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Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 8, 2025

805 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $358.00/cwt ≈ $3,097/hd at 865 lb · 120 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $363.72/cwt -8.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,581/hd at 710 lb · 49 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $350.17/cwt +11.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,998/hd at 571 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 805 776 548
Feeder cattle 667 694 452
Slaughter cattle 78 68 65
Replacement cattle 60 14 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers not well established, Feeder Heifers $6.00-$10.00 higher, Feeder Bulls $5.00-$8.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $3.00-$6.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls $3.00-$4.00 higher. Quality poor 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
285 285 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,311 —
315–345 330 2 415.00–445.00 $429.32 $1,417 -32.07
410 value added 410 7 450.00 $450.00 $1,845 —
440 440 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,760 -28.56
495 495 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,005 -7.40
497 value added 497 4 425.00 $425.00 $2,112 —
505–545 526 10 385.00–412.50 $407.73 $2,145 +57.73
555–595 569 4 360.00–370.00 $365.09 $2,077 -17.72
575 value added 575 3 375.00 $375.00 $2,156 -35.00
600–648 621 9 335.00–365.00 $345.13 $2,143 -14.91
650 value added 650 3 372.50 $372.50 $2,421 —
660 660 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,310 -5.00
700 700 2 322.50–345.00 $333.75 $2,336 +13.84
710 value added 710 47 365.00 $365.00 $2,592 -9.50
835 835 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,588 —
865 value added 865 120 358.00 $358.00 $3,097 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,226 —
360 360 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,422 +20.00
400–435 416 5 360.00–385.00 $367.07 $1,527 -10.87
505–540 523 6 330.00–375.00 $347.43 $1,817 +3.79
590–595 593 2 330.00–340.00 $334.98 $1,986 -9.99
635 635 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,032 ±0.00
690 690 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,139 —
700–715 708 2 290.00–310.00 $299.89 $2,123 —
810 810 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,228 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,013 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,156 —
515 515 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,674 —
715 715 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,859 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 460.00 $460.00 $989 -40.00
255–285 270 2 430.00–450.00 $439.44 $1,186 —
300–345 321 5 400.00–420.00 $410.93 $1,319 -5.56
361–381 value added 373 10 425.00–430.00 $428.06 $1,597 —
355–398 384 11 395.00–415.00 $403.49 $1,549 +19.57
410–433 428 8 370.00–390.00 $385.05 $1,648 +19.00
426–437 value added 428 9 400.00–410.00 $407.73 $1,745 —
455–480 469 14 367.50–390.00 $383.07 $1,797 +26.48
500–549 530 17 340.00–365.00 $355.96 $1,887 +10.48
500–539 value added 534 8 372.50–374.00 $373.82 $1,996 +6.32
550–590 569 19 322.50–357.50 $341.02 $1,940 +6.18
575 575 7 375.00 $375.00 $2,156 +40.16
610–642 627 4 335.00–361.00 $350.74 $2,199 +16.51
650–690 667 11 325.00–345.00 $331.82 $2,213 +6.67
800 800 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,200 —
910–930 920 2 245.00–250.00 $247.47 $2,277 —
975 975 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,291 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,075 -20.38
325 thin fleshed 325 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,251 —
310–345 332 9 340.00–365.00 $354.55 $1,177 -10.02
355–390 375 4 345.00–375.00 $364.70 $1,368 +4.61
400–445 420 5 350.00–370.00 $355.90 $1,495 +15.33
450–490 467 7 345.00–365.00 $354.98 $1,658 +29.49
520–540 530 3 310.00–325.00 $318.36 $1,687 —
555–595 570 3 310.00–315.00 $312.44 $1,781 +15.61
600–640 623 4 290.00–320.00 $308.61 $1,923 +16.86
695 695 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,154 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,424 +10.00
480 480 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,488 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,162 —
450 450 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,485 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–225 223 2 500.00–540.00 $520.22 $1,160 -1.55
295 295 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,519 -2.52
325–345 338 8 450.00–465.00 $455.46 $1,539 +0.26
351 fancy 351 3 460.00 $460.00 $1,615 —
365–397 388 12 405.00–445.00 $417.20 $1,619 -1.93
400–445 437 21 385.00–410.00 $404.15 $1,766 +10.65
460–495 483 6 370.00–387.50 $380.42 $1,837 +7.89
500–545 524 17 350.00–385.00 $373.49 $1,957 +32.60
550–595 566 12 335.00–350.00 $346.64 $1,962 +8.60
600–641 633 5 330.00 $330.00 $2,089 -3.00
665 665 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,062 ±0.00
700–725 713 3 310.00 $310.00 $2,210 +22.56
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–240 228 3 440.00–480.00 $455.77 $1,039 —
285 285 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,368 +26.19
320–335 328 2 405.00–420.00 $412.67 $1,354 -3.27
375–385 380 4 370.00–400.00 $383.78 $1,458 +6.30
420–445 433 3 350.00–365.00 $358.37 $1,552 -13.13
500–535 515 6 325.00–345.00 $335.85 $1,730 +29.51
565–580 573 5 290.00–310.00 $303.46 $1,739 -6.54
680 680 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,074 +20.09
782 782 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,955 —
850–880 865 2 215.00–230.00 $222.63 $1,926 —
995 995 1 237.50 $237.50 $2,363 +17.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,260 +30.00
510 510 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,479 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1525 1525 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 4,100.00 $4,100.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1005 1005 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755 755 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,812 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1330 1165 80-85% 6 166.00–173.00 $169.48 $1,974 +23.85
1020–1395 1166 80-85% 12 157.00–166.00 $160.86 $1,876 +15.23
755–1325 1184 80-85% 7 151.00–156.00 $154.03 $1,824 +8.40
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 85-90% 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,139 —
770–1185 968 85-90% 8 146.00–155.00 $150.80 $1,460 —
760–1315 1006 85-90% 6 156.00–163.00 $159.65 $1,606 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1555 1300 75-80% 8 164.00–169.00 $166.34 $2,162 -4.44
1175–1550 1370 75-80% 4 169.00–175.00 $171.26 $2,346 +9.52
1330–1415 1373 75-80% 2 155.00–158.00 $156.45 $2,148 -5.29

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–2175 1675 3 181.00–185.00 $183.73 $3,077 +8.21
1750–1920 1835 2 171.00–176.00 $173.62 $3,186 —
1755–2030 1917 8 190.00–200.00 $193.66 $3,712 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035 1035 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
1125–1200 1163 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,200.00–2,800.00 $2,509.68
1030–1370 1191 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 2,100.00–2,800.00 $2,526.83
1105–1340 1223 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,100.00–2,300.00 $2,209.61
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930–1245 1113 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,900.00–3,400.00 $3,178.74
1390 1390 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,450.00 $3,450.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
985–1100 1043 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,800.00–1,850.00 $1,826.38

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735–790 763 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,100.00–2,400.00 $2,255.41

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1315 1315 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,700.00 $3,700.00 —
1335 1335 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,700.00 $3,700.00 —
1385 1385 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,050.00 $3,050.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1380 1380 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 2,575.00 $2,575.00 —
1405 1405 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1270 1270 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
840 840 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1280 1280 (<2 yrs)Open 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00 —

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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.