Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 30, 2025

836 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $274.00/cwt ≈ $2,291/hd at 836 lb · 106 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $264.37/cwt +24.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,104/hd at 796 lb · 64 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $277.83/cwt ≈ $1,907/hd at 687 lb · 61 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	836	751	446
Feeder cattle	726	647	375
Slaughter cattle	85	89	64
Replacement cattle	25	15	7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded steady to $2.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls $3.00-$5.00 higher, Feeder Steers mostly steady, Feeder Heifers $5.00-$8.00 lower, Feeder Bulls steady to $4.00 higher. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260 value added	260	1	515.00	$515.00	$1,339	—
260–280	268	3	450.00–480.00	$463.35	$1,242	+13.67
300–345	318	8	435.00–450.00	$445.60	$1,417	+7.19
310–330 thin fleshed	320	2	475.00–485.00	$480.16	$1,537	—
370	370	2	405.00–425.00	$415.00	$1,536	+1.25
400–448	431	25	390.00–425.00	$406.23	$1,751	-7.68
455–488	483	13	375.00–380.00	$377.51	$1,823	+67.51
504 value added	504	6	395.00	$395.00	$1,991	+12.44
510–547	533	11	365.00–382.50	$368.58	$1,965	+35.38
556–585	563	17	340.00–365.00	$356.14	$2,005	+22.34
645	645	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,935	-24.58
650–671	665	17	300.00–320.00	$310.54	$2,065	+8.15
836 value added	836	106	274.00	$274.00	$2,291	—
969 value added	969	56	254.50	$254.50	$2,466	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,041	—
255–275	267	3	405.00–415.00	$410.03	$1,095	-9.97
335–338	337	9	417.50–420.00	$419.17	$1,413	+55.82
360–370	365	2	375.00–395.00	$385.14	$1,406	+9.52
430–440	435	3	365.00–385.00	$375.04	$1,631	+11.18
460–485	473	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,656	+15.05
510–535	518	4	335.00–355.00	$348.59	$1,806	+50.32
550–554	554	9	315.00–330.00	$328.34	$1,819	+26.73
680	680	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,870	-16.24

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,540	—
450	450	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,350	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,402	-20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	465.00	$465.00	$953	—
290	290	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,204	+20.00
305–345	326	6	375.00–400.00	$387.47	$1,263	-2.20
330 value added	330	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,386	—
350–386 value added	374	8	405.00	$405.00	$1,515	—
375–395	387	7	365.00–400.00	$383.53	$1,484	+3.66
415–425 value added	420	4	377.50–385.00	$381.25	$1,601	-14.52
400–445	430	12	340.00–375.00	$361.20	$1,553	-8.27
457–467 value added	462	10	360.00–375.00	$367.58	$1,698	-22.42
455–495	477	16	320.00–342.50	$329.28	$1,571	-41.10
510–548	534	14	300.00–325.00	$316.93	$1,692	-10.70
550–590	574	13	290.00–315.00	$305.17	$1,752	-1.39
603 value added	603	3	315.00	$315.00	$1,899	+17.53
600–637	621	6	275.00–305.00	$294.33	$1,828	+25.72
660 value added	660	12	295.00	$295.00	$1,947	—
650–695	693	49	250.00–275.00	$273.63	$1,896	—
700	700	2	270.00–282.50	$276.25	$1,934	+23.36
760	760	2	252.50	$252.50	$1,919	+12.50
797 value added	797	62	264.75	$264.75	$2,110	—
800	800	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,680	—
865	865	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,816	—
950	950	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,852	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,007	+40.00
305–340	317	5	340.00–365.00	$351.64	$1,115	-2.11
360–395	380	3	340.00–360.00	$348.51	$1,324	+2.32
400–435	416	6	290.00–315.00	$303.06	$1,261	-15.61
455–495	478	7	290.00–320.00	$310.15	$1,483	-8.10
510–545	525	4	275.00–305.00	$288.11	$1,513	-21.02
555–590	578	9	260.00–290.00	$276.08	$1,596	+24.54
615	615	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,599	—
670–685	678	3	220.00–247.50	$235.74	$1,598	-19.26
760	760	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,748	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,121	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	366	9	402.50–445.00	$421.73	$1,544	—
405–435	417	5	390.00–400.00	$395.10	$1,648	-3.95
425 fancy	425	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,849	-10.09
470 fancy	470	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,810	—
460–490	478	4	345.00–375.00	$361.53	$1,728	-9.60
500–548	519	11	325.00–355.00	$343.71	$1,784	+25.40
550–590	569	10	320.00–345.00	$334.52	$1,903	+25.69
605–615	610	2	325.00	$325.00	$1,982	+5.16
650–665	660	4	297.50–310.00	$301.21	$1,988	+6.47
700–705	703	3	280.00–292.50	$284.15	$1,998	+4.15
750–760	755	2	242.50–270.00	$256.16	$1,934	—
810–845	827	3	235.00–257.50	$242.48	$2,005	—
850–860	853	3	242.50–252.50	$247.50	$2,111	—
900–925	918	4	210.00–237.50	$221.87	$2,037	+8.14
955–965	960	2	225.00–227.50	$226.24	$2,172	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	379	7	355.00–395.00	$372.77	$1,413	+57.77
400–440	423	3	360.00–385.00	$368.66	$1,559	-4.08
465–495	483	5	310.00–340.00	$325.55	$1,572	+3.17
500–535	518	2	300.00–317.50	$308.45	$1,598	-1.90
550–598	583	4	300.00–310.00	$305.13	$1,779	+30.13
610–635	623	2	250.00–270.00	$260.20	$1,621	-3.26
640 thin fleshed	640	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,856	—
660–670	665	2	285.00	$285.00	$1,895	±0.00
850	850	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,828	—
910	910	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,729	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	265.00	$265.00	$782	—
540	540	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,377	-5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,280	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1480	1304	75-80%	7	140.00–148.00	$143.07	$1,866	—
1315	1315	75-80%	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,815	—
1050–1580	1353	75-80%	11	148.00–154.00	$149.97	$2,029	+6.12

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1260	1053	80-85%	6	131.00–136.00	$133.73	$1,408	-7.95
890–1290	1075	80-85%	6	138.00–140.00	$139.46	$1,499	-2.22
890–1310	1091	80-85%	6	145.00–151.00	$146.36	$1,597	+4.68

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–955	872	85-90%	3	111.00–118.00	$115.44	$1,007	—
995	995	85-90%	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,294	+6.51
1040–1210	1095	85-90%	5	122.00–126.00	$124.53	$1,364	+11.41

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1810	1360	13	169.00–179.00	$174.86	$2,378	—
1205–2095	1654	13	180.00–200.00	$186.05	$3,077	—
1500–1995	1717	3	155.00–161.00	$157.65	$2,707	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1145–1395	1248	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,050.00–2,300.00	$2,223.56
1335–1380	1356	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,300.00–2,725.00	$2,520.69

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00
1010	1010	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715	715	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1615	1615	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,450.00	$3,450.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1235	1235	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905	905	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

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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.