Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 2, 2023

554 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $247.15/cwt +18.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,023/hd at 414 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $231.47/cwt +8.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 476 lb · 18 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $218.80/cwt -5.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,149/hd at 525 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	554	840	912
Feeder cattle	408	688	796
Slaughter cattle	100	117	94
Replacement cattle	46	35	22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Heifers mostly steady. Bulls steady to 6.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	275.00	$275.00	$751	-20.00
305–330	311	4	270.00–275.00	$272.55	$848	-23.28
350–355	353	2	270.00–275.00	$272.48	$962	-21.89
410–428	425	7	245.00–270.00	$266.56	$1,133	-15.09
450–495	480	11	240.00–275.00	$251.68	$1,208	-21.51
500–545	519	14	235.00–265.00	$245.25	$1,273	-9.43
560–595	575	7	230.00–250.00	$241.30	$1,387	+1.50
600–646	623	8	225.00–235.00	$229.40	$1,429	-16.72
675	675	5	210.00	$210.00	$1,418	-12.64
705	705	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,516	-10.00
705 value added	705	6	227.50	$227.50	$1,604	—
763	763	3	215.00	$215.00	$1,640	—
892 value added	892	2	206.00	$206.00	$1,838	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	280.00	$280.00	$560	+20.00
270–290	282	3	250.00–275.00	$263.58	$743	-8.99
310–335	323	2	240.00–255.00	$247.21	$798	-12.70
360–385	367	7	240.00–250.00	$242.81	$891	-6.31
400–440	423	6	230.00–247.50	$238.73	$1,010	-11.30
450–475	465	5	220.00–237.50	$230.42	$1,071	-8.01
505	505	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,149	-3.40
555–560	558	3	210.00–225.00	$218.36	$1,218	-14.36
620	620	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,364	+3.00
785	785	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,472	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	245.00	$245.00	$625	—
390	390	1	235.00	$235.00	$916	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	235.00	$235.00	$905	-5.00
535	535	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,124	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	220	2	265.00–270.00	$267.33	$588	—
250–285	265	3	250.00–255.00	$251.64	$667	—
310–345	321	4	235.00–250.00	$242.72	$779	-22.28
350–395	384	7	230.00–247.50	$238.51	$916	-4.23
404 fancy	404	10	256.00	$256.00	$1,034	—
410–440	423	11	230.00–245.00	$239.11	$1,011	+10.80
450 fancy	450	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,159	—
450–495	477	17	220.00–237.50	$229.94	$1,097	+4.95
500–545	525	14	210.00–230.00	$218.80	$1,149	+13.80
550–595	572	12	210.00–227.50	$213.91	$1,224	+0.25
580	580	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,174	+2.50
600–647	631	13	205.00–212.50	$209.78	$1,324	-2.37
665–695	682	3	207.50–215.00	$211.71	$1,444	+0.95
705–725	713	3	200.00–219.00	$207.95	$1,483	+20.83

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	3	230.00–250.00	$243.19	$584	—
260–295	272	3	240.00–245.00	$243.40	$662	+13.40
310–345	322	5	200.00–235.00	$225.50	$726	-0.59
355–395	374	4	210.00–230.00	$217.39	$813	-5.45
400–445	423	4	210.00–225.00	$220.13	$931	+2.38
460–495	483	10	200.00–222.50	$210.92	$1,019	-4.11
505–545	524	8	180.00–212.50	$201.32	$1,055	-12.04
550–575	565	5	200.00–210.00	$203.53	$1,150	+0.59
600–635	612	3	205.00–210.00	$208.27	$1,275	+23.27

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	210.00	$210.00	$735	±0.00
460	460	1	200.00	$200.00	$920	+11.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–475	458	8	230.00–255.00	$240.55	$1,102	-6.12
505–540	521	10	220.00–230.00	$226.47	$1,180	-1.06
572–595	580	7	215.00–220.00	$219.27	$1,272	-2.80
625	625	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,297	+0.90
670	670	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,374	-5.04

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	427	6	225.00–240.00	$233.28	$996	+1.05
455–480	468	3	210.00–235.00	$221.60	$1,037	-3.31
505–545	528	4	205.00–215.00	$208.79	$1,102	-1.97
555	555	2	205.00–210.00	$207.50	$1,152	+3.71
615–645	635	3	175.00–187.50	$182.46	$1,159	—
695	695	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,182	-18.45
710	710	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,296	+10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1395	1188	80-85%	4	93.00–103.00	$98.25	$1,167	—
965–1510	1238	80-85%	39	100.00–111.00	$106.26	$1,315	+15.58
1055–1410	1255	80-85%	13	111.00–117.00	$114.09	$1,432	+3.48

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1415	1298	75-80%	6	111.00–117.00	$113.81	$1,477	—
1280–1360	1320	75-80%	2	98.00–104.00	$100.91	$1,332	-9.11
1100–1710	1323	75-80%	11	106.00–111.00	$109.28	$1,446	-0.74

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1145	1022	85-90%	7	93.00–103.00	$97.34	$995	—
740–1245	1051	85-90%	5	85.00–94.00	$88.47	$930	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1660	1660	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,843	—
1165–2455	1676	5	120.00–128.00	$124.01	$2,078	—
1855–1965	1893	5	130.00–137.00	$132.56	$2,509	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055–1120	1088	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,375.00–1,450.00	$1,413.62
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–965	948	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	975.00–1,000.00	$987.73

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

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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
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—
1260	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1020	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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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.