Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 31, 2024

798 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $235.75/cwt ≈ $2,082/hd at 883 lb · 110 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $245.49/cwt +8.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,289/hd at 525 lb · 22 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $241.13/cwt ≈ $1,632/hd at 677 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	798	622	554
Feeder cattle	694	524	408
Slaughter cattle	95	67	100
Replacement cattle	9	31	46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers steady; Feeder Heifers steady; Feeder Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows2.00 to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463	463	3	315.00	$315.00	$1,458	—
536 value added	536	7	305.00	$305.00	$1,635	—
551–591	579	13	275.00–297.50	$290.91	$1,684	—
680	680	7	240.00–260.00	$257.14	$1,749	—
883 value added	883	110	235.75	$235.75	$2,082	—
1030 value added	1030	98	224.00	$224.00	$2,307	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	330.00	$330.00	$726	—
255–295	275	3	265.00–335.00	$304.52	$837	-10.48
300–345	319	4	250.00–315.00	$289.31	$923	—
350–395	380	5	210.00–300.00	$250.47	$952	-50.37
405–430	421	7	262.50–285.00	$273.23	$1,150	-20.22
460–495	482	7	245.00–290.00	$265.54	$1,280	-9.46
500–535	515	7	230.00–275.00	$257.25	$1,325	-17.95
550–570	560	2	250.00–260.00	$255.09	$1,429	—
600–640	626	4	230.00–250.00	$242.65	$1,519	+7.71
660–695	677	3	240.00–250.00	$245.04	$1,659	+10.04

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,054	-8.50
425–445	435	2	305.00–320.00	$312.33	$1,359	+0.75
455–495	477	3	300.00–312.50	$305.71	$1,458	+1.59
525–530	528	2	280.00–305.00	$292.44	$1,544	-4.99
575 value added	575	4	305.00	$305.00	$1,754	—
575	575	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,610	+4.99
605–615	610	2	265.00–270.00	$267.48	$1,632	+3.60
775	775	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,782	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	2	295.00	$295.00	$1,136	—
695	695	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,651	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	245.00	$245.00	$527	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,596	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	271	5	270.00–285.00	$273.89	$742	-1.11
310–345	324	8	230.00–280.00	$258.22	$837	-38.80
350–390	373	7	240.00–282.50	$266.20	$993	-4.81
405–445	423	13	195.00–265.00	$250.86	$1,061	+1.02
450–490	473	15	235.00–255.00	$247.34	$1,170	+4.49
500–545	525	22	215.00–257.50	$245.49	$1,289	+8.05
550–595	574	17	225.00–250.00	$239.51	$1,375	+16.49
600–640	616	12	212.50–240.00	$226.44	$1,395	+24.83
650–695	672	10	170.00–235.00	$213.72	$1,436	-1.26
705–720	713	2	165.00–200.00	$182.68	$1,303	-17.32
800–835	818	2	150.00–185.00	$167.87	$1,373	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391	391	9	295.00	$295.00	$1,153	—
478–495	484	6	265.00	$265.00	$1,283	—
526–546	540	10	257.50–270.00	$262.67	$1,418	—
607	607	13	247.50	$247.50	$1,502	—
661–682	677	17	237.50–242.00	$241.13	$1,632	—
821	821	13	213.00	$213.00	$1,749	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	350.00	$350.00	$770	+25.00
327	327	2	300.00	$300.00	$981	-1.66
415–445	428	6	265.00–272.50	$268.71	$1,150	-2.60
470–480 value added	475	2	300.00–310.00	$304.95	$1,449	—
450–498	483	11	255.00–265.00	$263.20	$1,271	+9.46
500–530	515	2	250.00–260.00	$254.85	$1,312	-3.01
550–590	570	4	250.00–255.00	$253.10	$1,443	+8.17
570	570	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,354	-7.43

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418–420	419	6	240.00–275.00	$263.30	$1,103	—
457	457	9	275.00	$275.00	$1,257	—
520	520	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,170	—
628	628	3	222.50	$222.50	$1,397	—
675	675	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,350	—
755	755	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,321	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	275.00	$275.00	$715	+10.00
425	425	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,094	+27.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	295.00	$295.00	$664	—
295	295	1	250.00	$250.00	$738	—
315–345	330	2	275.00–290.00	$282.84	$933	—
350–395	368	12	250.00–295.00	$276.98	$1,019	—
410–440	423	8	240.00–295.00	$271.88	$1,150	-0.60
450–495	477	8	235.00–285.00	$261.86	$1,249	-3.96
500–545	518	6	200.00–265.00	$245.79	$1,273	-6.90
550–590	572	13	195.00–265.00	$235.71	$1,348	-4.29
600–635	618	5	190.00–237.50	$219.66	$1,357	-10.34
650–685	668	2	230.00–240.00	$234.87	$1,569	+19.87
730	730	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,460	—
775	775	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,356	-37.50
865–885	875	2	150.00–182.50	$166.44	$1,456	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	7	322.50	$322.50	$1,387	—
706	706	9	230.00	$230.00	$1,624	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
477–483	481	5	250.00–255.00	$251.99	$1,212	—
575–590	583	4	235.00–257.50	$246.39	$1,436	—
610	610	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,525	—
665	665	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,413	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	330.00	$330.00	$842	—
340	340	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,088	—
360–367	366	5	305.00–320.00	$317.05	$1,160	—
410–435	427	3	305.00–315.00	$310.95	$1,328	+4.00
520	520	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,482	+21.78

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675	675	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,552	—
840	840	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,554	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,010	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1095	1020	80-85%	4	114.00–121.00	$118.53	$1,209	—
975–1340	1127	80-85%	7	131.00–139.00	$133.02	$1,499	—
945–1450	1264	80-85%	15	122.00–130.00	$126.26	$1,596	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1340	1014	85-90%	6	97.00–110.00	$104.20	$1,057	+4.20
965–1295	1130	85-90%	4	120.00–129.00	$124.68	$1,409	—
890–1440	1182	85-90%	6	110.00–119.00	$113.20	$1,338	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1430	1288	75-80%	7	125.00–130.00	$127.02	$1,636	—
1160–1535	1336	75-80%	7	130.00–140.00	$132.59	$1,771	—
1405	1405	75-80%	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,616	-6.35

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020	1020	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,428	—
1630	1630	1	163.00	$163.00	$2,657	—
1555–2450	1841	5	155.00–160.00	$157.83	$2,906	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–985	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,450.00–1,600.00	$1,530.74

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00

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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
1285	1285	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00	+400.00
1485	1485	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—
1575	1575	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
965	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

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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.