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Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 2, 2024

526 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.69/cwt -1.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,241/hd at 534 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.72/cwt +9.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,124/hd at 467 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.81/cwt +5.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,355/hd at 582 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 526 857 1,232
Feeder cattle 432 731 1,084
Slaughter cattle 63 85 102
Replacement cattle 31 41 46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded $2.00-$4.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls steady to $2.00 higher, Feeder Steers $3.00-$5.00 higher, Feeder Heifers under 400lbs $6.00-$10.00 higher, between 400-600lbs $3.00-$6.00 higher, over 600lbs not well established, Feeder Bulls $5.00-$7.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand for Feeder Calves under 350lbs strong, over 350lbs moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 330.00–365.00 $345.00 $1,000 +4.37
300–325 311 4 330.00–365.00 $345.90 $1,076 +32.99
375–395 384 8 290.00–315.00 $305.06 $1,171 -0.59
415–445 428 3 275.00–295.00 $286.42 $1,226 +3.96
460–495 480 4 250.00–275.00 $267.98 $1,286 +2.84
500–545 524 8 240.00–260.00 $251.58 $1,318 -4.10
570–590 576 9 245.00–255.00 $249.17 $1,435 +3.05
600–645 629 4 240.00–257.50 $249.92 $1,572 +3.40
653 value added 653 11 245.00 $245.00 $1,600 +0.08
655–670 659 4 235.00–255.00 $247.54 $1,631 +4.79
700 700 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,610 -7.50
753 753 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,657 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 315.00 $315.00 $693 +20.00
275–295 289 6 280.00–305.00 $293.30 $848 —
305–345 326 11 255.00–320.00 $293.19 $956 -16.81
355–385 374 12 260.00–290.00 $272.41 $1,019 +6.31
460 460 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,081 -20.00
515 515 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,210 -0.71
635 635 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,492 +13.83
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 260.00 $260.00 $845 —
355 355 1 235.00 $235.00 $834 —
630 630 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,197 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 285.00 $285.00 $940 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 4 290.00–310.00 $300.27 $835 +12.11
305–340 320 4 285.00–305.00 $296.23 $948 +34.58
350–395 372 9 260.00–285.00 $271.25 $1,009 +10.87
400–445 423 6 230.00–252.50 $241.16 $1,020 -2.47
436 value added 436 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,112 —
450–492 467 19 230.00–247.50 $240.72 $1,124 +9.06
505–545 523 3 220.00–225.00 $221.61 $1,159 -7.95
505–538 529 8 230.00–238.00 $234.25 $1,239 +19.25
541 value added 541 9 235.00 $235.00 $1,271 -7.50
550 550 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,210 -6.68
557–595 577 5 225.00–235.00 $231.00 $1,333 +4.32
588 fancy 588 10 235.00 $235.00 $1,382 —
605 605 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,316 -9.76
662 value added 662 9 230.00 $230.00 $1,523 —
670 670 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,440 -9.90
680 680 4 220.00–225.00 $222.50 $1,513 -2.40
720 720 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,476 -5.10
745 745 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,564 -0.10
820 820 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,640 +30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 255.00 $255.00 $650 —
305–335 316 5 255.00–270.00 $261.99 $828 +24.51
350–390 371 9 240.00–255.00 $245.52 $911 +5.48
405–445 432 3 220.00–225.00 $223.44 $965 +5.79
460–475 464 4 222.50–227.50 $224.36 $1,041 -0.59
505–540 525 8 220.00–227.50 $224.06 $1,176 +7.37
550–595 586 8 210.00–225.00 $214.29 $1,256 +3.61
607–640 622 6 170.00–220.00 $205.00 $1,275 -4.39
670–685 678 2 205.00–215.00 $209.94 $1,423 +22.67
795 795 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,510 +20.00
805 805 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,449 ±0.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 210.00 $210.00 $808 ±0.00
505–535 520 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,144 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 220.00 $220.00 $803 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 240.00 $240.00 $912 —
415–440 430 8 220.00–250.00 $241.26 $1,037 -3.97
450–495 468 11 210.00–240.00 $226.86 $1,062 +11.89
500–540 518 11 200.00–225.00 $214.52 $1,111 +4.53
555–595 568 3 205.00–220.00 $214.30 $1,217 +4.30
610–635 622 3 200.00–215.00 $207.54 $1,291 -0.75
695 695 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,355 -9.16
710 710 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,438 —
795 795 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,590 +19.97
850–875 863 2 175.00–190.00 $182.39 $1,574 —
975 975 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,560 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 382 3 300.00–305.00 $303.32 $1,159 +33.32
400–435 415 5 265.00–290.00 $275.20 $1,142 +6.47
450–495 471 10 250.00–275.00 $254.33 $1,198 +4.46
500–533 518 11 230.00–250.00 $239.79 $1,242 +9.90
575–590 578 6 227.50–235.00 $233.72 $1,351 +9.35
615–625 620 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,364 -0.02
650–655 653 2 215.00–220.00 $217.51 $1,420 +5.05
705 705 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,480 +15.00
788 788 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,734 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,008 +10.00
515 515 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,030 +10.00
565–570 568 2 210.00–217.50 $213.73 $1,214 —
845 845 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,394 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 235.00 $235.00 $964 —
510 510 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,096 —
585 585 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,331 +19.98

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1365 1183 75-80% 3 128.00–138.00 $132.35 $1,566 —
1400–1515 1460 75-80% 3 105.00–110.00 $107.37 $1,568 —
1280–1715 1492 75-80% 8 112.00–115.00 $114.41 $1,707 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1265 1106 80-85% 4 104.00–106.00 $104.91 $1,160 —
1140 1140 80-85% 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,357 —
985–1350 1163 80-85% 8 107.00–113.00 $109.87 $1,278 -9.61
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1165 1020 85-90% 7 90.00–100.00 $93.82 $957 —
960–1315 1133 85-90% 5 100.00–105.00 $101.74 $1,153 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1795 1418 8 144.00–153.00 $149.24 $2,116 —
1570 1570 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,198 —
1780–2455 2118 2 154.00–160.00 $157.48 $3,335 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
990 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1195 1195 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1345 1345 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1303 1303 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,450.00 $2,450.00

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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
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00 —

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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.