Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 15, 2021

648 head sold ·Official USDA report

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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

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	648	1,143	586
Feeder cattle	528	1,007	444
Slaughter cattle	82	82	75
Replacement cattle	38	54	67

Market comments — USDA reporter

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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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 value added	535	11	157.50–167.50	$163.86	$877	—
535 thin fleshed	535	1	170.00	$170.00	$910	—
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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	127.50	$127.50	$389	±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
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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	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	Age	Stage	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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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.