Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 19, 2023

1,059 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $234.58/cwt +39.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,897/hd at 809 lb · 191 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $212.50/cwt -21.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,509/hd at 710 lb · 66 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $230.94/cwt +10.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,642/hd at 711 lb · 66 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,059	1,329	1,178
Feeder cattle	863	1,158	1,003
Slaughter cattle	145	131	128
Replacement cattle	51	40	47

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 500 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady. Heifers mostly steady with 500 to 600 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Bulls 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
275	275	1	270.00	$270.00	$742	+12.03
335	335	1	280.00	$280.00	$938	-12.08
350 fancy	350	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,032	-5.00
360–395	378	6	265.00–290.00	$277.47	$1,049	+6.44
400–445	425	15	265.00–285.00	$272.59	$1,159	+16.08
455–490	464	7	257.50–275.00	$263.01	$1,220	+7.07
510–525	515	3	230.00–270.00	$250.00	$1,288	+2.91
505–544 value added	536	18	250.00–280.00	$255.49	$1,369	-7.51
555–583 value added	577	5	260.00–270.00	$261.92	$1,511	—
565–595	583	19	230.00–250.00	$243.26	$1,418	+0.74
605–625	612	10	222.50–240.00	$232.53	$1,423	-2.96
680 value added	680	4	250.00	$250.00	$1,700	+10.00
680	680	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,503	-1.83
707 value added	707	24	246.00	$246.00	$1,739	—
713 unweaned	713	41	223.00	$223.00	$1,590	—
735	735	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,433	-25.00
761 value added	761	8	235.00	$235.00	$1,788	—
770	770	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,771	+11.25
801 value added	801	129	240.75	$240.75	$1,928	—
825 unweaned	825	62	221.75	$221.75	$1,829	—
935	935	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,870	—
970	970	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,892	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	263	3	255.00–265.00	$258.23	$679	+13.11
325–340	333	4	255.00–270.00	$262.61	$874	+22.72
350–385	371	12	240.00–270.00	$255.70	$949	+6.10
455	455	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,046	+5.94
520–540	530	2	230.00–240.00	$234.91	$1,245	+22.34
575	575	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,265	+10.00
605–645	625	3	220.00–225.00	$221.61	$1,385	+11.61
676	676	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,420	+5.00
870	870	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,610	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	235.00	$235.00	$916	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	215.00	$215.00	$838	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	270.00	$270.00	$540	—
265	265	1	250.00	$250.00	$662	—
305–340	324	8	235.00–250.00	$244.40	$792	-5.60
360–385	373	5	230.00–255.00	$241.39	$900	+3.64
414 value added	414	5	240.00	$240.00	$994	—
405–435	422	5	222.50–233.00	$227.68	$961	-1.90
450–495	469	6	210.00–230.00	$220.52	$1,034	-3.49
500–545	521	15	210.00–230.00	$222.92	$1,161	+4.78
553–585	567	9	210.00–225.00	$219.16	$1,243	+7.38
557–591 value added	572	18	220.00–235.00	$229.67	$1,314	—
585	585	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,141	-16.78
615	615	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,292	+5.01
657–679 value added	667	19	220.00–230.00	$224.82	$1,500	—
710 unweaned	710	66	212.50	$212.50	$1,509	—
755–766	761	6	187.50–215.00	$205.49	$1,564	+40.49
770	770	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,348	+10.00
929 value added	929	10	178.00	$178.00	$1,654	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	245.00	$245.00	$649	—
300–330	323	4	205.00–225.00	$220.35	$712	-4.47
370–385	380	3	214.00–225.00	$219.60	$834	-0.58
420–430	423	3	220.00	$220.00	$931	+9.47
460–480	470	3	205.00–210.00	$206.63	$971	-6.47
500–548	538	21	200.00–215.00	$209.34	$1,126	+5.27
550–580	565	4	200.00–215.00	$208.08	$1,176	+9.01
655–675	665	3	190.00–205.00	$196.74	$1,308	+5.38
715–745	730	2	185.00–202.50	$193.57	$1,413	+19.82
780	780	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,404	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	235.00	$235.00	$576	—
330	330	1	215.00	$215.00	$710	—
660	660	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,254	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	210.00	$210.00	$830	-7.50
435–445	440	2	210.00–212.50	$211.24	$929	+1.24

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–435	433	3	245.00–267.50	$255.79	$1,108	+15.79
450–490	470	4	225.00–245.00	$234.22	$1,101	-3.74
500–540	520	9	227.50–235.00	$230.83	$1,200	+0.51
555	555	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,304	+7.87
615–630	623	2	210.00–222.50	$216.33	$1,348	+2.62
732	732	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,537	—
790	790	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,343	—
825	825	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,691	+40.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	3	225.00–230.00	$228.25	$965	+4.41
520–530	525	2	215.00–220.00	$217.52	$1,142	+12.50
565–595	580	3	215.00–222.50	$219.10	$1,271	+19.10
645	645	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,161	-23.42
725–745	735	2	180.00–195.00	$187.40	$1,377	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730	730	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,314	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1590	1169	80-85%	43	90.00–107.00	$99.15	$1,159	—
925–1435	1206	80-85%	17	87.00–97.00	$92.62	$1,117	-14.19
1240–1400	1317	80-85%	3	108.00–111.00	$109.38	$1,441	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1025	891	85-90%	7	72.00–80.00	$75.42	$672	—
745–1065	952	85-90%	22	79.00–95.00	$86.90	$827	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995	995	75-80%	1	92.00	$92.00	$915	—
1100–1785	1410	75-80%	18	95.00–106.00	$100.08	$1,411	—
1205–1530	1415	75-80%	3	109.00–111.00	$109.71	$1,552	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1365	1198	4	100.00–111.00	$107.40	$1,287	—
1010–1790	1343	3	120.00–127.00	$123.98	$1,665	+11.24
2065	2065	1	130.00	$130.00	$2,684	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
1170	1170	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
1260	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00
1260–1435	1348	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,425.00–1,475.00	$1,451.62

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00

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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
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—

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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.