Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 11, 2022

811 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.14/cwt +4.26 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 533 lb · 30 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.58/cwt +7.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,062/hd at 662 lb · 25 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.40/cwt -0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $846/hd at 574 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	811	805	687
Feeder cattle	617	636	521
Slaughter cattle	128	144	131
Replacement cattle	66	25	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Steers under 500 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls under 550 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady. Quality poor 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
230	230	1	195.00	$195.00	$448	—
345	345	2	187.50–190.00	$188.75	$651	-1.96
360	360	1	185.00	$185.00	$666	-3.57
415–448	437	5	180.00–190.00	$184.45	$806	+3.84
455–485	470	2	175.00–182.50	$178.63	$840	+2.85
505–540	525	10	162.00–177.50	$168.81	$886	-0.07
521–542 value added	537	20	170.00–177.00	$175.30	$941	—
565–585	573	7	162.50–172.50	$166.56	$954	-0.33
605–615	612	5	155.00–167.50	$162.02	$992	+2.02
650–670	659	4	152.50–162.50	$155.73	$1,026	+10.73
662 value added	662	21	161.50	$161.50	$1,069	—
700–740	716	7	140.00–145.00	$142.56	$1,021	—
735–741 value added	738	8	147.50–150.00	$148.76	$1,098	—
750–780	770	6	139.00–145.00	$141.31	$1,088	—
815	815	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,076	—
910	910	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,092	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	223	2	180.00–190.00	$185.39	$413	—
300–340	316	7	170.00–185.00	$180.03	$569	-4.47
355–395	368	10	165.00–182.50	$172.05	$633	-9.60
400–440	420	3	165.00–182.50	$175.20	$736	+2.70
460–495	478	3	165.00–175.00	$169.04	$808	+2.42
535–540	538	2	150.00–162.50	$156.28	$841	-4.52
586	586	4	152.50	$152.50	$894	-5.00
610–640	628	3	142.50–147.50	$145.88	$916	+7.12
680	680	1	140.00	$140.00	$952	-5.00
850	850	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,071	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	150.00	$150.00	$555	—
400–445	423	2	167.50	$167.50	$709	-5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	167.50	$167.50	$636	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	155.00	$155.00	$403	-25.00
340–345	343	2	155.00–157.50	$156.26	$536	-1.24
355–395	385	4	156.00–162.50	$160.19	$617	+5.21
400–445	422	10	155.00–161.00	$158.28	$668	+1.84
430	430	1	147.50	$147.50	$634	-8.94
450–495	478	14	147.50–162.00	$154.09	$737	+0.57
500–545	523	10	145.00–157.50	$151.21	$791	+11.02
550–595	574	18	140.00–148.00	$147.40	$846	+6.53
600–635	612	11	132.00–145.00	$135.12	$827	+22.65
600–625	613	2	122.50–127.50	$125.05	$767	+12.58
628 value added	628	2	148.00	$148.00	$929	—
655	655	1	127.50	$127.50	$835	—
700–705	704	8	126.00–132.50	$126.81	$893	+4.31
805–840	823	2	117.50–122.50	$120.05	$988	—
965	965	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,110	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	225	2	150.00–165.00	$157.33	$354	—
250	250	1	147.50	$147.50	$369	-0.09
310–335	323	2	140.00–152.50	$146.01	$472	-5.19
350–390	363	3	137.50–152.50	$143.12	$520	-1.81
400–445	415	6	142.50–153.00	$149.71	$621	+1.86
455–495	475	6	140.00–152.50	$145.05	$689	+1.41
505–545	520	5	137.50–150.00	$146.08	$760	+12.33
560–595	577	3	137.50–140.00	$138.33	$798	+5.19
600–605	603	2	132.50	$132.50	$799	+11.20
675	675	1	129.00	$129.00	$871	+9.00
705	705	1	122.50	$122.50	$864	-2.50
800	800	1	117.50	$117.50	$940	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–370	360	3	130.00–142.50	$137.40	$495	+7.40
400	400	1	130.00	$130.00	$520	±0.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–360	355	2	145.00–147.50	$146.27	$519	—
500	500	1	136.00	$136.00	$680	+1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	437	3	177.50–185.00	$182.48	$797	+7.10
460–480	473	4	172.50–184.00	$177.27	$838	+6.78
515–535	523	6	162.50–170.00	$165.82	$867	+4.96
555–590	578	4	147.50–165.00	$159.37	$921	+1.39
605–645	625	2	140.00–145.00	$142.58	$891	-3.64
655	655	1	152.50	$152.50	$999	—
815–830	820	3	122.50–126.00	$123.66	$1,014	—
855	855	1	122.50	$122.50	$1,047	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	429	5	167.50–177.50	$171.98	$738	+6.91
460–490	479	5	162.50–172.50	$165.53	$793	+3.03
500–530	513	4	140.00–155.00	$151.12	$775	-3.26
565–585	575	2	140.00–147.50	$143.68	$826	-8.82
635	635	1	141.00	$141.00	$895	+6.00
685	685	1	140.00	$140.00	$959	+2.50
795	795	1	120.00	$120.00	$954	—
835	835	1	112.50	$112.50	$939	—
945	945	1	107.50	$107.50	$1,016	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	167.50	$167.50	$645	—
435	435	1	167.50	$167.50	$729	—
450	450	1	157.50	$157.50	$709	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1360	1093	80-85%	4	60.00–71.00	$65.84	$720	—
1105	1105	80-85%	1	69.00	$69.00	$762	—
940–1385	1139	80-85%	27	70.00–84.00	$77.14	$879	-1.19
1080–1290	1203	80-85%	9	84.00–92.00	$87.93	$1,058	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1055	968	85-90%	7	40.00–52.00	$46.61	$451	-5.07
750–1245	985	85-90%	24	51.00–67.00	$57.74	$569	-4.65

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900	900	75-80%	1	67.00	$67.00	$603	—
1300–1420	1344	75-80%	4	86.00–89.00	$87.99	$1,183	—
1065–1815	1395	75-80%	13	74.00–84.00	$78.24	$1,091	-3.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1325	1238	3	93.00–95.00	$94.29	$1,167	—
1195–2075	1683	5	94.00–104.00	$100.02	$1,683	—
1850	1850	1	111.00	$111.00	$2,054	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1305	1305	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1165	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
835	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	885.00	$885.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00

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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
1015	1015	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
940–1135	1021	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,275.00–1,350.00	$1,306.80	—
995–1100	1032	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,075.00–1,200.00	$1,131.34	—
1090–1190	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,075.00–1,250.00	$1,155.89	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
935	935	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—
900–1050	998	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	975.00–1,100.00	$1,046.43	—
1020	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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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.