Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 22, 2023

667 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $178.75/cwt -4.87 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 482 lb · 38 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.91/cwt -4.72 vs last sale · ≈ $944/hd at 573 lb · 22 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $210.51/cwt +7.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,092/hd at 519 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	667	1,044	1,217
Feeder cattle	553	911	1,134
Slaughter cattle	94	93	50
Replacement cattle	20	40	33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Steers and bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers under 400 lbs 10.00 to 16.00 higher, over 400 lbs 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
315–330	323	2	250.00	$250.00	$808	+19.14
360 thin fleshed	360	1	255.00	$255.00	$918	—
360–395	378	13	215.00–235.00	$230.79	$872	+10.34
405–415	413	4	200.00–225.00	$214.94	$888	-1.13
420 thin fleshed	420	1	230.00	$230.00	$966	—
436 value added	436	7	227.50	$227.50	$992	—
470 thin fleshed	470	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,010	—
450–485	471	8	205.00–220.00	$212.18	$999	+1.23
475	475	2	196.00	$196.00	$931	-14.95
500–545	518	7	192.50–210.00	$200.90	$1,041	+2.15
518 value added	518	14	215.00	$215.00	$1,114	+8.80
535 thin fleshed	535	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,150	—
560–570 thin fleshed	563	3	207.00–207.50	$207.33	$1,167	—
553–595	567	8	187.50–195.00	$192.15	$1,089	+1.48
600–640	621	4	165.00–187.50	$177.06	$1,100	-1.12
650–690	670	3	165.00–175.00	$171.67	$1,150	+1.30
705	705	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,058	-18.81
710–720	714	4	165.00–177.50	$170.00	$1,214	+1.19
765–785	775	2	162.50–170.00	$166.30	$1,289	+7.09

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	215.00	$215.00	$570	±0.00
310–340	324	4	210.00–225.00	$217.68	$705	+15.25
360–395	379	8	195.00–220.00	$207.77	$787	+13.36
405–440	421	4	185.00–205.00	$196.04	$825	-11.46
495	495	1	172.50	$172.50	$854	-29.95
535–545	540	2	170.00–172.50	$171.26	$925	-6.35
585–595	588	3	165.00–175.00	$171.63	$1,009	-3.29
610–635	625	3	157.50–160.00	$159.15	$995	-3.86
735–740	738	2	137.50–152.50	$144.97	$1,070	—
755	755	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,170	+7.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	210.00	$210.00	$640	—
395	395	1	200.00	$200.00	$790	+25.00
455–465	460	2	150.00–175.00	$162.64	$748	—
540	540	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,053	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	200.00	$200.00	$500	—
385	385	1	175.00	$175.00	$674	-15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	232	3	195.00–215.00	$207.09	$480	—
325–340	331	5	187.50–207.50	$199.91	$662	+16.51
362 value added	362	2	207.50	$207.50	$751	—
350–390 thin fleshed	365	3	207.50–210.00	$209.19	$764	—
370–395	379	6	187.50–205.00	$196.68	$745	+16.44
400–445	420	18	170.00–187.50	$181.25	$761	+5.40
420–430 thin fleshed	425	3	190.00–192.50	$190.83	$811	—
470 fancy	470	1	190.00	$190.00	$893	—
450–495	475	15	172.50–185.00	$176.17	$837	-2.64
488 value added	488	22	180.00	$180.00	$878	-8.44
505–535	520	2	162.50	$162.50	$845	-11.35
505–545	524	14	162.50–177.50	$170.38	$893	-3.47
560 fancy	560	1	175.00	$175.00	$980	—
550–590	573	20	160.00–172.50	$165.15	$946	+3.17
580	580	1	150.00	$150.00	$870	-11.98
605–647	629	16	152.50–162.50	$157.93	$993	-1.20
655–680	668	2	152.50–156.00	$154.22	$1,030	+4.22
755–790	773	2	125.00–137.50	$131.11	$1,013	-14.19
800	800	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,020	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	326	4	167.50–175.00	$171.91	$560	-5.59
350–395	375	5	170.00–190.00	$178.87	$671	+9.92
400–439	422	6	162.50–167.50	$164.97	$696	+0.62
450–495	470	10	147.50–167.50	$158.93	$747	-7.12
500–535	516	7	142.50–160.00	$152.41	$786	-3.37
555–575	564	5	150.00–160.00	$154.57	$872	+1.60
610–645	625	3	140.00–156.00	$147.01	$919	-0.45
675–685	680	2	147.50–150.00	$148.76	$1,012	+2.53
795	795	1	120.00	$120.00	$954	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	175.00	$175.00	$682	+20.00
425	425	1	150.00	$150.00	$638	—
455–480	466	4	155.00–160.00	$156.83	$731	—
530–540	535	2	157.50	$157.50	$843	—
560–585	573	2	156.00–157.50	$156.73	$898	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	170.00	$170.00	$544	—
365	365	1	155.00	$155.00	$566	—
425	425	1	165.00	$165.00	$701	+10.00
460–485	473	2	140.00–150.00	$145.13	$686	—
515	515	1	130.00	$130.00	$670	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–447	422	7	200.00–215.00	$210.91	$890	-2.99
450–495	476	10	190.00–215.00	$204.86	$975	+2.31
500–530	514	7	187.50–202.50	$196.42	$1,010	+3.31
555–575	566	7	182.50–195.00	$186.77	$1,057	-0.64
600–646	632	13	162.50–177.50	$167.42	$1,058	+3.67
635	635	1	150.00	$150.00	$952	-13.75
655–675	665	2	167.50–172.00	$169.78	$1,129	+2.28
863	863	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,165	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	424	6	187.50–205.00	$195.13	$827	+2.63
470–495	483	2	180.00	$180.00	$869	-6.65
505–540	526	9	175.00–180.00	$177.20	$932	-0.30
585–590	588	2	160.00–175.00	$167.47	$985	—
620	620	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,023	+5.03
655–690	673	3	147.50–160.00	$151.55	$1,020	—
705	705	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,075	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	170.00	$170.00	$740	-2.41
450	450	1	170.00	$170.00	$765	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	190.00	$190.00	$874	—
585	585	1	147.50	$147.50	$863	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1270	1073	80-85%	5	69.00–75.00	$70.53	$757	-0.43
900–1475	1206	80-85%	24	79.00–93.00	$86.42	$1,042	-6.58
1110–1420	1250	80-85%	12	92.00–104.00	$96.77	$1,210	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1205	1163	75-80%	2	79.00–84.00	$81.59	$949	—
1240–1455	1356	75-80%	8	94.00–99.00	$97.62	$1,324	—
1155–1585	1373	75-80%	18	84.00–93.00	$88.82	$1,219	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010	1010	85-90%	2	68.00–74.00	$71.00	$717	+16.00
1060–1300	1178	85-90%	3	60.00–62.00	$60.96	$718	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1670	1475	5	80.00–98.00	$89.63	$1,322	—
1490–1615	1555	3	105.00–110.00	$106.60	$1,658	—
1655–1940	1798	2	114.00–115.00	$114.46	$2,058	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
1135	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1060–1260	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	975.00–1,050.00	$1,009.27

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
775–835	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	925.00–1,000.00	$961.10

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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.