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Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 18, 2024

795 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $258.90/cwt +30.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,771/hd at 684 lb · 89 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $242.56/cwt +13.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,141/hd at 470 lb · 33 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $251.72/cwt +2.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,458/hd at 579 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 795 885 854
Feeder cattle 704 731 755
Slaughter cattle 67 80 71
Replacement cattle 24 74 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows 3.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls steady. Feeder Steers under 600 lbs mostly steady, over 600 lbs 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder Heifers steady to 7.00 higher. Feeder Bulls not well established last week. Quality poor to good. Demand moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 360.00–415.00 $386.93 $929 +81.93
260 260 1 360.00 $360.00 $936 +53.48
310–340 326 5 290.00–315.00 $306.78 $1,000 -8.36
375 375 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,162 +23.68
410 410 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,107 -8.61
450–480 468 7 262.50–270.00 $264.60 $1,238 -3.79
505–540 525 3 250.00–260.00 $253.21 $1,329 +0.61
565–580 576 6 237.50–252.50 $246.64 $1,421 +3.51
575–580 value added 580 20 252.50–260.00 $253.24 $1,469 -4.50
610–645 626 4 230.00–252.50 $243.20 $1,522 —
626 value added 626 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,596 +7.77
661–695 674 14 227.50–245.00 $236.93 $1,597 +8.18
686 value added 686 75 263.00 $263.00 $1,804 —
715–725 720 2 225.00–227.50 $226.24 $1,629 +9.98
782 782 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,760 —
791 value added 791 21 237.00 $237.00 $1,875 +17.00
805 805 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,690 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 340.00 $340.00 $884 +57.27
300–340 321 5 270.00–295.00 $284.95 $915 +6.74
350–395 370 5 245.00–270.00 $259.80 $961 +2.14
430–440 435 2 245.00–265.00 $254.89 $1,109 +0.68
460–475 467 3 235.00–265.00 $251.54 $1,175 +3.85
511–545 521 7 220.00–240.00 $227.90 $1,187 +3.41
560–570 565 2 225.00–235.00 $229.96 $1,299 +4.95
610–630 620 2 200.00–225.00 $212.70 $1,319 -9.23
685 685 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,541 +10.17
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,056 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,140 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 305.00 $305.00 $884 +17.94
310–335 321 4 260.00–290.00 $274.75 $882 +7.50
355–395 376 7 265.00–285.00 $270.66 $1,018 —
415–445 434 11 245.00–265.00 $254.48 $1,104 +12.85
450–495 470 31 230.00–255.00 $243.61 $1,145 +27.80
470–485 478 2 225.00–227.50 $226.27 $1,082 -8.70
500–530 517 5 220.00–227.50 $224.50 $1,161 -2.77
555 555 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,221 -2.58
550–598 569 19 220.00–235.00 $229.74 $1,307 +7.16
605–645 614 6 217.50–227.50 $223.27 $1,371 +33.27
650–695 681 5 220.00–225.00 $222.47 $1,515 +7.64
685 685 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,473 +0.17
705–720 713 2 205.00–210.00 $207.53 $1,480 +3.76
715 715 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,430 -3.77
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 2 260.00–285.00 $272.16 $757 +16.93
300–325 310 3 230.00–255.00 $242.98 $753 +5.87
350–380 365 5 240.00–255.00 $245.84 $897 +11.90
410–445 427 7 220.00–247.50 $230.59 $985 +8.60
455–490 477 6 215.00–235.00 $229.97 $1,097 +16.19
505–525 515 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,082 -1.00
565–580 573 2 200.00–215.00 $207.40 $1,188 -3.37
600–640 623 6 190.00–215.00 $207.52 $1,293 +8.32
665–685 675 2 205.00–215.00 $209.93 $1,417 +21.64
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 323 3 240.00–265.00 $256.75 $829 —
420 420 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,008 —
450–470 460 2 225.00–230.00 $227.45 $1,046 —
500–510 505 3 210.00–220.00 $215.02 $1,086 —
630 630 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,260 —
650 650 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,235 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,045 -15.00
400–445 425 12 260.00–275.00 $266.99 $1,135 +4.47
460–495 471 13 247.50–267.50 $259.77 $1,224 -15.23
500–540 516 8 230.00–250.00 $239.61 $1,236 +7.12
575–595 590 8 217.50–232.50 $226.56 $1,337 —
620 620 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,364 —
654–665 658 8 210.00–215.00 $214.06 $1,409 —
700–735 720 3 205.00–210.00 $206.70 $1,488 —
750 750 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,462 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,046 +9.91
460–495 483 6 230.00–247.50 $236.28 $1,141 +7.32
500–548 536 16 210.00–227.50 $220.03 $1,179 +3.53
575–585 582 3 205.00–210.00 $206.65 $1,203 +2.85
660–690 672 3 190.00–207.50 $200.94 $1,350 +14.45
705 705 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,428 +16.29
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,124 —
450 450 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,035 —
535 535 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,124 —
595 595 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,250 —
640 640 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,280 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,016 -5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1370 1198 80-85% 6 117.50–125.00 $120.71 $1,446 —
955–1495 1235 80-85% 12 96.00–115.00 $106.87 $1,320 -10.41
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–1080 979 85-90% 8 93.00–107.50 $99.86 $978 —
925–1295 1122 85-90% 5 108.00–118.00 $110.97 $1,245 +14.64
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1595 1319 75-80% 5 105.00–115.00 $110.35 $1,456 —
1425–1475 1450 75-80% 2 120.00–125.00 $122.54 $1,777 -8.90

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545–1935 1697 3 146.00–155.00 $150.63 $2,556 —
1735–2245 1918 5 153.00–162.00 $156.93 $3,010 -8.07
2215 2215 1 164.00 $164.00 $3,633 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830 830 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
835 835 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 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.