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Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 19, 2025

731 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $326.23/cwt +8.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,218/hd at 680 lb · 145 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $260.00/cwt ≈ $2,369/hd at 911 lb · 61 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $334.44/cwt -13.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,577/hd at 472 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 731 995 1,001
Feeder cattle 663 878 882
Slaughter cattle 49 92 85
Replacement cattle 19 25 34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded $3.00-$4.00 lower on a light test, Slaughter Bulls not well established, Feeder Steers & Feeder Bulls mostly steady, Feeder Heifers steady to $4.00 higher. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 280 3 415.00–435.00 $425.18 $1,191 +22.63
320 value added 320 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,408 -20.00
370–372 371 3 400.00–405.00 $401.66 $1,490 +3.22
409 value added 409 6 415.00 $415.00 $1,697 —
430–445 438 8 355.00–377.50 $374.33 $1,640 -13.70
450–498 476 13 340.00–370.00 $356.80 $1,698 -4.00
485 value added 485 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,867 —
500 value added 500 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,800 —
510–534 523 10 320.00–350.00 $325.39 $1,702 -22.93
560 value added 560 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,988 +15.67
560–575 568 2 300.00–307.50 $303.80 $1,726 -18.70
610–645 630 4 305.00–330.00 $317.38 $1,999 +12.38
640 640 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,728 —
660–665 663 2 290.00–310.00 $300.04 $1,989 +5.04
680 value added 680 143 326.60 $326.60 $2,221 +6.60
700–730 720 4 265.00–290.00 $281.15 $2,024 —
911 value added 911 61 260.00 $260.00 $2,369 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 370.00 $370.00 $777 —
370–387 381 4 340.00–360.00 $355.01 $1,353 +1.00
410 410 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,168 -20.00
450–485 462 3 275.00–285.00 $281.50 $1,301 -63.50
535 535 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,471 —
675 675 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,822 +5.00
745 745 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,862 +5.00
777 777 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,826 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,024 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 380.00 $380.00 $760 —
265–290 282 5 345.00–370.00 $356.93 $1,007 -20.76
305–336 328 6 370.00–385.00 $381.01 $1,250 +34.32
360 thin fleshed 360 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,440 +17.52
360–395 371 8 335.00–365.00 $346.11 $1,284 +1.83
395 395 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,244 -29.28
400–445 424 13 315.00–345.00 $327.49 $1,389 +7.16
440–445 443 2 300.00–305.00 $302.49 $1,340 -17.84
459–470 value added 465 21 347.50–350.00 $348.82 $1,622 -6.18
455–495 471 7 310.00–340.00 $325.82 $1,535 +4.45
490–497 495 6 285.00–300.00 $294.18 $1,456 -27.19
505 505 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,439 -17.85
505 value added 505 12 320.00–330.00 $320.83 $1,620 -19.17
500–545 526 12 290.00–325.00 $312.54 $1,644 +9.69
560–585 value added 566 21 290.00–305.00 $291.92 $1,652 -29.58
560–595 576 7 270.00–290.00 $280.03 $1,613 +1.34
605 value added 605 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,694 +2.00
600–645 622 10 245.00–275.00 $261.60 $1,627 +0.12
670 670 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,574 -25.94
715–745 727 3 230.00–240.00 $234.99 $1,708 +9.99
755 755 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,510 —
750–780 766 4 230.00–245.00 $238.10 $1,824 —
815 815 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,752 -0.03
885–895 890 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,780 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 228 2 330.00–350.00 $339.45 $774 —
250 thin fleshed 250 1 340.00 $340.00 $850 —
270 270 1 300.00 $300.00 $810 -36.00
300 thin fleshed 300 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,035 —
310–320 315 2 275.00–290.00 $282.62 $890 -4.65
365–395 389 5 305.00–335.00 $322.81 $1,256 +5.59
405–445 420 3 290.00–315.00 $306.96 $1,289 +17.57
455–485 472 7 275.00–310.00 $299.02 $1,411 +26.06
505–535 514 4 250.00–285.00 $271.18 $1,394 +6.46
555–575 565 2 260.00–265.00 $262.54 $1,483 +11.78
605–645 628 4 220.00–245.00 $236.68 $1,486 +3.83
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 280.00 $280.00 $630 —
440 440 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,210 +12.50
495 495 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,238 —
505 505 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,149 —
620 620 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,209 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,135 —
470–480 475 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,235 —
500–520 510 2 260.00–265.00 $262.45 $1,338 -12.55

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 275 3 390.00–415.00 $399.82 $1,100 +29.87
300–340 317 7 360.00–385.00 $378.01 $1,198 -8.73
300–345 thin fleshed 323 2 400.00–415.00 $406.98 $1,315 —
350–355 thin fleshed 353 2 400.00–405.00 $402.52 $1,421 —
355–395 380 7 365.00–395.00 $382.05 $1,452 -0.41
400–440 414 8 355.00–385.00 $368.62 $1,526 +6.77
455–485 476 4 342.50–375.00 $359.09 $1,709 +18.32
510–545 524 8 305.00–327.50 $318.33 $1,668 -19.80
555 555 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,554 -20.35
550–575 557 16 300.00–325.00 $316.15 $1,761 +15.80
565 fancy 565 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,921 —
610–620 615 25 302.50–305.00 $302.70 $1,862 +10.91
690 690 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,932 +3.74
725–740 731 4 250.00–270.00 $262.44 $1,918 +11.90
755 755 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,812 -12.50
870 870 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,827 —
970 970 2 195.00–205.00 $200.00 $1,940 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 260 2 310.00–320.00 $315.19 $819 -19.69
295 thin fleshed 295 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,092 —
315–345 330 2 305.00–325.00 $314.55 $1,038 -25.45
360–380 thin fleshed 370 2 375.00–390.00 $382.30 $1,415 —
375–390 383 2 315.00–340.00 $327.25 $1,253 -18.79
400–440 418 7 300.00–335.00 $319.85 $1,337 -15.32
470 thin fleshed 470 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,610 —
470–485 475 3 310.00–335.00 $325.05 $1,544 +6.79
510–535 523 2 287.50–295.00 $291.34 $1,524 +15.27
565–590 577 3 265.00–290.00 $273.31 $1,577 +17.03
600–645 618 3 275.00–285.00 $280.03 $1,731 —
640 thin fleshed 640 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,888 —
655–665 660 2 270.00–277.50 $273.78 $1,807 +28.23
725–730 728 2 240.00–255.00 $247.47 $1,802 +7.38
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 285.00 $285.00 $712 —
300 300 1 285.00 $285.00 $855 ±0.00
410 410 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,189 +7.59
475–480 478 2 250.00–285.00 $267.41 $1,278 -17.59
525 525 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,339 —
555 555 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,388 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,036 -25.00
555 555 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,138 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1070 995 80-85% 3 120.00–125.00 $123.18 $1,226 —
860–1105 1004 80-85% 4 130.00–137.00 $134.97 $1,355 —
915–1395 1180 80-85% 7 138.00–145.00 $140.89 $1,663 +10.02
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1060 927 85-90% 3 95.00–102.00 $97.77 $906 -17.20
865–1345 1030 85-90% 5 109.00–118.00 $114.26 $1,177 -5.74
1035 1035 85-90% 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,263 +2.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 75-80% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,562 —
1450 1450 75-80% 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,030 —
1085–1680 1486 75-80% 6 130.00–139.00 $133.40 $1,982 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,534 —
1470–1550 1510 2 150.00–157.00 $153.41 $2,316 —
1860–2090 1975 2 170.00–177.00 $173.30 $3,423 —
2350 2350 1 169.00 $169.00 $3,972 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,975.00 $1,975.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 225.00 $225.00 $990 —

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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
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00 —
1185 1185 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,325.00 $2,325.00 —
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00 —
1295–1425 1360 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,475.00–2,775.00 $2,617.83 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 215.00 $215.00 $957 —

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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.