Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 11, 2023

709 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $219.94/cwt -2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,034/hd at 470 lb · 36 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $284.27/cwt -2.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,225/hd at 431 lb · 29 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $200.56/cwt -4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,231/hd at 614 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	709	1,232	1,314
Feeder cattle	599	1,084	1,133
Slaughter cattle	77	102	125
Replacement cattle	33	46	56

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Bulls steady. Steers to 2.00 higher. Heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Bulls steady to 5.00 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
305–340	334	10	250.00–285.00	$253.56	$847	-16.44
353 value added	353	5	305.00	$305.00	$1,077	+5.02
355–396	383	7	250.00–285.00	$258.67	$991	-11.46
410–420 fancy	415	2	290.00–295.00	$292.47	$1,214	—
400–440	420	5	275.00–285.00	$279.06	$1,172	+9.05
424–443 value added	435	22	280.00–292.50	$284.71	$1,238	-10.28
455–495	481	11	240.00–280.00	$259.72	$1,249	-6.77
500 fancy	500	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,375	-5.00
500–540	527	14	230.00–265.00	$256.49	$1,352	+1.16
555–595	570	14	230.00–260.00	$246.30	$1,404	-2.84
602–640	613	12	220.00–240.00	$231.29	$1,418	-1.89
655	655	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,408	+15.00
655–695	680	5	200.00–225.00	$212.86	$1,447	+12.86
705–725	715	2	190.00–210.00	$199.86	$1,429	-0.14
750	750	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,425	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	223	2	230.00–240.00	$235.17	$524	—
295	295	1	250.00	$250.00	$738	+15.00
315–325	320	3	230.00–275.00	$256.43	$821	+25.14
370–390	380	2	210.00–235.00	$222.17	$844	-9.91
450–495	477	3	230.00–245.00	$238.34	$1,137	+18.34
545	545	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,063	—
560–585	572	3	190.00–220.00	$206.62	$1,182	-8.38
635	635	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,302	-5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	220.00	$220.00	$869	—
435	435	1	220.00	$220.00	$957	—
595	595	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,220	—
670	670	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,340	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	235.00	$235.00	$682	±0.00
355–375	365	2	225.00–230.00	$227.43	$830	—
485	485	1	190.00	$190.00	$922	-35.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306	306	4	240.00	$240.00	$734	—
350–385	363	9	220.00–235.00	$228.37	$829	+5.36
400–441	422	18	210.00–230.00	$220.72	$931	+1.36
450–490	469	34	205.00–230.00	$221.11	$1,037	+21.11
490–495	493	2	200.00	$200.00	$986	±0.00
505–545	524	18	200.00–225.00	$214.04	$1,122	+14.04
550–590	565	12	190.00–227.50	$209.70	$1,185	-6.57
613 value added	613	3	205.00	$205.00	$1,257	—
600–635	614	18	190.00–215.00	$199.82	$1,227	+7.44
650–685	667	5	187.50–190.00	$189.49	$1,264	-3.62
730	730	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,387	+5.00
795	795	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,391	—
840	840	2	217.50	$217.50	$1,827	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	190.00	$190.00	$408	—
285	285	1	190.00	$190.00	$542	-20.00
315–345	333	4	185.00–225.00	$210.38	$701	-2.33
350–395	373	5	200.00–225.00	$212.76	$794	-1.52
410–445	428	6	200.00–217.50	$207.60	$889	-0.64
450–490	471	7	185.00–210.00	$198.51	$935	-9.81
505–540	518	3	190.00–200.00	$193.47	$1,002	-3.65
565–585	579	4	190.00–205.00	$197.55	$1,144	+2.75
635	635	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,270	+7.56
680–690	685	2	175.00–190.00	$182.55	$1,250	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	313	3	215.00–220.00	$216.70	$678	+1.70
350–395	373	3	205.00–225.00	$216.54	$808	—
405	405	1	210.00	$210.00	$850	+17.25
485	485	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,006	-4.12
570–575	573	2	180.00–190.00	$185.02	$1,060	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,050	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–440	433	5	230.00–245.00	$242.09	$1,048	-5.49
465–480	473	2	210.00–220.00	$215.08	$1,017	-8.88
500–522	514	8	210.00–220.00	$215.68	$1,109	+4.39
555–585	575	3	202.50–212.50	$207.41	$1,193	-0.62
620–645	632	3	180.00–195.00	$188.31	$1,190	-20.47
725	725	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,450	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	418	2	220.00	$220.00	$920	±0.00
460–495	475	4	200.00–215.00	$207.46	$985	-17.54
505–535	519	6	180.00–210.00	$197.85	$1,027	+1.25
555–593	581	5	200.00–205.00	$202.51	$1,177	+6.40
640	640	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,120	+8.05
685	685	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,164	+20.00
705–710	708	2	165.00–170.00	$167.51	$1,186	+7.51

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	160.00	$160.00	$664	—
535	535	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,070	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1555	1182	80-85%	13	86.00–97.00	$92.74	$1,096	+14.56
1105–1485	1285	80-85%	10	96.00–109.00	$101.16	$1,300	—
1145–1605	1288	80-85%	8	82.00–88.00	$85.91	$1,107	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1445	1270	75-80%	3	83.00–89.00	$87.29	$1,109	+7.02
1250–1480	1384	75-80%	4	97.00–107.00	$101.30	$1,402	—
1375–1570	1483	75-80%	6	91.00–99.00	$94.87	$1,407	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1270	1076	85-90%	7	80.00–90.00	$87.03	$936	—
1020–1140	1083	85-90%	3	75.00	$75.00	$812	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1645	1527	3	100.00–106.00	$103.91	$1,587	—
1540	1540	1	130.00	$130.00	$2,002	—
1285–2050	1633	7	110.00–115.00	$114.30	$1,867	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1265	1265	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
1055	1055	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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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.