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Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 7, 2023

714 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $220.82/cwt +9.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,133/hd at 513 lb · 55 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $227.30/cwt +3.20 vs last sale · ≈ $979/hd at 431 lb · 39 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $262.71/cwt +13.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,297/hd at 494 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 714 747 1,059
Feeder cattle 588 649 869
Slaughter cattle 84 78 152
Replacement cattle 42 20 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers steady to 6.00 higher. Heifers steady. Bulls under 550 lbs steady, over 550 lbs 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 280.00 $280.00 $602 +5.00
270–285 278 2 265.00–285.00 $274.73 $764 -12.36
357–370 360 4 265.00–285.00 $279.86 $1,007 +6.47
377 fancy 377 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,093 —
405 fancy 405 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,134 —
400–440 424 6 250.00–265.00 $254.28 $1,078 -5.40
424 value added 424 20 262.50 $262.50 $1,113 -2.50
472–495 478 7 245.00–270.00 $263.48 $1,259 +13.82
498 value added 498 25 262.50 $262.50 $1,307 —
513 value added 513 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,282 -5.00
525 525 2 250.00–255.00 $252.50 $1,326 +13.22
565–570 568 2 240.00–250.00 $244.98 $1,391 +14.98
569 value added 569 8 252.50 $252.50 $1,437 —
585 585 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,170 -30.00
613 value added 613 7 235.00 $235.00 $1,441 —
633 633 5 217.50 $217.50 $1,377 -5.45
671–680 674 6 215.00–222.50 $219.98 $1,483 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 275 2 245.00–265.00 $254.64 $700 +5.38
300–335 318 3 245.00–280.00 $259.35 $825 +14.35
355–390 367 3 225.00–245.00 $234.68 $861 —
415–425 422 3 230.00–240.00 $236.72 $999 +31.69
475 475 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,069 +15.00
585 585 3 205.00–235.00 $216.67 $1,268 —
615–630 623 2 210.00–212.50 $211.23 $1,316 +6.21
831 831 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,496 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 250.00 $250.00 $675 —
365 365 1 185.00 $185.00 $675 —
425 425 1 230.00 $230.00 $978 —
465 465 1 205.00 $205.00 $953 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 270.00 $270.00 $580 —
250 250 1 245.00 $245.00 $612 -10.00
305–340 321 7 230.00–235.00 $234.24 $752 -20.76
370–380 378 4 225.00–232.50 $230.66 $872 -0.57
400–445 423 16 215.00–230.00 $220.92 $934 +0.19
435 value added 435 20 235.00 $235.00 $1,022 +5.00
445 445 3 210.00 $210.00 $934 -10.73
450–495 471 16 210.00–222.50 $217.94 $1,026 +0.18
509 value added 509 37 227.50 $227.50 $1,158 +9.50
500–548 522 18 205.00–217.50 $207.09 $1,081 -0.39
550–595 574 8 195.00–220.00 $205.20 $1,178 -8.60
607 value added 607 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,244 —
605–625 608 11 192.50–205.00 $202.00 $1,228 -0.62
610 610 1 155.00 $155.00 $946 -47.62
652 652 2 197.50 $197.50 $1,288 +17.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 283 5 210.00–230.00 $220.74 $625 +0.88
310–345 324 5 210.00–235.00 $218.80 $709 -9.89
360–395 384 7 205.00–220.00 $212.14 $815 -6.32
405–440 425 10 180.00–220.00 $207.45 $882 -3.97
450–490 475 4 190.00–207.50 $200.59 $953 -4.41
520–540 530 3 190.00–205.00 $198.27 $1,051 +8.27
575–595 585 2 180.00–185.00 $182.54 $1,068 +5.07
610–640 622 3 175.00–180.00 $176.64 $1,099 +6.56
730 730 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,204 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 180.00–205.00 $192.41 $650 -32.59
350–395 373 2 200.00–205.00 $202.35 $755 -7.65
415–440 428 4 195.00–215.00 $203.67 $872 —
450–490 470 2 200.00–205.00 $202.39 $951 —
505 505 1 190.00 $190.00 $960 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 435 9 240.00–265.00 $242.59 $1,055 -9.40
475 475 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,140 -8.94
500–520 510 8 210.00–235.00 $218.81 $1,116 -2.70
560–590 571 4 217.50–230.00 $226.77 $1,295 +12.96
600–645 623 4 205.00–215.00 $210.09 $1,309 +4.32
650–680 669 4 192.50–205.00 $198.67 $1,329 +21.17
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 416 6 210.00–235.00 $225.82 $939 -4.18
475–480 478 5 205.00–220.00 $216.03 $1,033 -1.51
520–545 533 5 205.00–215.00 $209.51 $1,117 +5.89
550–565 556 4 200.00–215.00 $207.48 $1,154 +17.48
610 610 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,098 -15.00
840 840 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,386 +20.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,008 —
550 550 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,155 —
605 605 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,210 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1435 1118 80-85% 25 95.00–109.00 $101.01 $1,129 +2.26
1010–1280 1165 80-85% 3 89.00–93.00 $91.84 $1,070 +2.29
925–1470 1240 80-85% 4 108.00–118.00 $110.96 $1,376 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380 1380 75-80% 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,270 —
1225–1640 1445 75-80% 12 99.00–107.00 $102.47 $1,481 —
1455–1530 1493 75-80% 2 107.00–110.00 $108.46 $1,619 +7.48
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1015 944 85-90% 4 76.00–85.00 $80.18 $757 —
945–1205 1018 85-90% 9 85.00–97.00 $89.46 $911 +2.91

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1375 1350 2 105.00–109.00 $106.96 $1,444 —
1355–1860 1588 4 115.00–125.00 $119.99 $1,905 —
1995–2235 2120 3 131.00–135.00 $132.34 $2,806 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115–1325 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,175.00–1,300.00 $1,242.88
1295 1295 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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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
900–1240 1096 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,350.00–1,700.00 $1,535.97 +63.31
1075–1150 1113 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,350.00–1,400.00 $1,375.84 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
880 880 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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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.