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Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 2, 2022

731 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $164.46/cwt +2.43 vs last sale · ≈ $931/hd at 566 lb · 35 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.48/cwt -4.38 vs last sale · ≈ $895/hd at 531 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.67/cwt -5.57 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 480 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 731 781 804
Feeder cattle 589 653 706
Slaughter cattle 79 85 53
Replacement cattle 63 43 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls mostly steady. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 4 192.50–207.50 $200.64 $662 +2.49
345 thin fleshed 345 3 215.00 $215.00 $742 —
355 thin fleshed 355 1 210.00 $210.00 $746 —
355–385 372 6 177.50–202.50 $197.79 $736 +12.56
400–445 426 4 172.50–182.50 $177.44 $756 -0.03
450–485 462 5 167.50–177.50 $172.06 $795 -0.80
500–546 531 16 157.50–175.00 $168.48 $895 -4.38
560 560 1 155.00 $155.00 $868 -2.51
555–580 566 34 152.50–170.00 $164.74 $932 +7.23
610 610 1 148.00 $148.00 $903 -1.52
660 660 10 145.00 $145.00 $957 +3.49
701 value added 701 5 142.50 $142.50 $999 -3.50
718 718 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,005 -0.03
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 175.00 $175.00 $516 +7.50
310–345 323 4 170.00–192.50 $184.43 $596 -0.57
375–395 386 4 160.00–180.00 $172.61 $666 +4.27
420 420 1 177.50 $177.50 $746 +13.95
470 470 1 155.00 $155.00 $728 -2.47
530–545 536 4 150.00–156.50 $154.15 $826 +9.15
675 675 1 127.50 $127.50 $861 -10.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 177.50 $177.50 $595 +21.20
370–390 380 2 155.00–162.50 $158.65 $603 —
440 440 1 145.00 $145.00 $638 —
460–475 468 2 155.00–161.00 $157.95 $739 +15.45
500 500 1 145.00 $145.00 $725 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–348 334 5 140.00–147.50 $142.39 $476 -15.09
360–395 384 8 140.00–155.00 $151.33 $581 -4.37
400 400 1 122.50 $122.50 $490 -30.13
400–445 421 10 139.00–155.00 $147.37 $620 -5.26
455–495 480 15 135.00–150.00 $139.67 $670 -4.68
520 520 1 132.50 $132.50 $689 -10.61
505–538 526 14 132.50–147.50 $138.18 $727 +13.17
550–595 569 8 127.50–141.00 $134.92 $768 -0.61
605 605 1 120.00 $120.00 $726 -8.07
605–635 617 6 125.00–137.50 $129.14 $797 +1.07
660 660 1 116.00 $116.00 $766 +3.48
670–690 681 7 121.00–127.50 $125.86 $857 +13.34
700–720 710 2 116.00–125.00 $120.44 $855 +10.44
755 755 1 118.00 $118.00 $891 —
990 990 1 112.50 $112.50 $1,114 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 269 4 132.50–147.50 $139.42 $375 -5.60
315–340 328 2 132.50–137.50 $135.10 $443 -5.86
355–385 369 7 130.00–141.00 $135.30 $499 -11.45
400–445 427 9 125.00–135.00 $130.81 $559 -5.44
460–480 473 4 130.00–135.00 $133.15 $630 -4.91
510–545 526 4 125.00–130.00 $127.49 $671 -8.98
550–595 567 5 115.00–130.00 $122.39 $694 -3.23
605 605 2 115.00–126.00 $120.50 $729 —
850 850 1 110.00 $110.00 $935 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 370 2 115.00–127.50 $121.00 $448 -26.50
440 440 1 135.00 $135.00 $594 +2.50
485 485 1 137.50 $137.50 $667 —
535 535 1 110.00 $110.00 $588 -10.00
555–575 565 2 115.00–117.50 $116.27 $657 +2.37
905 905 1 100.00 $100.00 $905 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 137.50 $137.50 $358 +5.00
410–415 413 2 115.00–117.50 $116.26 $480 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 427 6 165.00–172.50 $170.07 $726 +0.04
455–492 472 12 162.50–172.50 $167.99 $793 +1.11
530–535 534 4 150.00–160.00 $153.75 $821 -3.81
560–593 586 5 152.50–164.00 $161.80 $948 +7.00
620–645 632 3 132.50–141.00 $135.28 $855 +5.28
655–675 665 3 126.00–135.00 $131.13 $872 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 162.50 $162.50 $723 -5.00
460 460 1 147.50 $147.50 $678 -7.50
500–540 527 3 135.00–145.00 $139.87 $737 -5.13
550–586 575 10 135.00–150.00 $141.73 $815 +11.73
610 610 1 130.00 $130.00 $793 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 157.50 $157.50 $748 —
595 595 1 125.00 $125.00 $744 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 142.50 $142.50 $613 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1390 1142 80-85% 16 64.00–74.00 $69.37 $792 —
1045–1220 1158 80-85% 4 53.00–61.00 $57.18 $662 -4.16
1165–1625 1297 80-85% 6 74.00–83.00 $79.39 $1,030 +0.26
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $627 —
1145–1725 1390 75-80% 17 64.00–75.00 $68.89 $958 -0.38
1325–1480 1403 75-80% 2 75.00–84.00 $79.25 $1,112 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–965 939 85-90% 4 45.00–49.00 $47.02 $442 —
730–1150 940 85-90% 12 52.00–61.00 $55.18 $519 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420 1420 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,136 —
1620–1935 1778 2 106.00–112.00 $108.73 $1,933 +3.15
2090–2300 2195 2 104.00 $104.00 $2,283 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
1060 1060 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 675.00 $675.00
1065 1065 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 725.00 $725.00
1035–1080 1069 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 775.00–800.00 $781.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1126 1126 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 725.00 $725.00
1205 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1155–1325 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 850.00–1,075.00 $954.79
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
920 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —

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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.