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Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 19, 2023

957 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $180.86/cwt +33.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,434/hd at 793 lb · 65 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $166.79/cwt ≈ $1,466/hd at 879 lb · 48 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $210.96/cwt +15.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,137/hd at 539 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 957 748 1,126
Feeder cattle 801 613 912
Slaughter cattle 116 103 146
Replacement cattle 40 32 68

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls under 400 lbs steady, over 400 lbs steady to 10.00 higher. Heifers under 550 lbs 5.00 to 15.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 255.00 $255.00 $612 —
293 293 3 265.00 $265.00 $776 +5.00
325–345 333 6 260.00–275.00 $264.14 $880 +0.01
360–395 379 8 250.00–270.00 $256.33 $971 -2.11
400–445 417 18 247.50–265.00 $253.01 $1,055 +0.94
450–498 477 17 245.00–260.00 $251.29 $1,199 +1.32
500–520 508 24 240.00–250.00 $248.44 $1,262 +17.55
550–595 588 32 225.00–240.00 $230.35 $1,354 +13.43
630 630 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,292 -0.32
630 630 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,433 +22.18
660 660 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,370 +22.50
710–727 721 3 197.50 $197.50 $1,424 —
760 760 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,482 +10.50
820 820 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,435 +2.50
865–895 875 3 180.00–182.50 $180.82 $1,582 —
1050 1050 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,522 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 250.00 $250.00 $500 —
285 285 1 255.00 $255.00 $727 +10.00
300–345 316 10 220.00–255.00 $238.18 $753 +5.43
415 415 1 235.00 $235.00 $975 +19.85
450 450 1 220.00 $220.00 $990 —
580 580 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,334 +42.61
700–745 725 5 165.00–175.00 $169.51 $1,229 —
880 880 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,452 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 225.00 $225.00 $619 -10.00
300 300 1 225.00 $225.00 $675 -5.47
370–380 375 2 210.00–230.00 $219.87 $825 —
490 490 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,139 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 3 220.00–260.00 $235.00 $517 —
260–290 278 5 230.00–245.00 $240.00 $667 +25.00
305–345 324 4 225.00–250.00 $236.45 $766 +9.84
350–390 371 17 222.50–240.00 $232.63 $863 +7.62
355–390 fancy 373 2 242.50–247.50 $245.12 $914 —
400–430 415 5 225.00–237.50 $231.08 $959 +15.93
438 fancy 438 4 242.50 $242.50 $1,062 —
452 fancy 452 11 247.00 $247.00 $1,116 —
450–485 472 10 217.50–232.50 $224.24 $1,058 +17.34
475 475 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,009 +5.60
505–546 539 40 200.00–215.00 $210.96 $1,137 +15.11
565–595 586 13 185.00–200.00 $193.64 $1,135 -1.94
600 fancy 600 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,140 —
600–635 623 13 175.00–182.50 $179.80 $1,120 +0.91
660–690 676 5 165.00–182.50 $172.02 $1,163 +6.99
684 value added 684 14 179.00 $179.00 $1,224 —
705–740 717 7 162.50–172.50 $166.73 $1,195 —
735 value added 735 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,323 —
790 790 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,106 -7.50
793 value added 793 64 181.50 $181.50 $1,439 —
840 840 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,260 +10.00
856–881 value added 879 47 155.00–168.25 $167.15 $1,469 —
885 885 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,328 —
955 955 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,385 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 215.00 $215.00 $430 ±0.00
260–295 275 3 225.00–235.00 $228.27 $628 +11.62
300–315 308 4 215.00–235.00 $225.00 $693 +20.23
350–390 367 5 215.00–225.00 $222.00 $815 +10.36
400–445 424 10 195.00–215.00 $206.94 $877 +14.21
450–495 474 10 195.00–220.00 $206.96 $981 +18.29
505–530 520 5 187.50–202.50 $194.42 $1,011 +10.28
580–595 588 2 170.00–180.00 $175.06 $1,029 -1.04
630 630 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,118 —
655–695 678 3 160.00–162.50 $160.80 $1,090 +0.80
775 775 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,046 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 3 160.00–210.00 $182.73 $590 -10.54
380 380 1 185.00 $185.00 $703 —
420 420 1 195.00 $195.00 $819 +15.00
465 465 1 205.00 $205.00 $953 +25.00
760 760 1 110.00 $110.00 $836 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 175.00 $175.00 $744 —
510 510 1 170.00 $170.00 $867 —
695 695 1 137.50 $137.50 $956 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 417 12 240.00–255.00 $247.49 $1,032 -3.64
475–485 480 2 230.00–250.00 $239.90 $1,152 -0.27
500–535 511 8 225.00–235.00 $229.67 $1,174 +6.12
572–595 575 7 202.50–215.00 $213.15 $1,226 -1.85
605–645 622 5 190.00–210.00 $202.92 $1,262 —
650–681 675 6 187.50–195.00 $188.70 $1,274 +15.38
700 700 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,260 +12.50
760–765 763 2 177.50–180.00 $178.75 $1,364 —
850 850 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,360 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–535 525 2 200.00–210.00 $204.90 $1,076 -3.22
580–585 583 2 195.00–210.00 $202.53 $1,181 +12.86
630 630 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,134 —
670 670 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,172 —
780 780 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,326 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 195.00 $195.00 $838 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,089 +60.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1270 1084 80-85% 7 76.00–89.00 $82.52 $895 —
835–1435 1103 80-85% 28 84.00–97.00 $89.47 $987 -3.10
1045–1555 1186 80-85% 6 93.00–100.00 $97.59 $1,157 +11.29
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1320 1012 85-90% 20 72.00–86.00 $80.12 $811 -2.72
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1680 1313 75-80% 15 86.00–97.00 $91.95 $1,207 —
1160–1590 1321 75-80% 4 94.00–100.00 $96.99 $1,281 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445 1445 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,546 —
1200–2095 1715 13 107.00–125.00 $115.22 $1,976 —
1875–1935 1905 2 120.00–130.00 $125.08 $2,383 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965–1105 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 975.00–1,025.00 $1,001.69
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1040 1040 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755 755 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
850–1070 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00–1,500.00 $1,388.54 —
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 +90.13
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00–1,400.00 $1,350.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
775 775 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,027 —

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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.