Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 17, 2022

943 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $170.28/cwt +6.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,224/hd at 719 lb · 87 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $174.17/cwt +6.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,115/hd at 640 lb · 48 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.82/cwt -2.38 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 513 lb · 44 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	943	624	711
Feeder cattle	772	545	648
Slaughter cattle	87	66	51
Replacement cattle	84	13	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Steers under 600 lbs 2.00 to 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. 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
255–285	274	4	205.00–212.50	$208.85	$572	—
315–330	323	2	190.00–212.50	$201.51	$651	-0.99
350–385	373	6	197.00–202.50	$199.96	$746	+9.15
400–445	418	6	187.50–200.00	$192.93	$806	—
455–475	463	3	185.00–192.50	$190.02	$880	+2.77
500–541	529	35	167.50–187.50	$180.77	$956	+8.73
555–585	574	11	165.00–175.00	$170.88	$981	+6.14
595	595	1	155.00	$155.00	$922	-9.74
600–645	640	48	150.00–176.50	$174.17	$1,115	+16.18
650–670	661	5	155.00–167.50	$159.47	$1,054	+2.52
705–745	717	78	146.00–174.00	$171.35	$1,229	+25.53
735 value added	735	9	161.00	$161.00	$1,183	-6.50
805–815	805	25	150.00–151.00	$150.96	$1,215	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	190.00	$190.00	$466	±0.00
260–270	265	2	180.00–182.50	$181.23	$480	+7.64
315–345	331	8	165.00–185.00	$176.32	$584	-0.68
350–395	368	6	152.50–172.50	$165.22	$608	-14.76
400–440	419	5	162.50–185.00	$171.63	$719	-7.17
450–470	462	3	165.00–185.00	$177.40	$820	—
515–535	525	2	147.50–162.50	$155.14	$814	-7.36
550–597	591	13	152.50–162.50	$156.22	$923	+5.35

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	160.00	$160.00	$424	-7.50
309–335	317	9	167.50–185.00	$172.30	$546	-0.71
360–395	378	7	162.50–167.50	$165.37	$625	-0.28
400–441	427	30	150.00–166.00	$161.85	$691	-5.69
450–485	473	12	152.50–162.50	$156.83	$742	-4.30
507 value added	507	18	161.00	$161.00	$816	—
500–535	517	26	142.50–158.00	$152.23	$787	-5.97
550–595	563	9	145.00–155.00	$150.16	$845	+2.58
582 value added	582	10	159.00	$159.00	$925	-8.00
605 fancy	605	1	149.00	$149.00	$901	—
605	605	1	120.00	$120.00	$726	-19.85
615–645	636	5	130.00–144.00	$139.99	$890	+0.14
670–695	683	2	130.00–135.00	$132.45	$905	-7.63
696 value added	696	9	137.00	$137.00	$954	—
735	735	1	125.00	$125.00	$919	-6.49
736 value added	736	5	141.00	$141.00	$1,038	—
755	755	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,000	+2.50
840	840	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,008	—
900 value added	900	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,125	—
970	970	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,212	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	140.00–150.00	$145.00	$406	-10.00
325–345	334	5	140.00–157.50	$147.43	$492	-7.57
365–395	384	7	140.00–152.50	$147.96	$568	-5.78
420–440	432	8	135.00–152.50	$144.75	$625	-4.94
450–495	466	6	140.00–147.50	$142.12	$662	-0.39
520–540	530	5	130.00–145.00	$136.01	$721	-10.22
615–635	622	3	125.00–130.00	$126.65	$788	-5.82
655	655	1	120.00	$120.00	$786	-10.00
715	715	1	120.00	$120.00	$858	+5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	155.00	$155.00	$488	—
360–365	363	2	130.00–140.00	$134.97	$490	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	130.00	$130.00	$507	-15.00
410	410	1	122.50	$122.50	$502	—
585	585	1	110.00	$110.00	$644	+5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	418	11	175.00–187.50	$181.32	$758	+8.82
450–497	480	7	172.50–177.50	$174.21	$836	+5.05
510–545	524	5	160.00–176.00	$165.23	$866	+3.11
550–585	570	4	150.00–160.00	$155.01	$884	-0.83
615–630	623	2	160.00–163.00	$161.48	$1,006	+16.07
660–685	673	2	147.50–153.00	$150.30	$1,012	+10.30
705	705	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,029	+5.55

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	160.00	$160.00	$624	+1.31
405–445	425	10	155.00–180.00	$166.99	$710	+9.86
460–490	473	7	155.00–172.50	$163.24	$772	+3.76
520–545	533	2	150.00–152.50	$151.28	$806	+6.28
560–575	568	2	142.50–145.00	$143.77	$817	-1.90
625–635	630	2	132.50–145.00	$138.80	$874	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1425	1425	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
1495–1505	1500	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,725.00–2,025.00	$1,875.50	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	150.00	$150.00	$802	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1495	1208	80-85%	6	70.00–76.00	$73.11	$883	—
980–1545	1219	80-85%	27	75.00–86.00	$81.30	$991	—
1095–1500	1297	80-85%	10	84.00–92.00	$87.72	$1,138	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1220	966	85-90%	10	55.00–76.00	$65.03	$628	—
1065	1065	85-90%	1	55.00	$55.00	$586	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1340	1278	75-80%	2	89.00–90.00	$89.48	$1,144	—
1035–1585	1384	75-80%	8	78.00–86.00	$82.64	$1,144	-8.10

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1500	1336	4	80.00–96.00	$86.47	$1,155	—
1340–2170	1722	6	101.00–111.00	$107.91	$1,858	—
1360–2120	1795	4	112.00–115.00	$113.63	$2,040	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,350.00	$1,350.00
1035–1340	1136	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,075.00–1,300.00	$1,219.59
1180	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
1460	1460	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,195.00	$1,195.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 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 $
845	845	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 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
875–1100	948	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	1,475.00–1,800.00	$1,676.04	—
950–1012	977	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	1,575.00–1,650.00	$1,616.69	—
1005	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—
870–1205	1061	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	1,535.00–1,825.00	$1,723.13	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–875	813	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00–1,050.00	$1,036.54	—

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Heifer Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

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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.