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Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 31, 2022

789 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $165.14/cwt +2.09 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 478 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.30/cwt +6.89 vs last sale · ≈ $855/hd at 520 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.82/cwt +2.19 vs last sale · ≈ $886/hd at 565 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 789 1,323 572
Feeder cattle 661 1,181 498
Slaughter cattle 106 115 56
Replacement cattle 22 27 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 400 lbs 5.00 to 20.00 higher, over 400 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers under 400 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 400 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 205.00 $205.00 $492 —
280–290 283 3 220.00–235.00 $229.06 $648 —
300–345 323 7 205.00–240.00 $221.72 $716 +20.40
350–395 371 20 197.50–227.50 $215.09 $798 +9.57
408 fancy 408 4 210.00 $210.00 $857 +4.00
400–445 425 6 185.00–202.50 $194.03 $825 -1.47
455–485 467 11 187.50–193.00 $191.99 $897 +1.86
514–520 fancy 516 4 190.00–192.50 $190.63 $984 -1.87
505–545 528 8 172.50–187.50 $180.73 $954 -2.40
560–570 564 4 167.50–182.50 $176.26 $994 +7.05
605–625 value added 610 4 170.00–177.50 $175.58 $1,071 —
605–645 621 7 155.00–171.00 $164.96 $1,024 +3.12
635 fancy 635 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,127 —
700–720 710 2 145.00–150.00 $147.46 $1,047 -10.04
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 205.00 $205.00 $502 —
260–295 281 4 195.00–225.00 $208.82 $587 —
305–325 315 6 180.00–207.50 $192.49 $606 +7.60
375–395 386 6 162.50–187.50 $176.60 $682 -4.36
400 400 1 192.50 $192.50 $770 +16.63
465–480 473 2 167.50–180.00 $173.85 $822 -1.62
505–540 527 3 152.50–167.50 $160.71 $847 -13.04
565–585 576 4 137.50–157.50 $151.79 $874 -4.76
610–645 628 2 155.00–157.50 $156.22 $981 +4.97
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 2 180.00 $180.00 $509 —
335–345 340 2 172.50–180.00 $176.31 $599 -4.37
475 475 1 170.00 $170.00 $808 -2.50
540 540 1 140.00 $140.00 $756 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 175.00 $175.00 $429 —
255–295 278 3 162.50–177.50 $172.92 $481 —
300–335 318 8 172.50–187.50 $180.90 $575 +12.00
330 fancy 330 1 190.00 $190.00 $627 —
350–395 367 6 167.50–180.00 $173.20 $636 +6.52
400–447 429 21 162.50–175.00 $168.42 $723 +3.61
460 460 1 142.50 $142.50 $656 -20.55
465–490 477 26 157.50–172.50 $165.25 $788 +2.20
495 value added 495 2 175.00 $175.00 $866 —
510 510 1 152.50 $152.50 $778 -4.11
515 fancy 515 1 172.50 $172.50 $888 +1.50
500–540 519 16 152.50–170.00 $162.47 $843 +5.86
525 value added 525 7 169.00 $169.00 $887 —
550–590 564 20 147.50–162.50 $156.18 $881 +5.64
565 fancy 565 1 165.00 $165.00 $932 —
571 value added 571 4 158.00 $158.00 $902 ±0.00
621 value added 621 3 154.00 $154.00 $956 -18.50
605–645 627 13 137.50–155.00 $147.31 $924 +1.71
658 value added 658 3 150.00 $150.00 $987 +5.00
655–690 666 5 130.00–146.00 $138.93 $925 -4.27
700–745 725 3 129.00–142.50 $134.52 $975 -5.48
755 755 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,019 —
828 828 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,110 —
900–940 920 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,104 —
1005 1005 1 107.50 $107.50 $1,080 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 269 4 155.00–172.50 $166.47 $448 +18.31
305–345 324 7 147.50–170.00 $160.57 $520 +4.20
355–395 372 7 142.50–162.50 $155.06 $577 -0.59
405–444 426 11 145.00–162.50 $154.71 $659 +1.49
464–495 478 6 145.00–162.50 $154.51 $739 +6.14
500–545 521 7 140.00–155.00 $146.47 $763 +5.83
580–595 587 7 125.00–145.00 $138.93 $816 +2.29
615 615 1 141.00 $141.00 $867 +9.45
820 820 1 120.00 $120.00 $984 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 140.00 $140.00 $504 +2.57
475–490 483 2 145.00–152.50 $148.81 $719 —
500–505 503 2 120.00–130.00 $124.98 $629 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–415 410 2 150.00–157.50 $153.80 $631 +11.46
535 535 1 125.00 $125.00 $669 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–435 430 8 175.00–192.50 $187.49 $806 +8.43
450–495 469 15 170.00–187.50 $179.44 $842 +0.50
500–545 523 13 160.00–172.50 $169.20 $885 +3.20
550–595 573 7 155.00–172.50 $163.94 $939 +2.89
600–645 620 8 145.00–160.00 $150.93 $936 -9.00
655–695 674 6 140.00–152.50 $144.13 $971 -8.42
715–735 723 3 140.00–147.50 $144.85 $1,047 —
755 755 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,038 —
820 820 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,086 —
920 920 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,132 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 433 11 155.00–177.50 $170.69 $739 +3.50
465–495 481 8 160.00–172.50 $166.87 $803 +4.89
510–530 518 6 152.50–162.50 $157.47 $816 +5.34
550–590 570 5 140.00–156.00 $148.82 $848 -4.63
665–685 673 5 130.00–142.50 $135.05 $909 -6.80
705–725 715 3 130.00–139.00 $132.96 $951 -7.04
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 165.00 $165.00 $726 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1455 1168 80-85% 12 65.00–75.00 $71.53 $835 -9.51
985–1550 1212 80-85% 34 75.00–86.00 $80.81 $979 —
1225–1415 1303 80-85% 3 90.00–100.00 $93.56 $1,219 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325 1325 75-80% 1 72.00 $72.00 $954 -3.00
840–1765 1436 75-80% 19 75.00–86.00 $81.26 $1,167 —
1595 1595 75-80% 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,404 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1240 1045 85-90% 3 45.00–61.00 $53.46 $559 —
890–1275 1059 85-90% 15 63.00–75.00 $70.21 $744 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1805 1805 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,534 —
1725–1965 1820 4 115.00–125.00 $119.14 $2,168 —
1275–2315 1856 4 99.00–105.00 $103.45 $1,920 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1180 1180 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1155–1370 1245 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 950.00–1,075.00 $1,020.69

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1055–1490 1249 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,100.00–1,675.00 $1,407.51 —

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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.