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Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 4, 2023

1,232 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $235.39/cwt ≈ $1,930/hd at 820 lb · 257 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $216.22/cwt +16.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,461/hd at 676 lb · 56 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $229.12/cwt +9.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,569/hd at 685 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,232 742 1,232
Feeder cattle 1,084 611 1,017
Slaughter cattle 102 96 176
Replacement cattle 46 35 39

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Steers under 450 lbs steady to 10.00 higher, over 450 lbs mostly steady. Heifers steady. Bulls steady to 7.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to weak.

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Feeder Steers

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 —
335 335 1 270.00 $270.00 $904 +14.84
369–370 value added 369 6 280.00–310.00 $299.98 $1,107 —
370–380 375 2 260.00–280.00 $270.13 $1,013 +12.25
421–422 value added 421 10 275.00–300.00 $294.99 $1,242 +9.99
435–445 442 5 265.00–275.00 $270.01 $1,193 +7.65
455 thin fleshed 455 10 285.00 $285.00 $1,297 —
450–480 465 4 255.00–280.00 $266.49 $1,239 +5.61
475–485 fancy 480 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,368 —
510 fancy 510 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,428 —
500–545 533 22 237.50–265.00 $255.33 $1,361 -3.35
550–555 fancy 553 2 267.50–270.00 $268.74 $1,486 —
550–595 570 12 240.00–260.00 $249.14 $1,420 -3.38
600–645 617 6 225.00–245.00 $233.18 $1,439 +5.64
680 680 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,360 -30.00
685 value added 685 33 230.00 $230.00 $1,576 —
705 705 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,410 ±0.00
818–824 value added 820 257 230.00–239.85 $235.39 $1,930 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 278 3 235.00 $235.00 $653 -10.00
315–345 330 3 215.00–240.00 $231.29 $763 -8.87
350–395 381 9 220.00–250.00 $232.08 $884 +1.16
420–435 425 3 225.00–230.00 $226.65 $963 -13.35
465 465 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,023 -15.00
500 500 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,050 -27.35
595 595 2 210.00–220.00 $215.00 $1,279 -7.50
630 630 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,323 ±0.00
690 690 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,380 ±0.00
705 705 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,410 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 210.00–220.00 $214.96 $705 —
355 355 5 210.00 $210.00 $746 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 235.00 $235.00 $611 —
465 465 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,046 —
575 575 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,265 —
650 650 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,365 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 391 5 220.00–225.00 $223.01 $872 -6.99
400–445 430 19 210.00–232.50 $219.36 $943 -0.78
450–495 464 22 212.50–235.00 $223.50 $1,037 +18.50
470 470 1 200.00 $200.00 $940 -5.00
500–540 508 24 200.00–225.00 $216.25 $1,099 -3.92
535 535 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,070 -20.17
550–595 565 14 200.00–224.00 $216.27 $1,222 +5.57
600–615 607 17 195.00–210.00 $206.46 $1,253 -1.75
605–625 615 2 185.00–200.00 $192.38 $1,183 -15.83
650–670 661 4 190.00–200.00 $193.11 $1,276 -6.89
677 value added 677 52 218.00 $218.00 $1,476 —
705 705 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,304 -0.79
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 210.00 $210.00 $546 -16.95
300–340 308 7 200.00–220.00 $212.71 $655 +1.44
360–390 379 12 200.00–220.00 $214.28 $812 +7.65
400–440 418 14 190.00–220.00 $208.24 $870 -7.45
485–490 487 3 205.00–215.00 $208.32 $1,015 -2.21
500–545 526 7 190.00–210.00 $197.12 $1,037 -6.66
550–595 573 2 190.00–200.00 $194.80 $1,116 -9.28
600–610 605 2 185.00–200.00 $192.44 $1,164 -2.58
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 200.00 $200.00 $470 —
320–340 330 2 190.00 $190.00 $627 —
360–385 373 2 180.00–200.00 $189.66 $707 —
420 420 1 190.00 $190.00 $798 -0.12
467–475 470 3 180.00–185.00 $181.69 $854 -13.18
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 215.00 $215.00 $710 +50.00
425–445 433 3 180.00–210.00 $192.75 $835 —
455–480 468 3 210.00–215.00 $211.62 $990 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–433 430 12 235.00–250.00 $247.58 $1,065 —
455–490 469 5 220.00–225.00 $223.96 $1,050 -11.04
500–530 515 4 200.00–220.00 $211.29 $1,088 -7.72
570–585 579 4 200.00–220.00 $208.03 $1,204 -1.97
635–640 638 2 200.00–217.50 $208.78 $1,332 +1.46
805 805 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,449 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 220.00 $220.00 $946 -1.63
450 450 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,012 —
520–540 530 3 190.00–200.00 $196.60 $1,042 —
565–595 577 11 180.00–205.00 $196.11 $1,132 -1.42
600–619 615 5 165.00–175.00 $166.95 $1,027 -40.60
695 695 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,042 -50.06
725 725 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,160 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 220.00 $220.00 $737 —
470 470 1 210.00 $210.00 $987 ±0.00
560 560 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,008 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 205.00 $205.00 $984 +0.05
600 600 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,080 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1520 1172 80-85% 16 80.00–90.00 $83.94 $984 -3.78
1010–1455 1174 80-85% 12 74.00–82.00 $78.18 $918 -9.54
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1105 1012 85-90% 9 71.00–81.00 $75.33 $762 —
825–1240 1038 85-90% 13 61.00–73.00 $68.91 $715 -15.45
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1540 1284 75-80% 5 75.00–82.00 $80.27 $1,031 —
1000–1750 1407 75-80% 11 82.00–87.00 $84.60 $1,190 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1530 1353 3 95.00–109.00 $104.64 $1,416 —
1165–2385 1679 10 110.00–120.00 $116.22 $1,951 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 1005 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1115 1115 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
1280 1280 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
1110 1110 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1075 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.