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Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 22, 2025

439 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $233.50/cwt ≈ $2,127/hd at 911 lb · 41 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $274.41/cwt -30.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,862/hd at 678 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $261.00/cwt -1.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,495/hd at 573 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 439 721 1,139
Feeder cattle 351 629 1,035
Slaughter cattle 50 69 77
Replacement cattle 38 23 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows $3.00-$6.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $3.00 higher on a light test, Feeder Steers under 500lbs not well established, over 500 lbs, $4.00-$10.00 higher, Feeder Heifers unevenly steady, Feeder Bulls not well established this week. Quality fair to fancy, with Feeder Steers over 500lbs showing better quality. Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,118 +20.00
325–335 330 2 330.00–340.00 $335.08 $1,106 -71.16
340 value added 340 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,377 —
360–395 378 8 330.00–355.00 $346.85 $1,311 -44.84
405–415 410 2 325.00–335.00 $330.06 $1,353 -37.99
405–425 value added 415 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,536 -14.90
455 value added 455 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,615 -7.50
450–495 475 3 310.00–330.00 $316.74 $1,505 -27.93
526–540 528 6 320.00–322.50 $320.43 $1,692 +15.38
555–585 574 10 290.00–315.00 $311.37 $1,787 +17.17
565–587 value added 580 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,856 +5.00
600–625 612 3 287.50–290.00 $289.18 $1,770 +12.41
658–686 value added 674 9 280.00–290.00 $284.34 $1,916 -22.66
655–686 683 9 260.00–265.00 $264.47 $1,806 -3.87
710–715 712 3 275.00–285.00 $278.35 $1,982 +38.38
770–795 783 2 215.00–227.50 $221.35 $1,733 -25.16
815 815 2 212.50–215.00 $213.75 $1,742 —
850–865 860 3 215.00–220.00 $217.50 $1,870 —
911 value added 911 41 233.50 $233.50 $2,127 —
965–990 978 2 200.00–205.00 $202.47 $1,980 —
1101 value added 1101 50 223.00 $223.00 $2,455 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 368 2 260.00–295.00 $277.14 $1,020 -68.58
465–490 471 4 290.00–305.00 $298.63 $1,407 -17.64
540 540 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,431 -4.81
595–598 597 4 265.00–275.00 $272.51 $1,627 +9.08
610 610 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,525 +1.15
650–670 660 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,650 +4.19
700–720 707 3 252.50–260.00 $255.80 $1,809 +30.80
800 800 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,480 -30.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,210 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 280.00 $280.00 $882 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 350.00 $350.00 $875 +20.00
330 330 2 315.00–325.00 $320.00 $1,056 -4.86
350–395 372 6 317.50–335.00 $323.68 $1,204 +10.39
410–420 413 3 305.00–310.00 $308.31 $1,273 +4.93
415–449 value added 436 9 310.00 $310.00 $1,352 -5.39
455–490 474 4 260.00–280.00 $267.73 $1,269 -17.10
500 value added 500 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,450 —
505–545 533 8 255.00–272.50 $263.08 $1,402 -2.86
557–572 value added 561 7 270.00 $270.00 $1,515 +0.03
550–595 583 8 245.00–265.00 $253.13 $1,476 -5.61
600–630 value added 610 11 265.00–270.00 $266.85 $1,628 +14.98
630–642 637 4 245.00–255.00 $248.73 $1,584 -0.86
655–680 677 8 250.00–255.00 $250.60 $1,697 +15.67
680 value added 680 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,734 —
680 680 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,836 +35.07
700 700 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,785 +25.65
710–735 717 4 225.00–240.00 $235.01 $1,685 +5.66
740 value added 740 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,776 —
765 765 2 230.00–235.00 $232.50 $1,779 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 290.00 $290.00 $841 -20.00
340 340 1 275.00 $275.00 $935 -7.21
370–380 375 2 300.00–305.00 $302.53 $1,134 +10.02
385 thin fleshed 385 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,194 —
400–445 420 3 245.00–270.00 $255.48 $1,073 -12.67
470–475 473 3 240.00–255.00 $248.31 $1,175 -20.11
530–545 537 3 240.00–252.50 $244.15 $1,311 -3.97
555–580 565 3 235.00–245.00 $239.94 $1,356 -6.32
620–645 633 2 225.00–240.00 $232.35 $1,471 -2.33
650–655 653 2 230.00–240.00 $235.02 $1,535 +14.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,027 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,075 -18.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 373 3 325.00–355.00 $336.94 $1,257 —
405–430 415 5 310.00–340.00 $323.98 $1,345 -46.07
470–485 475 4 300.00–315.00 $311.29 $1,479 -16.97
500–535 515 3 295.00–320.00 $308.11 $1,587 +1.42
555–575 565 2 290.00–297.50 $293.68 $1,659 +26.60
640 640 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,696 +20.00
700 700 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,680 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–485 480 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,368 -3.52
515 515 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,288 -23.68
570–595 583 2 250.00–265.00 $257.66 $1,502 +10.98
645 645 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,645 +13.31
695 695 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,668 +15.05
955 955 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,719 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 275.00 $275.00 $935 -77.50
390 390 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,287 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1320 1160 80-85% 2 122.00–125.00 $123.29 $1,430 —
960–1580 1171 80-85% 7 126.00–133.00 $130.76 $1,531 +1.61
1165–1400 1250 80-85% 5 137.00–148.00 $142.23 $1,778 +3.83
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1150 991 85-90% 4 101.00–113.00 $109.26 $1,083 —
940–1230 1061 85-90% 5 114.00–119.00 $116.68 $1,238 +4.76
1020–1170 1096 85-90% 4 121.00–125.00 $122.82 $1,346 +10.90
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1295 1260 75-80% 2 143.00–149.00 $146.08 $1,841 —
1160–1440 1280 75-80% 3 134.00–139.00 $137.08 $1,755 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560 1560 1 161.00 $161.00 $2,512 —
1595 1595 1 141.00 $141.00 $2,249 —
1650–1955 1820 3 156.00–159.00 $157.25 $2,862 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835 835 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00
920 920 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00
1065 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00
1130 1130 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770 770 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
775–785 780 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,300.00–1,350.00 $1,324.84
850 850 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725 725 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00

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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
750–900 825 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,200.00–2,400.00 $2,309.09 —
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00 —

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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.