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Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 9, 2023

897 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $251.87/cwt +26.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,872/hd at 743 lb · 144 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $238.50/cwt +32.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,096/hd at 879 lb · 59 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $228.99/cwt +15.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,320/hd at 576 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 897 554 611
Feeder cattle 758 408 545
Slaughter cattle 139 100 66
Replacement cattle — 46 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 650 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 650 lbs steady. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls under 600 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well established last week. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 275.00 $275.00 $660 —
265 265 1 275.00 $275.00 $729 ±0.00
340 340 2 280.00–300.00 $290.00 $986 +17.45
365 fancy 365 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,113 —
375–394 381 5 270.00–285.00 $277.93 $1,059 +5.45
425 fancy 425 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,275 —
415–445 434 4 270.00–285.00 $276.15 $1,198 +9.59
455–495 477 11 250.00–280.00 $267.84 $1,278 +16.16
485 fancy 485 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,431 —
519 value added 519 7 275.00 $275.00 $1,427 —
500–545 525 17 240.00–270.00 $250.59 $1,316 +5.34
560 value added 560 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,456 —
550–595 572 6 230.00–255.00 $240.63 $1,376 -0.67
610–630 620 13 230.00–242.50 $236.35 $1,465 +6.95
630 value added 630 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,575 —
665 value added 665 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,530 —
680–685 683 2 210.00–225.00 $217.47 $1,485 +7.47
743 value added 743 142 252.25 $252.25 $1,874 —
747 747 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,681 —
780 780 4 217.50 $217.50 $1,696 +2.50
800–810 805 2 202.50–207.50 $204.98 $1,650 —
879 value added 879 59 238.50 $238.50 $2,096 +32.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 233 5 245.00–275.00 $260.06 $606 -19.94
260 260 1 245.00 $245.00 $637 -18.58
330–335 333 2 260.00–265.00 $262.52 $874 +15.31
360–375 367 5 240.00–255.00 $245.08 $899 +2.27
405–425 413 3 240.00–245.00 $243.35 $1,005 +4.62
455–465 460 2 235.00–255.00 $244.89 $1,126 +14.47
525–535 530 4 210.00–240.00 $223.82 $1,186 -3.68
550–580 563 4 215.00–230.00 $223.69 $1,259 +5.33
600 value added 600 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,380 —
600–640 620 2 215.00–230.00 $222.26 $1,378 +2.26
656–695 666 4 200.00–210.00 $207.39 $1,381 —
760 760 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,520 +12.50
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 240.00 $240.00 $936 +5.00
420 420 1 235.00 $235.00 $987 —
515 515 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,236 +30.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 245.00 $245.00 $723 -6.64
320–345 332 3 240.00–260.00 $248.09 $824 +5.37
365–395 381 6 240.00–245.00 $241.25 $919 +2.74
405–445 425 5 230.00–255.00 $241.93 $1,028 +2.82
435 435 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,011 -6.61
460 fancy 460 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,173 -2.50
460–495 481 29 227.50–245.00 $232.71 $1,119 +2.77
480–490 485 2 222.50–225.00 $223.74 $1,085 -6.20
520 520 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,157 +3.70
505–540 521 8 222.50–240.00 $230.28 $1,200 +11.48
563–579 value added 574 21 230.00–237.50 $236.45 $1,357 —
550–585 578 25 212.50–230.00 $223.48 $1,292 +20.98
590 590 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,239 +7.50
600–645 624 9 210.00–217.50 $215.00 $1,342 +5.22
640 value added 640 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,504 —
650–680 663 5 200.00–215.00 $209.91 $1,392 -1.80
710–742 735 10 200.00–207.50 $205.01 $1,507 -2.94
755–767 762 4 190.00–207.50 $198.80 $1,515 —
970 970 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,552 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 235.00 $235.00 $658 -8.40
305–345 325 2 220.00–245.00 $231.73 $753 +6.23
350–385 366 4 220.00–240.00 $230.17 $842 +12.78
400–430 420 10 217.50–235.00 $227.95 $957 +7.82
455–490 473 2 220.00–230.00 $224.81 $1,063 +13.89
500–545 519 10 202.50–217.50 $212.75 $1,104 +11.43
565–595 578 4 200.00–217.50 $210.56 $1,217 +7.03
610–645 628 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,319 +1.73
680–690 687 3 190.00–205.00 $200.05 $1,374 —
710–745 728 2 175.00–180.00 $177.56 $1,293 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 331 4 210.00–225.00 $216.45 $716 —
400–445 423 2 215.00–225.00 $219.73 $929 —
470–475 473 2 200.00–210.00 $205.03 $970 +5.03
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 225.00 $225.00 $664 —
415–430 423 2 215.00–222.50 $218.82 $926 —
510 510 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,135 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 423 6 265.00–270.00 $266.65 $1,128 —
450–490 468 6 240.00–275.00 $255.53 $1,196 +14.98
505–540 532 10 230.00–242.50 $233.27 $1,241 +6.80
550–580 562 8 220.00–230.00 $224.34 $1,261 +5.07
600–645 617 3 205.00–220.00 $211.61 $1,306 +4.11
650–695 676 4 210.00–217.50 $211.80 $1,432 +6.80
705–735 720 2 192.50–205.00 $198.62 $1,430 —
755 755 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,284 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–430 419 7 235.00–265.00 $246.58 $1,033 +13.30
450–485 467 6 225.00–240.00 $234.47 $1,095 +12.87
515–545 526 7 210.00–225.00 $216.80 $1,140 +8.01
555–575 563 3 205.00–220.00 $213.25 $1,201 +5.75
660 660 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,320 +30.00
950 950 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,401 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,129 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,210 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1245 1105 80-85% 6 95.00–98.00 $95.93 $1,060 —
995–1570 1195 80-85% 30 99.00–108.00 $102.58 $1,226 +4.33
1275–1570 1414 80-85% 9 109.00–116.00 $112.05 $1,584 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 75-80% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,205 —
1065–1810 1352 75-80% 21 100.00–111.00 $105.72 $1,429 —
1150–1845 1449 75-80% 12 109.00–122.50 $111.86 $1,621 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1055 942 85-90% 5 71.00–85.00 $80.09 $754 —
780–1510 1049 85-90% 20 85.00–97.00 $93.93 $985 -3.41

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1580 1462 3 113.00–115.00 $114.28 $1,671 —
1100–2095 1693 6 120.00–130.00 $124.72 $2,112 +0.71
1750–1895 1833 3 129.00–135.00 $132.60 $2,431 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 200.00 $200.00 $860 —

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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.