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Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 23, 2022

657 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.70/cwt +6.83 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 472 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $187.03/cwt +2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $880/hd at 470 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $177.80/cwt -0.87 vs last sale · ≈ $940/hd at 528 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 657 841 951
Feeder cattle 516 754 839
Slaughter cattle 108 54 74
Replacement cattle 33 33 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Steers under 400 lbs 5.00 to 7.00 higher, over 400 lbs steady. Heifers under 450 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 450 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to good. Demand strong.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 202.50 $202.50 $496 —
270–295 285 4 202.50–227.50 $216.40 $617 +18.90
310–345 324 4 197.50–207.50 $203.80 $660 +3.03
395–397 397 9 187.50–205.00 $203.06 $806 —
400–445 421 8 180.00–190.00 $185.00 $779 -0.82
459 value added 459 9 192.50 $192.50 $884 —
455–495 478 12 177.50–187.50 $184.98 $884 +12.48
480 480 1 162.50 $162.50 $780 -10.00
500–540 517 11 170.00–185.00 $174.60 $903 -4.07
540 value added 540 11 181.00 $181.00 $977 —
555–585 569 6 167.50–175.00 $172.06 $979 +2.43
640–645 643 2 152.50–160.00 $156.24 $1,005 +0.16
650–685 673 3 145.00–149.00 $147.30 $991 -2.88
760–770 765 2 137.50–140.00 $138.74 $1,061 +1.28
800 800 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,040 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 2 172.50–185.00 $178.80 $560 —
360–395 380 5 167.50–187.50 $175.69 $668 -2.55
440 440 1 170.00 $170.00 $748 -7.67
455–495 469 4 167.50–177.50 $170.55 $800 -3.71
555 555 1 155.00 $155.00 $860 -2.97
615–623 622 8 135.00–147.50 $145.96 $908 +0.96
685 685 1 135.00 $135.00 $925 -12.00
705 705 1 135.00 $135.00 $952 —
760 760 1 122.50 $122.50 $931 +2.50
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 167.50 $167.50 $570 —
385 385 1 162.50 $162.50 $626 —
415 415 1 162.50 $162.50 $674 —

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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 1 180.00 $180.00 $531 —
330–345 338 2 167.50–182.50 $175.17 $592 +21.24
360–395 376 8 159.00–180.00 $168.32 $633 +7.67
410–445 435 10 150.00–170.00 $161.80 $704 +29.30
435 435 1 145.00 $145.00 $631 +12.50
466 value added 466 9 171.00 $171.00 $797 —
470 470 1 142.50 $142.50 $670 -13.60
455–495 477 13 152.00–166.00 $160.28 $765 +4.18
500–545 525 14 145.00–160.00 $152.07 $798 +0.25
550–590 567 11 140.00–152.50 $147.33 $835 +3.85
580 580 1 135.00 $135.00 $783 -8.48
610–640 625 4 132.50–135.00 $134.37 $840 -3.99
620–630 625 2 130.00–132.50 $131.26 $820 -7.10
650 650 1 132.50 $132.50 $861 +0.05
758 758 2 115.00 $115.00 $872 -5.00
857 857 2 112.50 $112.50 $964 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 152.50 $152.50 $435 +1.41
340 340 1 142.50 $142.50 $484 -3.97
370–380 375 3 142.50–160.00 $149.10 $559 +0.11
405 405 1 142.50 $142.50 $577 +0.81
455–465 460 2 147.50–154.00 $150.79 $694 +5.14
555–595 582 3 135.00–137.50 $135.85 $791 -2.80
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 132.50 $132.50 $371 -25.00
350 350 1 135.00 $135.00 $472 -10.79
450 450 1 132.50 $132.50 $596 +0.15
640 640 1 120.00 $120.00 $768 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 132.50 $132.50 $550 +7.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–448 438 7 177.50–187.50 $181.50 $795 -8.50
450–485 469 4 175.00–178.00 $176.37 $827 -6.83
500–530 521 7 167.50–180.00 $171.95 $896 +9.40
540 540 1 157.50 $157.50 $850 -5.05
565–570 568 2 160.00–165.00 $162.51 $923 +4.83
640 640 1 142.50 $142.50 $912 -3.28
655–660 658 2 137.50–142.50 $139.99 $921 -1.25
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–435 425 4 167.50–172.50 $170.65 $725 -14.41
465–470 468 3 162.50–175.00 $166.68 $780 -0.82
525–535 530 2 165.00–167.00 $166.01 $880 +9.32
555–560 558 2 145.00–152.50 $148.73 $830 —
620 620 1 137.50 $137.50 $852 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250–1460 1355 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–445 443 2 132.50–145.00 $138.71 $614 -41.29

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1225 1127 80-85% 10 85.00–93.00 $89.86 $1,013 —
945–1460 1161 80-85% 27 72.00–86.00 $79.72 $926 +13.12
950–1350 1174 80-85% 7 69.00–76.00 $72.84 $855 +6.24
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1385 1270 75-80% 3 88.00–90.00 $89.08 $1,131 +10.54
940–1620 1358 75-80% 8 69.00–76.00 $72.21 $981 —
1045–1680 1410 75-80% 11 75.00–86.00 $78.43 $1,106 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1015 915 85-90% 4 52.00–57.00 $54.71 $501 —
885–1270 1029 85-90% 12 58.00–73.00 $66.42 $683 +11.89

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1795 1532 7 79.00–97.00 $90.18 $1,382 —
1245–2010 1610 9 100.00–112.00 $106.69 $1,718 +17.69
1885 1885 1 116.00 $116.00 $2,187 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805 805 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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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.