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Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 28, 2024

854 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $304.99/cwt +14.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,837/hd at 602 lb · 95 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $269.27/cwt -5.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,815/hd at 674 lb · 85 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $277.53/cwt +5.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,339/hd at 482 lb · 71 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 854 1,354 1,473
Feeder cattle 773 1,258 1,312
Slaughter cattle 59 64 129
Replacement cattle 22 32 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers under 550 lbs 10.00 to 13.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls under 550 lbs 5.00 to 15.00 higher, over 550 lbs mostly stead. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 320 3 320.00–360.00 $334.69 $1,071 +13.92
355–390 thin fleshed 377 3 350.00–365.00 $354.71 $1,337 —
350–390 382 9 305.00–355.00 $334.99 $1,280 +11.87
422–425 value added 423 5 350.00–370.00 $354.02 $1,498 +23.02
400–445 428 10 317.50–340.00 $327.01 $1,400 +13.36
453–495 465 7 295.00–317.50 $300.44 $1,397 +10.66
490 490 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,176 -49.78
457–499 value added 495 50 311.00–325.00 $311.67 $1,543 —
520 520 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,508 +17.98
506–544 value added 533 18 307.50–308.00 $307.87 $1,641 -11.27
550 550 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,540 -2.72
550–595 value added 573 2 270.00–290.00 $279.61 $1,602 —
575 575 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,466 -27.72
601–625 value added 602 93 268.00–308.00 $305.82 $1,841 +12.81
615–630 623 2 265.00–267.50 $266.27 $1,659 +8.74
655–680 668 2 230.00–245.00 $237.64 $1,587 -9.80
674 value added 674 82 255.00–271.75 $270.52 $1,823 -6.74
685 685 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,576 -17.44
729 value added 729 11 245.00 $245.00 $1,786 -2.52
755 755 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,736 +12.52
805–815 812 3 200.00–212.50 $204.13 $1,658 —
935–940 938 2 160.00–195.00 $177.45 $1,664 -22.55
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 340.00 $340.00 $697 +45.00
270 270 1 310.00 $310.00 $837 +2.03
300–340 320 6 260.00–315.00 $289.21 $925 -4.34
465–470 468 2 255.00–275.00 $265.05 $1,240 -1.32
635 635 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,460 -9.90
710–730 720 2 215.00–225.00 $219.93 $1,583 +4.93
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 270 2 280.00–305.00 $291.81 $788 —
300–330 315 3 230.00–310.00 $280.40 $883 +0.55
355–395 365 4 260.00–290.00 $278.24 $1,016 —
560 560 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,344 —
675 675 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,418 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 305.00 $305.00 $671 —
265–275 270 2 310.00 $310.00 $837 ±0.00
300–340 321 6 295.00–315.00 $308.16 $989 +8.27
355–395 372 7 270.00–300.00 $286.01 $1,064 +18.51
400–440 420 10 260.00–280.00 $271.06 $1,138 -14.45
405–440 423 2 245.00–265.00 $255.41 $1,080 -30.10
407–449 value added 430 9 275.00–295.00 $283.41 $1,219 -26.59
450–490 470 2 230.00–235.00 $232.39 $1,092 -35.58
450–495 478 15 255.00–275.00 $264.16 $1,263 -3.81
480–487 value added 484 54 281.00–285.00 $282.91 $1,369 —
500–545 523 11 245.00–270.00 $255.83 $1,338 -5.32
550–595 563 9 230.00–255.00 $244.04 $1,374 +5.42
595 595 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,279 -23.62
605–630 614 4 230.00–240.00 $234.98 $1,443 +4.74
647 647 2 202.50 $202.50 $1,310 +10.00
665 665 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,396 -7.27
730 730 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,642 +17.54
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 265.00 $265.00 $729 -32.83
310–345 328 4 235.00–275.00 $250.99 $823 -22.51
370–390 380 3 230.00–270.00 $246.40 $936 -23.06
400–430 413 7 220.00–260.00 $237.02 $979 -27.86
465–490 480 3 235.00–250.00 $242.37 $1,163 -9.81
505–535 520 2 215.00–230.00 $222.72 $1,158 -10.53
550–595 571 5 210.00–235.00 $227.39 $1,298 -1.17
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 2 245.00–260.00 $252.42 $613 —
355–390 376 4 215.00–245.00 $227.23 $854 -17.77
405–435 418 4 210.00–230.00 $222.57 $930 -9.93
470 470 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,198 -10.00
535 535 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,257 +5.05

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 418 6 300.00–340.00 $317.05 $1,325 +21.17
455–480 470 5 280.00–302.50 $292.40 $1,374 +15.12
505–540 514 15 255.00–280.00 $263.35 $1,354 +3.44
555–595 574 4 235.00–245.00 $242.41 $1,391 -10.94
605–645 625 17 225.00–245.00 $236.15 $1,476 -0.70
730 730 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,624 +11.32
780 780 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,482 —
810–825 818 2 160.00–180.00 $170.09 $1,391 —
970 970 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,600 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 413 2 270.00–285.00 $277.27 $1,145 +5.26
420 thin fleshed 420 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,197 —
470–495 483 3 240.00–270.00 $254.74 $1,230 -17.56
500–540 522 8 235.00–260.00 $251.33 $1,312 +8.09
555–580 571 7 220.00–245.00 $233.58 $1,334 +2.76
620 620 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,302 -11.27
670–695 683 4 210.00–227.50 $215.59 $1,472 +15.59
700–732 724 4 210.00–222.50 $216.32 $1,566 +16.32
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,190 +20.00
450–490 475 3 235.00–250.00 $241.46 $1,147 —
500–530 513 3 190.00–220.00 $206.62 $1,060 -18.21
555 555 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,360 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 418 2 235.00–275.00 $254.64 $1,064 —
580 580 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,218 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–995 904 85-90% 4 80.00–91.00 $84.90 $767 —
800–1150 981 85-90% 12 89.00–103.00 $95.54 $937 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1200 1090 80-85% 2 98.00–101.00 $99.65 $1,086 —
940–1375 1145 80-85% 10 101.00–116.00 $109.28 $1,251 —
1310 1310 80-85% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,572 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 75-80% 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,235 —
1200–1465 1307 75-80% 5 119.00–129.00 $123.88 $1,619 —
1370–1500 1430 75-80% 3 116.00–118.00 $116.98 $1,673 +8.06

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1515 1347 6 119.00–130.00 $124.87 $1,682 —
1115–1490 1358 3 108.00–115.00 $111.07 $1,508 —
1410–2250 1729 4 133.00–140.00 $135.69 $2,346 +12.86

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780 780 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00 —

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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.