Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 30, 2022

1,491 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $164.60/cwt +17.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,114/hd at 677 lb · 143 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.36/cwt -0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $784/hd at 480 lb · 129 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $177.59/cwt +5.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,055/hd at 594 lb · 75 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,491	657	531
Feeder cattle	1,304	516	461
Slaughter cattle	130	108	56
Replacement cattle	57	33	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steer and bulls under 400 lbs steady, over 400 lbs 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers under 400 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, over 400 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Quality average to fancy. Demand strong.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	2	206.00–217.50	$211.65	$593	-4.75
310–335	324	4	197.50–217.50	$206.26	$668	+2.46
355–395	377	15	192.50–202.50	$197.25	$744	-5.81
397 value added	397	8	215.00	$215.00	$854	—
410–445	421	5	187.50–200.00	$191.91	$808	+6.91
444 value added	444	5	202.50	$202.50	$899	—
450–480	464	5	187.50–193.00	$190.71	$885	+5.73
453–497 value added	475	28	191.00–199.00	$194.89	$926	+2.39
500–545	529	8	173.00–185.00	$179.06	$947	+4.46
500–539 value added	532	64	186.00–190.50	$186.87	$994	+5.87
550–590	564	9	165.00–182.50	$173.58	$979	+1.52
560–599 value added	598	66	178.10–181.00	$178.14	$1,065	—
607–615 value added	608	6	169.50–175.00	$170.43	$1,036	—
605–648	633	6	160.00–167.50	$164.43	$1,041	+8.19
650	650	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,034	+11.70
659–698 value added	677	142	162.50–166.50	$164.64	$1,115	—
765 value added	765	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,079	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	225	3	172.50–182.50	$176.06	$396	—
260–290	275	2	172.50–187.50	$180.41	$496	—
300–345	328	6	175.00–197.50	$187.92	$616	+9.12
355–380	365	5	182.50–192.50	$188.04	$686	+12.35
400–445	424	7	172.50–182.50	$176.74	$749	+6.74
450–485	467	7	177.50–185.00	$182.36	$852	+11.81
500–535	515	3	155.00–167.50	$162.35	$836	—
630	630	1	147.50	$147.50	$929	+1.54

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	333	2	165.00–182.50	$173.42	$577	+5.92
390–395	393	2	172.50–192.50	$182.44	$717	+19.94
420	420	1	162.50	$162.50	$682	±0.00
465–497	486	3	130.00–147.50	$135.58	$659	—
590	590	1	155.00	$155.00	$914	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	167.50	$167.50	$394	—
370	370	1	167.50	$167.50	$620	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	165.00	$165.00	$338	—
315–345	334	10	157.50–177.50	$163.40	$546	-11.77
350–395	369	33	155.00–175.00	$165.02	$609	-3.30
384 value added	384	7	175.00	$175.00	$672	—
418 value added	418	9	173.00	$173.00	$723	—
405–440	422	13	152.50–167.50	$160.29	$676	-1.51
450–490	469	28	152.50–168.00	$159.37	$747	+16.87
471–499 value added	483	101	161.75–170.50	$164.46	$794	-6.54
500 fancy	500	1	165.00	$165.00	$825	—
500–545	515	13	145.00–161.00	$153.83	$792	+1.76
550–585	567	11	142.50–155.00	$147.12	$834	-0.21
575	575	1	130.00	$130.00	$748	-5.00
567–587 value added	582	41	159.75–163.50	$160.64	$935	—
605–640	622	10	130.00–144.00	$138.88	$864	+4.51
623–630 value added	627	19	144.50–152.00	$148.03	$928	—
655 value added	655	69	148.25	$148.25	$971	—
655–685	670	2	132.00–139.00	$135.42	$907	+2.92
700–740	719	5	120.00–126.00	$122.72	$882	—
750	750	1	126.00	$126.00	$945	+11.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	224	13	145.00–157.50	$152.60	$342	—
250–290	276	11	140.00–152.50	$147.94	$408	-4.56
300–340	322	13	135.00–155.00	$148.91	$479	+6.41
350–395	370	6	140.00–155.00	$151.34	$560	+2.24
400–425	413	3	132.50–150.00	$141.57	$585	-0.93
465–485	478	3	145.00–150.00	$146.69	$701	-4.10
505–535	519	5	130.00–146.00	$139.44	$724	—
570–590	578	3	122.50–142.50	$132.59	$766	-3.26
605	605	1	130.00	$130.00	$786	—
672	672	2	126.00	$126.00	$847	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	142.00	$142.00	$440	—
395	395	3	150.00	$150.00	$592	—
410–445	418	6	142.50–146.00	$144.64	$605	—
460–470	465	2	135.00–142.50	$138.71	$645	+6.21
640	640	1	115.00	$115.00	$736	-5.00
680	680	1	100.00	$100.00	$680	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	278	3	130.00–135.00	$132.56	$369	—
390	390	1	142.50	$142.50	$556	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	425	18	177.50–190.00	$187.51	$797	+6.01
450–490	460	13	176.00–185.00	$179.93	$828	+3.56
500–545	523	2	162.50–187.50	$174.46	$912	+2.51
550–556	555	6	166.00–178.00	$167.98	$932	+5.47
606–615	607	16	151.00–152.50	$151.10	$917	+8.60
675–685	680	2	137.50–141.00	$139.24	$947	-0.75
700–706	705	6	135.00–136.00	$135.83	$958	—
780	780	1	127.50	$127.50	$994	—
820	820	1	112.50	$112.50	$922	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	435	3	167.50–175.00	$170.91	$743	+0.26
470–490	480	2	172.50–177.50	$175.05	$840	+8.37
540	540	1	162.50	$162.50	$878	-3.51
550–595	578	3	150.00–157.50	$153.23	$886	+4.50
610	610	1	147.50	$147.50	$900	+10.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	165.00	$165.00	$800	—
515	515	1	145.00	$145.00	$747	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1385	1195	80-85%	7	61.00–74.00	$69.59	$832	-3.25
990–1475	1205	80-85%	20	70.00–85.00	$79.70	$960	—
1040–1425	1214	80-85%	17	84.00–95.00	$88.13	$1,070	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1270	1040	85-90%	17	58.00–73.00	$63.92	$665	-2.50
945–1195	1045	85-90%	7	52.00–59.00	$54.51	$570	-11.91

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1510	1292	75-80%	6	85.00–94.00	$89.58	$1,157	+0.50
1180–1535	1320	75-80%	16	72.00–84.00	$79.50	$1,049	—
1385–1835	1610	75-80%	2	71.00–74.00	$72.71	$1,171	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–2090	1653	8	102.00–111.00	$106.74	$1,764	—
1210–2280	1767	3	89.00–98.00	$93.21	$1,647	—
1655–2045	1790	3	117.00	$117.00	$2,094	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–1235	1048	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	750.00–1,075.00	$941.59
1260	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1185	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,050.00–1,225.00	$1,142.09	—
1000–1130	1066	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	975.00–1,175.00	$1,069.49	—
1090	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	-50.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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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.