Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 8, 2023

905 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $256.09/cwt +2.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,367/hd at 534 lb · 45 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $253.24/cwt +14.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,419/hd at 560 lb · 43 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $218.36/cwt -6.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,037/hd at 475 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	905	535	1,413
Feeder cattle	710	420	1,235
Slaughter cattle	147	93	127
Replacement cattle	48	22	51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers mostly steady. Heifers 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 to 15.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. 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
235–240	238	3	280.00–305.00	$291.57	$694	—
285	285	1	260.00	$260.00	$741	—
300–345	320	4	265.00–290.00	$280.45	$897	+0.45
365–395	384	4	255.00–275.00	$262.31	$1,007	—
395 fancy	395	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,185	—
400–406	405	7	270.00–290.00	$287.18	$1,163	+9.75
483 value added	483	6	282.50	$282.50	$1,364	—
455–495	488	16	265.00–275.00	$269.70	$1,316	-2.22
515 thin fleshed	515	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,365	—
500–546	528	17	240.00–260.00	$245.49	$1,296	-8.33
500–546 value added	538	27	255.00–265.00	$262.44	$1,412	—
550–583 value added	559	38	250.00–255.00	$254.59	$1,423	—
560–575	569	5	240.00–250.00	$243.00	$1,383	+4.02
600–645	620	5	220.00–240.00	$232.05	$1,439	-5.04
645	645	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,290	±0.00
650–660	654	6	215.00–235.00	$224.97	$1,471	-0.81
700–730	715	2	210.00–220.00	$214.90	$1,537	—
765	765	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,530	—
800	800	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,600	—
947 value added	947	5	200.00	$200.00	$1,894	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	280.00	$280.00	$630	—
295	295	1	255.00	$255.00	$752	—
305–335	317	7	240.00–255.00	$250.79	$795	+16.03
350–380	372	5	235.00–260.00	$248.70	$925	+18.83
460	460	2	242.50–247.50	$245.00	$1,127	+15.00
520	520	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,196	—
590	590	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,328	—
620	620	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,333	-5.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	325	3	245.00–262.50	$256.90	$835	+44.40
355	355	1	210.00	$210.00	$746	-25.00
405–445	425	2	230.00–240.00	$235.24	$1,000	+10.24
470–490	480	2	185.00–240.00	$211.93	$1,017	-18.07

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	265.00	$265.00	$636	—
325–335	328	3	225.00–255.00	$240.00	$787	—
378–389	384	8	225.00–230.00	$228.11	$876	-0.62
410	410	1	212.50	$212.50	$871	-16.57
400–445	430	15	212.50–230.00	$221.54	$953	+6.54
460–480	470	2	200.00–210.00	$204.89	$963	-21.18
450–490	475	33	205.00–225.00	$219.18	$1,041	-6.89
500–545	527	15	200.00–220.00	$209.34	$1,103	-21.59
522–548 value added	539	11	220.00	$220.00	$1,186	—
550–595	582	12	195.00–215.00	$205.21	$1,194	-14.10
605–632	617	13	190.00–210.00	$202.44	$1,249	-4.29
660–680	671	7	175.00–200.00	$188.52	$1,265	-6.39
715–735	725	2	175.00–185.00	$180.07	$1,306	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	225.00	$225.00	$540	—
250–280	265	2	215.00	$215.00	$570	±0.00
305–345	314	6	215.00–225.00	$220.80	$693	+5.73
355–395	378	10	180.00–225.00	$202.70	$766	-17.30
400–445	420	4	180.00–205.00	$196.56	$826	-20.11
455–495	474	10	190.00–210.00	$201.26	$954	-18.72
510–525	518	3	195.00–210.00	$201.59	$1,044	—
570	570	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,083	-12.50
645	645	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,161	-7.50
680	680	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,156	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	328	3	145.00–225.00	$194.24	$637	—
375–385	380	2	200.00	$200.00	$760	-8.75
415–440	428	3	200.00–212.50	$205.80	$881	+3.23
460–485	473	2	160.00–210.00	$184.34	$872	-35.66
505–540	523	2	165.00–185.00	$174.67	$914	—
585	585	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,097	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	2	190.00–215.00	$203.19	$646	—
460	460	1	180.00	$180.00	$828	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	429	7	240.00–255.00	$247.09	$1,060	—
450–490	473	17	230.00–255.00	$240.37	$1,137	-12.53
500–540	514	6	210.00–225.00	$216.56	$1,113	-28.54
555–567	562	5	200.00–235.00	$208.93	$1,174	-20.66
740	740	2	177.50	$177.50	$1,314	-0.34
750	750	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,275	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	425	5	225.00–242.50	$233.42	$992	+23.42
485–495	490	2	215.00–225.00	$219.95	$1,078	+4.95
505–545	519	7	190.00–210.00	$200.79	$1,042	-14.60
555–595	577	10	180.00–200.00	$188.74	$1,089	-6.26
615–645	630	4	185.00–190.00	$186.87	$1,177	+13.84
650–670	660	2	170.00–187.50	$178.62	$1,179	—
815	815	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,304	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	210.00	$210.00	$850	-12.46
460–490	475	2	205.00–210.00	$207.42	$985	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,078	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1540	1208	80-85%	35	84.00–96.00	$89.61	$1,082	—
980–1385	1212	80-85%	12	79.00–87.00	$82.84	$1,004	—
1070–1335	1237	80-85%	3	96.00	$96.00	$1,188	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1535	1326	75-80%	7	83.00–88.00	$85.81	$1,138	-7.19
1040–1565	1333	75-80%	3	96.00–100.00	$97.43	$1,299	+4.43
895–1660	1404	75-80%	23	86.00–94.00	$90.25	$1,267	+0.85

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1095	1010	85-90%	4	60.00–73.00	$68.84	$695	-3.16
895–1225	1081	85-90%	15	75.00–85.00	$79.02	$854	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–2005	1506	10	88.00–107.00	$98.33	$1,481	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1210–1295	1238	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,150.00–1,575.00	$1,304.71

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
990	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
985–1070	1028	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00–950.00	$923.97

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–940	913	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	775.00–850.00	$813.63
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
960	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	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.