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Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 5, 2022

691 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.41/cwt +12.10 vs last sale · ≈ $786/hd at 526 lb · 80 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.57/cwt +19.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,233/hd at 797 lb · 64 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.75/cwt +18.00 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 426 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 691 648 970
Feeder cattle 565 528 823
Slaughter cattle 85 82 109
Replacement cattle 41 38 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Due to the two week Christmas and New Years holiday layoff, no trends could be established. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 325 3 175.00–195.00 $184.85 $601 -4.07
375–395 385 4 177.50–192.50 $181.94 $700 +5.77
405–440 426 4 160.00–175.00 $168.13 $716 -2.83
450–490 473 12 160.00–172.50 $165.32 $782 +2.62
505–545 527 5 165.00–172.50 $167.96 $885 +8.27
565–590 576 4 152.50–165.00 $159.32 $918 +5.60
635 635 1 147.50 $147.50 $937 -1.09
641 value added 641 3 150.00 $150.00 $962 —
650–687 680 12 132.50–146.00 $143.34 $975 -1.03
725–740 733 3 142.50 $142.50 $1,045 +4.97
760 760 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,045 +2.63
793–798 value added 798 63 145.00–155.50 $154.84 $1,236 —
839 value added 839 5 142.50 $142.50 $1,196 —
855 855 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,133 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 160.00 $160.00 $384 ±0.00
250–290 277 3 162.50–177.50 $169.64 $470 +8.68
335–345 340 2 157.50–167.50 $162.43 $552 +3.69
375–390 383 3 160.00–162.50 $161.66 $619 -6.08
410–445 432 3 160.00–165.00 $161.72 $699 +2.00
515–525 520 2 130.00–135.00 $132.48 $689 -14.34
550 550 1 152.50 $152.50 $839 +11.50
600–615 608 2 132.50 $132.50 $806 +2.50
685 685 1 120.00 $120.00 $822 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 165.00 $165.00 $718 —
535 535 1 150.00 $150.00 $802 +10.00
655 655 1 125.00 $125.00 $819 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 142.50 $142.50 $420 -2.50
315 value added 315 19 162.50 $162.50 $512 —
330 330 1 142.50 $142.50 $470 -1.77
350–380 363 3 140.00–147.50 $144.22 $524 -2.64
400–445 420 7 135.00–147.50 $143.54 $603 -0.21
427 value added 427 30 166.00 $166.00 $709 —
455–495 473 12 132.50–142.50 $138.58 $655 -4.23
505–541 523 13 132.50–142.50 $138.61 $725 +1.37
527 value added 527 67 151.50 $151.50 $798 +14.00
550–595 571 11 127.50–142.50 $134.22 $766 -1.51
589 value added 589 5 137.50 $137.50 $810 —
620–635 630 5 120.00–132.50 $125.97 $794 +0.97
660–690 675 10 116.00–125.00 $119.01 $803 -2.38
715–735 727 3 125.00–127.50 $125.84 $915 +10.84
750 750 1 115.00 $115.00 $862 —
750 value added 750 3 127.50 $127.50 $956 —
830 830 1 117.50 $117.50 $975 —
868–875 value added 870 3 115.00–117.50 $115.84 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 135.00 $135.00 $304 -6.34
285 285 1 135.00 $135.00 $385 -1.42
320–345 333 5 130.00–145.00 $136.92 $456 +3.17
350–390 363 3 122.50–140.00 $132.59 $481 -1.77
415–445 430 6 125.00–135.00 $130.78 $562 +4.68
450–495 476 5 125.00–130.00 $129.05 $614 +3.75
500–540 515 3 122.50–130.00 $126.67 $652 +6.67
570–590 583 5 120.00–125.00 $122.48 $714 -3.03
600–645 623 2 117.50–120.00 $118.70 $740 —
725 725 1 102.50 $102.50 $743 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 130.00 $130.00 $377 —
425 425 1 122.50 $122.50 $521 -7.53
455–480 468 2 122.50–130.00 $126.15 $590 —
480 480 1 110.00 $110.00 $528 —
535–545 540 3 110.00–120.00 $114.17 $617 +4.17

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 152.50 $152.50 $587 —
405–440 426 4 150.00–152.50 $151.85 $647 +1.41
555–585 567 7 127.50–130.00 $129.28 $733 -0.69
615–630 621 4 115.00–125.00 $121.89 $757 +1.89
705 705 1 115.00 $115.00 $811 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 172.50 $172.50 $707 +7.96
455–475 467 3 150.00–157.50 $153.37 $716 -3.66
505–540 523 4 137.50–157.50 $146.82 $768 -2.41
600 600 1 137.50 $137.50 $825 +2.88
650–690 670 2 120.00–130.00 $124.85 $836 -7.65
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 140.00 $140.00 $609 —
470 470 1 140.00 $140.00 $658 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1510 1510 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1475 1168 80-85% 24 56.00–68.00 $62.96 $735 +2.38
1005–1345 1174 80-85% 4 48.00–57.00 $51.32 $602 -9.26
1020–1435 1242 80-85% 10 68.00–78.00 $71.94 $893 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1260 1158 75-80% 2 51.00–60.00 $55.90 $647 —
1400–1420 1410 75-80% 3 70.00–74.00 $72.34 $1,020 +3.97
1155–1775 1446 75-80% 11 60.00–69.00 $64.68 $935 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–890 825 85-90% 2 45.00–49.00 $46.84 $386 —
1005 1005 85-90% 1 54.00 $54.00 $543 +15.38

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1586 1586 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,348 +4.86
1325–1850 1616 4 86.00–93.00 $89.42 $1,445 —
1830–2315 2069 4 96.00–104.00 $99.71 $2,063 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
915–1080 998 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 825.00 $825.00
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1145–1415 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 875.00–975.00 $930.27
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820 820 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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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
935–1230 1083 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,110.00–1,200.00 $1,161.13 —
1285 1285 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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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.