Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 20, 2024

1,001 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $273.53/cwt +4.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,463/hd at 535 lb · 105 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $243.25/cwt +10.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,664/hd at 684 lb · 100 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $275.39/cwt +10.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,727/hd at 627 lb · 54 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,001	860	669
Feeder cattle	882	769	518
Slaughter cattle	85	73	114
Replacement cattle	34	18	37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Bulls 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers and bulls under 500 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady. Heifers under 500 lbs 5.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	3	365.00–395.00	$381.95	$898	—
250–270	258	3	370.00–385.00	$378.16	$976	+18.16
305–345	334	4	355.00–390.00	$379.46	$1,267	+69.46
355–395	374	8	340.00–380.00	$362.87	$1,357	+15.67
400–445	427	6	330.00–350.00	$341.39	$1,458	+13.59
450–460	455	2	317.50–340.00	$328.87	$1,496	+8.32
508–531 value added	515	29	317.50–322.50	$321.19	$1,654	+2.06
500–540	523	6	300.00–310.00	$303.61	$1,588	-1.23
541	541	7	275.00	$275.00	$1,488	-29.84
570–595	581	4	280.00–300.00	$286.84	$1,667	-11.18
600–630	617	8	255.00–265.00	$261.58	$1,614	+6.68
611–645 value added	629	46	275.00–281.00	$277.79	$1,747	+7.79
675	675	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,721	+5.55
725	725	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,849	+20.07
770	770	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,713	-6.29
810	810	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,762	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	283	2	355.00–360.00	$357.43	$1,012	+30.02
300–345	319	7	315.00–352.50	$340.58	$1,086	+5.81
350–395	375	5	325.00–347.50	$336.65	$1,262	+25.38
405–445	429	8	285.00–335.00	$322.04	$1,382	+12.04
450–485	467	5	275.00–315.00	$300.06	$1,401	-2.68
500–535	519	4	250.00–280.00	$262.35	$1,362	-7.36
580–595	588	2	245.00–265.00	$255.13	$1,500	—
615	615	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,384	—
770	770	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,617	—
825	825	3	205.00	$205.00	$1,691	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	345.00	$345.00	$897	+35.00
315	315	1	310.00	$310.00	$976	+4.55
350	350	1	312.50	$312.50	$1,094	—
415	415	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,204	-15.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,228	+50.00
465	465	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,232	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	279	5	330.00–340.00	$335.11	$935	+2.21
300–342	329	10	310.00–345.00	$324.60	$1,068	+11.28
355–395	372	10	290.00–320.00	$304.60	$1,133	-5.55
415	415	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,141	-36.87
400–447	427	21	280.00–320.00	$304.54	$1,300	-7.33
443 value added	443	6	320.00	$320.00	$1,418	—
450	450	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,192	-20.35
453–495	469	23	265.00–290.00	$275.09	$1,290	-10.26
500–545	522	26	250.00–270.00	$261.02	$1,363	-2.96
539–540 value added	539	77	270.00–279.50	$278.63	$1,502	+2.63
540–545	543	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,303	+10.00
550–595	566	19	240.00–262.50	$255.05	$1,444	+3.97
606–617 value added	610	23	240.00–255.00	$247.78	$1,511	+0.28
600–645	627	10	230.00–245.00	$239.27	$1,500	+4.81
647	647	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,456	-9.46
650–675	656	6	227.50–232.50	$231.24	$1,517	+8.77
678–688 value added	686	94	230.00–247.75	$244.02	$1,674	+9.02
818 value added	818	21	201.00	$201.00	$1,644	—
910	910	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,729	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	285.00	$285.00	$670	-40.00
255–290	271	4	295.00–320.00	$306.22	$830	-8.87
325–345	337	3	305.00–315.00	$309.93	$1,044	+29.85
355–398	383	6	260.00–300.00	$291.42	$1,116	+15.72
400–445	425	13	245.00–280.00	$266.97	$1,135	-26.45
460–495	480	11	240.00–265.00	$253.45	$1,217	-14.01
500–545	525	10	220.00–250.00	$236.71	$1,243	+3.67
565–590	578	4	210.00–240.00	$224.85	$1,300	-8.91
605–647	624	6	215.00–230.00	$223.50	$1,395	+6.15
695	695	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,460	—
710	710	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,491	—
870	870	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,348	-10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	245.00	$245.00	$808	+15.00
450	450	1	220.00	$220.00	$990	—
620	620	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,302	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	315.00	$315.00	$819	—
345	345	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,035	±0.00
420	420	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,155	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,462	—
405–440	427	3	340.00–355.00	$348.14	$1,487	+18.96
470–485	478	2	310.00–320.00	$315.08	$1,506	+4.76
500–544	531	19	280.00–315.00	$296.13	$1,572	-4.14
560	560	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,372	-11.22
600–605	603	3	245.00–260.00	$250.84	$1,513	+10.84
650–690	670	2	240.00–245.00	$242.43	$1,624	-3.97
700	700	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,610	—
850	850	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,615	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	421	5	275.00–320.00	$289.67	$1,220	-22.84
495	495	2	275.00–290.00	$282.50	$1,398	-12.50
510–530	520	3	245.00–265.00	$253.37	$1,318	-20.14
625	625	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,516	—
650	650	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,430	-16.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–840	800	85-90%	2	93.00–95.00	$94.05	$752	—
805–1150	956	85-90%	17	96.00–116.00	$106.28	$1,016	—
1010	1010	85-90%	2	117.00–119.00	$118.00	$1,192	+15.52

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180	1180	75-80%	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,310	—
1205–1435	1343	75-80%	6	132.00–145.00	$139.14	$1,869	—
1105–1585	1374	75-80%	12	125.00–133.00	$129.25	$1,776	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060	1060	80-85%	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,187	—
965–1390	1141	80-85%	9	115.00–132.00	$123.71	$1,412	—
1140–1330	1260	80-85%	3	136.00–145.00	$139.51	$1,758	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1700	1526	4	125.00–135.00	$131.32	$2,004	—
1150–2240	1643	10	134.00–146.00	$139.07	$2,285	+1.78
1150–2440	1958	4	144.00–154.00	$148.56	$2,909	—

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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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00
1025–1260	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,700.00–2,050.00	$1,826.18

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00

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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
890–900	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,175.00–2,250.00	$2,212.29	—
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00	—
940	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
740	740	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—

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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.