Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 18, 2022

603 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.58/cwt -4.63 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 525 lb · 35 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.07/cwt -2.42 vs last sale · ≈ $825/hd at 620 lb · 21 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.06/cwt -6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $916/hd at 572 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	603	811	597
Feeder cattle	468	617	506
Slaughter cattle	82	128	57
Replacement cattle	53	66	34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Steers under 500 lbs were sharply lower, over 500 lbs 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifers 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Bull calves 12.00 to 15.00 lower. Quality was lacking in all classes of feeders.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	177.50	$177.50	$515	—
305–310	308	2	167.50–172.50	$169.98	$524	—
365–385	373	3	167.50–185.00	$174.91	$652	-10.09
410–440	422	3	155.00–177.50	$165.77	$700	-18.68
450–486	476	8	165.00–171.00	$169.53	$807	-9.10
505–540	536	8	167.50–171.00	$170.59	$914	+1.78
555–585	572	17	150.00–172.50	$160.06	$916	-6.50
625–630	628	2	150.00	$150.00	$942	-12.02
660–673	671	7	135.00–150.00	$147.89	$992	-7.84
750	750	1	130.00	$130.00	$975	-11.31
855 value added	855	10	130.00	$130.00	$1,112	—
939	939	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,155	+3.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	160.00	$160.00	$432	—
365–395	381	5	147.50–165.00	$157.51	$600	-14.54
435	435	1	165.00	$165.00	$718	-10.20
465	465	1	155.00	$155.00	$721	-14.04
595	595	1	145.00	$145.00	$863	-7.50
620	620	1	140.00	$140.00	$868	-5.88
850	850	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,084	+1.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	142.50	$142.50	$506	-25.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	232	3	142.50–170.00	$155.43	$361	—
250–270	258	3	145.00–155.00	$151.52	$391	-3.48
345	345	1	157.50	$157.50	$543	+1.24
365–395	378	7	147.50–152.50	$148.55	$562	-11.64
400–445	419	8	147.50–152.50	$150.60	$631	-7.68
470–485	475	5	142.50–152.50	$149.53	$710	-4.56
500–545	525	35	127.50–154.00	$146.58	$770	-4.63
550–595	571	16	127.50–148.00	$142.55	$814	-4.85
600–645	620	21	120.00–138.00	$133.07	$825	+8.02
650–670	660	2	127.50–131.00	$129.22	$853	+1.72
700–735	717	3	120.00	$120.00	$860	-6.81

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	135.00	$135.00	$331	-22.33
280–295	286	4	127.50–135.00	$130.62	$374	—
360–390	375	4	120.00–147.50	$133.49	$501	-9.63
405–445	420	3	125.00–142.50	$136.32	$573	-13.39
485–495	490	5	120.00–142.50	$131.49	$644	-13.56
500–540	522	8	120.00–142.50	$132.17	$690	-13.91
555–595	567	5	120.00–140.00	$131.11	$743	-7.22
605–635	620	3	115.00–130.00	$124.32	$771	-8.18
678–692	683	6	117.50–125.00	$120.03	$820	-8.97

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	110.00	$110.00	$434	—
470	470	1	110.00	$110.00	$517	—
520	520	1	112.50	$112.50	$585	-23.50
693	693	2	110.00	$110.00	$762	—
710	710	1	100.00	$100.00	$710	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660	660	1	95.00	$95.00	$627	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	433	8	150.00–170.00	$164.31	$711	-18.17
455–495	477	9	140.00–172.50	$157.58	$752	-19.69
505–535	523	5	145.00–155.00	$150.98	$790	-14.84
555–595	573	3	122.50–152.50	$133.05	$762	-26.32
605–630	618	2	135.00–137.50	$136.28	$842	-6.30
680–695	687	3	120.00–135.00	$130.01	$893	-22.49
705–745	718	3	122.50–132.50	$128.23	$921	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–440	435	2	150.00–152.50	$151.24	$658	-20.74
465	465	1	147.50	$147.50	$686	-18.03
515–530	522	3	122.50–150.00	$140.12	$731	-11.00
570	570	1	145.00	$145.00	$826	+1.32
600	600	1	130.00	$130.00	$780	-11.00
675–690	682	3	115.00–130.00	$124.11	$846	-15.89

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	130.00	$130.00	$468	—
415	415	1	120.00	$120.00	$498	—
450	450	1	115.00	$115.00	$518	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	132.50	$132.50	$590	-35.00
455	455	2	115.00–130.00	$122.50	$557	-35.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1410	1185	80-85%	7	69.00–73.00	$70.54	$836	—
785–1645	1219	80-85%	17	74.00–84.00	$78.81	$961	-9.12
1290–1445	1385	80-85%	4	86.00–90.00	$88.31	$1,223	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–990	910	85-90%	6	45.00–60.00	$52.93	$482	—
825–1145	955	85-90%	13	56.00–67.00	$62.36	$596	+15.75

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1845	1541	75-80%	11	74.00–84.00	$76.49	$1,179	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1735	1490	5	74.00–98.00	$88.12	$1,313	—
1240–1670	1500	3	101.00–104.00	$103.17	$1,548	—
1825	1825	1	110.00	$110.00	$2,008	—

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	950.00	$950.00

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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
850–950	900	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	750.00–1,025.00	$879.86	—
1050	1050	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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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.