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Hardin County Stockyard Market Report

Savannah, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 29, 2025

368 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $319.14/cwt -31.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,652/hd at 518 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $338.49/cwt -39.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,433/hd at 423 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 368 515 645
Feeder cattle 264 417 569
Slaughter cattle 74 82 55
Replacement cattle 30 16 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Due to a lack of comparable receipts, trends for Feeder Cattle could not be established, but tended to trade lower with excessively fleshy and unweaned calves receiving a considerable discount. Slaughter Cows $2.00-$4.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to good, Demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,210 —
320–330 325 2 430.00–440.00 $434.92 $1,413 -15.08
350–380 363 5 400.00–425.00 $412.49 $1,497 -12.64
370 370 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,443 -35.13
415 415 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,743 -20.00
455–460 458 2 350.00–365.00 $357.46 $1,637 -17.54
450–480 463 3 370.00–400.00 $381.37 $1,766 +6.37
515–545 534 8 350.00–375.00 $362.52 $1,936 -14.09
540 540 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,728 -56.61
590–595 593 5 335.00–360.00 $342.98 $2,034 -27.09
615–637 631 5 335.00–355.00 $347.98 $2,196 -10.72
645 value added 645 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,354 —
665–695 678 4 325.00–345.00 $336.34 $2,280 -16.69
713–715 714 4 310.00–320.00 $312.51 $2,231 -42.97
758 value added 758 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,426 —
765 765 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,372 —
870 value added 870 4 285.00 $285.00 $2,480 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,460 —
460–485 473 2 320.00–350.00 $334.60 $1,583 -22.07
500–535 518 2 335.00–340.00 $337.58 $1,749 -2.42
690 690 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,001 -35.00
855 855 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,437 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–240 223 2 415.00–425.00 $419.61 $936 -80.50
335–342 340 3 360.00–375.00 $370.07 $1,258 -39.93
355–392 384 6 350.00–390.00 $358.91 $1,378 -46.09
400–425 413 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,322 -57.49
410–440 426 8 330.00–360.00 $343.11 $1,462 -34.38
455–485 468 5 310.00–330.00 $316.88 $1,483 -20.50
495 495 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,436 -47.38
500–530 512 9 320.00–340.00 $325.55 $1,667 -19.48
530–545 535 3 290.00–310.00 $299.91 $1,605 -45.12
550–595 568 4 305.00–325.00 $316.34 $1,797 +6.34
590 590 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,622 -53.34
605–636 630 8 310.00–325.00 $315.63 $1,988 +25.63
640 640 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,760 -47.22
650 650 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,852 -26.39
700–715 708 2 300.00–310.00 $305.05 $2,160 -44.95
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 335.00 $335.00 $904 -25.00
310–345 328 2 320.00–325.00 $322.37 $1,057 -43.87
365–390 380 4 310.00–340.00 $320.10 $1,216 -34.92
400–445 429 5 290.00–315.00 $306.18 $1,314 -27.37
450 450 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,215 —
520–525 523 3 285.00–290.00 $286.66 $1,499 -31.34
550–585 564 4 290.00–300.00 $292.44 $1,649 +2.44
630 630 2 265.00–275.00 $270.00 $1,701 -30.00
650 650 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,788 -10.00
825 825 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,980 ±0.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 425 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,232 -20.00
480 480 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,440 -30.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,135 -27.36
350–365 358 2 390.00–410.00 $399.79 $1,431 -31.85
400–435 415 3 365.00–410.00 $379.82 $1,576 -27.74
455 455 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,502 -52.10
450–495 471 4 340.00–355.00 $346.19 $1,631 -35.91
530 530 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,722 -21.62
525–545 533 3 340.00–355.00 $346.63 $1,848 +0.01
550–590 573 5 310.00–330.00 $317.91 $1,822 -25.85
585 585 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,726 -48.76
600–640 620 7 290.00–310.00 $299.87 $1,859 -26.37
715 715 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,074 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 340.00 $340.00 $799 -120.00
280 280 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,008 -83.05
315–345 324 4 360.00–380.00 $373.80 $1,211 -14.10
395 395 2 365.00–385.00 $375.00 $1,481 -21.54
435–440 438 4 320.00–360.00 $346.20 $1,516 -38.80
480–495 488 4 310.00–330.00 $319.97 $1,561 -21.53
546 546 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,447 -68.35
550–585 568 2 280.00–290.00 $285.15 $1,620 -14.85
610 610 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,586 -53.32
680–685 683 2 250.00–260.00 $254.98 $1,742 -35.02
715 715 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,788 -40.00
850 850 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,998 —
955 955 1 237.50 $237.50 $2,268 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–554 553 5 260.00–280.00 $263.98 $1,460 —
700 700 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,575 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 2 310.00–320.00 $315.04 $923 —
385 385 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,270 —
465 465 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,279 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,056 -10.00
425 425 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,339 -36.23

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1250 1118 80-85% 11 160.00–168.00 $164.20 $1,836 —
1055–1265 1173 80-85% 5 148.00–151.00 $149.60 $1,755 +0.78
1065–1455 1219 80-85% 7 153.00–157.00 $155.18 $1,892 -5.48
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1475 1356 75-80% 4 151.00–155.00 $153.27 $2,078 -10.36
1330–1445 1388 75-80% 2 171.00–173.00 $172.04 $2,388 +8.41
1295–1710 1429 75-80% 12 160.00–166.00 $162.97 $2,329 -9.03
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1025 934 85-90% 4 135.00–143.00 $137.47 $1,284 +10.80
835–1055 948 85-90% 3 115.00–125.00 $122.07 $1,157 -4.60
865–1060 1001 85-90% 7 147.00–152.00 $149.36 $1,495 +15.62

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1860 1674 6 183.00–186.00 $184.55 $3,089 —
1475–2085 1780 4 173.00–183.00 $180.04 $3,205 —
1805 1805 1 194.00 $194.00 $3,502 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
878–923 893 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 2,375.00–2,500.00 $2,418.07
987–1047 1008 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 1,900.00–2,000.00 $1,961.93

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830 830 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
960 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835 835 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1405 1405 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00 —
1655 1655 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,950.00 $2,950.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1065 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —

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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.