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Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 7, 2025

405 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $319.55/cwt +14.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,806/hd at 565 lb · 21 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $403.23/cwt +37.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,696/hd at 421 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $428.54/cwt +51.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,123/hd at 495 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 405 836 522
Feeder cattle 335 726 424
Slaughter cattle 57 85 85
Replacement cattle 13 25 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded $2.00-$4.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $2.00-$3.00 higher, Feeder Heifers $3.00-$7.00 higher with instances of $20.00 higher, Feeder Steers and Feeder Bulls not well established this week but sold with a higher undertone. Quality fair to good, Demand good. Stronger demand for weaned, black hided Feeder Cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,305 -13.35
305–345 327 3 430.00–450.00 $441.40 $1,443 -4.20
353 value added 353 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,659 —
350–360 355 2 420.00–450.00 $434.79 $1,544 +19.79
413 413 2 415.00 $415.00 $1,714 +8.77
455–495 475 2 415.00–420.00 $417.61 $1,984 +40.10
498 value added 498 15 430.00 $430.00 $2,141 —
500–510 503 4 375.00–385.00 $380.02 $1,912 +11.44
515 515 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,674 -43.58
512–523 value added 518 6 417.50–430.00 $423.82 $2,195 +28.82
555–595 579 5 335.00–365.00 $344.79 $1,996 -11.35
575–589 value added 587 9 368.00–375.00 $368.76 $2,165 —
614 value added 614 8 359.00 $359.00 $2,204 —
610–630 621 4 335.00–355.00 $341.18 $2,119 +41.18
650–695 673 10 300.00–325.00 $314.13 $2,114 +3.59
705–735 723 3 265.00–285.00 $271.73 $1,965 —
750–775 758 3 275.00–280.00 $276.65 $2,097 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 415.00–435.00 $424.82 $1,211 +14.79
330 330 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,304 -24.17
412–440 425 5 385.00–395.00 $389.89 $1,657 +14.85
485–490 488 2 345.00–375.00 $359.92 $1,756 +9.92
520 thin fleshed 520 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,898 —
505–545 523 6 320.00–345.00 $336.80 $1,761 -11.79
570–580 575 7 290.00–325.00 $309.68 $1,781 -18.66
575 thin fleshed 575 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,898 —
605–625 615 3 305.00–320.00 $311.75 $1,917 —
685 685 1 297.50 $297.50 $2,038 +22.50
755 755 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,925 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,050 —
350 350 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,242 —
405 405 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,235 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,418 +5.00
540 540 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,377 —
550 550 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,760 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 316 4 380.00–390.00 $385.02 $1,217 -2.45
350–380 367 6 385.00–400.00 $390.81 $1,434 +7.28
411–416 value added 415 12 412.50–415.00 $414.38 $1,720 +33.13
400–440 430 7 375.00–400.00 $384.11 $1,652 +22.91
450–480 464 6 365.00–380.00 $375.89 $1,744 +46.61
455–490 470 3 340.00–345.00 $343.26 $1,613 +13.98
500–530 511 4 340.00–370.00 $354.87 $1,813 +37.94
550–561 value added 560 13 323.00–330.00 $323.53 $1,812 —
555–585 574 8 300.00–325.00 $313.07 $1,797 +7.90
600–640 616 5 290.00–295.00 $293.04 $1,805 -1.29
661 value added 661 3 297.50 $297.50 $1,966 +2.50
655–690 667 5 260.00–295.00 $276.87 $1,847 +3.24
710–713 712 5 240.00–260.00 $256.01 $1,823 -20.24
805 805 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,972 +35.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,170 -23.51
420–430 426 4 335.00–365.00 $348.83 $1,486 +45.77
465–495 479 4 320.00–345.00 $331.23 $1,587 +21.08
500–540 517 8 305.00–335.00 $321.31 $1,661 +33.20
570–575 573 2 280.00–295.00 $287.53 $1,648 +11.45
630 630 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,606 -5.00
650 650 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,560 +4.26
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,116 —
530–540 535 2 270.00–275.00 $272.52 $1,458 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,784 +39.90
475–490 480 3 390.00–395.00 $391.70 $1,880 +30.17
500–545 521 5 300.00–335.00 $322.27 $1,679 -21.44
555–560 558 2 315.00–322.50 $318.73 $1,779 -15.79
600–620 611 4 305.00–315.00 $307.54 $1,879 -17.46
650–690 669 5 275.00–292.50 $283.92 $1,899 -17.29
705–725 717 3 275.00–290.00 $280.90 $2,014 -3.25
765 765 2 255.00–267.50 $261.25 $1,999 +5.09
805–830 822 5 235.00–247.50 $237.52 $1,952 -4.96
885 885 1 232.50 $232.50 $2,058 -15.00
935–940 938 2 227.50–235.00 $231.26 $2,169 +9.39
955–995 972 7 215.00–232.50 $221.46 $2,153 -4.78
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 thin fleshed 380 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,501 —
380–385 383 2 380.00–390.00 $384.97 $1,474 +12.20
415–430 422 3 340.00–370.00 $355.12 $1,499 -13.54
460–495 482 3 310.00–355.00 $328.81 $1,585 +3.26
565–577 574 4 295.00–310.00 $298.69 $1,714 -6.44
635–645 641 4 270.00–292.50 $285.67 $1,831 +25.47
715–740 728 2 250.00–255.00 $252.54 $1,838 —
765–795 775 3 235.00–240.00 $236.71 $1,835 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 428 2 280.00–315.00 $298.22 $1,276 -21.78
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,022 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1650 1364 75-80% 9 142.00–150.00 $146.94 $2,004 -3.03
1160–1620 1369 75-80% 8 150.00–155.00 $152.39 $2,086 +2.42
1230–1690 1460 75-80% 2 140.00–141.00 $140.42 $2,050 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1365 1083 80-85% 4 134.00–138.00 $135.90 $1,472 -10.46
900–1245 1103 80-85% 5 150.00–153.00 $151.49 $1,671 —
955–1360 1121 80-85% 7 140.00–145.00 $142.72 $1,600 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 85-90% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,287 ±0.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–2140 1561 5 170.00–175.00 $173.40 $2,707 —
1375–2250 1809 4 183.00–195.00 $188.19 $3,404 —
1815 1815 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,995 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1155 1155 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00
1510 fancy 1510 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,950.00 $2,950.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00

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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
1415 1415 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,450.00 $3,450.00 —

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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.