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Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 28, 2024

684 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.91/cwt -5.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,192/hd at 523 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.19/cwt -10.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,110/hd at 470 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.75/cwt -10.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,312/hd at 579 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 684 483 1,510
Feeder cattle 568 405 1,291
Slaughter cattle 99 78 134
Replacement cattle 17 — 85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows mostly steady, Slaughter Bulls steady, Feeder Steers under 500lbs unevenly steady, over 500lbs 5.00-10.00 lower, Feeder Heifers under 600lbs 5.00-15.00 lower, over 600lbs not well established, Feeder Bulls under 600lbs 7.00-15.00 lower, over 600lbs steady. Quality poor to good. Demand moderate to weak.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 325.00 $325.00 $748 -12.50
250–285 274 4 310.00–315.00 $311.28 $853 -27.26
325–340 332 6 295.00–310.00 $302.53 $1,004 -19.89
350–395 371 9 300.00–315.00 $301.62 $1,119 +6.63
400–430 413 4 285.00–292.50 $288.17 $1,190 +5.70
450–483 475 8 260.00–265.00 $264.41 $1,256 —
500–545 534 20 240.00–262.50 $255.03 $1,362 -7.73
560 560 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,288 -26.67
550–592 577 8 240.00–252.50 $246.54 $1,423 -10.13
600–640 618 4 230.00–240.00 $236.34 $1,461 -4.84
650–685 670 3 235.00–240.00 $238.32 $1,597 +8.32
725–735 734 7 225.00–235.00 $226.41 $1,662 +13.91
775 775 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,705 —
800–805 803 2 210.00–222.50 $216.27 $1,737 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 232 3 290.00–305.00 $299.71 $695 +14.80
270–275 273 2 250.00–280.00 $265.14 $724 -33.01
320 thin fleshed 320 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,008 —
300–345 323 2 265.00–275.00 $270.35 $873 -21.56
365–390 380 4 255.00–275.00 $270.20 $1,027 -0.66
410–445 433 6 260.00–275.00 $265.83 $1,151 +18.22
470–490 480 6 240.00–255.00 $248.35 $1,192 -5.85
500–545 523 2 230.00–245.00 $237.18 $1,240 -0.48
565–595 582 9 225.00–245.00 $233.66 $1,360 -5.63
695 695 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,494 +0.43
720 720 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,548 —
775–790 783 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,683 +54.41
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 433 2 240.00–265.00 $252.28 $1,092 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,300 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 300.00 $300.00 $825 +15.00
350–390 373 3 260.00–277.50 $267.17 $997 -26.61
400–445 417 10 240.00–265.00 $246.04 $1,026 -15.31
460–480 469 22 230.00–240.00 $238.16 $1,117 -8.90
455–490 477 3 215.00–230.00 $221.73 $1,058 -25.33
505–540 520 8 215.00–230.00 $222.41 $1,157 -15.30
500–540 524 21 225.00–235.00 $230.00 $1,205 -7.71
560–570 565 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,243 -17.64
560–595 580 20 220.00–235.00 $227.42 $1,319 +7.42
610 610 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,250 -18.34
605–630 620 9 220.00–230.00 $223.55 $1,386 +0.21
660–670 665 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,430 —
650–690 670 2 200.00–215.00 $207.28 $1,389 —
740 740 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,406 -10.00
755 755 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,284 -20.00
760 760 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,444 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 275.00 $275.00 $688 -5.67
315–335 330 7 225.00–275.00 $251.87 $831 -18.81
360–365 362 3 240.00–250.00 $243.32 $881 -20.07
400–445 418 12 220.00–242.50 $235.50 $984 -5.57
450–495 473 10 220.00–235.00 $227.95 $1,078 -12.41
505–545 530 6 210.00–227.50 $220.37 $1,168 -5.35
555–590 569 5 210.00–222.50 $216.55 $1,232 -0.27
600–640 617 6 210.00–225.00 $217.82 $1,344 -1.19
655–690 673 4 200.00–217.50 $208.13 $1,401 +8.13
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–265 260 2 250.00–260.00 $254.90 $663 +29.90
415 415 1 230.00 $230.00 $954 +50.00
565 565 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,229 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,144 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 421 5 270.00–285.00 $275.81 $1,161 -34.52
460–490 473 10 252.50–265.00 $256.98 $1,216 -43.05
505–540 520 14 242.50–260.00 $249.59 $1,298 -10.48
555–585 576 13 225.00–237.50 $233.28 $1,344 -5.39
615–645 628 6 225.00–235.00 $231.64 $1,455 +10.42
650–660 653 3 225.00–227.50 $225.83 $1,475 +4.17
700–740 722 3 212.50–220.00 $216.63 $1,564 —
810 810 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,660 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 280.00 $280.00 $952 —
365 365 1 260.00 $260.00 $949 -15.00
410–440 425 8 235.00–260.00 $245.68 $1,044 -11.77
455–485 472 5 245.00–252.50 $247.99 $1,171 -5.00
500–545 516 8 220.00–235.00 $225.62 $1,164 -6.89
550–595 570 7 220.00–245.00 $233.03 $1,328 +5.50
640 640 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,408 +5.00
675–695 685 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,507 +9.16
730–745 738 2 200.00–210.00 $205.05 $1,513 +8.30
780 780 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,482 —
805 805 11 185.00 $185.00 $1,489 +8.73
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 210.00 $210.00 $998 —
530–535 533 3 210.00–225.00 $218.33 $1,164 —
570 570 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,197 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,044 —
450–475 463 2 220.00–240.00 $229.73 $1,064 —
515–545 530 2 210.00–220.00 $214.86 $1,139 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1230 1037 85-90% 23 110.00–120.00 $114.83 $1,191 -7.14
815–1420 1087 85-90% 9 120.00–125.00 $121.97 $1,326 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1375 1167 80-85% 10 120.00–125.00 $121.82 $1,422 -1.08
895–1525 1216 80-85% 18 125.00–135.00 $130.56 $1,588 -2.71
1280 1280 80-85% 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,779 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1770 1434 75-80% 8 130.00–139.00 $133.49 $1,914 —
1435–1520 1472 75-80% 3 124.00–131.00 $126.64 $1,864 +3.23
1525 1525 75-80% 1 142.00 $142.00 $2,166 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1655–1735 1695 2 168.00–172.00 $170.05 $2,882 —
1205–2320 1731 4 145.00–155.00 $152.58 $2,641 —
1750 1750 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,800 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00 —

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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.