Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 18, 2023

751 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $178.38/cwt +8.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,124/hd at 630 lb · 71 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.59/cwt +4.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,144/hd at 666 lb · 35 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.97/cwt +4.47 vs last sale · ≈ $790/hd at 479 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	751	1,189	453
Feeder cattle	625	972	313
Slaughter cattle	90	174	65
Replacement cattle	36	43	75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 550 lbs 1.00 to 4.00 lower, over 550 lbs steady. Heifers mostly steady with instances 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Bulls mostly 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
320–345	335	3	200.00–215.00	$208.33	$698	-5.83
350–395	384	12	205.00–220.00	$211.26	$811	-3.71
400–445	428	6	187.50–202.50	$196.43	$841	-4.63
460–490	472	12	180.00–187.50	$184.83	$872	-1.05
500–533	517	10	170.00–187.50	$178.25	$922	-4.74
540–543 value added	542	9	182.50–187.50	$186.39	$1,010	+0.49
565–592	583	15	167.50–185.00	$175.28	$1,022	+3.71
629 value added	629	63	180.00	$180.00	$1,132	+6.42
605–648	639	8	157.50–167.50	$165.65	$1,059	+0.11
655–679 value added	663	23	171.00–178.00	$175.51	$1,164	+7.95
660–683	673	12	160.00–170.00	$164.08	$1,104	+2.18
750–797	791	8	150.00–152.50	$152.20	$1,204	+4.70
870–885	877	3	135.00–140.00	$138.32	$1,213	+0.82
995	995	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,318	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	283	2	175.00–195.00	$185.09	$524	-22.45
330–345	338	3	200.00–205.00	$203.33	$687	+5.75
355–390	368	5	185.00–210.00	$203.06	$747	+10.36
415–425	420	2	175.00–180.00	$177.47	$745	-3.77
465–495	483	3	167.50–180.00	$172.57	$834	-2.52
505–545	524	4	160.00–170.00	$164.90	$864	+11.19
550	550	1	170.00	$170.00	$935	+17.48
630–647	641	3	150.00	$150.00	$962	-2.50
725	725	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,015	-2.37
750	750	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,050	-2.50
855	855	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,112	—
1090	1090	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,199	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	2	180.00–187.50	$183.55	$602	-16.45
355	355	1	150.00	$150.00	$532	—
475	475	2	160.00–165.00	$162.50	$772	—
615	615	1	140.00	$140.00	$861	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	339	4	165.00–177.50	$169.26	$574	-3.27
355–390	372	7	157.50–177.50	$167.61	$624	+0.53
419 value added	419	9	185.00	$185.00	$775	+10.00
400–440	428	7	165.00–172.50	$166.43	$712	+1.75
453–481 value added	471	14	174.00–183.00	$178.74	$842	+12.94
450–498	484	19	147.50–167.50	$154.16	$746	-4.57
485 fancy	485	1	177.50	$177.50	$861	—
500–540	523	14	142.50–158.00	$148.80	$778	+0.20
520–532 value added	523	13	160.00–175.00	$171.11	$895	+18.61
565	565	1	132.50	$132.50	$749	-16.22
550–598	575	14	135.00–154.00	$149.42	$859	+18.62
600–640	611	9	130.00–150.00	$141.53	$865	+1.52
660	660	1	137.50	$137.50	$908	-1.09
700–706	705	6	127.50–137.00	$135.43	$955	-0.57
795	795	1	120.00	$120.00	$954	-1.25
815	815	2	100.00–122.50	$111.25	$907	-18.75
855	855	1	110.00	$110.00	$940	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	155.00	$155.00	$395	+5.54
315–335	321	4	150.00–167.50	$158.11	$508	+3.41
360–395	377	3	155.00–160.00	$157.54	$594	+7.86
400–440	420	2	152.50–160.00	$156.43	$657	+4.82
465–480	474	27	147.50–156.00	$152.17	$721	+6.44
560–585	570	3	140.00–142.50	$141.64	$807	+9.97
670	670	1	130.00	$130.00	$871	-1.21

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	130.00	$130.00	$481	-15.41
415	415	1	147.50	$147.50	$612	-8.30
470–490	480	2	140.00–150.00	$144.90	$696	-0.28
510	510	1	132.50	$132.50	$676	—
570	570	1	130.00	$130.00	$741	-2.50
620–640	632	3	115.00–120.00	$116.68	$737	-5.82

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	130.00	$130.00	$351	—
355	355	1	140.00	$140.00	$497	—
430–440	435	2	130.00–140.00	$135.06	$588	+5.74
520	520	1	120.00	$120.00	$624	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	425	3	175.00–192.50	$183.92	$782	+1.08
450–495	463	7	175.00–187.50	$182.86	$847	+1.08
500–540	520	7	162.50–177.50	$167.09	$869	-1.95
560–595	578	6	150.00–162.50	$154.15	$891	-9.62
607–645	617	15	146.00–160.00	$150.54	$929	-3.53
655–675	668	4	137.50–148.00	$142.90	$955	-6.11
820–835	828	2	115.00–117.00	$115.99	$960	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	172.50	$172.50	$707	+1.56
470–495	483	6	162.50–177.50	$170.81	$825	+11.28
595	595	1	147.50	$147.50	$878	-2.48
650–685	670	3	125.00–135.00	$129.91	$870	-8.42
730	730	1	127.50	$127.50	$931	-2.50
765	765	1	117.50	$117.50	$899	—
835	835	1	112.50	$112.50	$939	—
930	930	1	102.50	$102.50	$953	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	170.00	$170.00	$714	+30.00
465	465	1	150.00	$150.00	$698	-15.00
570	570	1	150.00	$150.00	$855	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	145.00	$145.00	$710	—
550	550	1	130.00	$130.00	$715	-20.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1355	1355	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485	1485	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,559	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1490	1206	80-85%	17	69.00–79.00	$74.59	$900	-6.05
1055–1500	1257	80-85%	8	55.00–70.00	$64.71	$813	—
1235–1420	1320	80-85%	5	79.00–85.00	$82.22	$1,085	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225	1225	75-80%	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,004	—
1000–1775	1423	75-80%	6	68.00–71.00	$69.74	$992	-4.19
1275–1825	1466	75-80%	7	70.00–78.00	$73.76	$1,081	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1265	1030	85-90%	6	48.00–55.00	$51.94	$535	+5.05
985–1230	1084	85-90%	7	61.00–73.00	$65.38	$709	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395	1395	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,186	—
1375–1830	1603	2	95.00–100.00	$97.85	$1,569	—
2095–2255	2175	2	100.00–105.00	$102.59	$2,231	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
995	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
1170	1170	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 $
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	635.00	$635.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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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.