Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 2, 2022

899 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.66/cwt +9.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,067/hd at 633 lb · 81 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.76/cwt +9.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,155/hd at 737 lb · 71 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.76/cwt ≈ $1,217/hd at 835 lb · 66 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	899	1,217	1,690
Feeder cattle	786	1,134	1,582
Slaughter cattle	72	50	79
Replacement cattle	41	33	29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeders steady to 3.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy with several thin fleshed feeders. Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	200.00	$200.00	$560	—
310–340	323	3	200.00–210.00	$205.98	$665	-3.96
360–375	368	2	197.50–207.50	$202.60	$746	+1.42
400–430	414	8	182.50–197.50	$192.55	$797	-3.52
450–485	465	6	182.50–195.00	$188.74	$878	+16.24
505–535	521	6	167.50–177.50	$172.47	$899	-0.03
550–580	572	7	165.00–174.00	$167.39	$957	-0.03
617	617	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,018	+10.46
633 value added	633	79	168.75	$168.75	$1,068	+3.75
660–665	663	3	163.00–165.00	$164.34	$1,090	—
715–730	723	2	142.50–147.50	$144.97	$1,048	-2.10
737 value added	737	69	157.10	$157.10	$1,158	—
755–782	769	5	137.50–147.50	$141.95	$1,092	—
825	825	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,093	—
834–846 value added	835	65	135.00–146.50	$145.96	$1,219	—
877 value added	877	65	145.25	$145.25	$1,274	-5.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	175.00–192.50	$183.66	$446	—
265–280	272	3	167.50–187.50	$177.32	$482	+9.82
305–345	329	7	160.00–187.50	$179.38	$590	—
360–395	378	6	172.50–187.50	$177.46	$671	+2.38
415–425	420	2	167.50–177.50	$172.44	$724	-3.89
460–495	482	3	155.00–172.50	$166.34	$802	-1.80
515	515	1	157.50	$157.50	$811	-5.36
550–595	573	2	152.50–157.50	$155.10	$889	+2.62
650–690	670	2	130.00–140.00	$134.85	$903	-5.13

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	335	2	152.50–177.50	$165.19	$553	-18.58
355–395	376	4	155.00–195.00	$174.84	$657	—
405–435	415	7	152.50–180.00	$167.22	$694	-10.31
450–495	472	3	147.50–172.50	$162.16	$765	—
515	515	1	157.50	$157.50	$811	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	157.50	$157.50	$441	—
305–335	320	2	165.00–167.50	$166.19	$532	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	170.00–175.00	$172.58	$411	+12.69
250–295	282	9	160.00–170.00	$165.27	$466	-7.35
305–330	316	6	157.50–172.50	$165.46	$523	-6.63
350–390	370	10	152.50–172.50	$161.68	$598	-3.71
405–425 thin fleshed	415	4	162.50–165.00	$163.77	$680	—
405–445	430	14	147.50–158.00	$153.88	$662	-8.62
450–495	467	13	146.00–157.50	$153.80	$718	+1.02
455–495 thin fleshed	475	2	160.00–161.00	$160.48	$762	—
500–545	520	13	145.00–156.00	$151.88	$790	-2.03
550–595	572	8	140.00–146.00	$143.86	$823	+3.72
600–630	616	7	132.50–142.50	$139.27	$858	+7.10
650–680	666	6	128.00–137.50	$133.17	$887	+0.79
725	725	1	125.00	$125.00	$906	-0.01
770	770	1	125.00	$125.00	$962	+7.50
808	808	2	120.00	$120.00	$970	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	165.00	$165.00	$388	+22.50
260	260	3	140.00–162.50	$151.67	$394	+4.27
405–430	415	4	145.00–152.50	$147.77	$613	+2.77
455–495	476	4	135.00–145.00	$142.45	$678	-2.03
505–520	511	4	130.00–140.00	$135.63	$693	-6.87
560–595	578	2	132.50–143.00	$137.59	$795	+1.62
635–640	638	2	125.00–130.00	$127.49	$813	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	127.50	$127.50	$312	—
275–295	285	2	140.00–142.50	$141.21	$402	—
350–355	353	2	147.50–150.00	$148.76	$525	—
400–420	412	3	142.50–145.00	$143.31	$590	+4.67
470	470	1	134.00	$134.00	$630	—
515–520	518	3	132.50–139.00	$135.84	$704	—
605	605	1	122.50	$122.50	$741	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	417	3	130.00–135.00	$131.60	$549	—
465	465	1	135.00	$135.00	$628	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–410	408	2	182.50–187.50	$184.98	$755	-1.51
455–485	470	3	175.00–185.00	$179.25	$842	+1.75
505–545	527	5	167.50–172.50	$169.71	$894	+1.52
555–595	569	6	157.50–170.00	$164.90	$938	+15.40
600–645	619	5	135.00–152.50	$143.36	$887	—
675	675	1	142.50	$142.50	$962	+0.04
700–710	708	4	135.00–137.00	$135.49	$959	—
785	785	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,001	—
820	820	1	120.00	$120.00	$984	—
962	962	4	115.00	$115.00	$1,106	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–485	467	3	170.00–177.50	$172.41	$805	+9.91
505–540	511	14	146.00–157.50	$148.72	$760	—
575–595	585	2	150.00–152.50	$151.27	$885	—
625	625	1	139.00	$139.00	$869	—
670–680	675	4	129.00–138.00	$134.36	$907	—
771–795	775	6	125.00–129.00	$128.32	$994	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	418	2	140.00–155.00	$147.19	$615	—
590	590	1	130.00	$130.00	$767	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1470	1165	80-85%	16	68.00–81.00	$73.91	$861	+1.96
975–1405	1205	80-85%	10	58.00–70.00	$65.87	$794	+2.58
1155–1440	1298	80-85%	2	87.00–88.00	$87.55	$1,136	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1095	983	85-90%	5	41.00–55.00	$48.84	$480	—
920–1410	1107	85-90%	11	59.00–69.00	$63.58	$704	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1485	1373	75-80%	4	72.00–80.00	$74.58	$1,024	—
1510	1510	75-80%	1	64.00	$64.00	$966	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1910	1445	8	92.00–104.00	$97.89	$1,415	—
1580	1580	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,706	—
1265–1860	1645	5	80.00–94.00	$86.36	$1,421	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00

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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.