Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 11, 2023

1,189 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.70/cwt +2.62 vs last sale · ≈ $936/hd at 630 lb · 54 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.42/cwt -10.27 vs last sale · ≈ $979/hd at 673 lb · 50 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.50/cwt -17.87 vs last sale · ≈ $837/hd at 568 lb · 44 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,189	795	1,222
Feeder cattle	972	678	1,010
Slaughter cattle	174	78	126
Replacement cattle	43	39	86

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers mostly steady. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls steady to 5.00 lower. 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
260–290	273	3	215.00–220.00	$216.65	$591	+1.65
300–345	324	15	205.00–220.00	$214.16	$694	+2.35
350–385	366	11	200.00–220.00	$214.97	$787	+3.26
400–435	418	4	190.00–207.50	$201.06	$840	-8.33
461 value added	461	5	201.00	$201.00	$927	+3.50
455–485	472	6	182.50–195.00	$185.88	$877	-5.45
505–545	524	11	167.50–194.00	$182.99	$959	+5.39
525–535 value added	533	4	181.00–187.50	$185.90	$991	+3.20
573 value added	573	3	177.50	$177.50	$1,017	+3.15
570–595	579	9	162.50–182.00	$171.57	$993	+5.71
600–632	616	5	162.50–167.50	$165.54	$1,020	—
607–625 value added	617	7	173.00–174.00	$173.58	$1,071	-1.06
660–670 value added	664	26	165.00–171.00	$167.56	$1,113	-4.94
650–695	676	4	157.50–165.00	$161.90	$1,094	—
713 value added	713	7	171.00	$171.00	$1,219	—
715–740	728	5	150.00–160.00	$155.49	$1,132	—
760	760	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,121	+15.00
760–780 value added	764	11	157.50–161.00	$160.35	$1,225	+10.35
835	835	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,190	+4.89
855	855	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,176	—
925	925	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,226	—
950	950	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,211	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	205.00–210.00	$207.54	$602	+17.54
315–335	323	4	187.50–207.50	$197.58	$638	—
350–395	376	6	185.00–200.00	$192.70	$725	—
410–440	427	6	177.50–187.50	$181.24	$774	-2.42
450–495	469	5	165.00–185.00	$175.09	$821	—
515–545	533	4	150.00–157.50	$153.71	$819	—
580–590	585	2	150.00–155.00	$152.52	$892	-2.48
605–645	618	4	152.50	$152.50	$942	—
665–690	677	3	150.00–160.00	$155.77	$1,055	—
705–730	718	2	135.00–150.00	$142.37	$1,022	—
760	760	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,083	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	175.00	$175.00	$551	—
385	385	2	165.00–172.50	$168.75	$650	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	200.00	$200.00	$690	—
445	445	1	150.00	$150.00	$668	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	326	10	162.50–182.50	$172.53	$562	+3.49
350–390	366	16	160.00–172.50	$167.08	$612	+4.97
400–440	429	17	157.50–172.50	$164.68	$706	+4.03
440 value added	440	5	175.00	$175.00	$770	—
455–480 value added	472	6	165.00–167.50	$165.80	$783	+3.02
450–495	473	18	152.50–167.50	$158.73	$751	+5.21
525 value added	525	2	152.50	$152.50	$801	-10.85
510–540	531	14	142.50–157.50	$148.60	$789	+0.86
550–595	567	41	137.50–154.00	$148.72	$843	+5.59
555–595	575	3	130.00–132.50	$130.80	$752	-12.33
600–645	629	21	132.50–147.50	$140.01	$881	-1.50
602–648 value added	630	33	152.50–155.00	$154.23	$972	+4.02
650–695	672	13	135.00–150.00	$138.59	$931	+10.32
659–689 value added	674	37	142.50–150.00	$147.82	$996	-9.93
715–735	720	5	135.00–140.00	$136.00	$979	+6.65
785	785	2	120.00–122.50	$121.25	$952	—
820	820	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,066	—
900	900	1	107.50	$107.50	$968	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	278	8	140.00–155.00	$149.46	$415	-0.54
300–345	319	7	142.50–162.50	$154.70	$493	+3.11
360–395	380	6	140.00–157.50	$149.68	$569	-12.82
405–445	433	8	145.00–160.00	$151.61	$656	+1.90
470–490	479	8	142.50–152.50	$145.73	$698	+9.41
510–535	519	5	137.50–147.50	$141.56	$735	+5.11
568 value added	568	4	150.00	$150.00	$852	—
550–590	570	3	130.00–135.00	$131.67	$751	-8.32
645	645	1	130.00	$130.00	$838	+2.50
675–695	686	4	125.00–140.00	$131.21	$900	—
745	745	1	132.50	$132.50	$987	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	142.50	$142.50	$470	—
350–395	365	3	130.00–155.00	$145.41	$531	—
400–445	423	5	151.00–159.00	$155.80	$659	+4.53
460–470	465	3	140.00–153.00	$145.18	$675	+5.19
555	555	1	132.50	$132.50	$735	—
625	625	1	122.50	$122.50	$766	±0.00
660	660	1	125.00	$125.00	$825	—
710	710	2	115.00–125.00	$120.00	$852	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	424	4	122.50–135.00	$129.32	$548	—
465–485	475	2	137.50	$137.50	$653	—

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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	428	6	175.00–190.00	$182.84	$783	-9.67
455–495	464	14	172.50–187.50	$181.78	$843	+2.45
500–545	528	6	160.00–177.50	$169.04	$893	-11.02
550–585	571	9	155.00–168.00	$163.77	$935	-6.90
605–647	626	13	145.00–155.00	$154.07	$964	—
655–695	671	7	142.50–157.50	$149.01	$1,000	+9.86
700–740	720	4	132.50–145.00	$138.08	$994	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–440	427	3	160.00–180.00	$170.94	$730	—
460–495	474	7	150.00–172.50	$159.53	$756	—
515–540	525	3	150.00–155.00	$152.53	$801	+0.02
550–595	579	7	140.00–157.50	$149.98	$868	+10.60
605–645	620	4	140.00–150.00	$143.11	$887	+13.11
655–680	667	3	132.50–142.50	$138.33	$923	+11.05
725	725	1	130.00	$130.00	$942	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	140.00	$140.00	$616	-45.00
485	485	1	165.00	$165.00	$800	—
525–535	530	2	152.50–155.00	$153.76	$815	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	150.00	$150.00	$832	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1320	1160	80-85%	11	55.00–67.00	$63.00	$731	-9.77
885–1525	1179	80-85%	36	68.00–78.00	$73.14	$862	+0.37
1015–1370	1211	80-85%	9	78.00–85.00	$80.64	$977	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1135	973	85-90%	43	49.00–68.00	$59.34	$577	-3.37
845–1195	1010	85-90%	8	40.00–52.00	$46.89	$474	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1610	1310	75-80%	4	80.00–89.00	$82.57	$1,082	—
1095–1790	1404	75-80%	18	69.00–79.00	$73.93	$1,038	—
1512–1635	1574	75-80%	2	63.00–70.00	$66.36	$1,045	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1825	1494	7	80.00–90.00	$85.36	$1,275	—
1495–1970	1735	6	90.00–102.00	$95.18	$1,651	—
2010	2010	1	105.00	$105.00	$2,110	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1020	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	725.00–1,075.00	$900.86
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1015–1290	1138	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	875.00–925.00	$899.30
1135–1240	1182	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	825.00–925.00	$867.98
1255	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1255	1255	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1185	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—

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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.