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Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 20, 2024

747 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $276.03/cwt +20.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,724/hd at 624 lb · 103 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $242.86/cwt +22.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,607/hd at 662 lb · 61 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $240.49/cwt -4.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,066/hd at 859 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 747 779 1,050
Feeder cattle 659 701 832
Slaughter cattle 65 65 179
Replacement cattle 23 13 39

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded $2.00-$4.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls not well established, Feeder Steers $5.00-$15.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $5.00-$12.00 higher, Feeder Bulls between 400-550lbs $5.00-$15.00 higher, over 550lbs unevenly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 365.00 $365.00 $949 +40.00
300–330 312 3 310.00–335.00 $321.36 $1,003 +11.59
360–390 378 3 315.00–330.00 $323.55 $1,223 +8.55
385 value added 385 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,328 +17.50
405–430 411 7 300.00–320.00 $307.90 $1,265 +21.87
450–475 459 8 290.00–310.00 $299.90 $1,377 +12.82
515–525 value added 520 2 285.00–290.00 $287.48 $1,495 +6.48
500–540 523 5 255.00–280.00 $263.79 $1,380 -4.68
565–595 572 16 250.00–275.00 $265.27 $1,517 +13.65
570–577 value added 574 6 275.00–280.00 $277.48 $1,593 +15.57
624 value added 624 79 281.00 $281.00 $1,753 +18.50
600–648 626 24 250.00–265.00 $259.69 $1,626 +8.25
651–670 value added 656 28 250.00–265.00 $259.23 $1,701 —
675 675 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,654 +5.08
725 725 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,631 -12.72
742 value added 742 17 247.50 $247.50 $1,836 +3.22
780 780 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,716 —
859 value added 859 60 241.00 $241.00 $2,070 -4.00
865 865 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,816 —
950 value added 950 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,995 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 268 2 295.00–325.00 $310.98 $833 +22.06
325 thin fleshed 325 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,056 —
380 thin fleshed 380 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,178 —
365–395 383 3 270.00–300.00 $283.48 $1,086 +9.68
400–440 417 3 285.00–300.00 $291.56 $1,216 +32.52
460–490 475 2 280.00–285.00 $282.42 $1,341 +7.42
500–535 516 4 240.00–260.00 $253.92 $1,310 +1.60
575–595 584 4 235.00–245.00 $241.31 $1,409 +8.97
680 680 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,564 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 250.00 $250.00 $875 —
470 470 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,128 —
520 520 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,014 -25.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 230.00 $230.00 $966 —
460 460 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,104 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 285.00 $285.00 $684 —
305–345 327 5 265.00–290.00 $273.20 $893 +5.58
355–397 385 11 270.00–282.50 $277.39 $1,068 +12.63
405–440 418 8 260.00–275.00 $268.36 $1,122 +21.51
450 value added 450 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,238 —
450–490 472 10 245.00–265.00 $255.35 $1,205 +11.97
510 510 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,173 -12.65
500–536 522 11 240.00–260.00 $243.08 $1,269 +0.43
555–565 value added 560 19 245.00–262.00 $253.87 $1,422 -1.13
561–595 580 18 225.00–242.50 $232.02 $1,346 +17.02
615 615 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,384 +4.07
645 645 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,290 -20.93
660 660 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,518 +14.21
661–662 value added 661 59 235.00–245.00 $243.64 $1,610 +21.15
695 695 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,460 -5.79
705 705 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,480 +5.00
755–785 770 2 190.00–200.00 $194.90 $1,501 -10.10
850 850 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,742 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 284 5 265.00–280.00 $274.14 $779 +23.19
300–345 326 4 240.00–260.00 $251.48 $820 +3.92
355–395 374 12 240.00–265.00 $252.99 $946 +11.24
420–445 432 6 245.00–250.00 $248.28 $1,073 +21.74
460–475 472 7 220.00–240.00 $226.43 $1,069 +3.98
500–546 533 7 225.00–236.00 $230.83 $1,230 +5.75
550–595 575 13 215.00–225.00 $223.46 $1,285 +6.89
650 650 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,430 +7.54
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 2 220.00–225.00 $222.35 $723 +2.54
390 390 1 220.00 $220.00 $858 +7.57
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 180.00 $180.00 $747 -50.00
585 585 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,170 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 388 3 270.00–275.00 $273.35 $1,061 -27.95
400–405 fancy 403 2 305.00–307.50 $306.24 $1,234 —
400–440 419 6 275.00–290.00 $286.57 $1,201 +11.91
460–485 475 3 265.00–270.00 $268.39 $1,275 -0.58
500–540 519 7 255.00–280.00 $265.49 $1,378 +6.72
550–590 568 12 230.00–250.00 $243.08 $1,381 -2.88
615–635 620 4 227.50–240.00 $233.14 $1,445 +0.66
670–695 676 5 210.00–225.00 $218.94 $1,480 -8.57
705–745 733 6 200.00–210.00 $205.01 $1,503 -4.99
780 780 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,482 —
815 815 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,548 —
960 960 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,584 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 370 2 265.00–270.00 $267.64 $990 +0.17
405–445 424 9 240.00–275.00 $260.35 $1,104 +5.35
470 470 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,081 -9.99
500–530 513 6 240.00–255.00 $247.57 $1,270 +21.00
585 585 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,228 -13.36
890 890 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,424 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 230.00 $230.00 $816 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,248 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1280 1217 80-85% 5 100.00–105.00 $100.99 $1,229 —
1025–1495 1280 80-85% 12 104.00–115.00 $109.95 $1,407 +4.95
1265–1350 1308 80-85% 2 118.00–121.00 $119.45 $1,562 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1480 1373 75-80% 6 112.00–115.00 $113.87 $1,563 -2.34
1130–1805 1483 75-80% 7 105.00–110.00 $108.45 $1,608 -1.82
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1265 1161 85-90% 4 85.00–95.00 $90.77 $1,054 -7.45
1140–1245 1183 85-90% 3 95.00–105.00 $98.60 $1,166 +0.38

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1735 1610 4 130.00–131.00 $130.51 $2,101 —
1320–2010 1738 6 135.00–145.00 $139.24 $2,420 —
1845–1935 1890 2 148.00–150.00 $149.02 $2,816 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 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.