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Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 26, 2024

898 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $220.50/cwt ≈ $1,874/hd at 850 lb · 58 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $218.25/cwt ≈ $1,831/hd at 839 lb · 52 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $297.15/cwt -14.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,521/hd at 512 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 898 764 496
Feeder cattle 604 675 340
Slaughter cattle 199 69 118
Replacement cattle 95 20 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 3.00-10.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–215 213 2 405.00–430.00 $417.35 $889 +32.87
270–295 283 2 365.00–395.00 $379.34 $1,074 +4.34
305–340 327 5 320.00–350.00 $329.04 $1,076 +10.22
365–395 380 2 330.00–335.00 $332.60 $1,264 -16.51
405–445 428 8 305.00–325.00 $317.44 $1,359 -3.28
460–497 477 6 300.00–325.00 $312.58 $1,491 -5.89
500–545 512 24 285.00–310.00 $297.15 $1,521 -12.83
560–595 576 9 275.00–290.00 $285.24 $1,643 -4.90
645 645 4 270.00–275.00 $273.75 $1,766 +10.14
650–670 652 20 250.00–265.00 $251.76 $1,641 -16.70
740 740 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,813 +7.54
755 755 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,774 +10.00
818 818 4 217.50 $217.50 $1,779 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,218 -15.00
460–485 475 11 255.00–295.00 $277.42 $1,318 -7.00
505–535 523 4 245.00–280.00 $261.09 $1,366 -10.19
560–585 573 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,518 -4.85
635 635 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,619 +6.63
685–690 688 2 235.00–240.00 $237.51 $1,634 —
714 714 7 180.00 $180.00 $1,285 -45.07
790 790 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,758 +7.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 233 2 335.00–370.00 $353.44 $824 -5.12
285–290 288 2 325.00–355.00 $340.13 $980 -4.46
305–345 329 10 305.00–335.00 $318.49 $1,048 +3.62
355–395 369 4 295.00–310.00 $302.39 $1,116 -1.27
410–445 424 10 270.00–287.50 $276.74 $1,173 -20.68
460–495 479 21 255.00–272.50 $266.42 $1,276 -18.48
500–545 517 13 250.00–262.50 $255.99 $1,323 -9.71
550–575 558 9 250.00–262.50 $255.75 $1,427 -3.77
605–628 619 10 235.00–250.00 $242.43 $1,501 -3.32
665–695 685 21 220.00–240.00 $224.75 $1,540 -13.72
727–730 727 10 215.00–229.00 $227.59 $1,655 —
830 830 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,494 —
839 value added 839 51 219.00 $219.00 $1,837 —
850 value added 850 58 220.50 $220.50 $1,874 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 315.00 $315.00 $850 +7.50
375–395 387 3 260.00–270.00 $265.06 $1,026 -31.01
445 445 1 220.00 $220.00 $979 -47.11
460–490 474 4 240.00–250.00 $247.47 $1,173 -10.01
520–525 523 2 220.00–240.00 $230.05 $1,203 -9.91
550–590 566 10 220.00–245.00 $239.42 $1,355 +3.32
605–635 619 4 215.00–230.00 $222.39 $1,377 -9.39
665 665 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,430 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 363 3 305.00–320.00 $313.51 $1,138 —
400–430 414 6 290.00–337.50 $318.13 $1,317 -0.74
450–475 462 6 290.00–320.00 $308.08 $1,423 +1.19
500–533 522 6 280.00–302.50 $295.54 $1,543 +3.20
550–590 565 4 257.50–275.00 $264.84 $1,496 +2.82
600–630 611 7 240.00–252.50 $246.08 $1,504 -6.42
670–695 678 3 232.50–247.50 $237.62 $1,611 +5.26
710 710 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,704 +30.00
770–780 773 3 225.00–230.00 $227.51 $1,759 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 380 2 265.00–295.00 $279.41 $1,062 —
440 440 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,188 -25.00
450–495 473 7 250.00–285.00 $272.24 $1,288 -11.45
510–545 532 7 235.00–265.00 $252.88 $1,345 -10.96
550–580 565 3 235.00–245.00 $239.96 $1,356 -14.88
630–640 635 4 220.00–230.00 $227.48 $1,444 -15.01
660–680 670 2 215.00–220.00 $217.54 $1,458 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1445 1151 80-85% 26 133.00–146.00 $140.70 $1,619 —
1010–1385 1193 80-85% 3 126.00–127.00 $126.28 $1,507 -3.47
1120–1305 1203 80-85% 9 149.00–155.00 $151.97 $1,828 +15.40
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–1045 911 85-90% 8 96.00–110.00 $105.39 $960 —
855–1045 959 85-90% 8 113.00–124.00 $118.82 $1,139 —
1060–1340 1160 85-90% 3 126.00–129.00 $126.91 $1,472 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1445 1350 75-80% 5 150.00–156.00 $153.00 $2,066 —
1220–1660 1395 75-80% 13 140.00–148.00 $144.29 $2,013 —
1425 1425 75-80% 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,910 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1990 1424 8 158.00–168.00 $161.11 $2,294 —
1510–1560 1535 2 134.00–155.00 $144.33 $2,215 —
1705 1705 1 173.00 $173.00 $2,950 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985–1265 1123 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,950.00–2,050.00 $1,979.23
1200–1310 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,950.00 $1,950.00
955–1520 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 1,750.00–2,700.00 $2,435.46
1295 1295 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 2,800.00 $2,800.00
1320 1320 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1075–1210 1153 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 2,300.00–2,650.00 $2,442.16 —
1205 1205 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 3,500.00 $3,500.00 +1,100.00
1210 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 3,500.00 $3,500.00 +1,100.00
1225 1225 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 4,100.00 $4,100.00 +1,700.00
985–1510 1229 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 2,450.00–2,800.00 $2,662.97 +262.97
980–1425 1261 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 18 1,850.00–3,900.00 $3,038.56 —
1275–1385 1312 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 3,400.00–3,700.00 $3,594.41 —
1325 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00 —
1285–1350 1328 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 2,200.00–3,000.00 $2,742.03 —
980–1985 1430 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 3,100.00–3,300.00 $3,207.46 —

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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.