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Hardin County Stockyard Market Report, Savannah, TN

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 15, 2021

648 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.99/cwt +2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $869/hd at 533 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.75/cwt +5.16 vs last sale · ≈ $592/hd at 412 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.31/cwt +6.18 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 513 lb · 16 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 648 1,143 586
Feeder cattle 528 1,007 444
Slaughter cattle 82 82 75
Replacement cattle 38 54 67

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Steers and bulls mostly steady. Heifers under 600 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Quality poor to good. Demand moderate.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 175.00 $175.00 $394 —
260 260 1 182.50 $182.50 $474 -40.00
320–335 331 5 177.50–205.00 $188.92 $625 -15.18
350–395 372 6 167.50–182.50 $176.17 $655 +0.40
415 fancy 415 1 180.00 $180.00 $747 —
420–440 433 5 165.00–175.00 $170.96 $740 +4.87
460–499 492 11 160.00–165.00 $162.70 $800 +2.07
520–540 528 5 157.50–165.00 $159.69 $843 +10.93
535 thin fleshed 535 1 170.00 $170.00 $910 —
535 value added 535 11 157.50–167.50 $163.86 $877 —
555 value added 555 1 165.00 $165.00 $916 —
560–565 563 2 147.50–160.00 $153.72 $865 -3.42
600–645 619 13 140.00–155.00 $148.59 $920 -0.40
650–680 664 8 137.50–152.50 $144.37 $959 +21.87
700 value added 700 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,071 —
725–730 728 2 130.00–145.00 $137.53 $1,001 +4.78
763–792 773 6 125.00–140.00 $134.87 $1,043 -1.01
815–825 820 2 130.00–135.00 $132.52 $1,087 +2.52
960 value added 960 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,200 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 160.00 $160.00 $384 -10.00
255–295 276 4 152.50–167.50 $160.96 $444 -4.04
315–345 326 7 150.00–172.50 $158.74 $517 -20.21
355–395 373 3 162.50–172.50 $167.74 $626 +3.74
400–435 414 8 152.50–165.00 $159.72 $661 +4.78
465–495 480 4 147.50–160.00 $154.32 $741 +3.01
505–545 516 4 140.00–152.50 $146.82 $758 -0.98
565 565 1 141.00 $141.00 $797 +6.07
572 value added 572 5 152.50 $152.50 $872 —
600 600 1 130.00 $130.00 $780 —
760 760 1 115.00 $115.00 $874 -2.50
850 850 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,105 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 160.00 $160.00 $352 —
495 495 1 145.00 $145.00 $718 —
510 510 1 140.00 $140.00 $714 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 145.00 $145.00 $428 -4.19
310–345 325 3 142.50–147.50 $144.27 $469 -5.10
330 fancy 330 2 172.50 $172.50 $569 —
365–380 374 4 142.50–155.00 $146.86 $549 +5.02
400–440 412 16 137.50–147.50 $143.75 $592 +5.16
465–495 477 7 137.50–147.50 $142.81 $681 +7.80
485 485 2 132.50 $132.50 $643 -2.51
505 value added 505 4 137.50 $137.50 $694 —
500–545 516 12 127.50–145.00 $137.24 $708 +5.84
550–595 566 7 125.00–141.00 $135.73 $768 +8.28
610–649 636 11 123.00–126.00 $125.00 $795 +0.27
655–685 668 5 121.00–123.00 $121.39 $811 -3.27
700 700 1 115.00 $115.00 $805 -8.62
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–230 215 2 140.00–142.50 $141.34 $304 +4.76
250–295 267 5 130.00–140.00 $136.42 $364 +2.87
305 305 2 130.00–137.50 $133.75 $408 -3.79
350–390 369 4 130.00–140.00 $134.36 $496 +1.03
400–445 426 5 120.00–136.00 $126.10 $537 -5.15
455–465 460 3 117.50–131.00 $125.30 $576 -3.52
505 505 1 120.00 $120.00 $606 —
560–575 568 2 125.00–126.00 $125.51 $713 +5.06
690 690 1 112.50 $112.50 $776 —
760 760 1 116.00 $116.00 $882 +0.79
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 368 3 120.00–137.50 $128.29 $472 +2.41
420–430 425 2 127.50–132.50 $130.03 $553 +6.81
520 520 1 110.00 $110.00 $572 -2.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 127.50 $127.50 $389 ±0.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 414 5 155.00–172.50 $164.54 $681 +3.06
450–485 471 6 152.50–165.00 $157.03 $740 +1.69
505–540 522 3 147.50–152.50 $149.23 $779 +3.96
555–590 576 4 135.00–145.00 $141.59 $816 +3.04
610–645 625 8 125.00–139.00 $134.62 $841 -1.18
685 685 1 132.50 $132.50 $908 +1.03
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 434 5 142.50–155.00 $150.44 $653 -1.53
455–495 480 9 135.00–155.00 $145.46 $698 +7.34
505–540 527 5 125.00–140.00 $132.91 $700 +0.35
560–590 571 4 127.50–135.00 $129.97 $742 +6.22
630 630 1 120.00 $120.00 $756 -5.00
685 685 1 122.50 $122.50 $839 +5.00
705 705 1 115.00 $115.00 $811 -2.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 127.50 $127.50 $555 -7.50
545 545 1 115.00 $115.00 $627 —
585 585 1 120.00 $120.00 $702 —

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1470 1156 80-85% 7 48.00–55.00 $52.73 $610 —
935–1475 1163 80-85% 16 56.00–68.00 $60.58 $705 —
1230–1410 1315 80-85% 7 67.00–70.00 $68.60 $902 —
1400 1400 80-85% 1 48.00 $48.00 $672 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 75-80% 1 55.00 $55.00 $553 —
1030–1585 1402 75-80% 10 56.00–67.00 $62.57 $877 —
1030–1735 1405 75-80% 6 67.00–71.00 $68.37 $961 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1345 1009 85-90% 7 32.00–45.00 $38.62 $390 —
975–1200 1042 85-90% 7 45.00–56.00 $50.64 $528 —

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YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–2170 1575 4 79.00–81.00 $80.14 $1,262 —
1305–1890 1690 4 83.00–92.00 $86.14 $1,456 —
1505–2100 1757 3 91.00–95.00 $93.46 $1,642 +4.46

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1205–1230 1218 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 925.00–1,150.00 $1,036.34
1245 1245 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1045–1255 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 625.00–675.00 $652.28

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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.