Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 16, 2022

1,107 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.27/cwt +21.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,324/hd at 773 lb · 68 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.49/cwt +0.96 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 528 lb · 61 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.46/cwt +4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,064/hd at 716 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,107	1,413	1,337
Feeder cattle	893	1,235	1,168
Slaughter cattle	181	127	95
Replacement cattle	33	51	74

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Steers and bulls mostly steady. Heifers steady to 4.00 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
245	245	1	177.50	$177.50	$435	—
285	285	1	172.50	$172.50	$492	-7.54
350–386	379	5	177.50–190.00	$187.69	$711	+3.02
405–445	418	6	178.00–183.00	$180.34	$754	-0.49
438–443 value added	442	12	185.00–188.00	$187.26	$828	—
468 value added	468	3	182.50	$182.50	$854	+3.14
460–472	469	4	167.50–175.00	$171.91	$806	-3.07
509 value added	509	25	184.00	$184.00	$937	+7.57
500–545	533	8	160.00–178.00	$168.41	$898	+2.92
561–569 value added	568	36	172.50–173.00	$172.95	$982	+2.95
619–645	622	10	150.00–160.00	$151.04	$939	-6.56
655–695	672	9	135.00–152.50	$146.03	$981	+1.50
676 value added	676	16	160.00	$160.00	$1,082	-2.59
713	713	24	147.50	$147.50	$1,052	+13.40
722 value added	722	15	150.00	$150.00	$1,083	±0.00
760–785	773	3	132.50–145.00	$139.10	$1,075	-0.90
773 value added	773	65	172.75	$172.75	$1,335	+22.75
865	865	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,189	—
965	965	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,158	-15.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	165.00	$165.00	$421	-3.30
300–325	311	4	165.00–175.00	$168.08	$523	-0.07
350–380	370	4	160.00–177.50	$167.45	$620	+0.61
450–465	458	2	150.00	$150.00	$687	-8.80
595	595	1	150.00	$150.00	$892	+5.74
620	620	1	130.00	$130.00	$806	-7.99
665	665	1	130.00	$130.00	$864	-2.54

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	155.00	$155.00	$403	-12.50
345	345	1	150.00	$150.00	$518	—
365	365	1	157.50	$157.50	$575	—
415	415	1	140.00	$140.00	$581	-10.00
450–475	463	2	150.00	$150.00	$694	+10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	383	2	155.00–157.00	$156.02	$598	+3.52
475–495	485	2	140.00–150.00	$144.90	$703	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	155.00	$155.00	$442	+2.50
310–345	328	3	147.50–155.00	$150.96	$495	-4.04
380–385	383	2	157.50	$157.50	$603	+2.25
405–440	416	8	142.50–157.50	$150.93	$628	+1.77
450–495	469	10	142.50–155.00	$149.60	$702	+4.02
492–495 value added	493	5	157.50	$157.50	$776	—
500–530	515	2	132.50–136.00	$134.30	$692	+6.80
500–545	528	51	135.00–152.50	$145.31	$767	+3.16
510–534 value added	531	8	157.00–157.50	$157.06	$834	+0.72
571 value added	571	5	152.00	$152.00	$868	+1.00
550–598	581	31	132.50–150.00	$140.32	$815	-0.01
595	595	1	122.50	$122.50	$729	-17.83
628 value added	628	7	146.00	$146.00	$917	-12.50
600–645	633	26	131.00–145.00	$135.13	$855	+0.10
630–643	640	4	130.00–131.00	$130.25	$834	-4.78
681 value added	681	3	138.00	$138.00	$940	—
655–686	682	19	125.00–137.00	$133.40	$910	+2.25
705–740	722	3	128.00–132.50	$130.15	$940	+5.09

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	220	2	142.50–155.00	$148.89	$328	—
265–280	273	2	132.50–150.00	$141.01	$385	-3.99
325	325	1	132.50	$132.50	$431	-12.48
360–365	363	3	130.00–140.00	$135.86	$493	-4.10
400–445	421	5	130.00–142.50	$136.51	$575	-3.57
465–485	475	5	130.00–142.50	$137.54	$653	-1.79
505–530	520	4	122.50–136.00	$130.23	$677	+1.17
555–590	568	6	126.00–132.50	$129.30	$734	-0.65
630–645	638	2	126.00–127.50	$126.74	$809	+1.00
660	660	1	115.00	$115.00	$759	-13.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	135.00	$135.00	$324	—
285–290	288	2	130.00–132.50	$131.24	$378	+1.24
305–340	323	3	120.00–132.50	$127.73	$413	—
350–370	360	2	117.50–142.50	$130.35	$469	-13.50
410	410	1	132.50	$132.50	$543	-4.24
460–495	482	3	120.00–135.00	$129.06	$622	—
530	530	1	131.00	$131.00	$694	—
555–590	570	4	110.00–132.50	$121.24	$691	—
665	665	1	101.00	$101.00	$672	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	130.00	$130.00	$611	±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	432	5	160.00–180.00	$170.30	$736	-0.91
450–495	468	5	155.00–167.50	$161.95	$758	+0.22
510–541	530	9	150.00–162.50	$158.05	$838	+11.10
560–590	580	8	135.00–147.50	$143.43	$832	-6.14
605–645	625	12	130.00–140.00	$134.92	$843	-0.43
660–675	667	3	120.00–130.00	$126.70	$845	-8.30
705–730	718	4	120.00–125.00	$123.75	$889	+7.55
755	755	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,076	—
825	825	1	102.50	$102.50	$846	-2.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	155.00	$155.00	$682	-0.43
475–480	478	2	140.00–145.00	$142.49	$681	-2.47
500–535	508	8	137.50–145.00	$143.69	$730	+7.40
560–580	562	9	130.00–142.50	$135.26	$760	+5.10
600–645	636	6	125.00–132.50	$130.05	$827	+3.56
650–680	663	3	120.00–125.00	$123.37	$818	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	142.50	$142.50	$691	+1.30
500	500	1	127.50	$127.50	$638	—
550–575	563	2	117.50–135.00	$126.06	$710	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1365	1148	80-85%	13	48.00–64.00	$56.82	$652	+2.28
875–1600	1166	80-85%	54	63.00–74.00	$68.81	$802	+4.10
1105–1405	1257	80-85%	10	75.00–84.00	$76.96	$967	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1285	1028	85-90%	20	49.00–63.00	$56.55	$581	+14.17
845–1345	1057	85-90%	10	41.00–50.00	$44.69	$472	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1695	1356	75-80%	9	73.00–85.00	$77.90	$1,056	—
930–1740	1377	75-80%	14	66.00–74.00	$69.84	$962	—
1395–1460	1435	75-80%	3	63.00–66.00	$65.03	$933	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1520	1520	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,505	—
1460–1600	1528	3	85.00	$85.00	$1,299	—
1035–2200	1584	8	84.00–95.00	$90.71	$1,437	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1285	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1145	1145	Young (2-4 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 $
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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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.