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Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 14, 2023

1,064 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $202.76/cwt +2.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,249/hd at 616 lb · 29 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $203.68/cwt ≈ $1,451/hd at 712 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $215.96/cwt -4.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,121/hd at 519 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,064 714 700
Feeder cattle 816 588 582
Slaughter cattle 165 84 103
Replacement cattle 83 42 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers under 450 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 450 lbs steady to 10.00 lower. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls steady to 5.00 lower. 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
235 235 1 300.00 $300.00 $705 +20.00
265–290 280 3 285.00–300.00 $291.43 $816 +16.70
300–320 312 5 275.00–295.00 $285.00 $889 —
360–395 383 9 265.00–295.00 $274.99 $1,053 -4.87
400–445 427 9 255.00–275.00 $266.60 $1,138 +12.32
460–495 479 11 240.00–265.00 $248.60 $1,191 -14.88
500–540 519 8 230.00–245.00 $240.63 $1,249 -11.87
558–582 value added 561 15 235.00–248.00 $246.20 $1,381 -6.30
560–580 570 2 225.00–235.00 $229.91 $1,310 -15.07
600–625 611 10 215.00–235.00 $224.46 $1,371 +6.96
612 value added 612 7 235.00 $235.00 $1,438 ±0.00
664 value added 664 15 227.50 $227.50 $1,511 —
660–675 665 9 210.00–225.00 $222.50 $1,480 +2.52
708 value added 708 21 207.00 $207.00 $1,466 —
732–740 734 4 185.00–190.00 $186.26 $1,367 —
775 775 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,511 —
815–830 822 3 170.00–180.00 $175.03 $1,439 —
844 value added 844 5 195.00 $195.00 $1,646 —
870–875 873 2 180.00–200.00 $189.97 $1,658 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 285.00 $285.00 $598 —
255–275 265 2 265.00–285.00 $274.62 $728 +19.98
300–345 322 3 250.00–265.00 $258.24 $832 -1.11
360–385 373 7 230.00–265.00 $247.09 $922 +12.41
410–440 421 4 230.00–240.00 $232.46 $979 -4.26
475–490 483 3 230.00–235.00 $233.33 $1,127 +8.33
525–545 532 3 210.00–220.00 $216.71 $1,153 —
555–565 560 2 205.00–225.00 $214.91 $1,203 -1.76
655–695 678 5 180.00–215.00 $201.88 $1,369 —
770 value added 770 2 192.50 $192.50 $1,482 —
780 780 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,404 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 2 245.00 $245.00 $772 —
360 360 1 220.00 $220.00 $792 +35.00
465 465 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,023 +15.00
550 550 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,100 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 230.00 $230.00 $724 —
380 380 1 235.00 $235.00 $893 —

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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 1 255.00 $255.00 $548 -15.00
275 275 1 245.00 $245.00 $674 ±0.00
315–345 335 4 230.00–265.00 $244.63 $820 +10.39
350–391 381 11 225.00–235.00 $230.12 $877 -0.54
400–445 421 17 215.00–235.00 $221.96 $934 +1.04
455–470 463 2 205.00–215.00 $210.08 $973 -7.86
460–490 478 21 210.00–222.50 $216.73 $1,036 -1.21
505–542 519 24 210.00–220.00 $215.96 $1,121 +8.87
560–575 568 2 200.00–205.00 $202.47 $1,150 -2.73
550–595 577 7 200.00–215.00 $207.18 $1,195 +1.98
588 value added 588 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,235 —
605–640 616 29 190.00–205.00 $202.76 $1,249 +47.76
650–685 669 5 180.00–190.00 $183.95 $1,231 -13.55
677 value added 677 7 195.00 $195.00 $1,320 —
805 value added 805 6 165.00 $165.00 $1,328 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 283 4 210.00–235.00 $227.54 $644 +6.80
305–345 336 5 220.00–235.00 $228.20 $767 +9.40
365–395 377 6 210.00–225.00 $216.68 $817 +4.54
405–440 426 13 200.00–215.00 $204.23 $870 -3.22
450–495 472 16 190.00–215.00 $205.45 $970 +4.86
500–545 525 9 192.50–210.00 $201.93 $1,060 +3.66
555–585 573 8 180.00–205.00 $197.78 $1,133 +15.24
620–645 631 4 185.00–190.00 $186.85 $1,179 +10.21
680 680 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,258 —
745 745 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,266 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 2 210.00 $210.00 $678 —
350–370 360 2 195.00–210.00 $202.71 $730 —
410–445 428 2 190.00 $190.00 $813 —
450–495 474 4 180.00–190.00 $182.37 $864 —
511–515 512 4 175.00 $175.00 $896 —
550–590 570 2 160.00–180.00 $169.65 $967 —
710 710 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,065 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 205.00 $205.00 $758 +2.65
450–495 468 4 165.00–205.00 $187.19 $876 -15.20

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 433 6 240.00–265.00 $254.13 $1,100 +11.54
450–492 481 13 230.00–247.50 $235.77 $1,134 -4.23
500–535 515 6 210.00–230.00 $221.17 $1,139 +2.36
550–590 573 20 200.00–215.00 $211.56 $1,212 -15.21
600–605 603 4 200.00–210.00 $206.23 $1,244 -3.86
705–745 725 2 165.00–175.00 $169.86 $1,231 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–443 439 5 222.50–230.00 $223.95 $983 -1.87
480–495 492 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,082 +3.97
518–535 522 9 190.00–212.50 $195.13 $1,019 -14.38
550–575 569 7 187.50–210.00 $193.42 $1,101 -14.06
605–643 634 10 190.00–205.00 $197.60 $1,253 +17.60
695 695 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,216 —
710–725 715 4 160.00–170.00 $166.25 $1,189 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 210.00 $210.00 $945 ±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1485 1125 80-85% 44 89.00–104.00 $96.74 $1,088 -4.27
1010–1405 1165 80-85% 3 86.00–92.00 $89.86 $1,047 -1.98
950–1415 1246 80-85% 14 103.00–110.00 $106.19 $1,323 -4.77
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1220 999 85-90% 28 76.00–90.00 $84.52 $844 —
960–1380 1085 85-90% 5 70.00–77.00 $74.10 $804 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1375 1238 75-80% 2 89.00–93.00 $91.22 $1,129 —
1140–1380 1263 75-80% 3 104.00–110.00 $107.15 $1,353 —
1085–1735 1432 75-80% 17 95.00–102.00 $97.99 $1,403 -4.48

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1595 1469 5 104.00–115.00 $109.44 $1,608 —
1280–2150 1696 6 113.00–125.00 $120.24 $2,039 —
1825–2190 1988 4 125.00–135.00 $130.06 $2,586 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
1145 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
1090–1125 1108 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,375.00–1,450.00 $1,413.09

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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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
950–1220 1033 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 1,450.00–1,650.00 $1,581.56 —
1005–1100 1053 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,400.00–1,850.00 $1,635.15 —
980–1170 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,600.00–1,650.00 $1,622.79 +86.82
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 -175.84
1180–1280 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,750.00–1,950.00 $1,854.07 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 -150.00
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 -100.00
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
1145 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
875 875 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,975.00 $1,975.00 —

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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.