Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 25, 2023

551 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $192.69/cwt +10.58 vs last sale · ≈ $976/hd at 507 lb · 28 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.67/cwt +5.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,025/hd at 729 lb · 18 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $180.94/cwt +5.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,040/hd at 575 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	551	751	781
Feeder cattle	439	625	653
Slaughter cattle	80	90	85
Replacement cattle	32	36	43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cow 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers steady to 6.00 higher. Heifers steady to 10.00 higher. Bulls steady to 10.00 higher. Quality average 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
335–347	345	5	212.50–222.50	$214.44	$740	+6.11
365–395	385	7	205.00–230.00	$217.46	$837	+6.20
420–449	438	13	197.50–217.50	$206.84	$906	+10.41
450–490	466	5	177.50–195.00	$186.44	$869	+1.61
503 value added	503	22	195.00	$195.00	$981	—
500–540	520	6	172.50–190.00	$184.22	$958	+5.97
560–587 value added	572	11	185.00	$185.00	$1,058	—
550–595	579	7	172.50–185.00	$174.56	$1,011	-0.72
605–647	630	6	157.50–167.50	$160.81	$1,013	-4.84
605–649 value added	638	8	165.00–180.00	$168.56	$1,075	-11.44
690	690	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,035	-14.08
695–698 value added	696	7	158.00–163.00	$160.85	$1,120	-14.66
720–730	725	2	140.00–145.00	$142.52	$1,033	—
770 value added	770	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,194	—
789	789	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,144	-7.20
930–945	938	2	122.50–125.00	$123.74	$1,161	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	190.00–200.00	$195.05	$474	—
265–280	273	2	180.00–195.00	$187.29	$511	+2.20
320	320	1	185.00	$185.00	$592	-18.33
375	375	1	180.00	$180.00	$675	-23.06
410	410	2	177.50–180.00	$178.75	$733	+1.28
530–540	535	2	152.50	$152.50	$816	-12.40
560	560	1	155.00	$155.00	$868	-15.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	190.00	$190.00	$446	—
250–295	273	2	165.00–175.00	$170.41	$465	—
300	300	1	210.00	$210.00	$630	+26.45
460–465	463	2	172.50–175.00	$173.76	$805	+11.26
610	610	1	120.00	$120.00	$732	-20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–287	287	4	167.50–172.50	$171.26	$492	—
305–340	323	2	172.50–195.00	$183.14	$592	+13.88
355–395	375	9	167.50–177.50	$173.00	$649	+5.39
405–440	422	6	162.50–172.50	$167.06	$705	+0.63
450–485	471	4	165.00–180.00	$171.07	$806	+16.91
485	485	1	162.50	$162.50	$788	+8.34
520–530	525	2	142.50–147.50	$144.98	$761	-3.82
520–546	532	12	153.00–163.00	$158.36	$842	+9.56
560	560	1	140.00	$140.00	$784	+7.50
550–585	563	8	142.50–157.50	$154.13	$868	+21.63
575 value added	575	2	157.50	$157.50	$906	—
600–617 value added	607	10	147.50–149.00	$148.11	$899	—
600–645	614	5	135.00–151.00	$141.16	$867	-0.37
675	675	1	120.00	$120.00	$810	-17.50
705–735	720	2	130.00	$130.00	$936	-5.43
730 value added	730	16	142.00	$142.00	$1,037	—
780–795	788	2	120.00	$120.00	$946	±0.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	155.00	$155.00	$411	±0.00
340–345	343	2	167.50–177.50	$172.54	$592	+14.43
350–355	353	2	160.00–167.50	$163.78	$578	+6.24
410–415	413	2	147.50–157.50	$152.53	$630	-3.90
485	485	1	147.50	$147.50	$715	-4.67
500–525	513	3	132.50–146.00	$140.45	$721	—
555–560	556	4	130.00–146.00	$139.62	$776	-2.02

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	273	2	155.00	$155.00	$423	—
375–395	385	3	130.00–162.50	$145.11	$559	+15.11
490	490	2	130.00–140.00	$135.00	$662	-9.90
500–515	507	3	120.00–151.00	$137.08	$695	+4.58
565	565	1	137.50	$137.50	$777	+7.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	130.00	$130.00	$507	-10.00
415	415	1	130.00	$130.00	$540	-5.06

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	411	5	192.50–215.00	$199.96	$822	+16.04
472–495	475	16	175.00–199.00	$196.52	$933	+13.66
500	500	1	182.50	$182.50	$912	+15.41
575	575	1	160.00	$160.00	$920	+5.85
605–635	620	2	150.00–157.50	$153.66	$953	+3.12

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	177.50	$177.50	$710	+5.00
553–585	561	4	150.00–152.50	$150.65	$845	+3.15
650–695	673	3	130.00–137.50	$132.58	$892	+2.67

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	167.50	$167.50	$829	+17.50
740	740	1	102.50	$102.50	$758	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1305	979	85-90%	19	53.00–71.00	$63.19	$619	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1275	1103	80-85%	4	60.00–66.00	$63.73	$703	—
1015–1310	1191	80-85%	9	82.00–93.00	$86.34	$1,028	—
990–1425	1192	80-85%	6	74.00–80.00	$77.73	$927	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1290	1213	75-80%	2	86.00–88.00	$87.06	$1,056	+5.06
1290–1555	1363	75-80%	5	74.00–81.00	$76.91	$1,048	—
1475–1710	1596	75-80%	7	72.00–74.00	$72.87	$1,163	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1525	1305	4	80.00–90.00	$86.61	$1,130	—
1310–1685	1475	4	93.00–99.00	$96.89	$1,429	—
1775–2035	1905	2	104.00–105.00	$104.47	$1,990	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1065–1250	1158	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	975.00	$975.00
1260	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00
925–1110	1047	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	625.00–900.00	$783.64

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

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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
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1100–1165	1133	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940–1080	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–825.00	$811.63	—

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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.