Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 7, 2022

1,134 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.83/cwt -14.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,043/hd at 629 lb · 78 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $159.59/cwt ≈ $1,444/hd at 905 lb · 58 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.30/cwt +8.05 vs last sale · ≈ $899/hd at 627 lb · 56 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,134	1,486	1,143
Feeder cattle	1,038	1,337	1,007
Slaughter cattle	70	107	82
Replacement cattle	26	42	54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 600 lbs mostly steady, over 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls under 600 lbs 1.00 to 7.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	202.50	$202.50	$496	—
315–325	318	3	197.50–210.00	$201.62	$641	-2.84
365 fancy	365	1	202.50	$202.50	$739	—
350–390	374	10	175.00–190.00	$181.79	$680	-7.41
403–430	412	12	175.00–187.50	$183.70	$757	+5.42
400–430 value added	413	3	187.50–195.00	$191.75	$792	—
455–473 value added	469	5	187.50–192.00	$188.37	$883	-4.13
455–490	476	7	167.50–185.00	$175.36	$835	-4.57
505–536 value added	511	20	177.50–183.00	$179.06	$915	-4.94
500–545	524	30	165.00–177.50	$170.98	$896	-2.02
551–566 value added	561	27	170.00–180.00	$177.42	$995	-7.33
550–590	574	20	160.00–175.00	$167.14	$959	+0.36
600–630	618	12	155.00–167.50	$159.80	$988	+5.30
613–647 value added	631	66	165.00–170.00	$166.93	$1,053	-15.60
665–695	679	10	145.00–155.00	$151.52	$1,029	+9.73
650–699 value added	685	35	160.00–162.50	$160.55	$1,100	-1.06
700 value added	700	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,085	+10.00
725–740	730	5	135.00–150.00	$144.00	$1,051	+2.36
754–789 value added	768	22	152.00–153.00	$152.38	$1,170	-22.12
760–795	775	3	140.00–150.00	$144.10	$1,117	+9.10
810–840	828	3	142.50–150.00	$146.63	$1,214	+9.13
850 value added	850	8	140.00	$140.00	$1,190	—
904 value added	904	57	160.00	$160.00	$1,446	—
940	940	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,278	—
950	950	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,282	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	2	165.00	$165.00	$384	-25.00
300–345	331	14	160.00–187.50	$169.35	$561	-7.95
360–390	372	7	165.00–180.00	$171.74	$639	+4.71
400–449	431	12	157.50–172.50	$163.87	$706	+8.95
465–485	472	3	155.00–165.00	$158.43	$748	-2.77
505–535	518	6	142.50–162.50	$157.10	$814	+14.60
555–580	567	5	140.00–155.00	$147.00	$833	-3.00
610–640	625	2	142.50–145.00	$143.78	$899	+13.78
650–685	672	3	140.00	$140.00	$941	—
775	775	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,085	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	160.00	$160.00	$512	—
395	395	1	130.00	$130.00	$514	-21.27
505	505	1	140.00	$140.00	$707	-10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	150.00	$150.00	$510	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	369	7	152.50–167.50	$161.03	$594	+13.13
400–440	420	11	147.50–162.50	$155.47	$653	+3.44
405–440 value added	427	5	155.00–165.00	$161.59	$690	-19.41
450–495	481	14	147.50–160.00	$153.09	$736	+4.02
473–495 value added	481	9	155.00–165.00	$163.07	$784	-12.93
509–541 value added	523	13	152.50–155.00	$153.68	$804	-4.94
500–545	528	19	137.50–152.50	$145.87	$770	+4.41
550–595	568	22	132.50–147.50	$140.16	$796	+0.71
560–595 value added	587	18	150.00–152.50	$150.87	$886	+3.32
600–645	618	24	130.00–145.00	$138.41	$855	+3.28
616–639 value added	634	32	142.50–151.00	$146.97	$932	+0.97
650–667 value added	663	43	145.00–153.00	$152.59	$1,012	-11.10
650–690	671	13	122.50–140.00	$134.45	$902	+2.62
700–735	711	7	127.50–132.50	$130.72	$929	-0.36
750–755	752	3	121.00–133.00	$127.98	$962	+3.74
757–767 value added	759	40	130.00–143.50	$140.43	$1,066	—
855	855	1	115.00	$115.00	$983	-5.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	268	4	130.00–140.00	$134.32	$360	-0.50
330	330	1	147.50	$147.50	$487	+9.33
360–380	370	4	130.00–147.50	$141.16	$522	+5.77
405–445	423	6	130.00–147.50	$139.32	$589	-0.68
460–465	465	12	125.00–145.00	$126.65	$589	-14.06
510–540	529	5	125.00–140.00	$133.53	$706	-2.99
550–590	572	5	127.50–137.50	$132.13	$756	-0.37
600–645	623	6	122.50–130.00	$124.20	$774	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	130.00	$130.00	$299	—
315–330	323	2	130.00–135.00	$132.56	$428	+1.24
355	355	1	152.50	$152.50	$541	—
405–445	425	2	130.00–147.50	$138.34	$588	+2.95
520–545	536	5	127.50–137.50	$132.95	$713	+3.59
575–595	585	2	110.00–120.00	$115.09	$673	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	130.00	$130.00	$410	-10.00
385	385	1	120.00	$120.00	$462	—
415	415	1	120.00	$120.00	$498	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	423	3	175.00–180.00	$177.48	$751	+17.58
450–480	467	8	157.50–177.50	$168.73	$788	+11.26
510–535	523	7	150.00–157.50	$152.20	$796	+1.21
550–565	560	5	147.50–152.50	$149.50	$837	+7.82
605–640	623	3	137.50–142.50	$139.12	$867	-3.38
700–730	716	4	120.00–131.00	$124.05	$888	—
760	760	1	122.50	$122.50	$931	-2.50
825	825	1	112.50	$112.50	$928	—
965	965	1	102.50	$102.50	$989	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	150.00	$150.00	$652	-5.00
455–495	479	10	140.00–160.00	$155.72	$746	+4.05
510–545	529	4	130.00–140.00	$136.81	$724	—
575	575	3	130.00	$130.00	$748	—
610	610	1	117.50	$117.50	$717	-12.50
655–670	665	3	122.50–127.50	$124.14	$826	-3.36

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	167.50	$167.50	$712	—
540	540	1	135.00	$135.00	$729	—
640	640	1	115.00	$115.00	$736	—
765	765	1	115.00	$115.00	$880	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	140.00	$140.00	$672	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1260	1066	80-85%	6	50.00–64.00	$58.66	$625	—
960–1410	1149	80-85%	26	60.00–75.00	$68.99	$793	—
1220–1295	1258	80-85%	2	76.00	$76.00	$956	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1520	1311	75-80%	10	65.00–77.00	$70.24	$921	-1.66
1410	1410	75-80%	1	59.00	$59.00	$832	+0.63

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–935	823	85-90%	2	51.00–55.00	$52.73	$434	—
820–1265	1010	85-90%	8	49.00–67.00	$58.06	$586	-0.14

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345	1345	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,143	—
1120–1980	1641	4	85.00–95.00	$90.93	$1,492	+1.90

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
776	776	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	750.00	$750.00

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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
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
1500	1500	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
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
755	755	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00	—

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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.