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Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 5, 2024

720 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $245.29/cwt +0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,501/hd at 612 lb · 87 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $284.44/cwt -7.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,605/hd at 564 lb · 45 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $246.05/cwt +3.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,769/hd at 719 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 720 582 714
Feeder cattle 647 459 588
Slaughter cattle 68 104 84
Replacement cattle 5 19 42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to this same sale last week on a much heavier test, feeder steers 10.00 to 17.00 lower, heifers 4.00 to 15.00 lower, bulls unevenly steady. Slaughter cows/bulls 2.00 to 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 273 9 340.00–385.00 $359.59 $982 —
310–345 328 9 330.00–350.00 $338.89 $1,112 -3.53
365–395 385 5 300.00–335.00 $319.96 $1,232 -25.39
410–445 434 14 300.00–317.50 $315.51 $1,369 -6.27
455–485 473 6 305.00–320.00 $310.79 $1,470 +6.41
495 value added 495 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,423 -30.00
505–530 519 9 282.50–300.00 $293.84 $1,525 -11.07
550–572 value added 562 9 290.00–297.50 $293.37 $1,649 +3.37
564–582 565 36 277.50–282.50 $282.21 $1,594 -10.73
609–630 615 10 257.50–270.00 $260.74 $1,604 -18.19
605–646 value added 641 33 272.00–275.00 $272.47 $1,747 —
682 682 38 260.00 $260.00 $1,773 -15.00
707 value added 707 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,803 —
709–726 720 41 240.00–251.00 $245.18 $1,765 +2.68
840 840 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,806 —
890 890 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,914 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 293 4 305.00–325.00 $316.35 $927 —
330–340 333 3 300.00–320.00 $311.70 $1,038 -18.30
435 435 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,131 -30.00
450–485 466 4 265.00–280.00 $271.39 $1,265 +11.39
505 505 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,262 -3.80
555–560 558 2 240.00–250.00 $244.98 $1,367 —
660–685 673 2 190.00–200.00 $195.09 $1,313 —
778 778 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,595 -10.00
945 945 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,937 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 284 5 325.00–375.00 $353.56 $1,004 +8.03
315–340 330 5 320.00–340.00 $333.85 $1,102 +2.12
355–365 value added 360 2 300.00–310.00 $305.07 $1,098 —
350–395 370 10 275.00–290.00 $282.32 $1,045 -36.55
385 385 2 240.00 $240.00 $924 -78.87
410–445 427 11 270.00–290.00 $278.82 $1,191 -4.11
460 value added 460 22 280.00 $280.00 $1,288 —
451–491 473 16 250.00–272.50 $264.84 $1,253 -13.95
505–530 value added 513 3 262.50–265.00 $263.32 $1,351 —
505–540 519 8 240.00–255.00 $249.37 $1,294 -0.63
550–595 570 4 245.00–255.00 $248.64 $1,417 -1.13
605–624 612 87 245.00–250.00 $245.29 $1,501 +0.29
670–695 689 7 215.00–230.00 $219.97 $1,516 -10.03
715–733 723 19 220.00–225.00 $221.33 $1,600 —
765 765 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,683 —
800 800 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,520 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 273 2 300.00–305.00 $302.52 $826 +9.32
330–345 338 2 285.00 $285.00 $963 -9.90
350 thin fleshed 350 1 250.00 $250.00 $875 —
395 395 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,027 +2.02
405–435 420 4 250.00–267.50 $260.74 $1,095 +5.12
485–495 489 5 240.00–257.50 $246.97 $1,208 -7.63
515 515 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,236 +7.71
555–570 563 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,295 -6.26
625 625 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,312 -11.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 377 7 310.00–345.00 $321.31 $1,211 -4.34
405–415 410 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,292 +16.31
455–495 480 12 275.00–300.00 $288.77 $1,386 -16.50
510–545 526 5 277.50–292.50 $281.04 $1,478 +3.59
550–590 568 4 267.50–277.50 $271.16 $1,540 -4.90
610–615 613 2 257.50–260.00 $258.76 $1,586 +0.03
740 740 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,628 —
830 830 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,784 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,072 +10.00
410–415 413 2 265.00–295.00 $279.91 $1,156 +9.97
460–495 479 5 250.00–270.00 $263.07 $1,260 +8.30
505–540 523 5 260.00–267.50 $264.54 $1,384 +9.71
605–640 623 2 220.00–235.00 $227.71 $1,419 —
835 835 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,169 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,259 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1275 1255 80-85% 2 115.00–119.00 $116.97 $1,468 —
1230–1365 1307 80-85% 3 143.00–147.00 $145.61 $1,903 —
1170–1605 1355 80-85% 17 125.00–140.00 $132.60 $1,797 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 85-90% 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,442 —
900–1335 1060 85-90% 13 115.00–130.00 $122.15 $1,295 +10.35
870–1290 1126 85-90% 7 100.00–112.00 $105.77 $1,191 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1655 1423 75-80% 8 132.00–143.00 $138.42 $1,970 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1260 1228 2 149.00–156.00 $152.41 $1,872 —
1625–1930 1741 4 152.00–163.00 $158.25 $2,755 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00

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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.