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Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 1, 2021

1,826 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.90/cwt +16.64 vs last sale · ≈ $914/hd at 568 lb · 119 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.37/cwt +25.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,051/hd at 655 lb · 101 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.21/cwt +7.67 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 581 lb · 99 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,826 1,337 1,557
Feeder cattle 1,611 1,168 1,405
Slaughter cattle 131 95 116
Replacement cattle 84 74 36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls under 550 lbs 8.00 to 20.00 higher, over 550 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs 10.00 to 20.00 higher, over 500 lbs 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–294 294 17 192.50–205.00 $204.27 $601 +16.82
310–349 338 28 180.00–212.50 $192.68 $651 +15.16
350 thin fleshed 350 10 190.00 $190.00 $665 —
350–390 373 12 167.50–187.50 $174.35 $650 +8.52
410–445 433 16 165.00–182.50 $176.11 $763 +19.86
450–475 457 17 160.00–175.00 $168.26 $769 +16.43
500–535 512 16 152.50–177.50 $168.43 $862 +19.99
520 value added 520 18 175.00 $175.00 $910 —
559 value added 559 57 167.50 $167.50 $936 —
550–597 576 61 150.00–167.50 $155.16 $894 +10.90
585 585 1 135.00 $135.00 $790 -9.26
614–633 value added 617 33 150.00–152.50 $152.03 $938 —
607–640 624 26 145.00–153.00 $147.43 $920 +7.88
652–673 value added 654 95 157.50–161.75 $161.43 $1,056 —
665–695 678 6 132.50–147.50 $143.66 $974 +8.56
700–730 723 9 135.00–143.00 $141.73 $1,025 +19.23
717–728 value added 724 22 146.00–152.50 $148.19 $1,073 -5.56
750–755 753 2 142.50–147.50 $144.99 $1,092 +19.99
758 value added 758 3 147.50 $147.50 $1,118 —
820 820 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,086 +6.25
936 value added 936 3 127.50 $127.50 $1,193 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 167.50–172.50 $170.00 $391 —
250–285 273 24 157.50–175.00 $169.41 $462 +13.53
315–342 329 23 160.00–185.00 $179.61 $591 +27.09
350–390 366 8 147.50–165.00 $158.77 $581 +11.64
410–447 433 17 142.50–160.00 $153.08 $663 +13.34
455–495 481 10 140.00–157.50 $147.74 $711 +14.22
500–535 513 26 135.00–152.50 $146.36 $751 +18.88
565–597 585 7 130.00–137.00 $134.15 $785 -0.89
630 630 1 132.50 $132.50 $835 +4.15
720–735 728 3 127.50–132.50 $129.18 $940 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 160.00 $160.00 $504 +7.50
400–445 427 3 130.00–132.50 $130.78 $558 -15.58
495 495 1 130.00 $130.00 $644 +3.38
505 505 1 127.50 $127.50 $644 —
630 630 1 126.00 $126.00 $794 +16.00
710 710 1 127.50 $127.50 $905 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 140.00 $140.00 $581 —
485 485 1 135.00 $135.00 $655 —
540 540 1 125.00 $125.00 $675 —
578 578 4 120.00 $120.00 $694 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 145.00 $145.00 $355 +5.00
265–290 273 22 147.50–170.00 $168.77 $461 +32.82
300–345 328 33 141.50–152.50 $151.95 $498 +14.48
350–395 374 15 145.00–161.00 $150.69 $564 +15.68
400–447 428 27 142.50–159.00 $151.95 $650 +18.04
455–495 473 39 132.50–149.00 $142.73 $675 +10.21
500–540 525 23 128.00–142.50 $133.89 $703 +6.11
537 value added 537 6 142.50 $142.50 $765 —
550–598 577 59 126.00–140.00 $133.90 $773 +16.40
578–599 value added 586 40 135.00–142.50 $139.62 $818 —
615 615 1 115.00 $115.00 $707 -8.09
622–636 628 6 120.00–130.00 $125.59 $789 +2.50
620–641 value added 629 27 133.00–136.00 $134.47 $846 —
650–695 660 9 122.50–132.50 $128.32 $847 +6.96
657–671 value added 660 15 132.00–132.50 $132.40 $874 —
706–734 value added 719 11 125.00–129.00 $127.14 $914 —
710–740 719 7 124.00–129.00 $128.07 $921 +8.55
805 805 1 112.50 $112.50 $906 —
918 value added 918 3 106.00 $106.00 $973 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 226 5 132.50–150.00 $142.07 $321 —
255–290 278 11 130.00–147.50 $137.23 $381 —
315–345 329 4 130.00–137.50 $134.36 $442 +3.19
355–395 378 9 122.50–140.00 $134.09 $507 +5.54
400–445 420 20 127.50–145.00 $136.63 $574 +9.14
450–495 475 11 117.50–140.00 $128.07 $608 +7.89
505–547 530 17 120.00–128.00 $124.77 $661 +9.61
555–575 563 3 120.00–130.00 $123.31 $694 +3.43
600–635 618 3 120.00–122.50 $120.81 $747 +9.13
650–690 667 5 110.00–121.00 $113.72 $759 +11.22
705–745 725 2 110.00–117.50 $113.85 $825 —
790 790 1 92.50 $92.50 $731 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 127.50 $127.50 $319 +14.14
310 310 1 137.50 $137.50 $426 +15.00
425 425 1 122.50 $122.50 $521 —
475–485 482 3 127.00–135.00 $131.03 $632 +11.03
530 530 1 123.00 $123.00 $652 +8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 110.00 $110.00 $550 —
590 590 1 100.00 $100.00 $590 —
670 670 1 110.00 $110.00 $737 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 417 6 160.00–172.50 $166.18 $693 +17.00
455–480 470 3 150.00–165.00 $157.54 $740 —
500–545 516 5 140.00–152.50 $146.49 $756 +13.42
550–595 568 18 132.50–148.00 $143.04 $812 —
615–640 628 2 128.00–137.00 $132.41 $832 +3.37
655–660 658 2 130.00–134.00 $131.99 $868 +5.13
760 760 2 125.00 $125.00 $950 +15.00
825 825 9 111.00 $111.00 $916 —
930 930 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,042 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–495 486 4 135.00–150.00 $143.16 $696 —
505–530 515 4 132.50–135.00 $134.39 $692 +11.89
580–585 583 2 122.50–127.50 $125.01 $729 +3.77
605–640 623 2 120.00–125.00 $122.43 $763 -2.65
770 770 1 123.00 $123.00 $947 —
890 890 1 97.50 $97.50 $868 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 130.00 $130.00 $520 —
470 470 1 112.50 $112.50 $529 -15.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1625 1240 80-85% 19 42.00–52.00 $47.14 $585 —
1070–1835 1314 80-85% 31 51.00–59.00 $55.42 $728 —
1225–1475 1375 80-85% 4 59.00–62.00 $60.69 $834 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1240 1012 85-90% 13 42.00–52.00 $46.20 $468 —
875–1180 1023 85-90% 16 32.00–44.00 $37.91 $388 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435 1435 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $861 -3.00
1240–1650 1445 75-80% 2 53.00 $53.00 $766 -10.00
1365–1710 1559 75-80% 6 52.00–58.00 $56.23 $877 +4.23

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1930 1482 5 69.00–80.00 $74.58 $1,105 —
1580–2060 1879 4 80.00–90.00 $85.59 $1,608 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–1010 980 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 825.00–1,025.00 $947.92
1285 1285 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1345 1345 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1240–1590 1406 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 750.00–975.00 $855.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1135–1240 1188 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1135 1135 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1200 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,075.00–1,325.00 $1,215.65 —
1000–1280 1140 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 875.00–975.00 $918.86 —
1050–1330 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 925.00–950.00 $942.02 —
1300–1350 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00–1,200.00 $1,123.58 -337.16
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
980 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00 —
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —
1210 1210 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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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.