Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 23, 2022

1,217 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $186.70/cwt +13.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,073/hd at 575 lb · 260 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $185.64/cwt +11.08 vs last sale · ≈ $960/hd at 517 lb · 81 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.92/cwt +24.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,286/hd at 858 lb · 59 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,217	1,792	909
Feeder cattle	1,134	1,621	723
Slaughter cattle	50	120	129
Replacement cattle	33	51	57

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls mostly steady. Heifers under 450 lbs 5.00 to 7.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady to 6.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. 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
310–335	325	5	197.50–222.50	$209.94	$682	+1.10
355–393	385	5	197.50–217.50	$201.18	$775	-1.07
403–435	413	6	187.50–200.00	$196.07	$810	+1.59
475	475	1	172.50	$172.50	$819	-12.06
455–495	488	11	177.50–192.50	$186.96	$912	+2.40
500–540	516	8	167.50–182.50	$172.50	$890	-2.06
515–520 value added	517	73	186.00–189.00	$187.08	$967	—
550–570	559	4	160.00–180.00	$167.42	$936	+0.47
575 value added	575	256	187.00	$187.00	$1,075	+12.14
609 value added	609	13	165.00	$165.00	$1,005	-3.96
600–649	639	18	150.00–160.00	$154.54	$988	-7.53
725–745	736	6	142.50–150.00	$147.07	$1,082	-1.49
850	850	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,114	+5.96
858 value added	858	58	150.25	$150.25	$1,289	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	167.50	$167.50	$494	-20.34
355–390	378	3	172.50–177.50	$175.08	$662	-8.72
415–435	424	4	172.50–182.50	$176.33	$748	-2.05
448 value added	448	30	190.00	$190.00	$851	—
461 value added	461	26	190.00	$190.00	$876	—
467–495	480	12	162.50–175.00	$168.14	$807	-3.27
505–545	530	7	162.50–163.00	$162.86	$863	+7.15
546 value added	546	3	167.50	$167.50	$915	—
570–595	584	6	150.00–157.50	$152.48	$890	-8.33
610	610	1	147.50	$147.50	$900	+2.84
650–670	659	4	137.50–142.50	$139.98	$922	-2.49
700–740	713	3	132.50–136.00	$134.46	$959	-1.38
825	825	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,031	±0.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	336	6	170.00–192.50	$183.77	$617	+33.77
415–420	418	2	172.50–182.50	$177.53	$742	—
550	550	1	158.00	$158.00	$869	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	177.50	$177.50	$674	—
475	475	1	162.50	$162.50	$772	-0.21

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	230	2	157.50–162.50	$159.89	$368	-20.22
260–290	280	5	165.00–177.50	$172.62	$483	+11.41
300–345	327	6	165.00–175.00	$172.09	$563	+6.04
350–390	368	9	157.50–170.00	$165.39	$609	+9.65
410–435	418	9	162.50	$162.50	$679	+8.12
430 value added	430	23	169.00	$169.00	$727	+8.00
453–493	469	12	145.00–158.00	$152.78	$717	+0.50
473 value added	473	13	159.00	$159.00	$752	—
505	505	1	142.50	$142.50	$720	±0.00
506 value added	506	39	164.00	$164.00	$830	—
500–530	511	4	147.50–160.00	$153.91	$786	+11.41
552 value added	552	17	155.00	$155.00	$856	+1.11
570–593	589	8	135.00–146.00	$140.14	$825	-8.06
625–645	638	9	131.00–136.00	$132.17	$843	-11.30
654–680 value added	661	30	135.00–143.00	$140.81	$931	-5.61
655–685	676	4	131.00–133.00	$132.38	$895	-5.64
710–715	713	2	122.50–127.50	$125.01	$891	-1.98
775	775	1	117.50	$117.50	$911	-5.81

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	142.50	$142.50	$314	-2.50
280–290	285	3	140.00–160.00	$147.40	$420	+3.43
305	305	1	152.50	$152.50	$465	-0.58
360–395	375	5	142.50–152.50	$149.39	$560	+6.91
430	430	1	145.00	$145.00	$624	+6.74
450–490	469	6	140.00–147.50	$144.48	$678	+6.57
515	515	1	142.50	$142.50	$734	+4.21
535 value added	535	8	150.00	$150.00	$802	—
565–590	577	5	130.00–140.00	$135.97	$785	+0.97
650	650	1	122.50	$122.50	$796	-7.37

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	2	135.00–137.50	$136.17	$372	—
305–345	325	3	135.00–140.00	$138.44	$450	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	152.50	$152.50	$518	—
415–440	428	2	135.00–142.50	$138.64	$593	+7.64
550	550	1	132.50	$132.50	$729	+7.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	427	3	177.50–192.50	$186.49	$796	+0.12
465	465	1	177.50	$177.50	$825	+0.38
505–540	518	4	165.00–172.50	$168.19	$871	-7.22
580–585	583	2	149.00–150.00	$149.50	$872	-3.46
655–675	665	2	140.00–145.00	$142.46	$947	-1.53

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	162.50	$162.50	$699	-13.37
460	460	1	162.50	$162.50	$748	-2.03

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1385	1172	80-85%	12	69.00–76.00	$71.95	$843	+10.47
1185	1185	80-85%	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,043	+26.52
1040–1520	1232	80-85%	5	60.00–67.00	$63.29	$780	-7.86

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–960	920	85-90%	2	50.00–55.00	$52.39	$482	—
855–1170	1035	85-90%	10	55.00–69.00	$61.63	$638	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1610	1429	75-80%	4	71.00–76.00	$72.89	$1,042	—
1450	1450	75-80%	1	65.00	$65.00	$942	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1885	1533	3	81.00–92.00	$86.50	$1,326	—
1340–1755	1548	2	99.00–105.00	$101.60	$1,573	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	960.00	$960.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	835.00	$835.00

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Heifer Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
760	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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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.