Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 6, 2024

779 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Hardin County Stockyard report →

heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $190.13/cwt ≈ $1,869/hd at 983 lb · 116 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $228.00/cwt +50.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,082/hd at 913 lb · 57 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $201.00/cwt ≈ $1,586/hd at 789 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	779	854	1,096
Feeder cattle	630	773	827
Slaughter cattle	92	59	192
Replacement cattle	57	22	77

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Steers and bulls steady to 10.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs 6.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,056	-9.69
360–395	377	10	305.00–360.00	$326.81	$1,232	-8.18
400–430	419	5	335.00–350.00	$340.85	$1,428	+13.84
470–495	483	6	285.00–300.00	$295.81	$1,429	+55.81
523–540	534	6	290.00–300.00	$295.84	$1,580	+5.84
550–580	562	3	280.00–300.00	$291.48	$1,638	+11.48
583 value added	583	6	297.50	$297.50	$1,734	+17.89
627 value added	627	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,756	-25.82
620–640	628	3	265.00–277.50	$269.11	$1,690	+2.84
650–665	657	3	245.00–255.00	$250.04	$1,643	+12.40
720 value added	720	6	240.00	$240.00	$1,728	-5.00
725	725	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,613	—
765 value added	765	2	232.50	$232.50	$1,779	—
815	815	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,426	-29.13
885	885	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,770	—
913 value added	913	57	228.00	$228.00	$2,082	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	223	3	295.00–335.00	$315.45	$703	-24.55
260–275	267	3	310.00–335.00	$321.44	$858	+11.44
330–340	335	2	295.00–325.00	$310.22	$1,039	+21.01
355–390	373	6	280.00–305.00	$292.57	$1,091	—
423–430	426	5	280.00–320.00	$302.97	$1,291	—
470–475	473	2	280.00–290.00	$284.97	$1,348	+19.92
535	535	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,284	—
732	732	7	215.00	$215.00	$1,574	-4.93
786	786	4	202.50	$202.50	$1,592	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	320.00	$320.00	$704	—
270–295	281	5	270.00–315.00	$303.20	$852	+11.39
300–340	326	5	275.00–300.00	$289.91	$945	+9.51
360–380	370	4	250.00–275.00	$265.03	$981	-13.21
430–440	435	2	245.00–265.00	$254.89	$1,109	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–215	213	2	300.00–310.00	$305.06	$650	+0.06
250–260	257	3	305.00–320.00	$313.25	$805	+3.25
305–345	331	6	315.00–325.00	$318.30	$1,054	+10.14
367 thin fleshed	367	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,174	—
355–395	371	8	280.00–320.00	$305.55	$1,134	+19.54
420 fancy	420	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,281	—
405–440	424	7	275.00–295.00	$284.11	$1,205	+28.70
447 value added	447	6	290.00	$290.00	$1,296	+6.59
450–495	477	11	265.00–290.00	$270.33	$1,289	+6.17
500–530	510	10	255.00–275.00	$262.44	$1,338	+6.61
500–535	518	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,321	-0.83
550–559 value added	558	6	255.00–260.00	$259.18	$1,446	—
550–590	572	10	240.00–260.00	$248.44	$1,421	+4.40
580	580	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,276	+5.00
605	605	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,392	-4.98
605–645	620	5	230.00–245.00	$237.90	$1,475	+2.92
650	650	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,462	+15.00
715–720	718	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,436	-25.00
789 value added	789	21	201.00	$201.00	$1,586	—
965–985 value added	983	116	175.00–192.00	$190.13	$1,869	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–220	218	2	300.00–305.00	$302.53	$660	—
250–290	273	3	280.00–315.00	$301.52	$823	+36.52
300–330	317	3	280.00–305.00	$293.11	$929	+42.12
350–395	375	10	240.00–300.00	$276.21	$1,036	+29.81
420–445	432	3	240.00–275.00	$253.69	$1,096	+16.67
455–485	476	8	240.00–275.00	$265.03	$1,262	+22.66
520–535	529	4	230.00–250.00	$243.68	$1,289	+20.96
575–590	583	4	230.00–235.00	$231.23	$1,348	+3.84
675	675	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,282	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	275.00	$275.00	$701	—
325	325	1	280.00	$280.00	$910	—
365–385	378	3	245.00–255.00	$250.09	$945	+22.86
510	510	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,122	-15.00
560–585	573	2	210.00–240.00	$225.33	$1,291	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	2	305.00	$305.00	$1,159	—
400–440	420	4	305.00–345.00	$326.07	$1,369	+9.02
450–460	456	4	290.00–300.00	$292.47	$1,334	+0.07
516–545	524	9	250.00–287.50	$277.81	$1,456	+14.46
565–585	576	8	240.00–275.00	$261.96	$1,509	+19.55
600–625	613	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,410	-6.15
670	670	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,508	—
745	745	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,639	-2.50
795	795	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,510	±0.00
830	830	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,743	+39.91

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–420	415	2	295.00–325.00	$310.18	$1,287	+32.91
455–490	479	4	265.00–275.00	$270.56	$1,296	+15.82
525–538	532	5	230.00–257.50	$247.04	$1,314	-4.29
555	555	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,276	-3.58
630	630	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,449	+20.00
680–695	688	2	215.00–225.00	$220.05	$1,514	+4.46
830	830	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,556	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,198	+28.38

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1420	1158	80-85%	2	104.00–106.00	$105.23	$1,219	—
1030–1490	1200	80-85%	23	106.00–124.00	$116.78	$1,401	—
1105–1295	1204	80-85%	8	124.00–133.00	$127.52	$1,535	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970	970	75-80%	1	100.00	$100.00	$970	—
1220–1540	1363	75-80%	5	122.00–131.00	$127.96	$1,744	—
1010–1970	1440	75-80%	14	112.50–124.00	$119.20	$1,716	+2.22

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1060	944	85-90%	8	85.00–101.00	$94.73	$894	—
975–1115	1045	85-90%	2	82.00–90.00	$85.73	$896	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–2145	1566	9	125.00–135.00	$128.99	$2,020	—
1590–1700	1645	2	138.00–150.00	$144.20	$2,372	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00
1095	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–1035	938	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	950.00–1,350.00	$1,170.80

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055	1055	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
868–1022	932	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,100.00–1,400.00	$1,232.18
890–1000	973	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,200.00–1,450.00	$1,392.80
945–1100	1023	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,425.00–1,575.00	$1,505.68

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1055	1055	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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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.