Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 27, 2021

708 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.67/cwt +3.68 vs last sale · ≈ $603/hd at 469 lb · 18 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.57/cwt +0.85 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 523 lb · 14 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $130.78/cwt +5.78 vs last sale · ≈ $492/hd at 376 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	708	1,326	756
Feeder cattle	553	1,198	588
Slaughter cattle	99	73	94
Replacement cattle	56	55	74

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher. Steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls under 550 lbs 2.00 to 7.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady. Quality fair 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
295	295	1	162.50	$162.50	$479	—
300–335	320	3	155.00–160.00	$157.59	$504	—
350–390	378	12	152.50–165.00	$158.90	$601	+7.09
405–445	426	7	147.50–158.00	$155.21	$661	+8.23
455–495	471	8	145.00–160.00	$153.15	$721	+6.18
500–545	521	4	132.50–150.00	$137.97	$719	+1.38
547 fancy	547	5	157.00	$157.00	$859	—
550–575	558	3	140.00–147.00	$143.22	$799	+4.20
616–635	621	8	132.50–148.00	$143.07	$888	+8.72
640	640	1	127.50	$127.50	$816	-6.85
650	650	1	122.50	$122.50	$796	+12.50
655–675	665	2	127.50–130.00	$128.73	$856	-1.72
715	715	1	130.00	$130.00	$930	±0.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	152.00	$152.00	$319	+4.50
305–330	315	3	140.00–158.00	$147.11	$463	+5.67
353–395	376	7	142.50–155.00	$149.13	$561	—
425–435	428	10	130.00–145.00	$133.04	$569	-2.15
450–495	473	4	137.50–148.00	$141.79	$671	+6.12
520	520	1	132.50	$132.50	$689	+2.50
570–585	578	2	125.00–132.50	$128.70	$744	+8.70
700–735	718	2	120.00–122.50	$121.28	$871	+3.78

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	317	3	142.50–150.00	$146.68	$465	—
360–390	375	2	137.50–150.00	$144.00	$540	+27.60
425–445	435	2	130.00–132.50	$131.28	$571	+1.28
475	475	1	137.50	$137.50	$653	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	220	2	145.00–147.50	$146.19	$322	+6.19

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	135.00	$135.00	$392	—
305–330	317	6	137.50–145.00	$139.14	$441	+6.51
360–395	380	7	132.50–142.50	$137.42	$522	+6.90
400–435	422	9	127.50–138.00	$130.97	$553	+6.65
425	425	1	125.00	$125.00	$531	+0.68
455–485	469	18	125.00–133.00	$128.67	$603	+3.12
505–535	523	14	125.00–135.00	$128.57	$672	+5.39
560–590	574	4	110.00–125.00	$118.22	$679	-6.09
600–605	601	4	113.00–120.00	$116.12	$698	+2.97
650–690	663	4	117.50–120.00	$119.10	$790	+16.60
700	700	1	105.00	$105.00	$735	-11.00
720–730	725	2	115.00–120.00	$117.48	$852	+1.48

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	145.00	$145.00	$326	+17.50
262	262	5	135.00	$135.00	$354	±0.00
335	335	1	125.00	$125.00	$419	-1.22
370–395	376	13	127.50–132.50	$130.78	$492	+5.78
415–435	421	4	117.50–127.50	$123.77	$521	+7.60
455–495	473	5	122.50–126.00	$123.77	$585	+6.93
510–540	527	3	112.50–115.00	$113.35	$597	-1.69
590	590	2	107.50–115.00	$111.25	$656	+4.98
605	605	1	107.50	$107.50	$650	-2.15

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–375	362	3	125.00–135.00	$130.82	$474	+13.32
400–435	418	2	122.50–127.50	$124.90	$522	+34.90
465	465	1	112.50	$112.50	$523	—
480	480	1	100.00	$100.00	$480	—
535	535	1	112.50	$112.50	$602	+25.00
570	570	1	110.00	$110.00	$627	+8.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	120.00	$120.00	$396	±0.00
420	420	1	115.00	$115.00	$483	—
545	545	1	102.50	$102.50	$559	+0.81
565	565	1	92.50	$92.50	$523	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	414	6	145.00–157.50	$151.19	$626	+9.85
450–495	478	9	135.00–147.50	$141.91	$678	+7.08
505–545	524	10	130.00–140.00	$133.61	$700	+4.78
525	525	1	125.00	$125.00	$656	-3.83
555–595	574	7	122.50–132.50	$127.22	$730	+0.88
600–635	619	9	117.50–122.50	$119.15	$738	-2.44
725	725	1	125.00	$125.00	$906	+11.72

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–430	425	2	132.50–145.00	$138.68	$589	+10.43
450–480	461	5	127.50–140.00	$132.92	$613	+10.61
535–545	539	4	120.00–125.00	$122.51	$660	-2.04
560–595	580	5	115.00–122.50	$118.47	$687	+1.65
625–630	628	2	112.50–117.50	$114.99	$722	-0.62
745	745	1	107.50	$107.50	$801	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	423	3	122.50–145.00	$135.08	$571	—
520	520	1	112.50	$112.50	$585	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1355	1212	80-85%	5	52.00–57.00	$54.68	$663	-6.32
920–1480	1219	80-85%	17	57.00–66.00	$60.99	$743	-0.01
1175–1405	1272	80-85%	5	65.00–69.00	$67.37	$857	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1150	1024	85-90%	11	46.00–55.00	$50.78	$520	+8.41
1075	1075	85-90%	1	44.00	$44.00	$473	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1335	1275	75-80%	4	65.00–74.00	$69.31	$884	—
1140–1770	1496	75-80%	8	60.00–65.00	$62.25	$931	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1745	1313	4	75.00–85.00	$80.09	$1,052	—
1675	1675	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,625	+19.79
1340–2090	1802	8	79.00–96.00	$90.94	$1,639	+4.94

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–1080	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	575.00–675.00	$624.52
1025–1140	1083	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	675.00–725.00	$701.33
1040–1125	1083	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00–700.00	$651.96

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1125	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	825.00–975.00	$909.81
985–1330	1164	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	850.00–1,000.00	$895.54

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1345	1345	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

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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
945–1045	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	910.00–1,020.00	$962.24	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—

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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.