Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 4, 2022

805 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $167.24/cwt +18.45 vs last sale · ≈ $801/hd at 479 lb · 71 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.33/cwt +4.15 vs last sale · ≈ $869/hd at 586 lb · 69 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.08/cwt +5.35 vs last sale · ≈ $996/hd at 630 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	805	862	279
Feeder cattle	636	669	207
Slaughter cattle	144	145	47
Replacement cattle	25	48	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady. Bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Quality fair to good. 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
325–345	335	4	182.50–195.00	$190.71	$639	-0.70
350–385	368	2	185.00–192.50	$188.57	$694	+13.57
400–435	420	4	175.00–185.00	$180.61	$759	+5.59
460–495	478	3	172.50–177.50	$175.78	$840	+3.28
510–540	523	7	165.00–177.50	$168.88	$883	-1.59
555–580	564	4	162.50–172.50	$166.89	$941	+3.65
585 value added	585	15	167.00	$167.00	$977	—
605	605	1	160.00	$160.00	$968	+7.27
631 value added	631	24	158.00	$158.00	$997	—
688	688	3	145.00	$145.00	$998	+0.62
698 value added	698	22	154.00	$154.00	$1,075	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	165.00–172.50	$168.75	$464	-7.20
310–340	323	5	167.50–190.00	$184.50	$596	+8.57
375–395	385	3	177.50–185.00	$181.65	$699	+14.49
405–440	428	3	172.50	$172.50	$738	+9.07
455–470	460	3	162.50–175.00	$166.62	$766	-0.10
500–545	527	5	155.00–165.00	$160.80	$847	+5.35
575	575	1	157.50	$157.50	$906	+8.10
625–630	628	2	135.00–142.50	$138.76	$871	-6.24
675	675	1	145.00	$145.00	$979	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	155.00	$155.00	$690	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	172.50	$172.50	$707	+20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	225	3	165.00–185.00	$172.74	$389	+5.83
250	250	1	180.00	$180.00	$450	+20.81
330	330	1	157.50	$157.50	$520	+4.68
355–360	358	4	150.00–157.50	$154.98	$555	+0.64
400–445	423	8	147.50–161.00	$156.44	$662	+2.75
450–490	477	21	147.50–157.50	$153.52	$732	+4.73
480 value added	480	50	173.00	$173.00	$830	—
500–520	507	7	140.00–152.50	$146.51	$743	+10.51
505–535	520	2	138.00–142.50	$140.19	$729	-8.10
553–597	585	34	138.00–151.00	$140.87	$824	-3.31
587 value added	587	33	157.50	$157.50	$925	—
585–595	590	2	122.50–125.00	$123.76	$730	-20.42
610–625	618	2	110.00–115.00	$112.47	$695	-22.70
610–630	620	4	130.00–140.00	$135.61	$841	+0.44
708 value added	708	12	133.00	$133.00	$942	—
710	710	1	122.50	$122.50	$870	±0.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	265	2	145.00–150.00	$147.59	$391	-1.55
315–320	318	2	145.00–157.50	$151.20	$481	+3.20
360–395	373	4	140.00–152.50	$144.93	$541	+1.83
400–440	423	8	140.00–152.50	$147.85	$625	+2.62
460–495	472	9	130.00–152.50	$143.64	$678	+6.51
505–545	523	8	125.00–145.00	$133.75	$700	-1.95
550–595	586	8	120.00–135.00	$133.14	$780	-2.68
600–615	608	2	117.50–125.00	$121.30	$738	-3.65
665	665	1	120.00	$120.00	$798	-6.25
700	700	1	125.00	$125.00	$875	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	2	132.50–142.50	$137.35	$460	+5.44
375–395	383	3	130.00	$130.00	$498	±0.00
400	400	1	130.00	$130.00	$520	+4.91
470–480	475	2	125.00	$125.00	$594	±0.00
620	620	1	113.00	$113.00	$701	-2.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	145.00	$145.00	$399	±0.00
440	440	1	147.50	$147.50	$649	—
515	515	1	135.00	$135.00	$695	—
740	740	1	105.00	$105.00	$777	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	418	6	172.50–180.00	$175.38	$733	-0.83
455–497	488	6	165.00–172.50	$170.49	$832	+3.03
510–525	518	3	155.00–167.50	$160.86	$833	-0.19
550–595	569	6	150.00–165.00	$157.98	$899	+3.42
605–615	610	2	142.50–150.00	$146.22	$892	-2.51

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–432	425	5	157.50–172.50	$165.07	$702	+6.59
475–480	478	2	162.50	$162.50	$777	+5.07
500–540	519	5	145.00–157.50	$154.38	$801	+6.23
555	555	1	152.50	$152.50	$846	+17.50
615	615	1	135.00	$135.00	$830	+5.00
660	660	1	137.50	$137.50	$908	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	147.50	$147.50	$723	+27.50
795	795	1	105.00	$105.00	$835	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	152.50	$152.50	$846	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1175	1045	80-85%	11	55.00–72.00	$65.82	$688	—
885–1365	1147	80-85%	40	70.00–85.00	$78.33	$898	+1.47
1110–1480	1269	80-85%	13	85.00–92.00	$88.06	$1,117	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1435	1289	75-80%	7	86.00–93.00	$89.83	$1,158	—
1045–1725	1354	75-80%	4	70.00–76.00	$74.31	$1,006	-15.69
1070–1685	1389	75-80%	18	75.00–85.00	$81.74	$1,135	+3.09

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1115	963	85-90%	6	50.00–55.00	$51.68	$498	-11.05
805–1180	997	85-90%	13	52.00–68.00	$62.39	$622	-0.34

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1585	1415	3	91.00–97.00	$94.60	$1,339	—
1140–2005	1583	7	101.00–110.00	$105.74	$1,674	—
1450–2005	1647	3	110.00–116.00	$113.26	$1,865	+24.71

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1185	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835	835	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710	710	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

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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
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	+96.10

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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.