498	-5.76
430–445	438	2	132.50–135.00	$133.77	$586	-2.39
485–495	490	2	125.00–130.00	$127.47	$625	-10.09
515–525	520	2	112.50–125.00	$118.81	$618	-8.68
630–645	638	2	107.50–117.50	$112.56	$718	—
675	675	2	115.00–120.00	$117.50	$793	+1.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–265	258	2	122.50–127.50	$124.93	$322	—
770	770	1	100.00	$100.00	$770	—
825	825	2	104.00	$104.00	$858	—
942	942	2	90.00	$90.00	$848	—
1042	1042	2	85.00	$85.00	$886	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	110.00	$110.00	$544	—
650	650	1	102.50	$102.50	$666	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	233	3	137.50–142.50	$139.25	$324	+1.72
260–270	265	2	132.50	$132.50	$351	-2.48
335–345	340	4	130.00–132.50	$131.25	$446	-4.19
350–365	360	3	130.00–135.00	$131.69	$474	-2.83
400–440	416	15	122.50–140.00	$134.31	$559	+5.86
455–485	471	10	123.00–140.00	$131.52	$619	+3.35
522 value added	522	15	140.50	$140.50	$733	—
505–540	525	6	112.00–137.50	$130.00	$682	+3.04
550–595	570	12	112.50–140.00	$130.79	$746	+3.92
600–640	614	4	115.00–127.00	$121.67	$747	-1.99
620 value added	620	42	139.75	$139.75	$866	+7.75
660–690	672	3	115.00–123.00	$117.95	$793	-0.57
710–740	722	3	102.50–115.00	$109.91	$794	+2.41
750 value added	750	4	112.00	$112.00	$840	—
765	765	1	100.00	$100.00	$765	-12.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	125.00	$125.00	$250	-2.50
250–255	253	2	112.50–130.00	$121.16	$307	-3.74
300–330	315	2	120.00–127.50	$123.57	$389	-4.05
360–375	368	2	110.00–112.00	$110.98	$408	-13.40
415–420	418	2	112.50–136.00	$124.18	$519	+2.91
455–490	475	3	102.50–120.00	$111.46	$529	-6.69
540	540	1	122.00	$122.00	$659	+6.42
555–585	567	3	115.00–122.50	$119.10	$675	+7.60
715	715	1	87.50	$87.50	$626	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	2	112.50	$112.50	$307	—
520	520	1	87.50	$87.50	$455	—
580	580	1	82.50	$82.50	$478	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	145.00	$145.00	$558	—
425	425	1	142.50	$142.50	$606	-5.02
455–495	470	4	122.50–132.50	$126.89	$596	-9.99
510–525	518	2	127.50–142.50	$135.11	$700	+8.22
555–595	580	3	127.00–140.00	$133.86	$776	+9.22
600–640	620	4	110.00–137.50	$119.86	$743	-0.10
650–695	667	3	112.50–122.50	$115.75	$772	+2.11
720–730	725	3	97.50–112.50	$107.47	$779	—
765–775	770	2	90.00–100.00	$94.97	$731	—
820	820	1	92.50	$92.50	$758	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	7	115.00–145.00	$125.17	$532	-1.84
485	485	1	122.50	$122.50	$594	-3.67
580–590	585	3	105.00–117.50	$112.46	$658	-5.00
605–615	610	2	115.00–117.50	$116.26	$709	-0.18
680–690	685	2	82.50–112.50	$97.61	$669	-13.61
715	715	2	110.00	$110.00	$786	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	1	105.00	$105.00	$667	+1.30

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1210	1027	80-85%	5	52.00–60.00	$56.45	$580	—
1085–1740	1264	80-85%	16	59.00–69.00	$63.52	$803	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1835	1400	75-80%	12	58.00–67.00	$62.52	$875	—
1550	1550	75-80%	1	57.00	$57.00	$884	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1050	952	85-90%	3	35.00–45.00	$38.54	$367	—
850–1140	996	85-90%	6	46.00–54.00	$49.96	$498	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440–1715	1604	5	64.00–81.00	$74.92	$1,202	-4.35
1165–2125	1686	7	85.00–95.00	$89.41	$1,507	—

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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.