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Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 6, 2024

514 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $236.00/cwt -1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,157/hd at 914 lb · 62 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.75/cwt ≈ $1,945/hd at 854 lb · 57 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.21/cwt -0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,308/hd at 581 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 514 645 905
Feeder cattle 442 569 710
Slaughter cattle 45 55 147
Replacement cattle 27 21 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 6.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower on a light test. Feeder Steers 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder Heifers unevenly steady. Feeder Bulls 7.00 to 15.00 higher. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 360.00–375.00 $367.50 $845 —
265–270 268 2 335.00–360.00 $347.62 $932 +20.36
310 310 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,100 +39.63
365 365 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,168 +34.71
405–435 420 3 280.00–285.00 $283.33 $1,190 -1.67
465–498 488 8 270.00–285.00 $273.00 $1,332 —
515–530 518 5 265.00–275.00 $272.95 $1,414 +16.82
560–598 592 13 250.00–265.00 $261.96 $1,551 —
605 605 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,482 +5.00
660–685 674 4 240.00–247.50 $243.09 $1,638 +5.63
705–720 716 4 245.00–265.00 $249.92 $1,789 +25.06
914 value added 914 62 236.00 $236.00 $2,157 -1.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 305.00 $305.00 $702 +15.00
255–265 260 2 310.00–320.00 $314.90 $819 +47.45
305–345 325 2 290.00–305.00 $297.96 $968 +25.57
355–390 372 5 260.00–280.00 $271.99 $1,012 +6.90
385 385 1 210.00 $210.00 $808 -30.00
450 450 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,170 -2.45
540 540 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,377 +5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 255.00 $255.00 $536 —
330 330 1 260.00 $260.00 $858 —
390 390 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,053 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 270.00 $270.00 $937 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–235 233 2 265.00–285.00 $274.89 $640 —
255–280 274 4 260.00–265.00 $263.72 $723 —
320–340 328 4 255.00–265.00 $261.16 $857 -17.08
355–385 369 4 250.00–265.00 $254.92 $941 +0.46
405–445 425 5 245.00–252.50 $248.99 $1,058 +2.24
455–490 469 9 240.00–247.50 $243.85 $1,144 +4.47
505–540 523 11 225.00–240.00 $229.70 $1,201 +0.78
560–597 581 16 220.00–230.00 $225.21 $1,308 +8.97
610 610 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,281 -10.00
600–626 617 9 210.00–225.00 $218.86 $1,350 +7.27
650–677 668 3 210.00–215.00 $213.38 $1,425 +13.38
735 735 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,396 ±0.00
854 value added 854 57 227.75 $227.75 $1,945 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 278 2 255.00–265.00 $260.32 $724 +3.72
395 395 1 220.00 $220.00 $869 -23.16
405–425 418 6 220.00–245.00 $232.34 $971 +2.22
460–485 477 10 230.00–240.00 $237.01 $1,131 +7.84
520–542 535 3 220.00–225.00 $221.62 $1,186 +2.54
565 565 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,215 -1.00
800 800 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,320 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 215.00 $215.00 $752 +17.71
400 400 1 180.00 $180.00 $720 -44.55
520 520 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,092 -2.55
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 210.00 $210.00 $892 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 429 6 255.00–285.00 $263.68 $1,131 -1.32
465–490 478 6 250.00–267.50 $255.35 $1,221 -4.65
500–540 522 9 242.50–260.00 $250.79 $1,309 +14.27
560–575 565 3 230.00–260.00 $242.39 $1,370 +19.83
615–643 628 13 222.50–237.50 $230.16 $1,445 +10.82
700–702 701 4 212.50–215.00 $213.75 $1,498 +13.75
802 802 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,564 +15.00
865 865 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,557 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–435 428 2 250.00–260.00 $255.09 $1,092 +7.09
455–495 471 6 240.00–255.00 $247.86 $1,167 +10.24
517–542 530 6 230.00–245.00 $235.89 $1,250 +45.89
565–595 579 4 215.00–225.00 $219.41 $1,270 +24.54
600 600 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,290 —
655 655 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,310 +4.96
730 730 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,314 -15.07
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,114 —
525 525 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,102 +10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 220.00 $220.00 $990 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1205 1054 85-90% 5 95.00–103.00 $98.71 $1,040 +2.17
995–1220 1084 85-90% 7 85.00–95.00 $91.60 $993 -4.94
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1620 1382 75-80% 3 107.00–109.00 $108.40 $1,498 —
1080–1690 1461 75-80% 9 110.00–115.00 $112.46 $1,643 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1275 1146 80-85% 5 105.00–114.00 $109.52 $1,255 —
1140–1420 1286 80-85% 4 100.00–105.00 $102.32 $1,316 -9.40
1580 1580 80-85% 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,849 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,561 —
1385–1780 1583 2 133.00–135.00 $134.12 $2,123 —
1825–2085 1955 2 140.00 $140.00 $2,737 -11.19

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
980–1200 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,500.00–1,650.00 $1,567.43
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,920.00 $1,920.00
1585 1585 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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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.